Something to Say: Adding Words

 

Today everyone has something to say....

You might want to put a few words in your quilt (or a paragraph...)

I have been considering how to do this and have come up with several options.

Barb Vedder

Many needleworkers are using blocks of pieced letters, which they've

designed themselves or stitched from PDF alphabet patterns.

You'll find a variety on Etsy.

Design Your Own?

APPLIQUE

Myers-Lowe for a protest parade

Altered T-shirt

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Does neatness count?

No!

PRINTING

It looks like Jamie Fingle stamped or printed these 

letters onto fabric.

I like the idea of printing using my desktop printer and

some treated cotton.

FUSSY-CUT FABRIC

Another option (perfect for the seamstress of my skills) is an alphabet print.

Just have to find the right scale. A new shopping goal.

EMBROIDERY

Needleworkers are altering vintage linens and creating new ones with basic 

embroidery stitches. See especially the Tiny Pricks project.

https://www.tinypricksproject.com/

Some artists are ambitious!

We can look to crazy quilts from about 1880-1920 for embroidery ideas.

One way to make a mark, a satin stitch.

A little more skillfully done

Studying crazy quilts and all the messages on them has led to the conclusion that the most skillful

embroidered words and dates were done with the aid of a commercially available tool, sometimes

called Skeleton Letters.

Stephanie has a set of "Tico Forms, for Padding & Stamping."

The stitcher bought these, attached them to the fabric background and

embroidered over them (again with a satin stitch) and produced

an elegant, graceful message---usually initials and a date.

"Padded Letters, Skeleton Letters, Embroidery Forms."

Nancy has a similar set.

They do not sell these anymore...

Too bad for us.

But you could make your own with a thick pellon or interfacing using stencil sets that are available now.

Either Plastic Stencils

Or Paper Patterns

QUILTING

PamDorra using white thread on a black background.....

Other ideas: Wearables

Shoulder loops at top corners, waist ties at bottom corners. 

Ties could be velcroed on or stitched.

I've had my red hat for years. Merikay gave me a vintage rhinestone Scottie

Dog which I added a couple of years ago. But you know---red hat---

I haven't worn it in quite a while. I decided to take back the red hat.

The Scottie now has an attitude.

I was going to

Embroider the speech bubble

Print it...

Then I realized I could just draw it onto fabric and sew it on.

My HAT

There's a lot of potential here...

A Little Photoshopping