Today on Sewing With Nancy we continue with the mini series
of "How to Sew Art"
starting with a photo, choosing fabric
and then following steps
to turn a common digital image into great wall art.
Welcome back Tammie Bowser
who is really an innovator in this industry.
She'll show us how to transform
basic, ordinary batik fabric into fine art.
Tammie, it's treat to have you here.
Nancy, during the first episode we detailed how to use
a digital image from your camera
to create a pattern.
In this second episode the magic happens
cutting and adding the fabric, plus stitching the design.
"How to Sew Art"
That's what's coming next on Sewing with Nancy.
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During the first episode of "How to Sew Art"
Tammie and I showed how to create the pattern.
The pattern we created is going to make
the picture of her granddaddy.
Now, we don't expect our viewers to do your granddaddy, right?
Of course not.
We have a free trial for them of my software
they can download and do their own pictures.
So you can put in your own picture.
We're going to give you a review
of how we got to where we are today
but before that let's show you
some others of the great works of art that you've created.
The Trombone is one of my favorites.
It is, it was actually the first one
when I came up with this technique.
That's when I knew I had something magical.
And there are only how many fabrics in that quilt?
It says 12.
12 fabrics, it looks like 90, don't you think?
But it's not.
And then The Trumpet is not a person.
Most of your designs include people.
This is an inanimate object, and it's striking.
Yes, and what I like about this one
is that I had a lot of background space
which I usually don't have
so I start playing around with the stitching and texture.
So that's really awesome.
The bass player, the name of that piece is "Joyful."
Yes, it's "Joyful" because you can see
the joy in his face.
And it's really awesome that you can capture that emotion
in the fabric.
It's amazing.
So to work with any art design with the batik fabrics
you're going to start with an image.
The granddaddy image was one of his press shots
when he was an actor.
Yes.
And what a fun shot.
Let me get the glare off of there.
But it's a big image.
Yes, it is a big image.
We learned how to crop the image
and just take the most important part
which is his face and his shoulders
and make a nice portrait.
Here you can see how it's been cropped.
This is what Tammie was talking about.
At howtosewart.com you can get the software
to play around with
and then you adjust it to make a pattern.
Yes, you adjust it by
first of all you can crop to whatever
portion of the picture you want
and you can decide how many fabrics you want to use.
For this technique we use somewhere between six and 12.
And on the left side of the software
there's a little nob and you can--
There's a little slider that will let you choose.
And then you also smooth those pixels out
with the shape smoothing slider.
That will take away all those little pieces
and merge them into bigger pieces.
It's really fascinating.
And then you hit 'print'.
For this instance there were nine 8-1/2" by 11"
sheets of paper printed out.
I'm just going to show you
where this falls on the picture
it's in the upper left-hand corner.
I think you can kind of see how the hair continues
and the background is there.
And all those little dots are numbers
they're numbers one through six
because you chose to have six fabrics.
You'll see that in a minute.
Then you tile this together.
Yes, and you'll notice it says rows and columns.
It has a little numbers for the rows and columns
right on top.
That's to help you put it in order
tape it back together the right way.
Doesn't it look fun?
Like a cross-stitch
but it's going to be a lot faster.
And then, if you watch the first program
at nancyzieman.com, if you missed it
you'll see how to create a fusible web and parchment paper.
And then, Tammie, you've kind of smoothed--
Excuse me, smoothed out some of the lines.
Yes.
We were able to determine, since we're going to
simplify that background, we found the edge
of his hair and his shoulder
so that we can make this one big piece and simplify
and make it simple.
Then the fabrics, Tammie has a
great way of auditioning fabrics
so that you get six fabrics, light to dark
and they aren't going to be all mediums and all lights.
They're going to be light to dark.
And we auditioned and we used this value isolation tool.
You can see clearly
if the fabrics are lighter or darker
by just comparing them when you--
It's like going to the optometrist and saying
do you like A or B? B or C?
Exactly.
So we're giving you the little condensed version
of how we got to where we are right now
but this is where we ended up
in our first episode.
Now we'll set up the table to start making new magic.
In addition to printing out the tile pattern
the computer program will also print out
this value chart of one through six
light to dark.
You can see that Tammie has attached the six fabrics
that coincide with the numbers.
That's what's going to work with the pattern.
So you're going to work with fabric number five
I'm going to work with fabric number one.
First of all, let Tammie show you how this works.
This is quite phenomenal.
Remember, we found in the first episode
I showed you how to put together
this sandwich of fusible web.
It starts with a layer of parchment paper
and then we have a layer of fusible web
that has been sprayed with basting spray.
So it's sticky.
That's important, because it holds the fabric in place
and we'll never cut this.
