The weekend crafter is back!
Last month went through a haze. I got accepted at the UoH, M.Ed in Curriculum and Instruction ( with emphasis in Learning Design Technology) and my classes started! Houston also witnessed partial solar eclipse. The clouds kept coming, so I was not as lucky as I was in 1995!! Just as the school session started we got slammed by Harvey.It created a havoc in Houston. The hurricane stalled for three days and on the top of that, Army corps decided to release water from the Barker Cypress reservoir. Some of the communities might require years to go back to the original "normal". Fortunately we were spared, but it completely breaks my heart to see the horror stories.
I finished this applique project in one afternoon. Yes it is as easy as it sounds!I taught myself applique long ago. One of the famous applique from India is Pipli applique work. There are lots of different way in which applique can be done, but at the moment my favorite medium is fusible applique! With little imagination, almost every project can be transferred to an applique.
I had this cotton blouse in my closet, a blouse which is very comfortable but lacks a kitsch! I loved the soft pastel color when it was brand new, but now, after almost 2 years this blouse looks quite pale/ And these are the perfect project to get a makeover. To add some zing I first color dyed it with Rit and then appliqued on it!
And this project is an ode to my small balcony garden.
The tutorial for creating a fused on applique design can be found here. I used different pieces of fabric to create hat, ribbon, body, shoes etc. Once I had created and cut all the designs, I fused them one after another to give a complete look.
One of the nice things about applique is that you can put to use the old fabrics, reuse parts of old dress. The white watering can is made from a blouse which I used to wear in 2007! Almost 10 years is gone, but it feels nice that a part of my favorite blouse is still with me!
What do you do with your favorite dresses as you outgrow them/ they grow old? Do you reuse them in one way or other?
