Lisa's Artwork

I had a question about how I made the framed clematis quilt with WonderUnder.  I'll describe how I did it here, but I don't have any photos of the process.

I start with WonderUnder, which is a fusible adhesive in a sheet, and irridescent Shiva Paintstiks, which are oil paints in stick form.  I use the paintstiks to color the WonderUnder all over in colors I think I will use.  I try to blend the colors to give myself a larger range to work with later.  I then plan my design on a background piece of fabric and cut out the WonderUnder, peeled away from the backing sheet, into the shapes I need.  I lay out all the shapes on my fabric and then use parchment paper and an iron to press them to the fabric.  I use metallic threads to thread-paint the picture and then layer it with backing and batting and quilt the piece around the shapes and in the background. 

Tyvek quilt in progress

I am still experimenting with Tyvek.  For this project, I first did some rubbings on Tyvek with Shiva Paintstiks and some rubbing plates.  Then I colored in the rubbings using left-over Procion MX dyes.  They bead up on the Tyvek but if I let it sit for a while before wiping it off, it colored the tyvek nicely.  I like the irregular edges of the color.

I cut out my motif and made a quilt sandwich with it.  I machine quilted around the motifs with rayon thread.  I then applied heat to burn away some of the tyvek.  I used both the heat gun and my iron (with some parchment paper to protect it) and I liked the ironed parts better.  It was easier to control the burn and not burn it all away.

Finished butterfly art quilt

I finally sat down and finished making some of the painted tyvek bookmarks.  I love them!  I used lots of layered paint and stamping on the tyvek to give them depth, then wrote an inspirational word on each one.  They are laminated to protect the surfaces, and have beaded tassels.

Tyvek bookmarks

I love making purses and bags.  I have some of mine listed on my Etsy site.  Here is one I made for our niece for her birthday.  She has two kids so I made it BIG!

I have been having fun painting and stamping on Tyvek.  I made some into beads with fabric but I don't know what else I want to do with it.  I might make some book marks and use some in mixed-media projects.  I sure love painting it!

I have been experimenting with making small quilts with painted or colored WonderUnder.  I decided to try framing this little quilt and I'm so pleased with the results.  This is the second piece I've done in this way, the first was a journal quilt last year.  You can see my journal quilts on my quilt photos link to the right.  This quilt will be put in my Etsy store, the link is also to the right.

Clematis and bud

I'm an art quilter but I love to try different types of projects.  Right now I have all sorts of projects going, everything from a traditional bed quilt to art quilts, handbags, beads and even some mosaic table tops.  I'd love to share some of the things I've done.

I made these small quilts as thank-you gifts for my son's teachers and bus drivers.  They were lots of fun--fused commercial fabrics and machine quilting with fun threads. 

School bus cards

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