"Black Chinned Hummingbird on Oleander"
From a photo © Statia Dougherty - used with permission
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Finished quilt measures : 20" by 25"
Special techniques used : painted on wholecloth cotton with fabric paints, trapunto, thread painted and quilted with cotton thread
Quilted by : Karen Silvers
Best Category : Art Quilt, Home Machine Quilted, Wall Hanging
I had some new fabric paints from Prochemical and, after securing permission from Statia, I tried them out with her photo as my guide.
The little bird was layered and quilted first before I layered and quilted the background so that he would stand out from the background. I used Aurifil 50 weight cotton threads.
I chose to finish it so that it would resemble a matted photograph with a frame.
I'm linking up with Amy's Creative Side Blogger's Quilt Festival, Fall 2012 edition.
16 comments:
I don't think there are words enough to describe how lovely this is...! Amazing work.
love this! i have always wanted to make something like this. just don't know where to start. :)
I don't know how you do this! I wish I could. Love it, it's so very beautiful and different.
This is an amazing little quilt! You've done a beautiful job!
This is adorable!!!!!
This is adorable!!!!!
It's beautiful, Karen!! Your quilting enhanced your picture!!! VERY, very nice!
beautiful quilt!!
so lovely! what a beautiful bird!
AMaZING QUILT !!!
great mix of photography, painting, and quilting.
A little bit of quilting in the border frame would really make it sing.
Come see my entries #23 antique zigzag and #46 repro tulip batik
I agree it's amazing, truly.
AMazing work! Well done!
#76 Zarkadia
Very nice! I especially like the background quilting (hummies are my favorites!)
beautiful...my nomination for best wallhanging !
Such amazing work! I'm in awe.
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