I've just posted pictures of two new wall hangings I made. The red applique tractor is for my tractor obsessed nephew, and the mans face is inspired by the Green Man of folk lore and was done for an art quilt challenge, it is only about A4 (or letter) in size, the photo doesn't show the details very well.
Both lovely
The man looks like he just stepped out of a Midsummer Night's Dream
The face is amazing!!
Wow! Talk about different styles, Sarah! They're both wonderful, but you'd hardly guess they were made by the same person because of the variety of themes.
Your children's quilts are always so nice, Sarah. And that Green Man (of Autumn!) is very good indeed. What type of applique did you use - how specifically did you make and apply the oak leaves? . In message , Sarah Dixon writes
Both beautiful, Sarah. The Green Man is amazing!
Nancy in NS
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I love your Green/Brown Man!
Erin
They are great!
Wonderful work Sarah. I love both of these.
Sunny
Love the Green Man -very effective! Now you need to do one for the other 3 seasons :-) Roberta in D
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Having a tractor/truck/anything that's construction equipment-obsessed nephew myself, I really can appreciate the tractors! But the Green Man - now that's really great! Thanks for letting us see your work.
I guess I don't have a real style, I'm challenging myself to try different styles and colors at the moment. Maybe when I've made more quilts I'll have more of a style.
Sarah
I made an A4 sized quilt of the mans face with all the features quilted in, put the binding on and then made lots of leaves using Bondaweb. I had to put a backing on some of the leaves as they stick out over the edge of the quilt. I used the back of some of the fabrics and others I tea dyed to give more variety. When all the leaves had been stuck down I used acrylic paint to add details.
This was done within a week as it was a challenge done on a Yahoo group, you had to make a small art quilt using autumn colours and it had to have depth (or the illusion of depth).
sarah
Very good idea, Sarah. Don't tie yourself down too soon - or at all! Do what you enjoy - whatever it is. . In message , Sarah Dixon writes
Thanks Sarah. . In message , Sarah Dixon writes
Nice job. Dancing in the moonlight for ya, Sarah!
Karen, Queen of Squishies
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