My Tips n Techniques

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Fabric Shopping, Thrift Shopping & Textile Art



Sisterly Fun!

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Lots of Color!
Two of my sisters are also Quilters.
We spent a fun day petting fabrics, planning projects and laughing!
Claudette & LuAnn




Claudette & Lita
There are 6 Sisters in my family.....and 3 of us create textile art.




Thrift Shopping.....LuAnn

We also love to visit thrift stores.
I find so many things that can be used for creating textile art.

Don't you just love the rubber chicken purse?




Lita showing off the rubber chicken purse




Claudette and the rubber chicken purse



The next day we created some journal quilts in the Thread Shed:


Shaving Cream Print
Created by Lita

CLICK HERE to see Shave Cream Tutorial




Auditioning Fibers for Couching

This was Lita's first time couching........she liked it!





Lita's completed journal quilt




Claudette with her very first journal quilt
Jello Printed with couched fibers




Sisterly Lunch
Here I am with 5 of the Sissies

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn

4 comments:

  1. Does Lita's name rhyme with Rita? Mine is spelt Leta and does,LOL! Hanging out with sisters is always great fun!

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  2. Yes.....Lita rhymes with Rita.
    I believe it means Love in spanish.
    LuAnn

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  3. How lucky you are to have all those sisters, and they love to create too. I have my one sister and we do share our love of art.

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  4. Sisters are the creamer in your coffee!

    LuAnn

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