This was one of my very first attempts at making a small wall quilt & I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out. It's roughly 11" by 13". I used hand dyed flannel & dyed cheesecloth. The flannel gives off an appearance of a soft muted "fuzziness" which to me, makes me want to run my hands over it.
And what did I learn from this piece? PATIENCE!! I paper pieced this & since it had hard vertical & horizontal lines, I was constantly tearing out seams & re-sewing them back together, trying to keep those lines straight!!
(This piece was in a show, Doing Small Things, sponsored by the Fiber Arts Connection of Southern California, that traveled around the US for the last half of last year & the first part of this year.)
3 comments:
First off - I LOVE the name of your blog - Creative Side after 5! Very cute!
This is a wonderful first attempt at a wall hanging. Did you dye the fabrics yourself? Very eyecatching and visually appealing. I'll be back to see what you're up to.
Love the yellow, it sings!
Thank you!!
Yes I did hand dye the un-bleached flannel with MX & FR-H dyes and I have to tell you, the flannel took the dyes wonderfully!!
Was a little nervous about adding the yellow, but I think it turned out ok.
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