Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Mixed & Stitched

The article is in this (current!) issue of Quilting Arts magazine!

I love layering, be it with dye or paint on cloth and/or paper, or collaged elements.  One day in the studio I was fooling around with a collage of paper and cloth, and wondered what it would be like to add some stitched organza over the surface.  My hope was that the organza would "disappear" into the collage below, allowing the stitches to have the appearance of "floating" over the surface.  It worked!

This little experiment is showcased in my newest article for Quilting Arts, as is a step-by-step procedure for mounting work onto a pre-stretched canvas.  I hope you will check it out!  This issue is just-now hitting newsstands, and subscribers should be receiving it now.  
Here is page one of the 5-page article.

I would love to hear back from you after you have read the article!  Thanks for stopping by.

12 comments:

  1. I will look for it Leslie. We both share the same love *paper and fabric*.

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  2. It's a great article! Nice work Leslie. Thanks for sharing your "little experiments" with us.

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    1. Thank you, Lisa. I'm still playing with the idea of this and how to incorporate it into more work.

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  3. Your article is great. Congratulations to you! I really like the tutorial of wrapping the canvas. You go girl!

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  4. Hi Leslie, I was quite interested in your layering of organza and your directions for applying a piece to canvas as I've been considering that for some of my work.
    By the way I've an article in the magazine too. I'm honoured to be in such company!

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    1. Hey! Thanks, Holly, and I need to tell you that I really enjoy your article (Shibori Forest) about layering paint on fabric! I, too, feel honored to be in this issue with SO many talented artists.

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  5. Leslie, I just now received my Quilting Arts magazine, and your article looks great! As soon as my deadline is met, I intend to snuggle down with the magazine and enjoy.

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    1. Thanks, Linda! Now, what deadline would that be? LOL.
      When are we getting together, anyway? Maybe soon? I hope!

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    2. Yes, I'll be working right up until midnight tomorrow, it looks like! Lunch next week? Buzz me, or I'll buzz you. ;^)

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