Scaring off the black dog

Scaring off the black dog is this months Project Spectrum project. I made this little red pointy kitty. Apologies for the appalling photo, if the sun decides to make a reappearance, in this damp corner of the UK, I will endeavour to get a decent photo using a better camera than my phone.
The pattern was the free one at Wee Wonderfuls. It can't be seen but I have tied a little bell round her neck with the nice thick bit of organza ribbon. Red Kitty may have to have a little surgery because I did not stuff the front legs densely enough. 

Another way with layers

This time 6 layers of fabric on a background of calico. Parallel lines machine sewn and then slashed with between the lines. I have distressed the cut areas a little, but I think I need to lob it in the washing machine and then dryer to distress it some more.

Layering by machine

Similar to yesterdays layering but machine stitched and then "cut" away with my soldering iron. The layer of fabric scraps were all made of natural (i.e. non melting) fibres and the top layer was synthetic. I was also careful about my choice of machine embroidery thread (Anchor Alcazar metallic) so that it didn't melt easily with the heat of the soldering iron.

Layering by hand

Normal service should start to be resumed. I haven't been blogging of late. Last weekend I had a college study trip to the V&A up in London. I then needed to get my sister's birthday present sorted and didn't want to blog it until her borthday mid-week. The week actually started in a non-delightful fashion with a 2 day migraine. My sample work is progressing though and I have completed the above sample of layering. The process is:
- iron Bondaweb to a background of calico.
- layering scraps of fabric over the Bondaweb.
- iron to fix the fabric layer to the calico background.
- apply another layer of Bondaweb over the fabric layer.
- layer sheer fabric over and iron to fix.

I then hand stitched the motifs with an assortment of hand embroidery stitches and cut away at the design to reveal some of the fabric layers underneath. 

Birthday wishes

To my sister Helen. Hopefully she received the wool pashmina in the post today, a detail of which is included above.

I picked tha pashmina because Helen has beautiful colouring and looks lovely in blues and aquas. I derived the pink blossom pattern from the design work I did for my embroidered shoes from last Junes college exhibition.

Something red or pink

Just in case I don't have enough to do I have signed up for Project Spectrum. I now just need to decide what to do.... the options are:

1. Make a red pointy kitten from the pattern kindly provided at Wee Wonderfuls.
2. Make some red and pink felt beads, tassels and cords.
3. Make a red cancer club pouch (read "pouch for husbands cigarette making materials a.k.a Mark's BFS*") in the hope that the tobacco spread-a-thon can be contained some what.
4. Make something cute from one of my Kumiko Sudo books.

Decisions, decisions.....

* BFS is the three letter acronym for Bl**dy F(British slang for a ciggie, USA slang/insult for something else entirely) Stuff.

Panel for City and Guilds

Panel considerations
Design Work 1
Design Work 2
Design Work 3
Felt Samples
Ribbonwork sample
Evaluation

This is a place holder for all my entries referencing my panel for my Level 3 certificate City and Guilds qualification. Until Blogger provides (or doesn't) the ability to tag my entries this is the best way of grouping my entries.