My first art quilt is finished

Lovely, Irene. The overlapping leaves particularly caught my eye. Your choice of fabric was absolutely right - from real in the centre to 'stylised' in the border. Really great. Thanks for letting us see.

(And it always takes me weeks to think and draw designs and make templates, if need be!) . In message , IMS writes

Wonderful Irene, Your colors are great!

Nice job!

Piece,

Marsha in nw, OH

I love that Irene. Lovely colours too!

Well, my goodness, Irene. What a wonderfully inspiring creation. Your quilt gives such a feeling of 'looking up'. Ah yes. Delightful. Congratulations and thank you for sharing. Polly

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How wonderful! Love those overlapping leaves, and the border fabric is perfect. Roberta in D

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That's a wonderful piece. It also shows that patience and diligence will certainly pay off in the form of a lovely, unique art piece. Sometimes I think we aren't patient enough to work through each part of the process in order to have a remarkable outcome. Congratulations.

That's a wonderful piece, Irene! Congratulations! :)

That is lovely - you must have had to be really accurate with the templates, and with the order of piecing. I keep looking through the leaves to the sky amd those puffy clouds.

Congratulations

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)

I love it! What kind of fabric did you use for the leaves that seem transparent? Or did you achieve that another way?

Really a beautiful piece and really worth the time and effort you put into it.

Sunny

Irene,

It was well worth the time - it's fantastic! What a great job!

Steph

Hi Sunny,

The 'overlapping' sections are actually different bits of fabric altogether. It has a neat effect, doesn't it!

-Irene

Hi Sally,

Thanks....and actually, I found this easier in some respects; I could make some pieces larger than the templates, just in case I didn't sew the curve just right, and then just cut off the extra. There was a lot of flexibility with the pieces!

-Irene

Thank you everyone who took the time to 'critique' my little art quilt; it sure was fun (and different) to do! I plan to do another soon; I've got a small watercolor hanging in my hall, it is a path through a the woods, with flowers in the foreground and mountains in the background....think I'll scan it and and work it into a design...

-Irene

I love that you are getting 'outside the block', and I really love the perspective in this quilt. Makes me feel like I am right down in among the plants. One of my favorite places to be. Great job! Dancing in the moonlight for ya!

Karen, Queen of Squishies

Irene, I love it! That is really neat. Thanks for sharing. Launie, in Oregon

very cool - I'm interested in all of these new techniques I see. Is it pieced or fused? Was there a specific quilter's book that you used in class as a reference? Whose technique did you use?

Musicmaker