Saving Mother Earth - Art with Fabric Blog Hop

                                    

My wish was to follow with Native American tradition in creating something for my grand daughter. Dolls were created for the little ones out of perishable items that were on hand such as corn husks, pine needles and sometimes furs. Even though they were perishable, they were still intricately adorned and helped in dealing with stress, teaching important life lessons and coping skills. Over the child's growth the dolls wore out, signifying the growth of a young child into adulthood. You can read more at Native American Dolls , Indians.org, Tribal Directory and Smithsonian Institute - Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies has a wonderful instruction tutorial to read. It is absolutely full of information!

Little girls Love their dollies and Little girls Love their mommy even more so it was decided that she needed a dolly of Mommy!

My grand daughter lives with us and to ease her stress and transition of being away from her mommy, we've decided to create a dolly she can play with, dress up using cast-off items, found and recycled objects that were on hand - even though they are not necessarily items used such as the pine and corn husks of the past - they are still on-hand. Some of the embellishments have special meaning and significance to  my grand daughter, such as a necklace her mother gave to her. It got broken so it became a piece of the dolly memorabilia.

In the construction of Mommy, I free handed a template, cut out and sewed the body. The hair was bits of leftover binding from a quilt project. Of course Mommy needed a face so we used a good photo to transfer to fabric and sewed it on. Mommy also needed a heart to show how much she loves her own baby girl. From there, it was dressing Mommy time. Grand daughter can add clips, clothing and all sorts of accessories to Mommy when she desires. Mostly she just likes dancing with her and snuggling with her at night.

Her underclothing was created from the sleeve of Grandpa's old shirt and other clothing from bits and pieces of grand-daughter's out grown clothing.

The concept is definitely not a new one and there are widely known dolls that are available for purchase as well. Resources to purchase a doll similar to mine are Daddy Dolls & Hug A Hero which are most notably recognized with their association in making dolls for family members of our Armed Forces. Or you can use your imagination and start creating one of your very own!

What sort of items would you save in creating your very own doll? It is quite interesting to hear what others from different age groups and areas would chose.


Another artist that I wanted to mention, although I've not created a work as such, is Louise Baldwin.
By using found and recycled objects she creates a combination of hand-stitched and machine embroidered works of art. You can read more about  Loiuse Baldwin Here  and Here. There are many of her works that are an inspiration and to pick only one would be difficult. Two of my favorite works of inspiration are "Wednesday" and "For Indoor Use Only".

 You can also use the technique used by Louise to create a treasure from trash.

Some ideal items to save are food packaging, mailers, used postage stamps, domestic animal feed sacks mixed with various fibers and fabrics to create your own collage.


If you would like to check out some previous editions of the hop check out http://tweloquilting.blogspot.com/p/art-with-fabric-blog-hop.html.

For a complete list of participants in the blog hop, please visit each of my quilty friends below, And don't forget to visit the wonderful host Alida at Tweety Loves Quilting.

Monday, October 9th, 2017

Wendy: http://www.kwiltkrazy.com/
Yanicka: http://yanickahachez.blogspot.com/
Barb: http://www.bejeweledquilts.blogspot.com
Alida: http://tweloquilting.blogspot.com/

Tuesday, October 10th, 2017 

LeeAnna: http://lapaylor.blogspot.com/
Krysia, Hosted by Alida http://tweloquilting.blogspot.com/
Heather: http://heatherquilts.blogspot.com/
Tami: https://thriftshopcommando.blogspot.com/ 

Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 

Janeen: http://quiltartdesigns.blogspot.com/
Andrée: http://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com
Carol: http://www.quiltedfabricart.com
Karen: https://tunaquilts.wordpress.com/ 

Thursday, October 12th, 2017 

Kat: https://www.katknapcrafts.com/
Terry: http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/
Anita: http://quiltlovefordomesticfelicity.blogspot.com/
Chris: http://chrissquiltinguniverse.blogspot.com/ 

Friday, October 13th, 2017 

Patty, Hosted by Andree http://quiltinglearningcombo.blogspot.com
Edith: http://ediscraftinglife.blogspot.com/

Betty: http://sewnoworries.blogspot.com
Dione: https://www.cleverchameleon.com.au/blog

October OMG ~ Beach Baby

I Cut these out Back in July! O MY! And my wish is to get them put together into a cute little quilt top! You can find my original post at A Little Beachy Fun and the pattern I want to use by Amanda at Jedi Craft Girl.

Thank you to Patty of Elm Street Quilts for the year long encouragement to get our projects started, worked on and completed! No goal is too small! 

Winter Solstice Completed~

One Monthly Goal September Finish Link-up is Done and I am just so happy to display it on my bed and cuddle under it~ I should be waiting until Christmas but who can wait that long! All it needed was a binding and a label.  It was binding was blanket stitched by machine and the label was a little print from on line. Loving it!

Winter Solstice ~ My September OMG

My September goal is to get this Beauty designed by Pat Sloan completed. All it needs is a binding and a label! Easy-peasy goal this month :)

You can find Pat's pattern at her web site here.

I chose this gorgeous red that I used in the quilt to bind it. Lots of washing was performed!!!!

It's  not too late to join in the monthly goal setting fun. See all the details at Elm Street Quilts.

Welding Cap - One Monthly Goal August

I am following everyone along at Elm Street Quilts to see what they've challenged themselves to complete in August. You can find my Challenge story here. It is my desire to learn to piece a welding cap together. Well...... That was a huge fail this go around. I finished it, but got lost somewhere in my constructing steps. Let's Just Say... It isn't necessarily a welding cap like everyone else's.

I started with this....



And started de-constructing to find a pattern in it.

 
 

I came up with this.

  


Definitely a project in the making. I will have to try this again and possibly read a tutorial or watch some videos.

Thanks for any encouragement, I really want to learn ;)

That Chair~

I want to paint it white, My sweet husband wants it sanded and restained.... Grrrrr - Frustration noise coming from me~

I changed out the discolored fabrics to a nice green to match the rest of the room. I never tacked it down.

Because I really want the wood to be white! What do your think???? Could I get away with a super dark walnut and change the fabrics yet again to a nice neutral?

Rainy Day Cheer!

Who Can Resist this Summer Glory!