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Cheryl Sleboda wrote an article for the Dec10/Jan11 issue of Quilting Arts Magazine about embellishing with LED electronics. The supply source she gave in the article was http://www.sparkfun.com/ .
She also sells supplies on her website http://www.muppin.com/shop.htm
and has videos on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0xrfpc9MBI
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8_sy...eature=related
The Earth without art is just "Eh".
I had a 4th of July wall hanging 2'x3' with led lights to go behind it. What I did....
-Ironed fusible batting to front panel.
-quilt top as desired (just panel top and fusible batting)
-Figured out where "pocket" for light control would go and where to place lights on panel and "marked the spot."
-numbered the marked spots in the order the lights would be placed so I didn't have to figure out that again.
-set lights aside and using the "eyelet" stitch on sewing machine sewed an eyelet where each light would go and poked a starter hole inside each eyelet.
-make small pocket on backside of front panel for "controller". Don't make flat. Make bowed so when controller is inserted front will still lie flat
-make the back like a "pillow back" with two panels overlapping about 4-6"
-make your hanging sleeve
-right side of panel Front face up, then place hangin sleeve, then then right side of "back two panels" face down.
-stitch around all four sides and turn inside out, iron.
-insert led light string into eyelet holes and controller into pocket.
Done!
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