Quilted Reflections

Saturday, 15 March 2014

Check out my new website

Its official, I now have a new website uploaded with lots of great stuff. Check out www.coleenadderley.com and see some of my new stuff.

Here is one of my latest…

I started out by hand painting my fabric then moved forward with lots of thread painting. So much fun!! Check out my site to see more.

Cheers,
Coleen

Sunday, 12 January 2014

I can officially say that I have completed my first free motion piece of this year. It was so much fun to do. Between folding laundry loads I managed to put in the last few stitches today. I can say I am very pleased with the way that this piece turned out.

On my way home the other day I quickly stopped by the lake to snap a photo because the sky was so beautiful. Unfortunately I did not have my camera so I had to resort to using my phone camera. Definitely not the same quality, especially when you try to zoom in….

Peachland, BC
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I decided to reverse the image for my version I preferred the bench looking the other way.

Serenity
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Here is a close up of the stitching…

Serenity
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For this piece I painted my own water and sky, then added fabric layers to create the look I was after. Upon completion I heavily stitched the sky and water.

I think I will do this image again at some point however change up the colours in the sky to be very vibrant.

Have you started any projects this year? Please feel free to share pictures with us. If you have any questions you are welcome to send me an email and I will do my best to answer.

Till next time…

Happy sewing,

Coleen

Sunday, 5 January 2014

Fibre Art and More

I love weekends, time to relax, enjoy the kids and let the creative juices flow. I thought I would share with you a few pieces that I have completed recently. Each one unique, and so much fun to make.

Remember in one of my previous posts how I had talked about stepping out of your comfort zone and trying something new. Well, before Christmas I started to play with wool roving, oh my what fun!! The sky truly is the limit with what you can create. Here is one of my pieces..

I have since created 10 pieces and all but 2 have sold. So exciting. If you are wanting to take a class on this please see my class calendar.

Not only can you create pictures using wool roving, but you can also incorporate wool into a quilted picture. I had a piece of fabric lying around that had these two eagles on it so I thought I would try to incorporate wool into the body of the eagle and on the branches of the tree. Here is what I have done so far, I still have several more hours of quilting to go but it will be beautiful when complete.

Here is one of my thread play pieces. I have so much fun thread painting that hours can pass by and I don't even notice it. One of the volunteers at the cancer clinic where I work shared with me a picture he took when he and his wive went on a trip. Here is my reproduction of the image. Thanks Fred!

In two weeks I will be going for surgery which will then take approximately 3 months for me to recover. I hope that during that 3 months I will have the opportunity to get lots of thread painting done. I have been trying to get out as much as possible and snap photos so that I will have lots of images to inspire me. In the past couple of weeks the sunsets have been so incredible that I thought I would share with you some pics I have taken.

Both of these photos have been completely unedited. It is truly amazing the photos you can take if you happen to be outside at the right time.

Please feel free to share pictures of some of your work or ask questions. I look forward to hearing from you!

Till next time, keep creating!
Coleen