A week or two later than promised but its done. When the piece was printed I was amazed by how suitable this piece would be for last challenge, just cannot get the Burren images out of my head!
I love ancient ruins, the skill involved, dreaming of what the structures were like in their heyday, oh the romance of it all !
Played with images in photoshop for a few days, layering, cutting and stretching till I came up with image below which I printed onto A3 transfer paper which is about ten years old (one of the problems of hoarding), wasn't sure if it would work.
Next was what fabric should I use? While looking through my white collection I came across this :
Some textured cotton, so transferred image on it:
As the transfer paper was so old I wasn't sure what would happen, a few pieces lifted but was very happy with transfer as the texture of the fabric came through as a hoped:
Once the quilt sandwich was assembled using polyester wadding, I started machine quilting with some variegated thread and then bound the piece with black to finish.
Ancient Arch
I love ancient ruins, the skill involved, dreaming of what the structures were like in their heyday, oh the romance of it all !
Played with images in photoshop for a few days, layering, cutting and stretching till I came up with image below which I printed onto A3 transfer paper which is about ten years old (one of the problems of hoarding), wasn't sure if it would work.
Next was what fabric should I use? While looking through my white collection I came across this :
Some textured cotton, so transferred image on it:
As the transfer paper was so old I wasn't sure what would happen, a few pieces lifted but was very happy with transfer as the texture of the fabric came through as a hoped:
Once the quilt sandwich was assembled using polyester wadding, I started machine quilting with some variegated thread and then bound the piece with black to finish.
Close up one
Close up 2
5 comments:
I love the Burren too Paula :-) I like the idea that it is possible to link one challenge to the next and I was going down a similar route myself linking Through The Window with Time initially. I've since veered off with another idea.
I like the idea that the texture of your fabric enhances the textureof the building.
Thanks Julie, it's amazing how some pieces just work and come together easily while others are a battle of fabric and will! Gonna get my Time piece started, might actually get it in on time!!
That's beautiful Paula, I absolutely love it! I have a lot of transfer paper - sometimes it work, sometimes it doesn't! I think that might be down to me... Your piece has turned out nicely :o)
I know Angela, we're at the mercy of the paper!! I've found HP the best quality but find it hard to get now, what brand do you use?
I actually use Lesley Riley's Transfer Artist Paper - very expensive but great when I can get it to work properly. Here's a nostalgia quilt I made using it ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/patchworkmad/5445599257/in/set-72157626004135429
...there is also another here http://www.flickr.com/photos/patchworkmad/5445599059/in/set-72157626004135429/
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