All projects were set aside this week because I wanted to finish three presents for my doll making friends. I've been wondering what in the world to make when I kept circling to the Windows quilts that I made in Angela Jarecki's workshop on Doll Street a couple years ago. Everyone has at least a small space on their wall for another piece of artwork.
Here they are in the middle stage .. faces drawn on fabric with colored pencils then protected with a light misting of matte spray fixative .. raw edge patchwork that's "quilted" with a variety of novelty machine stitches. Once that's done I get to the fun part, creating a window for the face to peek through.
Once the window is made and the face has been stitched into place I sewed on a few beads for extra glitz and texture. Finally I added a backing fabric with matching ribbon hanger and then satin stitched the edges. Luckily my friends were happy with them!
If you want to learn how to make one of your own, I believe that Angela's class is still up on Doll Street here.
