I made this little quilt for an exhibit that friends were putting together for the Dallas Quilt Show earlier this month. Some how in the midst of everything I forgot to post about it.
I started this little whole cloth quilt by drawing my design on paper and placing it under white cotton fabric and tracing it lightly with pencil onto the fabric. I traced the outline of the birds and butterfly onto freezer paper with a sharpie then cut them out and ironed them to the fabric to create a resist.
With a wide flat brush, I painted a wash of blue paint partially mixed with white paint over the fabric so that I would get streaks of light and dark blue. This would be very difficult to do if I was trying to paint around the birds and butterfly.
Because there is blue in the color green I knew that I could paint the stems of the plants over the blue background with out a problem.
Painting the orange on the birds would have been a problem because blue under the orange would have created a dull muddy orange instead of the bright clear orange on the birds breasts.
19 responses to “Complimentary Encounter”
Wow, I love this! The contrast of colours is beautiful. Thank you for showing the process. I will have to give it a try.
I am always so thrilled to see the process. This is quite lovely, the “extra” detail quilted in the background really acts to give it such dimension. Terrific piece!!!!
Simply beautiful! Great idea on the birds and butterfly to preserve their brightness.
Lovely, thank you for sharing!
I got to see this lovely quilt in person in Dallas! Thank you for sharing the process!
Another beauty! Love the birds & wonderful colors & texture.
Love this! Thanks for sharing your techniques.
beautiful and thanks for the fascinating step by step. you are truly an illustrator extraordinare!
be still my heart! how beautiful…
see you at MIU!
Love when you show pictures of how you paint your quilts. I love process and the results are fabulous!
Just fabulous!
Thanks!
Judy, this is just lovely, and I too must thank your for sharing your creations and letting us in on your techniques. It is most appreciated.
I love this piece – I have a bird challenge due in May – wish I could clone your work.
Judy,
This is really beautiful.
Thanks for sharing.
Barbara
I saw it in person and loved it.
beautiful Judy! Were you using textile paints or inks?
Thanks everyone!
Karen this quilt was painted with textile paints.
Love the birds! I wish I could do birds! I’ve been painting my quilts too! please stop by my place and take a peek!
Your colors so clean an bright! I have your CD which I just loved
thax so much for shareing each step
lori
Another beauty! I love how you quilted in more stems and flower buds to echo the ones you painted. (Can’t wait for next May when you come to NC!)