Project: Batik Gardens

-


New Wall Hangings to Share 
How Does Your Garden Grow? II

Back in December I shared the prototype for a quilt I planned to enlarge for a bed quilt. I also envisioned using these polygon shapes to experiment with different color combinations in the future. 

My main focus was to use some of the wonderfully vibrant batiks in my fabric stash. This approach was a fun way to play with textures and colors. But it turned out all those textures and colors bumping up against each other, without any place to rest the eye, felt a bit overwhelming in the larger size. 

So, I split what was going to be a twin sized quilt and created two wall hangings. 

Here you can see the hand pieced prototype, side-by-side with the first finished wall hanging, which was machine pieced in the larger version. You can see the original idea is about half the size of this later version:  

How Does Your Garden Grow? I, with prototype on the right

The original concept does not have binding. The backing and unquilted top were sewn, right sides together, as you would a pillow case, leaving an opening to turn inside out. The open portion was hand stitched closed and then it was quilted to the edges. (Check out this link for the original post on this piece: https://creativelifesampler.blogspot.com/2020/12/project-using-batiks.html )

Both of these new wall hangings have been bound so there is a thin green line around the outside that frames the pieces.

I've got lots of plans for these polygons shapes, so stay tuned! 




  


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular Posts

The Huntington- Galleries (3 of 3)

-
Image
If you're not into gardens, or there's just so much sun you can tolerate, there are plenty of indoor galleries to visit at our destination spot. After all we're talking about The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. ( https://huntington.org/ ) The gallery exhibits cover a wide range of art movements, styles, and periods. (In fact this would be a great place to study millinery designs for women's hats. LOL)  This vast collection is not exclusively one of painting.  Many art forms and disciplines are represented. And it's really interesting to have divergent styles to compare and contrast in one visit. We happily stumbled on the American Art Galleries. Walking into this room felt like coming home, with it's nod to American quilts and textiles.   This yarn sewn rug attributed to Hannah Rosina Maynard Phillips stood out to me. Loved the rich colors and the intricate floral design.  Contrast Hannah's piece with this one by artist Cai Guo-Qiang a
Read more
-
Ability to be Creative Ability , ( noun )- aptitude, intelligence, innate qualities, powers, potency, talent, capability, competence, proficiency, knowledge, technique, craft, skill, dexterity, artistry, facility, mastery, experience,understanding, faculty This is a partial listing of the synonyms for the word "ability" in Webster's New World Thesaurus . It seems to me that these words can be divided into two categories. The first category would be nouns which people generally think of as qualities that come naturally to the individual-  "innate qualities" . I propose that everyone has intelligence, capability, dexterity, even artistry, though some might say people possess them in varying degrees, and in different combinations. But isn't that called "individuality"? Now consider the second group of words. These are nouns that can be acquired: knowledge, experience, technique, skills, mastery . These are things you have with practice !
Read more

The Huntington- Textures & Colors (2 of 3)

-
Image
  There is so much to visually take in when you're surrounded by the natural beauty at The Huntington! Whether you soak in the vibrant colors and incredible textures of the many floral species, . . .  Or you pull back to absorb the magnificent collective textures created in the various themed gardens like the bamboo forest: or the cactus garden: There are also subtle color palettes created in garden displays that include a variety of plants: And then there are the man made textures that are thoughtfully scattered throughout the gardens: Plenty of inspiration for, say, quilt textures, and color choices; even shapes and design elements to borrow for future projects.
Read more