It is so much fun to piece and use my hand printed cloth. The nature of the printing process dictates that I print small pieces, fat sixteenths-I think, which is somewhere around 9×11″. I rip two yards at a time, and print all as quickly as possible. So when it comes time to begin piecing, I haveContinue reading “Patchwork+Quilt Maker+Craft NAPA 2016 Blog Hop”
Author Archives: Melanie (Melly) Testa
Peacock Quilt, front and back.
Where I discuss what makes a pleasing backing, And yes, of course, Heather Ross’s fabrics please me.
Peacock Quilt and the border print.
Boiling, ironing, sewing the border print fabrics I printed this week. This is a video check in, no words.
Progress and the peacock
The Peacock Quilt is coming along. It has made the demand of needing it’s own hand printed border, a mission for my creative week! Come check it out!
Year of YES!
#lindsaykattmusic #theavantgardener #perfektunperfekt #melanietesta #art #artist #artnyc #brooklynart #estherhasse #breastlessbeauty #surfacedesign #textiledesign #fabric #genderlessfaerie @womenshealthmag A video posted by Melanie Testa (@mellytesta) on Nov 16, 2015 at 7:58am PST //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js This has been an amazing year. After loosing the book contract I realized my world had become very small. I assessed what I mightContinue reading “Year of YES!”
Soy Wax, Paint and Teaching: Craft Napa
I will be teaching, You Can’t Resist This, a soy wax resist and paint class at Craft Napa in coming January 7-9, and I would love for you to join me. In this class we will explore what resists mean, how to layer and build color stories that work with your chosen motifs, and weContinue reading “Soy Wax, Paint and Teaching: Craft Napa”
A year of returning.
Last year I was given a glimpse into identifying too closely with yourself through the making of art. I had not previously been forced to assess the role that making art had in my life or that it was so closely identified with how I think of myself as a person. I lost my abilityContinue reading “A year of returning.”
Printing we will go
I have been happily printing, because I am on a quilt top mission!! Each year I attend a pretty awesome retreat with great friends. The next one will occur next weekend. The cloth you see above was printed using dye left over from printing the Breastless Beauties. And, although these printed fabrics are quite pretty,Continue reading “Printing we will go”
One stitch and one day at a time.
I am happy to say, I have found my creative verve again. This year has been a challenge for me artistically. One where I totally lost my ability to create for a few months. This is not normal for me. Usually, when I become blocked and find myself unable to create, I will stop usingContinue reading “One stitch and one day at a time.”
Uniboober Beauty, Breastless Beauty 1
Today I stitch a Uniboober Beauty, Breastless Beauty 1. The Uniboobers are the ‘hardest’ Beauty to print. They aren’t actually difficult to print, it is just that… they are a combination of two printings, a Breastless Beauty is printed along side a Breasted Beauty, and the organza layer from each is switched with the other.Continue reading “Uniboober Beauty, Breastless Beauty 1”
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