Working with sheers

I've been experimenting with working with sheers this month, for a session with Textile Without Limits. Here are a few of my samples, plus my 'May' Journal Quilt. Work by the rest of the group can be seen on the TWL blog (see list on left).

Samples showing layers of sheer fabrics

Journal quilt - untitled as yet. 'Misty City' perhaps?

I found Margaret Beal's 'Fusing Fabric' very helpful and enjoyed playing with the soldering iron I had had in the cupboard for 'a few years'. A second JQ is currently 'work in progress' and uses the soldering iron extensively for mark making, as in the following sample.

Mark making sample

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