I’ve made quite a bit of progress on the recycle piece. I’ve created the Moon, the background trees, and the books. Although the books definitely need some tweaking. As I look at this I see that it will need both machine and hand stitching for a lot of the details.
You will see that plastics wrinkle and that cannot be avoided. So you must embrace that fact.
Here’s a photo of one of the pieces with the steam a seam attached to the back of the plastic. This fusible adds “glue” to the plastic so it can be attached to the piece. Plus it makes it stiffer and easier to cut out the pieces. You can’t use a fusible like wonder under because it does not have the stickiness until it is ironed and you can’t iron plastic. So it has to be a fusible like steam a seam.
Here’s also a photo of my progress. Once I tweak the books I will work on the raven details.
Thanks for reading.
Chris
I have no idea how you can work with these (!!) I wouldn't even dare to try a tee shirt quilt.... it is really amazing... good that you are making progress, Christine--enjoy the journey;))) Hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteLiking this a lot.
ReplyDeleteLooking good, so many values. Steam a Seam as glue! I'm paper piecing and can't even get glue to hold.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great piece you're creating. I confess I've never been brave enough to work with plastic -- and I didn't know Steam-a-Seam could be used without...well...steam!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. It’s fun watching your creativity and work develope.
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