This is so exciting to show this post! Three quilters, myself included, were given a similar 5 X 7" piece of my hand dyed fabric and were challenged to create something with it. This was in February and now, here they are all completed!
Betty designed and created this wall hanging using pieced squares and strip borders. Take a look at the free motion stitching that extends right into the white background. Too exciting! What a great use of a small piece of hand painted fabric. I don't know if you had these fabrics in your stash Betty but are they ever great.
Joan created this piece with a theme in mind: 'Spring in the Desert'. For the background she used a muslin with speckles in it to emulate the desert sand. Note that the lines of the off white background are not quilting lines but rather narrow pieced strips!!! The texture of this and the different direction of the lines reminds us of the desert landscape.
Only Joan could make a 5 X 7 piece of fabric go so far into 5 triangles. These yellow and light green triangles depict the first greenery coming up in the desert after the hot summer and the dry winter.
This is my piece which I made into a 'mug rug'. Surprise, surprise as I can't seem to stop making lately. I free motion stitched the daffodils after ironing the hand painted 5 X 7" piece onto interfacing. A narrow golden strip was added like the golden colour in the flower centers. The rest of the piece is from a green variegated fabric that I wish I had more of as it has been so versatile.
There you have it, three textile artists with their own interpretations using a similar piece of hand painted fabric. What fun this was to see the great variety of quilted pieces that were created. I love it!
If you have a group of quilters you want to try this with, let me know and I can provide you with the hand painted fabric using colours of your choice. You can email me at egidman@kootenay.com
4 comments:
What a great variety of projects...and they're all delightful. I love how you've each interpreted similar colour schemes so differently.
Yes, it's fun to see what each person comes up with. I don't have a group but I'd sure like it if you'd think of me another time. I'd enjoy it!
Holly, yes. I certainly will.
It really was fun to do. I enjoyed this challenge so much. I was honored to be given the opportunity to create something with your 5*7" print, Eileen.
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