At Layers Upon Layers, I discovered an ideal way to use your leftover fabric…swatch portraits.  Cyndi seems intrigued by this idea, too, which she found at The Purl Bee.  There’s even a tutorial at that site for creating wall art from your fabric by using embroidery and quilting hoops of various sizes. 

As I looked at the fabric portraits displayed, I also could envision them decorated with fancy stitching and embellishments.  There seems to be no end to the ideas  creative people can come up with in the fabric art world.

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Swatch Portraits – One Way to Use Leftover Quilt Fabric

I mentioned Linda Cantrell’s workshop in a previous post (http://www.blisstree.com/2006/08/21/quilters-private-retreat-attending-a-quilt-show/ ), but I didn’t have any references to examples of her work.

If you’ll check out this link (www.quiltfest.com/workshop_detail.asp?id=579 )and scroll to the description of Linda’s workshop, then click on the link for photos, you’ll see some very interesting work.  It’s amazing what Linda has done with bottle shapes.  I’m now anxious to see my daughter’s hanging when finished.

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Creating “Still Life With Bottles” Quilt Hangings