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Friday, February 8, 2008

For the Birds


What a difference the finishing touches make! I am pleased with the final result on this piece - which is actually a trial for a much larger piece.

This piece was under threat of being sent to the scrap bin, but I decided to try and salvage it.

By sewing a single line of stitching around the screen printed birds, the birds kind of puff up and appear to be appliqued. I find I love the effect of the stamping on the background fabric and the way the shadow of that texture is revealed through the screen printed bird images. I really like the juxtaposition of the abstract representation of the branches and twigs via the stamped fabric in the background contrasted with the very realistic silhouettes of the birds - which are in fact, screens made from photos I took of the birds at my birdfeeder.

While I was quilting, I had the idea of adding some beads on the branches to indicate frost or snow. Not sure I will do that now. Beads might seem too glitzy for this very subdued color palate - unless I can track down some tiny clear faceted beads that will reflect light but not add color.

The quilt measures 27 x 40".
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6 comments:

  1. KarenFriday, February 8, 2008 at 8:32:00 AM MST

    Cynthia,
    I have really been enjoying the creation of this bird piece, I think you are on to something and I hope you keep going with it

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  2. Sue RenoFriday, February 8, 2008 at 9:05:00 AM MST

    This is wonderful, the composition flows gracefully and the restrained colors work well to highlight the birds. Nice job!

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  3. AnonymousFriday, February 8, 2008 at 11:28:00 AM MST

    looks terrific. This has been very interesting to watch come together, thanks.

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  4. QuiltingFitzySaturday, February 9, 2008 at 4:36:00 AM MST

    This is just stunning. Goodness, it's definately not worthy of the scrap bin, I LOVE IT.

    I vote no on the embellishment. It's simple and doesn't need one more thing.

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  5. AnonymousSaturday, February 9, 2008 at 5:49:00 AM MST

    This quilt is beautiful Cynthia. If it was mine, I would not put beads on, it is perfect right now!

    Thanks for showing us,

    Regina, Sint Maarten DWI

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  6. AnonymousSunday, February 24, 2008 at 11:07:00 AM MST

    I saw some opalescent sequins the other day that pick up the colors of fabric. They were at one of the craft stores and at the time I thought they were very snow-like. Might be just the thing for adding a tiny bit of light. Check the sequins at your paper arts places and Michaels.

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