Finally. . Off the Wall Friday

Enough is Enough!  After weeks of sitting on my design wall, I decided on the composition.  Cattail leaves added, water implied - I think its done.    I mean   - Gosh - its gotten to a point where it reminds me of a saying from my childhood.  I won't repeat it  here but it involves a Pot and getting Off of it.  Besides, are you as sick of  this thing as I am??

So after carefully pinning it all, I literally took it Off the Wall.  Then I spent 3 hours fusing down the leaves.  It took a while to get them just right.  First, I tried putting the sheer leaves up just one layer.  They were too flimsy to stand-up to their thread-heavy counterparts.  So, using Ultra-violet Misty Fuse (Thanks Lisa!)  I fused them into two layers.  That did the trick.  They still have a translucent effect but still have some substance.

Do you like my water?  My familiar jury is still out on it, but who asked them anyhow??  I like it.  I used Ellen's thread gobbing method with a twist.  I took the Angelina fiber and interspersed it with the left over thread scraps I had been hoarding.  Add a little heat, and wa-la. . . water.  Or what's suppose to be a water - at least the impression of water.  Oh - what the heck - its fused down with misty fuse so its staying now!

I took a break to write up this post, but since I'm on a roll, I'll layer it up tonight and make sure its all ready to start sewing down.  Ellen tells me that the whole thing needs to be layered - even the pieces that are running off the edge.  Then onto sewing these appliques down.

Wanna finish up this baby, 'cause I have it in my mind to do another lily piece before the deadline in a month.  30 days - that seems like long enough, huh?!

So what have you been up to creatively??