Blue Grey Bird Soft Sculpture

This blue and grey bird soft sculpture is made of miles and miles of string.

Sewing a Quilt as You Go Purse

This fun and colourful purse was created without a pattern in the quilt as you go (QAYG) style.

It started with two square shaped pieces of batting with a curve cut out for the top shape. The batting was backed with a canvas weight fabric for extra structure. The fabric pieces were added piece by piece and quilted as you go.

After the quilting, a few pretty little birds were stenciled on for added fun.
The purse was assembled with lining in red with big white polka dots. The boxed bottom was sewn for roominess. A long zipper was sewn in as the top closure and solid black straps were added.
It was a fun project resulting in a unique one of a kind quilted bag. 

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Learn to make your own QAYG projects with Quilt as You Go Made Vintage 51 blocks, 9 projects, 3 joining methods by Jera Brandvig.
 
Information on tools and supplies and step by step instructions are included in this fabulous book. Check it out and make your own quilt, bag, purse or whatever takes your fancy.

And see more of my quilt as you go as well as details on the QAYG process in this post.

 

Bird Soft Sculpture Made of String

His name is Dave, and endless miles of string, wound and wrapped make up his colorful bird sculpture body.

Marina Abstract Painting in Blues

Marina is an abstract painting inspired by the winter ocean.

Grey Bird Mixed Media Artwork

 Grey Bird is a mixed media piece on canvas that combines stitch and paint.
The elements of this artwork include hand embroidery and free-motion machine stitching in shades of magenta and dark blue and acrylic painting for both the bird and the background. It's both fiber art and painting, a great combination.

Explore more Mixed Media in the book Adventures in Mixed Media by Jane Davies.
With clear instructions and beautiful photos, the book explores collage, stitch and art journaling. Projects also include bags, boxes and mixed media dolls. Check out Adventures in Mixed Media for hours of creative exploration.