Monday, October 6, 2008

Quilted Paint Splats

I recently got the idea that I wanted to do a quilt series in which the fabrics looked like spilled and splattered paint. I wanted to use all cotton fabrics, cut freehand and pieced together, rather than appliqueing pieces on top.



So here's the first one:


Yellow Paint Spilling from Above



















Next came:


Red Paint Spilling from the Corner













And finally (but done in reverse applique):

Paint Mixture Splatted from Above


I just finished machine quilting this one. I tried to do this by regular piecing, but the first try was a disaster. I finally surrendered and did it with reverse applique (the holes cut in the black fabric and the colored fabric showing from beneath).

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