While pondering the “green” challenge”, the idea which came
to mind repeatedly was leaves. I began
by making square blocks of green fabric loosely based on the log cabin
pattern. Each block contained at least
one fabric with a leaf pattern. Although I liked the direction this was taking,
it was not really breaking any new ground. Then I saw a PBS program, Craft
in America: Threads, which featured among other artists, Faith Ringgold.
One of her works which was based on eight triangles in a rectangle, was inspired
by a design used by the Kuba people of the Congo. Miss Ringgold has frequently used
variations of this design
in her work.
Incorporating leaves into
this geometric pattern became my goal. Gloria
Muddle’s technique of painting on fusible web and adhering the painting to
fabric described in the February/March 2012 issue of Quilting Arts inspired me to try printing
leaves onto fusible web. This method was fun and yielded varying degrees
of success. Printing on fusible web instead of directly onto the fabric meant
that I was not ruining fabric if the leaf print was unsuccessful.
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Judy this is stunning! I also read that article but my results have been quite as interesting. I love the depth of this piece!
ReplyDeleteThere is so much to see in this piece Judy. I could look at it for hours. I have yet to go and read the article, but I will when I'm finished looking at your piece. Kudos!
ReplyDeleteYou know, I have printed on fusible, but I never thought of it in this way. I love the colours, probably because it is Autumn here and of course, I love leaves! I am sure I will spend much more time looking at this as there is so much in it.
ReplyDeleteI looked at your green square blocks with which you started and I also love them. Your final quilt has so much surprises to look at and I love that you chose to use all the shades of green and orange/brown of a leaf’s life!
ReplyDeleteI don’t have the issue of Quilting Arts, but hope to find out more about the printing on fusibel web.
Fabulous! I see you have given some details of this technique at your blog so am headed over to learn more of how you created this beautiful leaf quilt!
ReplyDeletethis is stunning Judy! I love the technique you've used, and your use of value is perfect. I'm going to have to reread that article I must have only skimmed it. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteJudy, there is so much to draw my eye around this piece- your use of color, your value shifts, and the organic leaf shapes juxtaposed against the straight line piecing. I think it is stunning. Now I am going to have to look up that article!
ReplyDeleteInteresting how many of us gravitated to leaves for this challenge, and how different the results are.