Wearable Art

[westbrook]

I just finished a wearable arts class at my local college.. had more fun then expected and will take the class again.

I am not one for cutting fabric apart to piece it back together, and learned about 40 different piecing techniques. I did enjoy the class but still am not into borgello or seminole piecing, flying geese or afghani piecing just isn't my thing. I did enjoy the silk ribbon, strip piecing and a few other techniques I didn't think I would enjoy.

Figuring the more I take the class the more I will learn to love it! At 5 hours per class and 16 weeks it is quite a commitment.

I made a jeans jacket using a more formal form of strip piecing, dyed fabric to match other fabrics and then did some fabric stamping.

I am looking at patterns and fabric differently now. I am not great at matching fabric but I am learning.

I did picked up a pattern using a sweat shirt and look forward to making one up using batik and eyelash yarn.

I am new to this and would love to hear what you are doing or have done or want to do!

brook

[martie]

I am not a traditional quilter, although, I have made several quilts. My thing is wearable art using the traditional methods and applique. The only limitation is my imagination. I admit I run out of ideas and then I go to the quilting books, magazines, pattern aisle and fashion areas to renew my thought processes.
Even if you do not use paper piecing or all the other wonderful methods in your project, you have the basic understanding of how they work and can use bits pieces and parts in all of your wonderful adventures with fabric.

Good luck and may the one with the most fabric win.