Category Archives: Design

STILL LIFE ME

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Margaret Ford

My mother gave me her dress dummy.  Problem: it was size 10.  NOT me. I wound it with layers of batting from my scrap bin.  Every layer stitched for stability.   Then I covered it with black cotton interlock fabric … Continue reading →

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Notan notes

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Margaret Ford

My fellow MELD member Liz alerted me to the idea of Notan exercises and their value in learning more about composition.  Then another MELD member, Julie,  gave us all a pad of black art paper.  There were no more excuses … Continue reading →

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Draping Course

Posted on August 24, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I started a short course at ECU on creating fashion using draping techniques today with friend and fellow MELDers (http://meldarts.wordpress.com) , Julie and Louise. Louise kindly provided me with a pic of me trying to make a properly marked form … Continue reading →

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More quilting then dyeing…

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Margaret Ford

Used same methods as in previous post with the following results:      

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New background options

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I was at the exhibition of ozquiltnetwork quilts last Saturday.  The brilliant floor talk was given by Marjory Goodall and I got SOOOO inspired! Basically a series of small 40cm x 40cm quilts were presented in a gallery setting and … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Fashion 5

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Margaret Ford

The last post on my umbrella inspired garment is at http://meldarts.wordpress.com

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Contemporary Fashion 4

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I’ve just blogged next steps at http://meldarts.wordpress.com

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“Card Holder”

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I am attending a wedding on 30 June.  Lovely mature couple who don’t need a lot of wedding presents. They asked guests to give them a card which they could ponder over in their dotage.  So I got to thinking. … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Fashion Course

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Margaret Ford

I’ve just blogged some of the results so far of a course I’m taking at ECU.  See http://meldarts.wordpress.com

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