Finished art quilt - Pix

Bronnie · 2010-02-06T04:30:51+00:00

After attending Vikki Pignatelli's workshop at our guild last May, andhaving her billet with me for five nights, I was enthused with hermachine applique method.My subject of choice was a wild peony rose photographed in the sierrasnorth of Seville, Spain in 2008.Using Vikki's method of applique and my photo enlargement techniquesfor paper templates learned making fractured quilts (Katie PasquiniMasopust) I set about the challenge. As with the fractured quilts, Ienjoyed the preliminary artwork.Starting at the centre of the flower I slowly worked outwards. Allthe fabric pieces cut from the paper templates, were sewed onto Pellonstabiliser using a full sized paper guide underneath for accurateplacement. As it grew in size, I added sections of stabliser joiningit with Stitch Witchery tape.The machine quilting was done on my Janome 6260 again working from thecentre. It was a little unwieldy but perserverance won out in theend.I made some of the fabric pieces myself (parts of the background)dyeing fine muslin and ironing it in natural 'scrunches' onto brownhomespun, and quilted over wash-away stabliser.The finished piece is so large I'll have trouble fitting it onto anyof the walls in the house! It is probably better suited to a hotellobby! It certainly needs to be viewed from a little distance. Iplan to enter it in some exhibitions this year if possible.I suppose I spent about five months in total making it. Now I have anice tidy studio as I ponder my next project....Check it out on: BronnieQld Australia

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IMS 16 years ago

Bronnie, I'm 'piggy-backing' here on Sandy's post as I missed the original - those quilts are STUNNING!

-Irene

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Bronnie 16 years ago

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thanks Sandy and Irene. It was quite an intense project, but enjoyable. Bron

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