Why yes, I am getting a little tired of the eternal winter around here-- gray, dark green, shadows, and rain-- so this is where I went to in my own personal fantasy. The exact opposite, hot and parched. Is that an oasis in the distance, or am I hallucinating from the heat?
This is a small quilt, about 10-11 inches by 11-12 inches, and uses a variety of hand-painted fabrics and commercial quilting cottons. The shading on the dunes was painted by yours truly using Shiva paintstiks, and the dunes were appliqued down using a fusible web. I hand embroidered some tiny french knots to add texture to the "desert floor" and machine top-stitched the distant mountains and water of the mirage using metallic machine threads. Then I added beads because I can't help it, it's gotta have bling.
quilt challenge? So how big is this?
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely, I'd love to hear more about how you did it.
ETA more details, just for you. :)
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