I had so much fun with thread sketching of grasses on the dunes on some of my ocean/dunes art quilts that I decided to try this technique with flowers. A few weeks ago I created a quilt pieced background of mixed green piecing with several different fabrics for the sky. On that background I did rough edge applique of three gold flowers. Then I spent several hours having fun with thread sketching!! I sewed different designs on the three flowers. I added more large flowers and small ones. I sketched my heart out, trying different designs, many free motion, a few with my walking foot for more straight edge stitching. I look forward to creating more art quilts with thread sketching added to highlight the design.
So pretty and creative! It must be that my eyes are not what they used to be because I can’t discern whether you’re collaging the background or if you’re sewing the pieces together on a quarter inch seam. I think some of the most interesting pieces emerge when we give in to improvisational whims!
I piece the background with quarter inch seams. The flower petals are added by rough edge applique and then the thread sketching on top. I found inspiration in many sketching posts on Pinterest and thought combining quilting and thread sketching would be fun. A customer bought one of these quilts and asked for a second companion quilt which I made her as a custom order. I want to have fun with this hobby/business!!
Thank you for responding to my question Sharon. Your work is absolutely beautiful. I also enjoy combining modalities; I usually have a plan before I start but inspiration strikes out of nowhere and I’m off and sewing on an improvisational tangent! It’s fun; you never know where you’ll end up! I’m wishing you continued success in all your creative pursuits and look forward to your future blog posts!