Busy week this week, so I decided to start with some left over pieces of felt, from other projects. This is the result of my 20th Weekly Mixed Media piece this year. Below is the back side.
To create this, cut six left over strips of felt, from past projects, so they are 6" wide or longer.
Place them on top of a piece of tan pre-felted wool fleece, over lapping the top edges of each strip on top of another a small amount.
Needle punch the pieces, from the top down, so they stay in place. It's unavoidable that they will shift a little. Don't worry.
Place a piece of brown trim on top of the felt, near the upper top. On top of the trim, place a piece of off-white pre-felted wool fleece. Needle punch through the fleece, and the trim, from the top down. Go over this area repeatedly so that the trim can be seen through the fleece.
Because of shifting, the strips that are not overlapped will need reinforcement. To join (reinforce) the edges of already felted pieces, place a piece of off-white pre-felted wool fleece over the two pieces. Needle punch through the fleece from the top down. Go over this area repeatedly so that the felt below can be seen through the fleece.
Place a piece of brown trim on top of the felt, on a piece of felt near the bottom. On top of the trim, place a piece of off-white pre-felted wool fleece. Needle punch through the fleece, and the trim, from the top down. Go over this area repeatedly so that the trim can be seen through the fleece.
Join (reinforce) more edges of already felted pieces, by placing more pieces of off-white pre-felted wool fleece over the two strips. Needle punch through the fleece from the top down. Go over this area repeatedly so that the felt below can be seen through the fleece.
Because all of the needle punching was done from the top down, the top design can be seen on the bottom side of the felt, when it is finished.
Measure and trim to 6" square. Sew lines of yellow thread, connecting the top piece of trim to the bottom trim. Sew straight lines from the top trim triangle to the bottom triangle. Repeat for each triangle.
Note - Using left over scraps from previous projects did not save me any time, but it was fun for me to do.
You can see my 2008 weekly mixed media work (so far) on my website, and read about my process/progress here on my blog.
