Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Blue Grapes

Hand Dye Painted Fabric 8" square
Companion Fabric
How fun is that companion fabric. Deciding how many of each coloured dots to paint was interesting as I wanted the overall fabric to look right and also considered what it would look like cut into pieces. Do you think solid coloured fabrics would be a good choice to sew with this companion fabric?
 
The grapes and leaves were painted in harmonious greens and blues with a small amount of the orange to add zing.

4 comments:

Win Dinn, Artist said...

Love these fabrics, Eileen, and yes, I think solids would be a great match!

Laura Leeder said...

Yes! I absolutely think solids in any of the colors of these two pieces would be wonderful. A great idea!

HollyM said...

This is beautiful! Have you started sewing with it yet? I can't believe you can do this with dyes!

Watercolour and Textile Artist, Eileen Gidman said...

I haven't sewn the blue grapes but I do have it packaged ready for sale for some other quilter to sew into their work. As I paint so much, I only have time to sew a few of my dye painted fabrics.