Update on Echinacea Wall Hanging: the symbolic representation of 3

Just a quickie update on my Art Therapy wall hanging....it's still a work in progress

The picture doesn't do it justice but the leaves are all needle punched on cotton batting, painting the color on with wool and silk as I went along, then i stitched them down to the quilt top using needle turn applique and stuffed them like in the technique trupunto...there is such a 3-D effect! The flower centers will be stuffed too...and the center flower petals will be free flowing...attached at the cone's base...i do hope i can get most of it done prior to surgery...beading will have to wait for another year...but that is in my vision too.

The "ground" is made of silk fusion in green and purple and then hand painted (by me) scrim was used to over lay and add further depth and texture...the painted scrim actually weaves through the center leaf (center bottom)...which is only attached at particular points on the quilt top.

I'll leave most of the self analysis out of the post for your ease of reading...I get a little carried away...but I will share the the symbolic representation of how the number 3 plays it's part in the composition...as it represents my past, present and future as well as the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, oh yea, and my 3 girls and how it has impacted their lives...they are so little...blooming away despite this disease.That is me (center flower above), standing tall, putting forth all my color to get through chemo...
my bloom will wither as surgery comes...this picture was taken the other day of my garden and what the flowers look like now.but only to await another bloom after dormancy...I WILL persevere just like the perenial Echinacea plant I chose for the project.
the flowers need to be stitched and the petals added again to the center flower...but those will be last as I will do the "quilting" prior to adding them...to ease the process of machine stitching.

See this other post back in July when i started this project...you can see how it's changed

And this link about how I dyed the silk and did "Silk Fusion" for the base and petals

Create from within everyone!

P.S.
The kids and I are also back on track for working on the Art Therapy project with the dolls (see this post for more info)...Ellie (she will be 7 in Nov) has drawn pictures to tell a story with a beginning, middle and end...and we just filmed a dress rehersal...we realized we need a script...Emily (who is 8 1/2) will work on that...and we will re-tape the dramatic story and I will need to figure out how to upload the movie to my computer...so stay tuned....but be patient.

Trapunto

Sisters hands made 5 years ago???
I made this when Emily (now 7) was 2 and Ellie (now 5 1/2) was 3 months old. The technique is called trupunto and I learned about it by watching HGTV...do you think Alex Anderson has any idea how she has changed my life??? I will be buried with this as it is such a wonderful part of my textile journey...and it's my babies! Plus how do I choose to give it to one daughter over the other??? I have another one prepared to make for Sara...with all 3 hands of the girls but time is fleeting...good thing these can be made later in life...all you need is to capture their hand prints now...so precious! I have imagined doing one for each year of a child's life...maybe the grandchildren...or maybe it will be Sara...who knows.

I was commissioned to make this next one for a friend after she saw my creation of the girl's hands.

This posed some unique problems but I think I worked through them. She had 3 kids 2 older with quite large hands and one little one about 2 years old. My Sister's hands was all done by hand while I nursed and the baby took naps...but this one was done both by hand and machine and I love the echo quilting that was able to be consistent throughout the piece.

Now before you get all overwhelmed...this is not so difficult to make. This can be simplified and made with the kids with brown paper bags from the grocery store! Trace the hand and then use a 1/16 hole punch to punch holes along the drawn line...not too tight...then thread a plastic needle or yarn needle and thread some yarn or floss onto it...then allow your preschooler or older child to stitch along... leave an opening for stuffing...then close it up and trim away the excess paper!!! Here is an example made into a Gingerbread Woman...i wrote on the back of this one all the memories of the year and it hangs up on the Christmas tree every year...the kids love to read about the year we moved into the house! This can be made in an afternoon...looking for more boredom busters? Check out my other posts about painting the deck...and Threadibilities!!! Inspire, create, grow with your kids!!!

Custom order... Large Iced coffee

Love how this came out! The customer recommended the silver thread and I had to add the decorative satin stitch...it's a perfect match with the print! I even got funky with the tag and added another similar stitch to adhere one side in black!

Long day with the kids...hubby let me have my

therapy today!

Hooray! I love to create!

http://360.yahoo.com/bmcgaunn wow...He's excited to get it! He featured me at his blog!

Etsy Lucky Day

Etsy Lucky 13 Club

June 13, 2007 Listing...temporarily held over till June 15th due to technical difficulties at etsy today. Buy it soon or it will be gone. Be sure to check back to see what I'll list for July 13th!

You can find all the etsy lucky 13 items by searching EtsyLuckyDay

Hair Quilt (tm) Happiness! Another Happy Customer!

What a cutie pie! Not sure if she has momma's eyes or daddy's but they are gonna knock the boys out some day! The purple and aqua felt clippie Hair Quilt (tm) looks adorable! I guess that's all she needs *wink*.

Thanks to Whimzypinzy for letting me share this pic. Her shop is full of Yummy hand dyed and hand spun yarn! She's got a great blog too!

Check out more felt clip Hair Quilts (tm) at Happy House Quilts. A perfect suggestion for Fourth of July is the Red, White and Blue Star Design.

Coming soon to an etsy near you!!!

I just love the look of black and white and I was thrilled to find this floral print in black and white and have been so excited to make something with it!!! Check with Happy House Quilts at Etsy as these should be available just after the holiday! If you have to have one sooner just let me know by leaving a comment!

The pink French clip Hair Quilts (tm) are also coming soon and I included them in the photo as they all seem to look good together!

I feel so blessed by God to be able to make what I love and share it all with everyone that appreciates it. Thanks so much for coming by...blessings to you on this Sunday!

Sippy Quilt - modified...comments welcome

LOVE this whole black and white trend!

This just listed today...I made 2 of these...one for me...one for you, but I can always make more, with fabric to spare!

I am addicted to wearing these slides!!! I need more colors!!! Black and white will go with 90% of my outfits!!! Plus as a mom of 3 I feel so trendy wearing this...I have to remind myself, I'm a mom, a wife and a WOMAN with some style!!!

Have a Happy day!
Jodi,

No foolin'!

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