Then there's the pattern underneath.
You can see right through the parchment paper
and right through the web
to see the pattern right through it.
So you're going to start from the outer edge
and trace a piece around your--
Yes.
You start from the edge.
I'm using a red pen so that you can see what I'm doing.
You just trace the first piece.
And this is fabric number five.
Then you peel the paper back.
Remember, you never, ever cut this web.
It's what's going to hold all the pieces together.
I'm cutting the--
I'm pulling back the paper.
It'll be easier to do
when you're not doing it upside down, right?
Yeah.
It's easy to do.
I'll move over here a little bit.
And you don't have to be super exact.
I mean, you follow the numbers
but if you go off the line a little bit--
I'll do it up this way so I can see.
Just cut it off and it'll be fine.
What if we tilted it this way?
Yeah, looking at it backwards too works.
Yeah, there you go.
Yeah, perfect.
And since this piece is a little bit big
I put it on, this is fabric number five.
You can see that it's fabric number five there.
I use a couple of straight pins
to pin it right to the paper.
This paper becomes my pattern piece.
I'm just putting in a few pins so it doesn't move.
This becomes really important when you have a piece that's--
This one is a pretty easy shape, kind of a rectangle.
But if it's a really weird shape
you just put more pins to keep it from moving around.
Yeah, so you can get the curves and the contours that are there.
If it's a really strange shape
you want to make sure you maintain that shape.
Then you just cut around the edge
leaving 1/8" or 1/16", just slightly bigger.
Again, you don't have to stress out
or be too worried about getting it wrong.
There's almost no way to get it wrong.
We've done all the prep already
so it's pretty guaranteed to be right.
And you know, Tammie's a really laid back person
and she takes it one step at a time.
I saw this whole thing and I thought
how am I going to get it all done?
Well, you just take it a little bit at a time
and really you can accomplish a lot.
After she gets this cut out then it will stick
to the tacky part of the fusible web.
We're almost there.
It's one big chunk of fabric that's done.
There we go.
That's the piece.
We take the pins out.
You have right sides up.
Yup, right-side up.
You don't have to remember to do some turning
of something upside down.
And then the paper becomes trash.
Then you put the fabric right in that spot.
You know exactly where it goes because--
And it sticks.
It sticks.
Now in this opposite corner
I've traced out one section.
They were almost all number ones.
This is of his collar.
Then I can place that right here.
And you're not having it exact.
An 1/8", 1/16" of an inch or whatever
we can lift this up a little bit
so we get it on the webbing.
But you can see how that positions into place.
Then you could do a big section
of his shirt collar over here
and just keep cutting and marking.
Let's go to the other one
and show them how to cut a small piece.
Because, you know, you might guess, we have a sample.
Of course.
We kept going, didn't want to make you wait.
So you can see how the magic is happening
piece by piece by piece.
But when you get into the face
you keep a lot of the detail.
You don't make big collars or whatever.
Yeah, you keep all the detail
and another thing, if there's
a bunch of little pieces that are the same number
and they're lined up next to each other
you can group them together, make it one bigger piece.
Let me see if I can show you.
See, right here it might look like
there's a bunch of little pieces
but really it's one big piece.
So you just make that one piece
cut it out.
Here's a number five that's been cut out.
You'd stick it on the fabric as Tammie's going to do.
There you really don't even have to--
It's small, so you can just hold it with your finger.
With the big one I wanted to show you
how to do a big one and use the pins.
Or if it's small, like this one
you could just hold it with your fingers.
Okay.
And I'm just cutting it slightly bigger.
And work on it a little bit at a time.
You don't have to do it all in one sitting.
Nope.
This is something that you do while you're relaxing.
If you're normally a little high-strung
and stress yourself out
this is a time when you learn to take it easy and relax
and follow the plan.
Just add piece by piece.
I hope you can see how the process is done on this quilt.
The next thing we do
after filling in all the images
is to do the stitching.
After all the pieces
have been positioned on the fusible web
it's time to separate the fusible web
from the paper backing.
Now, I know, we didn't get this all completed.
But I know Tammie
will finish that after the taping of the program.
Here you can see that we can just
peel away the paper backing.
Or excuse me, the web from the pattern.
Then, Tammie, on the design that
you're going to do the stitching
you've already backed it with batting and backing fabric.
Yes.
After peeling off that pattern off the back
I just put the whole webbing
and the fabric that's attached
right on top of the batting and iron it down.
You fuse it in place so it doesn't move.
Now the stitching is going to be free-motion stitching
so you're going to lower the feed dogs
drop them or cover them depending upon your machine.
Place a quilting, a free motion foot
on you machine, and then choose threads.
These are variegated threads
much like the batik fabrics we worked with.
