Leaf-May ATCs

I’m assuming these ATCs have been received so I will show a little of the process I used to make them. I decided to go with a macro version of a leaf for this ATC so I started by doing an image search on the web for inspiration. I also had a couple of photos taken in our garden for inspiration as well, then sketched up a design.

To make the base I layered coloured strips of fabric and vliesofixed to a base calico fabric.

This was covered with chiffon and I added some extra colour with watercolour sticks and auditioned some threads for free machining.

and then FME’d using some cording to make the veining stand out.

and a close up with some beads hand stitched for dewdrops.

A couple of the beautiful ATCs received for this month’s theme:

And my walk this week on the beach- still winter chilly but some welcome sun and blue skies.

I almost have my May/June fabric swaps, June ATCs and a wall quilt for SWTAFE finished. All were held up by three days in bed with a winter virus but I’m hoping to get them all posted before we head off north for a welcome holiday in warmer climes this week.