It's For the Birds... Blue Birds!
Welcome & Thank You to Mary Winegar and Madamme Samm
for organizing and officiating this event!
I'm sharing a Blue Bird table runner today.
The basic directions for making the table runner can be found several posts below.
Also... Hope you notice that I have a "Bird Series" tab above.
Take a look...I love to do egrets and herons!
I made this runner as a birthday present for a sweet lady who
loves beige and Blue Birds!
The runner can also be hung as a wall art panel.
The three blue bird sections are 8.5 X 11...
Yep, you guessed it! I used my regular ink jet printer.
All you need to do is iron freezer paper on the back of the fabric,
carefully cut it to printer paper size, and then just feed it through fabric side down.
I chose pictures from a public domain site,
making sure they predominately had a beige background.
Once I had the pictures printed on the fabric, I pulled
the paper off the back.
I stabilized the three pieces with a
fusible interfacing on the back before
doing the Thread Sketching of the birds.
I was pleased with the effect of the batik pattern showing as part of the background.
Having the photos of the birds showing made for easy thread sketching.
I also used fabric markers to emphasize some areas,
particularly the branches.
I then added the purple piping and finished off the backing/borders with mitered corners.
I also secured the whole runner by adding a decorative stitch
in metallic gold along the seam lines
Metallic thread is easier to deal with if you use a metallic thread needle.
The eye is larger and the thread flows through more easily.
That's it!
Now travel on to the other blogs!
Crooked Gulley Art Quilts *you are here
And...
Keep Stitchin' for the ones you love!
Hugs from,
Mary
Your work blows me away. Just beautiful. You were the first person to 'follow' my blog. I always appreciate that.
ReplyDeleteWonderful work!!! I love your thread painting.
ReplyDeleteStunning work Mary....your birds are beautiful...thread painting...never looked this good to my morning eyes
ReplyDeleteStitching adds such wonderful details! great job.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Love the runner.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful gift! I love the way you work! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThese birds are so beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! Lovely job :)
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful! I love all of your thread painted projects!
ReplyDeleteYou do such great work. Thanks for sharing your talent.
ReplyDeleteLovely piece, Mary. The batik fabric backing them looks to be the perfect choice. I especially liked the subtlety of the last blue bird. You are so talented and obviously simpatico with your machine.
ReplyDeletevery well done. You have a talent that I do not have and it is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteGreat job! I've never tried thread painting before.
ReplyDeleteSo jealous of your talent. You certainly have a gift. The batiks work wonderful as a backdrop for your little feathered friends. Thanks for sharing your beautiful pieces.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work! I love this.
ReplyDeleteI love how you created the birds and then added the stitching...your thread stitching is gorgeous! It made a beautiful table runner.
ReplyDeleteYour table runner is beautiful! Love the way you created it. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty with lovely stitching. Also love the other tablerunner. Thanks for all the tips on how to print and the metallic needle. I love learning new things.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bird blocks. I have heard about that method but have not tried it yet. Looks so pretty, I will have to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteYour thread painting is just gorgeous. That is such a lovely and calm looking piece. I'm sure your friend loved it.
ReplyDeleteI love your table runner. You friend should be very happy with it. Thank you so much for being part of this hop.
ReplyDeletebeautiful table runner
ReplyDeleteYour table runner is gorgeous, I would love one like that to, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful table runner. The birds are great.
ReplyDeleteSuch an elegant looking runner. Just stunning!
ReplyDeleteLovely work. The birds are just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous runner!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing!
Beautiful! Great technique! I scrolled down and saw the Heron... amazing!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat job!
love your table runner, very well done
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous table runner!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt is very beautiful. I am sure your friend will love it!
ReplyDeleteYour blue birds are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I love your bird's eye view too. :)
ReplyDeleteA great idea turned into a beautiful piece of art. Thanks for participating in the hop.
ReplyDeleteHi!!! Great technique!!! Love the birds!!! Love love your kitty banner!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh what a beautiful bird table runner. Really impressive.
ReplyDeletecheers
maggie
maggiemine42@gmail.com
That's a wonderful table runner; I love the bluebirds and you do fantastic thread painting.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely, lovely!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen that technique, very cool.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen that technique, very cool.
ReplyDeleteI love that bluebird you did. Isn't it a robin? Anyway it is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYours is my absolute favorite today !
ReplyDeleteStunning!!!! I'm having a hard enough describing this one. Thank you for shring it with us on this hop and I know your friend would be thrilled to receive it.
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
Tricia