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| Wild Orchids 16" x 12" Paint on cotton, quilted |
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Detail, Wild Orchids |
How I made it:
- Sketchbook drawing. Inspired by orchid in my window. I drew the flowers and leaves onto white Kona cotton then painted them, thought it too boring, so painted black lines and shapes freehand. (11' x 14")
- Drew it onto white Kona cotton. Black fabric marker. (11" x 16")
- Painted with fabric paints. They seeped through. Wondered if Gesso would make fabric less absorbent.
- Painted over white and green areas with acrylic paints.
- Layered over thin white felt.
- Free-motion quilted along drawing lines. Black thread. You can't really see the quilting, but it adds depth. Decided not to use rayon thread. Too shiny.
- Tried adding machine quilting detail to an orchid. Didn't like it -- not subtle. ed Ripped it out.
- Sew a couple of rows of stitching around edges, using straight stitch. Black thread.
- Attached to Timtex painted black around the edges. Timex is about 1" bigger than orchids. Mystifuse
- Add a piece of muslin over the back. Before attaching, put Fray-check on the edges of the muslin and attach a rod pocket and a label. Mistyfuse adhesive.
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