I love overdyed fabric but have no time to do it myself so always look for pieces when out at Quilt Shows or in fabric shoppes. Here is one that I have saved for exactly this piece. I have quilted it so it is ready for the flowers.
Sunflowers are one of my favorite flowers and I have planted a few in my yard this year. I have done them in the past so I do not use a drawing but instead just free cut all of the pieces and construct it on my teflon sheet.
Had to include a partially open one.......which will be even better once quilted.
I like place them on the quilt knowing in my mind what will still be coming.....you will have to wait to find you.
Now I add their stems and may add a few of their leaves that are behind their stems before fusing and quilting.
I am happy when working on sundlowers....they have so much personality...joy in the beginning and then sadness at the end.
2 comments:
Oh, the flowers are so beautiful I could cry! I love sunflowers. I bought a piece of hand dyed fabric last month that I was thinking of for a water lily pond. I guess if I quilted it first, I could assemble the flowers and leaves on top. This is such a beautiful piece- made my visual day!
They do much a wonderful subject for art quilts, lots of variations and the shades look nice against a lot of different backgrounds.
Debbie
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