Patchwork

I attended a workshop last Saturday taught by Debi McManus-Plett, an amazing instructor! Our project was creating a patchwork of textured pieces, to fit in a 12 x 12 frame.  This is my "getting there" piece. I'm still working on some stitching and final touches.

 

I believe this class is based on a Tim Holtz credited idea, made larger and done with Debi's style. The substrate is grunge board, and the texture is made using "embossing folders" on a Cuttlebug. All new to me. 

Grunge board is interesting stuff to work on, and the texture plates are a bit cool... (Repeat after me: I don't need anymore art tools. teehee!)  I do have distress inks which created most of the color, and added some Perfect Pearls color spray on a couple of pieces to add a bit of sparkle. 

This is from the first few hours of class... laying out the pattern and figuring out color and texture. Thank goodness she gave us a pattern template to follow. :)  

More to come on this.


And now I want to pop over to Paint Party Friday to see what other folks have worked on this week. 

Linking with Eva and Kristin at Paint Party Friday.