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July 2009 - Melanie Testa’s Blog

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Long Beach, Baby!

Arrow didn't want me to go to Long Beach, so he solved the problem by tucking himself into my luggage. Pretty lil guy. But went I did! Quilt Festival is new to me, it is like one big Partay, with the added benefit of gorgeous quilts, enthusiastic...

Posted to Melanie Testa’s Blog by MellyT on 29 Jul 2009
Filed under: Surface Design, Machine Quilting, Quilting Supplies, Quilting Techniques
Busy Bee

I have completed the forth I2Q Vid Prompt: Soy Wax!!! I dyed and surface designed my peasant blouse. And, well. I don't like my results. I like the shirt better in white. That is the bummer about blogging, you have reference of before and after. My...

Posted to Melanie Testa’s Blog by MellyT on 22 Jul 2009
Filed under: Surface Design, Fabric Art, Quilting Supplies, Dyeing Fabric
Long Beach Prep!

Using this tutorial , I created this peasant blouse for Quilt Festival in Long Beach. In the next post, I will show this same blouse, surface designed and dyed!

Posted to Melanie Testa’s Blog by MellyT on 20 Jul 2009
What's in a day.

First off, a drawing of the Brooklyn Bridge from the Promenade . David and I walked through Brooklyn Heights and enjoyed watching small sailboats compete with water taxis and barges. There were trains, planes, boats, helicopters and automobiles, bicycles...

Posted to Melanie Testa’s Blog by MellyT on 14 Jul 2009
Filed under: Surface Design, Dyeing Fabric
And then we were three.

So here is my latest I2Q VidPrompt #3: ATC's Use techniques found in the my book Inspired to Quilt to create Artist Trading Cards to trade with me and fellow readers at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach. I used the heart motif in 4 different...

Posted to Melanie Testa’s Blog by MellyT on 3 Jul 2009
Filed under: Fabric Art, Art Quilts

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July 2009 - Melanie Testa’s Blog

Long Beach, Baby!

Busy Bee

Long Beach Prep!

What's in a day.

And then we were three.