Choose variegated threads in light, medium and dark
and do a little auditioning before you do the stitching.
Let me peel this back to show you.
In this corner we have a medium color.
Just unwind some of the threads
lay it on the fabric to see if it blends.
You don't want to change the value of the fabric
you just want to enhance it.
So use the variegated thread.
Cotton works really well for this instance.
Then you're going to let some of the magic happen
to liven up the fabric that hasn't been stitched.
Okay.
When you start stitching
I have a medium here so I'm going to stitch
on this medium fabric.
I'll pick an area and just surround it.
That's how, in the quilt of the granddaughters
you see the girl's face in the back
because I followed the shapes.
That made the picture show up in the thread too.
I'll start off by encircling the outside
and then I kind of scribble or do some sort of
repeating shape on the inside
of that outlined area.
I also like doing little circles too.
I'll show you that in just a second.
After you keep each section you might even do
a different design.
At the end it looks like you did a whole lot of fancy things
but really it feels like you're doodling.
There's nothing wrong with doodling.
No, I like doodling, myself.
So I did that whole little section
just that quick.
My suggestion, if you're nervous about free motion
just practice for a little while
and get comfortable with your machine.
Make yourself comfortable
and whatever you do just do a lot of it.
If you have a little crooked line
and you just have one crooked line
it's just going to look like a crooked line
but if you have 100 of them
it's going to look like you're a genius.
[laughter]
And that you are.
Now Tammie mentioned the granddaughters art quilt.
Here you can see it again.
The image of Avery and Luella
cute little girls, of course.
Then I'd like to show you
how she followed
when doing the stitching
the image itself.
Now here's a close-up.
You get the whole image further away
but as you get closer up you can see the detail
of how she stippled around the edges
and then used different colors of thread.
And as we turn to the wrong side
you can see the face come alive again.
So not only do you have
an image on the right side
but you have an image on the wrong side.
So you can see, you just follow the fabric
that has been cut out.
Now if we look
at the image of Duke Ellington
this is really a pretty amazing scene.
There it is on the right side
and then, Tammie
you did some changes with the bobbin thread.
Yes, I changed the bobbin thread
with the top thread
and I was surprised to turn it over
and figure out that the picture
showed up in the thread on the back.
Not that you're going to see this
but this is just kind of a surprise image.
It's sort of a little special surprise.
But there's more than just stippling
that you have embellished with your quilts.
Yes.
Sometimes I like to add a little bit of sparkle.
Here's some--
Metallic fibers.
Yeah, metallic fibers are really beautiful
and they come in lots of colors.
I picked this nice dark one
to go with the flower.
The way I use it is
just break off a little bit
and just sprinkle it
wherever I want the sparkle.
I'll do that.
And then I'll just do the free motion
right on top
and let the stitching catch it.
I'm going to do some little spirals.
The stitching just holds it down.
Here's a finished image of B.B. King.
You're uncle was a professional photographer
and did this image.
Here I have the image, or the actual quilt
and you can see
that the metallic fibers
have been added in this area
just a little glitz, a touch of sparkle.
It adds such interest to this area.
But you have to have a little concern
about that when pressing, correct?
Yes.
It kind of melts, so you don't iron on it.
That's the very, very last step
before you do the binding.
It adds a lot of interest and brings focus
if you want something to be the center of attention.
Sure, of course.
Now speaking of binding, you have about the simplest
binding technique I have ever seen.
Yes.
It's okay not to bind.
To bind or not to bind.
Who needs all those rules?
You could just not bind it.
So on the granddaughters quilt
the edges have just been cut and stitched.
You could secure stitch around the edge
but that's it.
Then you could add a sleeve to the back
so it could be hung in a very traditional way.
So that's one way
of really not finishing it.
This is a raw edge appliqué.
It's okay to do this very untraditionally.
Then on the Duke Ellington quilt
you just stitched a binding to the fabric
and brought it to the wrong side
and hand stitched it into place.
So that you do not have a traditional binding
like we put on, cut a strip 2-1/2"
and do all fancy stitching.
This just brings it to the back
stitch it, and Wow.
That's it.
It makes it clean--
like a painting with no edge at all.
Tammie, I want to thank you for your inspiration.
I am going to create one of these.
You gave me the ways of doing it.
I know our audience will be encouraged to do it too.
Thanks for being with us.
Thank you.
I'm pleased to have been able to teach you today.
And you too can make art
with all these step by steps
and enjoy the process.
When you think of sewing or quilting
I'm sure some of the first thoughts, of course
are fabric, needle and thread that come to mind.
Well, how about adding the noun 'song.'
With me today is
folk artist, performer, songwriter, Lil' Rev
who has a special song in his heart
for those of us who sew and quilt.
