The idea of "quilt art" came about because I had a good amount of Amy Butler fabric left over from one of my first quilting projects - pillow shams that now live in my guest room - and that room until this weekend had totally blank walls. I thought it would be fun to create a wall hanging out of this fabric, but something about making a traditional wall quilt seemed rather old-fashioned to me. How else can you display quilting? I asked myself the same question - you stretch it over an art canvas!!!
First off, though, you need a quilting pattern. I sketched one out myself - I even did my own math to make it fit the size canvas I was able buy for roughly $10 and carry home on the bus from Pearl Art.
Next up, I cut out the blocks, sewed them all together, put on a batting back and decided to use a decorative stitch to quilt her up.
Yeah, THAT didn't work as planned.... Have you ever tried to rip out decorative stitching? It's nearly impossible. So, I cut the quilt up - again - on the seam and sewed it up again - batting and all. I don't recommend, but it turned out! Sometimes life throws ya uneven decorative stitching and you have to roll with a plan B!!
Once I fixed my oopsie, I stretched it across the canvas and had fun with the staple gun, careful to not send myself to the emergency room. I live alone, and I'd prefer to not be found bleeding to death on my dining room floor!!
What do you think? I can't wait to show you the rest of the room, but I'll be spreading that out across the week if I can hold out that long.
1 comment:
What a great idea! Love it.
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