working on Kathi's book

Hi friends! I know you have all been busy with life and creating...just how it goes! Anyway, looks like a couple of you are about ready to mail again...impressive!

Jody...you made me smile when you tried this new technique and weren't just totally pleased with the outcome...it made me hope that you were enjoying the process...something new...learning how to conquer it! I have to be honest, I bought someof that Solvy stuff myself last year in Des Moines at the quilt show and really want to try it but haven't yet! You are kind of inspiring me to get it out! I will hope to learn from your example on how to do it!

I have started working on my pages for Kathi's book...kind of picked colors that are not my norm...we will see!

Happy stitching AFFs!

Comment issue?

I have tried repeatedly for days to post comments.
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Denise, inquiring minds want to know what that artist transfer paper is??

nearing completion

I thought I would have finished Nicki's pages a few weeks ago, but now I can say I am almost done. I changed my mind a few times & am happy with the results so far. I'm waiting on an order of transfer artist paper to complete it. Have you guys seen this stuff? it is so cool - you can transfer a photo or any print to any surface - this would have been ideal for my transfer to polymer clay. While at Market last month we saw a lot of fun new techniques & I'm dying to try some of them out!
Anywho, I should be mailing on Friday if all goes well:)

Tried something new

After much obsessing I finally started working on my pages for Colleen's book. "Who am I?" much harder question than I thought it would be. Reading through fabric art collage by Rebekah Meier and a trip to JoAnn's I tried making a background of pieces. Cut up a bunch of pieces of fabric and sprinkled them on a piece of Solvy, than put another piece of Solvy on top of it to make a sandwich. Then stitched all over it to hold the bits of fabric together. When I thought all the pieces were attached rinsed the solvy away. Results:

Learned that I need to get a "walking foot" for my sewing machine and should have put more pieces in the sandwich, things shifted and fell out before I could get everything stitched. I will try this again, because it was fun and makes an interesting element.

Hope to make more progress on my pages this week. Kathi, I know you are ready for Colleen's book.

Mailed Denise's Book

....to Nicki today. FYI

Nest/Nurture....Denise's Pages

Loved working with this nature theme and at the same time say something about our lives. We are all mothers. We make the "nest" that sustains our offspring. Once we are maternal, we are always mothering. Nurturing.

I need to choose my piece of nature in my little world (for her pocket) and pack it all up and ship to Nicki!

Where did April Go?

Dear AFFs,

WOW where did April go and May seems to be slipping by just as quickly. Hoping to work on my pages for Colleen's book this weekend. I know we don't have set deadlines for this creative project. But based on other things I have going on and not much of it "creative", is early June an ok deadline for me to have my pages finished to send on to Kathi?  Setting deadline mostly to keep myself focused.