journals and postcards
Posted: Thursday, 01 February 2007 |
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In my February 2006 journal quilt I used the same image as for but this time I wanted to create it with real layers, I had been given some Lutradur and wanted to use it, it is a semi transparent polyester, I mono printed a piece 12鈥 x 10鈥 the finished journal quilt has to be 11鈥 x 8.5鈥 I then cut a piece of net 12鈥 x 4鈥 layered this with Lutradur and a small piece of white cotton fabric and then printed the image in reverse onto a transparency sheet and 鈥榯ransferred鈥 it using matt medium to the layered Lutradur, I wanted to keep the long look so stitched vertical lines then blanket stitched the edge with ribbon yarn, it was the first time I had used Lutradur and I was not impressed, it keeps colour well but I like texture.
Interesting the Jura Koncius article about donated quilts, the quilt list I am on is in the USA and most of the quilters are in the USA or USA citizens overseas, many are participating in a project to make for wounded soldiers and they will be delivered to the Walter Reed hospital on Valentines day, the back of a textile postcard is the same as a paper postcard unless the artist decorates it, some people use stiff card for the backs but most keep the postcard textile and use a plain light coloured fabric for the back which is how I do mine.
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Frances, I鈥檓 so glad to see you are blogging again. Love your journal quilts!
Conni Jenkins from http://www.thescoopscoreanddeal.blogspot.com
thanks Conni, it's nice to be back to blogging and thanks for the thumbs up on the journal quilts,
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