WIP update: my Sunshine & Sunflowers challenge

Try this link; the other was a teensy thumbnail

Wow! You have made incredible progress. Reproducing the picture is great....but ghosting the sunflower? Outstanding! I'm in awe!

That's awesome.

how on earth do you go about doing something like that? I'm amazed.

Anne

WOW!!

That is just magnificent! Wonderful ,marvellous!

That's amazing. Is there a particular quilt artist that has inspired you, or a book, or is this something you've figured out all on your own? I've always wanted to do something like that but don't really know how to even begin! Musicmaker

That's un-bee-lee-vable! You are one talented gal! Don't think I'd ever be brave enough to start something like that. You GO-Girl! ME-Judy

I too, am awed.. and more than a little curious as to just how you did that! There is a picture I have that I've always wanted to do that too, but I never did figure it out or find just the right resource.

Your work is beautiful.

Ooooh, that's amazing, Susan! :)

That is really awesome!!!

I posted how it did it back when I started; here's re-cap..

(tedious trial & errors steps snipped)

I manipulated the picture with Adobe Photo Elements using the "Cutout" tool with a "levels" adjustment of 5, which gave me exactly 5 gradations of darkness. The image is still very faithful to my beautiful little girl, quite practical for hand applique, and I still can add a level at the top & bottom for the lightest/darkest the ghost layer. If you wanted to do fusible raw-edge; you could use more levels and more intricate edges; but for this needleturn and *this* photo, 5 seems to be just fine.

This was the key -- I didn't have to figure out how to abtract all the gradual shadings into different "value" levels I could sew-- the Photo Elements did it for me.

Then I put the picture in Printmaster and made it 3x3 pieces of paper big; and printed it on 9 sheets.

I transferred it with a Sharpie on clear plastic. I used report covers & sheet protectors cause they were stiffer than overhead projector sheets I had. Then I use the clear pattern with a light box to mark the fabric; and then use it on top of the fabric to get the placement perfect for needleturn.

susan kraterfield see my quilts: members.cox.net/kratersge

I posted how it did it back when I started; here's re-cap..

(tedious trial & errors steps snipped)

I manipulated the picture with Adobe Photo Elements using the "Cutout" tool with a "levels" adjustment of 5, which gave me exactly 5 gradations of darkness. The image is still very faithful to my beautiful little girl, quite practical for hand applique, and I still can add a level at the top & bottom for the lightest/darkest the ghost layer. If you wanted to do fusible raw-edge; you could use more levels and more intricate edges; but for this needleturn and *this* photo, 5 seems to be just fine.

This was the key -- I didn't have to figure out how to abtract all the gradual shadings into different "value" levels I could sew-- the Photo Elements did it for me.

Then I put the picture in Printmaster and made it 3x3 pieces of paper big; and printed it on 9 sheets.

I transferred it with a Sharpie on clear plastic. I used report covers & sheet protectors cause they were stiffer than overhead projector sheets I had. Then I use the clear pattern with a light box to mark the fabric; and then use it on top of the fabric to get the placement perfect for needleturn.

susan kraterfield see my quilts: members.cox.net/kratersge

That is going to be an outstanding quilt! Can't wait to see the finished product.

BTW, it doesn't look anything like a dog with floppy ears to me!

Wow! Even the instructions are a bit too complicated for me. I'll just wait and applaud the finished project. It's outstanding Sue!

This is simply brilliant! Really amazing work. Can't wait to see it finished. :)

Nancy in NS

Oh, my gosh!! That is truly incredible. What a wonderful work of art. Nicely done, Susan!