{"id":16879,"date":"2021-01-10T12:24:06","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T11:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/2021\/01\/10\/first-challenge-project-quilting\/"},"modified":"2021-01-10T12:24:06","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T11:24:06","slug":"first-challenge-project-quilting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sylaquiltartist.pl\/v1\/en\/2021\/01\/10\/first-challenge-project-quilting\/","title":{"rendered":"First Challenge- Project Quilting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever experienced creative drought? Since the holiday break and the big renovation of my<\/em> studio, I have been living in such a mood. I was aware of my situation, and at the same time I did not<\/em> want to accept it, but it was hard to generate that spark that would ignite a creative flame in me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That feeling persisted until last Friday. That day I stumbled on to a blog called \u201cPersimon and Dreams<\/a>\u201d<\/em> by Kim Lapacek, and on it I found a fun project called PROJECT QUILTING<\/a>. She writes that the design<\/em> does not have to be a traditional duvet but must meet at least one of these three requirements: include<\/em> patchwork, include an applique, or have three layers sewn together by hand or machine. Kim challenges<\/em> any participants to complete it in one week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Exactly, one week, and I started working on mine last Friday, and Sunday is just around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, I got to work. This week only two colors, gray and yellow, will dominate the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Super.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I love it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The design is ready, sketched by Beaubelle, and used legally by me. This is not an overly ambitious<\/em> project, but I am short on time, and this will fit my new studio perfectly.  <\/p>\n\n\n

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First, I printed myself some half -lenght mannequins. Next, I copied them on to double sided fusible web.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Four mannequins were to be gray, and the fifth one in the middle was to be yellow. After I copied my<\/em> mannequins, I started to copy and cut the designs. I never use a plotter or laser cutter to cut out my<\/em> projects. I have always cut them manually. I have to say that this was not easy. Sometimes I needed to<\/em> improvise. It\u2019s not perfect, but it worked.<\/p>\n\n\n

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When everything was cut out, I found something in my closet that would be perfect as the background. I<\/em> dyed it by myself and it suited my design perfectly. Next, I glued everything together. My quilt is almost<\/em> ready.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The mannequins, apart from being glued to the fabric, were additionally sewn by hand with a gray<\/em> basting stich.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I also painted the yellow parts with some gold glitter spray paint to make them shimmer nicely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I applied the paint by spraying it into a small bowl and then used a small brush to gently spread it onto<\/em> the yellow fabric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to quilt tiny dresses in the background of the quilt.<\/p>\n\n\n

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They turned out great. The dresses are still visible on the back of the quilt because the fabric I used is a<\/em> light gray color.<\/p>\n\n\n

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They are less visible on the front side because the fabric has yellow-gray spots.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Everything turned out beautifully.<\/p>\n\n\n

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At the end, I sewed the binding using the same yellow-gray color that was used on the top.<\/p>\n\n\n

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I like it. My first challenge is finished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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