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Monday, 31 March 2008

Asian Gothic Arch


Our theme this week for the Gothic Arches Challenge is Asian. After teaching my fabric ATC class yesterday I was really in the mood to work on some fabric myself so this arch is entirely made using my most favourite art material!

The background is a black/gold fabric which I ironed onto Fast2Fuse (following the manufacturers' instructions). I machine quilted this with gold thread and then selected 2 other Japanese themed fabrics. Using Bondaweb (Wonderunder in US) I selected 3 female images from one fabric and a large flower image + 2 flower buds from another one and ironed on the Bondaweb. I cut out the images and ironed them on to the background and also stitched around their edges with gold thread. I added beads on one of the ladies and also in the centre of the large flower. I found some Chinese lettering and cut out one and added that at the top. No idea what it actually says but hopefully it's something lovely! I added red German Scrap at the bottom edge and ironed another Oriental fabric onto the other side of the Fast2Fuse to form the backing. Finally I finished the remaining edges with gold satin stitching.
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19 comments:

  1. Anonymous31 March 2008 at 15:49

    Fabulous again!!

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  2. Anonymous31 March 2008 at 16:25

    Very beautiful work.

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  3. Femmy31 March 2008 at 17:07

    again a fantastic arch!!

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  4. Sandy31 March 2008 at 18:05

    Wow this is a wonderful arch. Great design.

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  5. vintage wil31 March 2008 at 19:21

    very beautiful work!!!

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  6. Anonymous31 March 2008 at 19:33

    Wouahhhh ! which beautiful artwork ! lovely

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  7. http://truutske.blogspot.com31 March 2008 at 19:39

    This is a really incredible arch.
    Love your work.

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  8. Judy31 March 2008 at 19:55

    Beautiful, Frieda, lovely to see an arch created with different materials!
    JudyNZ

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  9. ~*~Patty S31 March 2008 at 20:02

    Absolutely stunning arch Frieda!!! I bet it is fantastic to touch too!

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  10. Rosie31 March 2008 at 22:36

    Frieda that's an exquisite arch! It's so dainty and detailed... I love how you share your process with us and the stitching is so delicate - fabulous.
    Thanks for your comment about the albums... it was very thoughtful of you!

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  11. *jean*31 March 2008 at 23:48

    Frieda, your work is wonderful!! I love your gothic arch!

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  12. Wiggles Towers1 April 2008 at 10:08

    Fantastic Arch xx

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  13. Jacqueline1 April 2008 at 10:23

    The work you have put into this is amazing and what a beauty it has become - especially that gold weaved background - with the red coloured images on the foreground - wow!

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  14. Vintage Papers1 April 2008 at 11:42

    this is fabulous! you never cease to amaze me with your gorgeous details! A true work of art!!!

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  15. carylsrealm1 April 2008 at 17:42

    Stunning Frieda!

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  16. Janny1 April 2008 at 19:25

    So beautiful again;o)

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  17. NETTI1 April 2008 at 22:58

    This is one of the loveliest creations I have seen - just superb!

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  18. Debby4 April 2008 at 17:19

    this is so beautiful. love it.
    debby

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  19. Karen Owen5 April 2008 at 14:09

    Absolutely gorgeous! Your work on fabric never ceases to amaze me.

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