National Sewing Month Contest

Don't forget to enter the National Sewing Month Contest!

There is still time (you have until Sept.30, 2012).

I just entered!

Clinton Kelly of What Not To Wear

I am so excited because I just got to see Clinton Kelly of TLC's What Not To Wear in person!

He spent an hour commentating a fashion show and then answering questions at our local Macy's.

He is charming and really funny.

He says peplums, lace, snakeskin, teal and burgundy are really big looks this fall.  Make sure you add shine, print, texture or color to each outfit to make it interesting.  All of your metals don't have to match (earrings, necklace, rings, purse hardware, shoes etc.).  He also pointed out that the hardest colors to wear near your face are black, beige, yellow and red.  It depends on your skin undertones.  If you have a red face, then wearing red draws attention to that-same with yellow.  Wearing beige can draw attention to any skin imperfections and black can draw attention to wrinkles.

I could have listened to him longer, but he had to catch a plane so he could go to the Emmy's tonight!



Feline Friday- Fabric Collage

Last weekend I attended a wonderfully inspiring workshop by Rosemary Eichorn.  She taught us how to do fabric collage and now my mind is humming with the possibilites!

Here is my finished collage- I call it "Bird's Daydream (or Cat's Nightmare)".

It is all free motion stitched, raw edged.  It is roughly 21"x22". 

The name comes from the bird eyeing the much smaller cat.

Here is a close up.



Free Motion Quilting

Paula Reid is the expert for Sewcalgal's September free motion quilting challenge.

Here is my sample:

I'm pretty happy with it.  My machine is having a tension issue, it makes loops on top or bottom sometimes.  My printer has quit talking to my computer, so I couldn't print the design off.  Instead I put a piece of tracing paper over my computer screen and traced it with a marker- not real exact!  Aside from that though, I look forward to doing more!



Feline Friday

I attended the first day of a wonderful workshop on fabric collage taught by Rosemary Eichorn.

It was so much fun, I can't wait to go back tomorrow!  I do not have a photo yet, but my project does have a cat on it!

 

Happy Feline Friday!