Module Three Chapter 2

PLAIN EDGES
I have based the cut shape samples on 1950's designs from my research.

Straight Cut Edges
Based on ther sketch on p11.  I made two blocks to print the green  triangles onto a white cotton fabric and painted only the edge of the blocks for the black outlines. Then the stars were free machined The pink cotton triangles are outlined using a twin needle .

Based on the central design on p10.  Pale blue and jade green Georgette snippets sandwiched between layers of pale apricot.  Sheer red shapes applied using zig-zag stitch length 7 and width 4.  The width was reduced to 1.6 to work the narrower corners.  I used an extra layer of sheer to enable the slightly sticky surface to pass under the foot.  This was cut away afterwards but soluble film would have been easier and perhaps mort effective.

 

Curved Edges
Bond-A-Web painted with red, yellow and orange silk paints on orange satin and stitched with red straight  stitch rows of differing widths.  Red silk shapes stitched with two rows, using one needle.  I think this was easier that using the twin needle and definitely easier to thread!

Angelina fibres ironed onto black felt and Bond-A_Web.  The gold fabric was zig=zad=gged in place using a metallic thread .  Stitch length 0.7, Width 4.  I really like  Angelina but it gets everywhere.

Torn and Frayed Edges

Fabric.
Purle/red lining fabric on pelmet V ilene stitched with pattern 159 at stitch length 3.0 using dark magenta thread.  I torn strips of silk Dupion and it frayed itself.  The strips were secured with the same stitch pattern as the background using a magenta thread.

Torn Paper.
I used the backin paper from the painted webbing piece in Chapter 1.  A grid of pale, medium and dark purple was stitched onto a quilting cotton fabric backed with medium Vilene.  The paper was stitched into place using the lines of the grid and matching colours.