Textile Postcard Project Week #42

July 15th - 21st 2018

Brown Bird and Cherry

Definitely this is a motif of my imagination but would be suitable to be attached to a child's  shirt or jacket. A story could easily be told about this little brown bird....he was naughty and had stolen a cherry...and so it goes on!
It is made from commercial cotton fabric and machine stitched with cotton thread.The main backing on the card has been covered with Eco dyed cotton fabric

Reverse of postcard made from rusted paper

Textile Postcard Project Week # 41

July 8th - 14th 2018

Ginger Cat

Detail ... .I espy

My brother, as a young boy, had a ginger cat. It was not quite like this fellow but a much lighter ginger colour. One night 'Ging' was lying in front of the wood fire and managed to get so hot that the white fur on his tummy was singed. He spent most of the next day trying to lick it off!!

My applique piece is machine made using cotton fabric and thread.

Textile Postcard Project Week #40

July 1st - 7th

Yes, Brer Rabbit or Brer Hare must feature as they did in story books we had as children.

Brer Rabbit

 The other side of the coin was how we (my brother and I) loved going rabbiting with our father.
We took part in the 'catch' which need not be explained. At that time (1940s & 50s) rabbits lived in very large warrens with a network of burrows. They were in plague proportions. My mother, regularly, cooked rabbit stew...a meal that I did not care for very much.
Back to my 'rabbit' or 'bunny' applique motif which would be suitable to stitch onto a child's clothing.  It is made from cotton fabric and thread.

A clear view of stitching!

Textile Postcard Project Week #39

June 24th - 30th 2018

Bluebird applique

I have never seen a bluebird quite like this apart from a necklace and earrings I had as a very young teenager. Bluebird jewellery was very popular at that time. This is definitely a make believe motif but would be suitable to stitch onto clothing as a decoration....perhaps as a ready made brooch.
It is machine stitched using cotton fabric and threads.

Reverse side showing rusted paper

Textile Postcard Project Week #38

Peep Peep Mother Hen!

 June 17th -23rd 2018.

Another chicken motif, calling for mother hen perhaps? The postcard base is covered with hand dyed cotton muslin which somebody gave me..at last I have found a use for it.
 I remember enjoying the challenge of making these motives. I have no idea what I intended to use them for ...maybe a better idea got in the way! Here are chicken's feet, in much closer detail. They  which were really challenging to do.

Detailed photo of chicken's feet!

Textile Poscard Project Week #37

June10th-16th 2018

Chick Chick!

Several years ago I made a series of applique motifs featuring common creatures such as this little yellow chicken. As a child I loved these soft feathered newly hatched chickens. This fellow is foraging for food, maybe in the 'barnyard' or the 'chook pen' as it was known on the farm I grew up on.
I used cotton fabric and threads to machine stitch this motif.
  

My eye on a crumb!

Textile Postcard Project Week #36

June 3rd -9th 2018

I found this little Scottie Dog applique in the box with the Butterfly of last week. I cannot really remember stitching him but maybe it was for an item of children's clothing. He is machine made using black and variegated threads.
It was probably made during the 1990s
It was a delightful surprise and Scottie is most suitable for this project. The background fabric of the card is hand dyed muslin.
 There are several other fabric applique  shapes which I will post during the next few weeks

See my tartan collar!

Scottie wears a red and green collar