2008
09.22
09.22
rain forest inspired wall hanging
I have finally finished my rain forest design. I added a creeper made from some chenille like yarn along the top edge of the quilt which I allowed to twist and curl naturally and stitched in place using invisible thread and a free motion zig zag stitch.
I quilted along the outlines of the foreground trees to make them stand out more and then did stippling in the background using a fine polyester thread for the leaves and invisible thread for forest floor and fallen leaves. I then used a variegated cotton thread and a random stippling pattern in the borders.
Detail of creeper and background
Yesterday I finally received two parcels which I had been waiting for, one of mostly fabrics and the other with threads and notions. The colours of some of the fabrics are a bit brighter than I normally buy but I am thinking about doing some flower designs. They make a nice changes from the browns and greens and darks which I usually seem to buy, can’t wait to get started.
my new fabrics and threads
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Love your quilt. The fabrics are beautiful and the finished piece is a beautiful piece of art.
Thank you so much for your comments, I have only just started my blog so it is great getting feedback and realizing that peolpe out there are getting to see some of my work.