I chose to do the fish design and here is what I finished the day with:
The wider thread was couched on after stitching the placement from behind. The fish is stitched with 2 threads wound together, one of them being a metallic. Everything has been stitched from the backing fabric where the pattern was drawn on:
I have a little bit more of the decorative thread to stitch on (from the bobbin) and then the quilting.
I had a great day and was pleased with the amount of work achieved. It was great to not have to worry about fabric, the pattern was already drawn up and I could get a reasonable amount of stitching done.
The front fabric was a commercial tie-dyed piece that I over-painted - the balance between the light/dark colours was too extreme, so I mixed up some blue paint and had a very pleasing finished product.
3 comments:
So wonderful. The fabric gives the effect of rippling water... just the right place for your fish. Well done you!
Thanks Ruth. I've finished the water quilting - that's not terribly exciting, but I think I may just have to add a few beads here and there as highlights (of course!).
Very cool - love that you are making fabric (and cottons) your own with the dyeing.
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