In the studio..

Yay for full studio day! Today was busy and productive. Set myself the goal of finishing my exhibition piece as its due soon. Am really pleased with how they have turned out. Take a look below at the making and creative process.

 I wanted to add some text to my mixed media canvases using an applique technique. Picking out my favourite textures and colourful fabrics is always a pleasing challenge. There are just too many tempting options! How can a girl choose?!

 Finally, I have the chosen pieces! Using water soluble paper, I mark out the text I want to sew on. This will help me to keep the shape or font I want, and then wash away with warm water to reveal the fabric and stitch.

See - like magic!

Uh..I mean, this is just my sweet sewing skills...

After stitching on the text and removing the water soluble, I trimmed down the fabric to look more like the text it should be. Although, I really like the random look of the pre-trimmed applique. It has a 'found object' appeal I think.

 The final completed pieces! Ready to exhibit next month.