I finally finished this little art quilt made from a picture of a hibiscus flower. I started it about a year ago in a dye painting class by Hollis Chatelain. I painted the whole piece onto white cotton fabric in the class. The process was fun, but frustrating because I couldn't tell how the painting would look once it was washed. I was disappointed with this piece because when I washed the dye out, the flower did not have enough internal contrast, so it looked a lot like a big pink blob! However, I had a feeling I could rescue it with the quilting, and this week I decided it was time to give it a try. I used free motion quilting to emphasize the structure of the flower and the leaves. The stitching really helped give the picture definition. Then I added pink piping and chocolate brown binding to finish it.
Click here if you want to see it in my Etsy shop, along with more pictures.
Check out the other piece (Flowering Vine) that I made in that dye painting class here.
Clicking on a quilt in the slideshow in my header will take you to a blog about that quilt.
Click here if you want to see it in my Etsy shop, along with more pictures.
Check out the other piece (Flowering Vine) that I made in that dye painting class here.
Clicking on a quilt in the slideshow in my header will take you to a blog about that quilt.