Welcome back to Sewing With Nancy, Rev.
Yeah, it's good to be back.
You know, we had great comments
the last time you were on.
It was fun being serenaded.
So here you are, back again to sing some more
of your historical songs that include quilting.
I'm going to start out with one called
"The Quilter's Shanty."
If you can image, oh, about 100 ladies
at a quilting guild singing along
your viewers can join us.
Their part will be to say
"these hand are made for quilting."
Okay, sing with me so I'm not the only one.
Okay, here we go.
Here we go.
♪ ♪
♪ Oh, hand me down ♪ ♪ My needle and thread ♪
♪ These hands are made ♪ ♪ For quilting ♪
♪ I got crazy patterns ♪ ♪ In my head ♪
♪ These hands are made ♪ ♪ For quilting ♪
♪ This string of cloth ♪ ♪ Just makes me sing ♪
♪ These hands are made ♪ ♪ For quilting ♪
♪ Leftover scraps ♪ ♪ Are a precious thing ♪
♪ These hands are made ♪ ♪ For quilting ♪
♪ Take 25 yards ♪ ♪ Of a muslin cloth ♪
♪ These hand are made ♪ ♪ For quilting ♪
♪ Cost so much more ♪ ♪ Than I've got ♪
♪ These hands are made ♪ ♪ For quilting ♪
♪ Way back in 1933 ♪
♪ These hands are made ♪ ♪ For quilting ♪
♪ Squares and strips ♪ ♪ Were all you'd see ♪
♪ These hands are made ♪ ♪ For quilting ♪
♪ So tell your friends ♪ ♪ To think of me ♪
♪ These hand are made ♪ ♪ For quilting ♪
♪ Before they toss ♪ ♪ Those old blue jeans ♪
♪ These hands are made ♪ ♪ For quilting ♪
Well, Rev, this is fun to sing along.
This is the end of our 33rd season
on Sewing With Nancy
and I've never sung on Sewing With Nancy before.
What a great way to end the season.
You have another song with your acoustic guitar.
That's right.
I'm going to do one called
"They'll Reap what you Sew" S-E-W.
Okay, got it.
It goes a little something like this.
♪ ♪
♪ The bees ♪ ♪ Outside were buzzin' ♪
♪ Like a needle ♪ ♪ Turning thread ♪
♪ The sweet caress of fiddles ♪ ♪ Dance inside my head ♪
♪ The acres stood ♪ ♪ There stoic ♪
♪ Like a patchwork quilt ♪ ♪ So fine ♪
♪ The harvest ♪ ♪ Brought a rainbow ♪
♪ 'Twas a crazy ♪ ♪ Quilt design ♪
♪ Plant your seeds ♪ ♪ On the ground ♪
♪ You could hang 'em ♪ ♪ On the wall ♪
♪ Pass it on ♪ ♪ And they'll grow up strong ♪
♪ Build things ♪ ♪ That won't fall ♪
♪ When we go out ♪ ♪ Reapin' ♪
♪ These seeds ♪ ♪ We have sown ♪
♪ Don't think of ♪ ♪ Just tomorrow ♪
♪ For tomorrow ♪ ♪ It's come and gone ♪
♪ Don't think of ♪ ♪ Just tomorrow ♪
♪ For tomorrow ♪ ♪ It's but a song ♪
♪ ♪
Well, Nancy, if anything
this song should also be dedicated to you
for all the years you've inspired us
and had the long vision.
Well, you're sweet.
That makes me feel special.
You give presentations
to guilds around the country.
Tell our viewers the name of your song and dance routine.
Songs like this one--
You're not dancing, I know.
I'm not dancing this time, not this time.
Okay.
The show is called "Scraps of Quilting Music."
It's a one-man show
of history, song, lore, humor and poetry
on half a dozen instruments or so.
Mostly for museums, quilting guilds
and performing art centers.
What a great way, I mean
to put our craft and art
to combine your historical view with music.
I really enjoy hearing you
and being part of your sing-along.
Thank you.
Sing a long with Nancy!
Well, thanks again, Mark.
As we take out the show why don't you strum a little along.
You've got it.
Okay.
♪ ♪
Well, if you enjoyed this program of Sewing With Nancy
you can watch more online at nancyzieman.com.
Or you can watch
the first episode and the second episode
and a whole bunch of other episodes
of Sewing With Nancy
but "How to Sew Art" with Tammie.
Also, if you click on Nancy's Corner
you can connect with Rev and all of our other
Nancy's Corner guests.
Thanks for joining us on Sewing With Nancy.
Thank you, Rev, for being with us.
And as I end all of my programs
Bye for now.
♪ ♪
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