{"id":16821,"date":"2021-07-26T11:19:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T09:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/2021\/07\/26\/the-butterfly\/"},"modified":"2021-07-26T11:19:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T09:19:38","slug":"the-butterfly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/en\/2021\/07\/26\/the-butterfly\/","title":{"rendered":"The Butterfly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hi, it is me again, Sylwia 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S\u0105dz\u0119, \u017ce wiele z nas ma w swoich zapasach materia\u0142y albo ju\u017c zacz\u0119te prace co do kt\u00f3rych zabrak\u0142o nam zapa\u0142u lub inwencji. Le\u017c\u0105 sobie cichutko a\u017c nagle nadchodzi w\u0142a\u015bciwy moment \u017ceby uszy\u0107 z nich co\u015b ciekawego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I\u2019d like to think that a lot of us keep boxes of unused fabrics or pieces of unfinished projects because of a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">lack of enthusiasm or inventiveness. They lie quietly in storage until, suddenly, the right moment comes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">to finally sew something interesting out of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Art Quilts group, I found works created by Julia Heatwole Graber. She created a very interesting<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">method that I decided to use. I adjusted her method a little bit to match my abilities. As I am using this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">method for the first time, I decided to work on a small project, up to a maximum size of 16-17\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I chose two fabrics with contrasting colors; both were hand dyed by Sylwia Ignatowska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The darker fabric is the background fabric and is also used as the back, and the lighter one is the top<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3632\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:410px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/2syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3633\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:445px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/3syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3634\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:376px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I put the grit on my lighting table, glued it on, put the background fabric, the dark one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now it\u2019s time to work with the top fabric. I used some scraps that I kept in my \u2018save-it-for-later\u2019 box. I<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">used some double-sided fusible web on it and then cut it into<strong> 1\u201d <\/strong>strips, and then <strong>1\u201d<\/strong> squares.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/4syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3635\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:437px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3637\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:494px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started arranging 1\u201d squares according to the template I drew up earlier. &nbsp;As you can see the distance between little squares is <strong>\u00bc\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5asyla.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/5asyla.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3636\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:403px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/6syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3638\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:509px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ironing through baking paper.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3639\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:488px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made a sandwich and went to work. For the quilting, I chose multi-colored threads in white and blue<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">tones.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3640\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:476px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I quilted the top with waving lines using walking foot, on one way.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/9syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/9syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3641\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:441px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Quilting waving lines in the other direction.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/10syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3642\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:495px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is how the back looks like, and you can also see the thread I used in the bobbin.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/11syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/11syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3643\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:485px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the butterfly that has been waiting for its time to shine for over 3 years now. I stuck my mother\u2019s<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">colorful scarf under its wings. I glued it to some double-sided interlining and cut along the edges.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/12syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3644\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:464px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing can be wasted, so I put back the rest of the web back on the paper.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/13syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/13syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3645\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:418px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I saved the leftovers of the web by rolling it on to an empty paper towel roll.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/14syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/14syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3646\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:472px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The butterfly, stuck to the front, quilted along the edges only.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/15syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/15syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3647\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:430px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finished. My husband stretched the butterfly onto a wooden frame. Size 15\u201dx15\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/16syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3648\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:510px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/17syl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/17syl.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3649\" style=\"object-fit:contain;width:500px;height:421px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">think that this method is very interesting and is worth working on larger projects with more colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Next week Sylwia is back and she is going to give us a tour around her renovated sewing studio. I cannot wait.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi, it is me again, Sylwia 2 S\u0105dz\u0119, \u017ce wiele z nas ma w swoich zapasach materia\u0142y albo ju\u017c zacz\u0119te prace co do kt\u00f3rych zabrak\u0142o nam zapa\u0142u lub inwencji. Le\u017c\u0105 sobie cichutko a\u017c nagle nadchodzi w\u0142a\u015bciwy moment \u017ceby uszy\u0107 z nich co\u015b ciekawego. 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