Normally, I don't show anyone a new quilt until it's been accepted to a major show. I have many that I thought were great quilts that have never been accepted. But, because of starting this blog, I've decided to share how I create my work. This inspiration came from a very bad quick phone picture at the barn where I boarded my horse. This is Summer, Jimmy and Andy. They came to the barn as kittens, but have been given the best of care and secured every night. Summer picked me as her favorite human from the start. As soon as she spotted me at the barn she ran to the stall to be with me and my horse. Sadly she died last year. I wanted to do something as a remembrance of the time I was at Five C's Farm. It still saddens me to think of her gone.
This is Summer.
First I started drawing the image on stabilizer instead of fabric to reduce "drawing up" that happens when thread painting. I made each cat separately.
As I am working, I always have the photo next to me. Notice they are on a car.
Here I am testing out backgrounds.
In the photo I could not see the window or the wipers. This next picture is of my own car and I drew them onto fabric from this.
The final step is the quilting. For the last year, I have been using Superior Kimono silk thread for quilting. I love that it's 100 weight and looks so beautiful.
Give it a try. I am taking some time off until I
start my next quilt.
Until next time, Pam
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