Friday, October 30, 2009

The end of beauty


I'm just starting to load some of my previous work up. This small 30cm x 30cm art quilt was created for a cancer fundraising challenge run by unique stitching (who sell great textile art supplies). I was totally wrapped to find i won first prize in the beginner section, especially as it was the first time I had entered anything. The leaves are created from various synthetic fabrics (nylon organza, chiffon etc), angelina fibre, textiva and tyvek.


The tutorial section of my website has 3 tutes on leaf making here:


The tutorial section of my website has 3 tutes on leaf making (click here)



and to read more about this quilt and the thinking behind it click here
Posted by Neroli Henderson at 5:05 PM

2 comments:

  1. joanlilNovember 4, 2009 at 8:54 PM

    I really like this - great work. I went to your old blog and read how you made it, but couldn't understand "liquid PVC bonded with misty fuse". Do you mean clear plastic?

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  2. Neroli HendersonDecember 16, 2009 at 6:16 PM

    Hi Joanlil,

    liquid PVC is what the girls at spotlight called a type of PVC that is really shiney on one side - like it's wet. You could also use plain acrylic felt for the backing but I liked the very smooth shiny surface of the PVC showing through the thinner areas of organza.

    A great book for heat techniques is 'fusing fabrics' by Margaret Beal.

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