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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Off the edge quilting - purple


Here is my off the edge quilting piece for this months so scrappy 2015 challenge.
It started out with the off white 6" square piece of decorator fabric laid on plain white.
Using a pencil and then dark thread, the motifs are drawn out onto the white and expanded.
Background is free motion quilted white on white in a meander design.


Lastly the motifs are colored in using watercolor pencils and fabric paint. Some beads are added to the dragonfly. I think I may add even more. Dragonflies should have lots of bling - don't cha think?

14 comments:

  1. This is so beautiful; it's perfectly balanced.

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  2. You have done a great job. Very effective

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  3. This is awesome! I want to try it myself.

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  4. This is so beautiful. I need to sit and play a bit . Hmm. Maybe this can be the May project for my fiber group

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  5. what a great little quilt! I've never seen anything done like that before, but it's great!

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  6. once again I want to come play with our art supplies together. LeeAnna

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  7. Could we see a partially colored in piece next time? I'd like to see your work in the middle of the process... Somewhere between just quilted and fully colored, please. I think it would be interesting to see the difference as the layers are added. Thanks!

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  8. this is so lovely--love the combo of art adrawing on your piece...hugs, Julierose

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  9. Oh, that's pretty. Thanks for showing your process. You are quite the artist!

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  10. What a pretty piece, I'm a fan of both birds and dragonflies so this is lovely to see.

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  11. What a fun technique. Such a great way to play and create.

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