Second mixed media quiltlet

I made another quiltlet similar to the one I showed in the tutorial on Monday. When I started this one, I didn't have a scanner or a way to download my camera. When I finally got the photos off the camera, they were stored on a computer that had a virus. So all I can do is walk you through the process of what I did, and how this quiltlet differs from the one I made for a friend at Christmas and featured in Monday's tutorial here.



The most obvious difference is the fabric "sandwich." This one is in the form of a heart. All the other steps for the heart "sandwich" are the same, as I detail in the next photo. Also, instead of using joint compound as my embellishment, I covered this one in tulle, after I sewed around the quiltlet front and batting in a free form style.


To detail the heart, I cut through three fabrics to expose the ones underneath. I then painted a script rubber stamp using red fluid acrylic paint I applied with a paint brush (as opposed to a makeup sponge like I used in Monday's tutorial). I then sewed the heart onto the hand dyed fabric background using a very close zig-zag stitch.


For some reason, I felt the quiltlet was too plain, so I overdyed some previously tea stained lace. For the back of this quiltlet, I also dyed the same background fabric I used on the front.

Can you tell this is the same fabric as the blue quiltlets (shown here and the last photo of this post) I made for Christmas presents? I bought several yards of this fabric on a bolt and will be using it in as many ways as possible over the next few months when I need fabric. It is a neutral beige and overdyes quite well. I am not as pleased with the red and pink together as I'd hoped I'd be, but right now I'm fighting with my limited fabric supply. In fact, I know my friend Halle sent me the light blue fabric and I believe the other colors, too (except the background, of course).

This quiltlet is about 6.5 inches wide by about 12 inches long. That does not include the loops, which I like to make long enough that they have about a 2 inch opening when sewn to the quiltlet.

Sorry for limited photos. However, if you saw my tutorial on Monday, you should be able to follow the process and/or make this one.