Showing posts with label Jamie Fingal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jamie Fingal. Show all posts

Friday, April 24, 2015

Prayer Flag Tutorial by Jamie Fingal

I have been making prayer flags for about 3 years, first primarily for my own healing.  I felt it was way easier to make a small project, than to struggle with a large one.  I've made these for myself that hang in my studio, in my backyard and gifts for friends. I have made 5x7, 6x8 and now 4-1/2 x 8-1/2 #658113.  I used a Sizzix Fabi die cutting machine (same as the Big Shot) and the die cuts a perfect rectangle 4-1/2" x 8-1/2"  This photo is of 3 pieces of wool blended felt (National Nonwovens TOY002), that were cut on the machine.

This text fabric is from my line 'Heart and Soul Sisters,' by Hoffman Fabrics - all about being brave, strong and bold girls who dream big.  So there are great words to use on flags  The fabric is pre-fused with Mistyfuse, so I can cut out the things that I want, and iron them onto my composition.

These are words of encouragement for a dear friend who needs some good cheer

and some little drawings are part of the collection with birds, flowers, do-dads and houses, which make the perfect accent piece

I begin by laying out the words onto the wool blended felt, and not ironing them down yet.

I added some background, placing it under the words, so there is an overlap.  Some colors at the top and bottoms to make the flags more colorful.  When I am happy with the placement, I press them with a hot dry iron on the cotton setting
Flip them over, and cut the excess fabric from the back, using the felt as a guide with some sharp scissors
Here is a drawing of the flower dies that I used from Sizzix

I had made dozens of these flowers for another project - all with Sizzix die cuts in the Fabi machine (Big Shot).  I admit that I do have a sort of addiction with Sizzix flower dies. They can be used so many ways.  They are all pre-fused with Mistyfuse, to make it easier to put them together, and then on another project. I think they are totally fun!
I selected three flowers that would work for the flags.  I hand cut the stems and leaves out of a darker color of green so they would stand out on the lime green background.  I placed the stems under the flower petals.  Press into place, using a hot dry iron.  Note:  fabrics can be repositioned if they are fabric to fabric.  Fabric to felt sticks remarkably well, so you cannot reposition your artwork.

Using one piece of hot pink wool blended felt, I placed the flags on it, making sure there was a bit of space between each one.  This is my backing, and the idea is for it to show all the way around the edges when completed.  I pinned the top to the pink and free motion machine quilted each flag to the pink.  First with an outline around the flowers, and the tops and bottoms of the text and coordinating fabrics. This is yet another way to practice free motion machine quilting.  I free motion zig zagged the edges, all the way around.

Using a rotary cutter, mat and ruler, I trimmed the edges leaving about 1/8th of an inch all the way around.
Then I pressed them all with a hot iron, because most times when you machine quilt, the piece shrinks a little from the stitching.  The iron flattens everything out.

Be true to yourself, be strong

Be authentic, be bold

Be brave

I machine sewed them to a long piece of ribbon for easy hanging.  I hope you enjoyed this tutorial on making prayer flags!  Feel free to visit my Twisted Sister blog for more 'How To's'  -- Jamie Fingal

Monday, April 13, 2015

Influential Women in My Family

 When I designed this line of fabric "Heart and Soul Sisters," I was influenced by the amazing women in my family who dreamed big to be a doctor, a writer, a teacher, and a dentist.  They followed their hearts.

So be true to yourself, be bold, be brave and be strong to be the best that you can be.  ~ Jamie Fingal

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Prayer Flag Blog Hop

Deborah O'Hare Prayer Flag

Are you aware that there is a little Prayer Flag Blog Hop going on at the moment?

Prayer Flag Fiber Art

To further the Prayer Flag movement, Vivika and her team over at Quilting Arts have put together an eBook and Prayer Flag Pack

Vivika first blogged and shared her flags over on the Quilting Daily blog
and here are all the other blogs to visit.

April 14:               Jane LaFazio
April 15:               Meg Cox
April 16:               Deborah O’Hare: That's Me!
April 17:               Jamie Fingal
                               Susan Brubaker Knapp
April 18:               Carrie Bloomston

Each blog shares details of how each of us has decorated our Prayer Flag Banner.
I hope you have the time to take a look and be inspired.

Friday, March 28, 2014

Spring is in the Air!

 With all of the cold weather all over the country, I thought some people might need some cheering up, to know that Spring is in the Air!  Happy Spring!   by Jamie Fingal

Thursday, January 30, 2014

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Joy, Love, Family




Making prayer flags has become quite a healing journey for me, as an artist.  Working on a smaller scale enables me to create works, without feeling overwhelmed.  As I pause to remember what is special to me at Christmas time, I see joy, love and family all around me.   ~ Jamie Fingal
Joy

Love

Family

Thursday, December 12, 2013

A Few of My Favorite Things

Prayer Flags made by Jamie Fingal  "Hope" for the world we live in

"Love" for family and friends

"Art" for making my world more beautiful

"Dream" the big dreams

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Fly Your Own Flags!

Jamie Fingal - I created these three flags for the Havel's Sewing blog, for a step-by-step tutorial on how to make them. "Beauty"

"Artist"

"Fall"

Fly Your Own Flags - Havel's Sewing Blog link is here

Friday, September 27, 2013

Quilting Arts magazine

Article in October/November issuer of Quilting Arts

Have you seen the new issue of Quilting Arts magazine?
I usually get my copy digitally so I was thrilled to receive this hard copy in the mail this morning.

My Protection and Light flags

Jane LaFazio has written a wonderful piece on prayer flags and about what we do here on this blog.

Flags from Jane LaFazio and Julie Hernandez

Hopefully, seeing this will inspire more to get involved.

Flags from Jamie Fingal

Thank you to Jane, and of course Vivika

Jamie Fingal and Martha Wolfe

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Light a Candle

Prayer Flag for my friend, Yvonne Porcella. Light a candle on Monday, September 23rd, for her cancer to go into remission. Saying a prayer for you!

Sunday, September 1, 2013

For the Garden

Mostly all of the prayer flags that I (Jamie Fingal) have made, grace the wall inside my studio.  Today, I made some with stenciled houses on them, to hang in the garden at home

A view in the garden

Another view - they are 2-sided.  Blessings for our house!

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Wedding Prayer Flags

Jamie Fingal here - prayers for my niece's wedding to a marvelous man, and starting their life together

Their wedding colors, like the ocean, aqua and gray.  Love is in the ocean air!  Fiesta brights for everything else!

Love and Laughter

All three flags together!

Monday, April 22, 2013

Peace

Jamie Fingal; In light of recent events in the USA, my prayer flag is for peace in the homeland
My collection of prayer flags in my studio is growing