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Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Art Quilt -- A Glimpse Through the Lattice

Life …

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… as a Quilter

I continue to work on this quilt. The ‘rocking chair’ idea is still brewing in my mind. Surely I could add it in some sort of way. So, I took a picture …
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… and printed it out. Then I glued black netting over it and cut it out.
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Washing the glue from the paper and netting.
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The black netting laid over cardboard.
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The black netting over the quilt. It showed up more from an angle. When you looked at it straight on you could hardly see the chair.
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The paper pattern of the chair on the quilt.
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The chair cut from the background fabric of batik.
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The chair from black Kona cotton.
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And a smaller chair from a gray/blue fabric with stitching. Too much stitching on the left side.
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So, I cut another armrest, leg, rocker, and a few rungs to fuse over the overly stitched pieces.
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There, that’s much better.
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Come … rest and relax with a glimpse through the lattice!

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14 comments:

  1. I like the blue rocker, more suttle, pleasing

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  2. I like how you've shown your method of developing an idea, auditioning options, and how you arrived at your final image. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. Awesome way to do the applique. Very interesting concept.

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  4. I like this piece Julia. Have you tried taking the black netting and lay over the entire first piece, seeing if it would make the illusion of the rocker more defined? I like to see an illusion of a center point at times. However, I do like the blue one.

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  5. Julia you never cease to amaze me! Thank you for sharing this awesome technique. Your work is just beautiful.

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  6. Wow, what an amazing process. I've never seen anything like it. So amazing to see the different effects and techniques. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  7. Wow. I love what you did here. Thanks for sharing it.

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  8. Fascinating to see the different options as they range from subtle, to in your face and then settle down to just right.

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  9. Did you fuse the chair to the background fabric before you stitched on it?

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  10. Great idea! I love your final choice. It reminds me of a landscape quilt a made with two rocking chairs. It is one of my favorite quilts!

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  11. I wish I had your eye for things. I am in awe at your quilts. Keep up the good work!

    Linda

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  12. Thanks for opening our eyes to better see the technical options

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  13. I had to come back and look at your process page after you linked the quilt up at TGIFF. That was a brilliant idea with the mesh, even though it didn't work out for this piece. Thanks for sharing that. And now I appreciate more the high success with the chair stitching after seeing the "fix" you worked though.

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