PORTRAIT OF A ROOSTER

PORTRAIT OF A ROOSTER

Original design

Rawedged fused applique

Machine quilted

Measures 22" X 18"

Is available for sale in my Etsy shoppe.

I must apologize for not showing you a step by step posting of this piece as I made it. 

I guess things just got away from me this time.  However, if you go below you will see the journey and be able to take it with me now.

THE JOURNEY

IT ALL STARTS WITH A SKETCH

GREY BARN RED BARN

Can not believe that so much time has past since my last post.  I had a very bad cold and just could not focus with all the sneezing, coughing and blow of the nose!   However it seems to have finally moved on so I was back in the studio today.

All the background tress are quilted.  I then began work on constructing the two barns I wanted to add to the scene.  I have quilted the grey one but still need to quilt the red one.  Once it is quilted I will add the windows. 

There is a lot more to come!

MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY

MY EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY

30" X 30"

Original Design

Rawedged Fused Applique

Machine Quilted

Not for sale at this time

THE JOURNEY

I love making poppies and this journey was no exception.  I don't know why but the leaves the stems the flower the buds all are exciting to do.  Perhaps it is the movement of the whole thing...always looking like they are swaying in the wind.  Perhaps it is just the thoughts I had while working on it.  Whatever it is...I enjoy it all from the start to the finish.

Thank you to all who have taken this journey with me.  Hopefully I will start a new one soon and you will join me once again.

Thank you so very much.

BUD

The bud is quilted.....now on to quilting the leaves and then another poppy.

SOMETHING FISHY

Because I like to quilt as I go rather then quilt around a lot of objects, I need to add a fish now even though early on.  So I draw him out on tissue and then take a sheet of fusible and trace all the parts of him labeling them with what they are and what color they are.  This is all done in reverse of the way he will face on the quilt.

 

 Then I cut out all the pieces and peel the fusible off.

 Using a long my teflon sheet, a long needle and my tissue drawing I place the parts onto the fish in order.  It does not have to be exactly precise....it is your fish you know.

Once he is finished.....I place him on the background and will fuse him down and quilt him.

This construction took me one full hour before quilting.