Upside-down quilting

Bring on the FAT threads! We experimented with bobbin stitching today. When you are finished stitching, there is a surprise on the other side.

Bobbin threadwork sample from Carol Shinn's workshop.

They were making "words" with objects in the next classroom. 

Work from Sandra Brownlee's and Warren Seeling's "Making Words" workshop.

Creating imagery with freestyle embroidery

How do you create a smooth graduated fill between two colors using thread? I am studying with fiber artist, Carol Shinn, this week and we are learning how to do this with freestyle machine embroidery.

A yellow green to red violet 5-step blend.

Here is the stitch-out from yellow green to red violet.

Color blend stitch-out in Carol Shinn's worshop.

Today we used a photo transfer process to get the image on the base fabric. There are many colors and shades of thread used for the stitching.

Free-motion stitching with image transfer.