Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Wip Wednesday

Have you ever tried Flower Pounding ,well it is a lot of fun and I just happened to have some treated fabric left over from a retreat I attended many moons ago , so decided to do some pounding and this is my WIP for this week.
 I gave myself permission to play with this little piece as when I pounded the leaves that are part of this flower they just kind of went mush so not all that attractive and I was going to toss it but then I sat down and did some work on it by thread painting and now this is what it looks like.I added extra leaves that came from a different plant and they pounded much better , you just never know what will happen and I did not have any test fabrics to try this out on first.
Far from perfect but lots of fun to do . I had one more piece of treated fabric left so this is my second attempt with flowers .
 It is fun to see what colors will appear , as the both purple flowers were pink before pounding , the yellow was a little different color yellow but it was yellow , infact it is a black eyed Susan , the top purple flower is a petunia and the lower one is a geranium , the flower next to the geranium is a Queen Annes lace and the little yellow flowers at the top are weeds .I haven't done any stitching on this one yet but plan on it .
 I am linking up today to the Needle and Thread Network , be sure to stop by and see what everyone is up to this week.
Thanks for the visit and hope you are enjoying your day .
 hugs Sheila

25 comments:

  1. I've never tried that, but it looks pretty cool to me! I like them both! :0)

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  2. I've not tried that yet. I really love the second piece. I'm sure the stitching will make it even better!

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  3. Very cool...I must give it a try before my flowers are gone:)

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  4. I have never tried flower pounding but I remember seeing it on an old Georgia Bonesteel quilt show on PBS. I like the thread painting part.

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  5. A fun technique - I haven't done this in a long time, so thank you for sharing.

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  6. I have never heard of this technique. How interesting and looks like such fun to do.

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  7. Looks good. Very interesting idea. Hugs,

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  8. looks so fun sheila.... and I love the effect...
    Hugz

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  9. Your work is stunning! You have created such wonderful pieces of fabric art...too cool! Love your enthusiasm to try new things...way to go!

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  10. how interesting Sheila i havent heard of this before,very clever you are.xx

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  11. how interesting! 'll have to try that some day.

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  12. I've never heard of flower pounding! Is it colourfast after being heat set?

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  13. I have never heard of it before Sheila...how interesting. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. I've heard of flower pounding years ago but never tried it. Your results look a bit like you used crayons giving it that light pastel look. So pretty.

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  15. Interesting! I've read about it, but not seen anyone try it. Nice flowers!

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  16. Never heard of flower pounding, but I love the effects! Off to go searching for the how-to's.

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  17. I've never heard of flower pounding before. Thanks for sharing -- your results are very cool.

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  18. I've never heard of flower pounding before. Your results are beautiful :)

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  19. This is my first introduction to Flower Pounding! So cool!
    Carol

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  20. What fun! I have heard of this, but have never tried it myself. Your pieces look great!

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  21. Looks great!! Must admit I am not that creative ... but the black eyed Susan .. my favourite! Happy painting and stitching! Hugs, Daniëlle

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  22. what an interesting process.
    the stitching looks great!

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  23. By the way - I tried some flower pounding over the weekend - well actually, it was lettuce pounding (lol) and I really loved the brilliant green result!!!

    I've heat set (although I'm afeared to wash as already discussed). But I really like the way they turned out. Thanks for a great idea!

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  24. I've never heard of thread pounding.....real flowers??? This is so neat, we need a tutorial!

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