It took longer to finish up this quilt than I expected, though it wasn't the quilt's fault. Life just got in the way, but I…
The assembled quilt has been loaded onto my A-1 longarm sewing machine. Not only will the stitching hold down the fabric collage elements, but it…
Before quilting, I need to play with the position of flowers (I’ve painted a smaller second one) and butterfly on the painted background. #flowersandbutterflies #fabricpainting…
Added some paint to soften the edges between black border and fused color spots. I’m liking it! #butterfly #wings #fabriccollage #saqawip #fabricpainting #realism #susanpolansky
Building a butterfly with fabric -the photo shows back and front. The black fabric has fusible on it, which made it easier to cut out…
Flower painting has been put aside – now for something completely different, creating the butterfly. Hard to go to straight black after working with bright…
My painted flower had a transparency problem. The background was showing through, especially the trellis lines, even with a white backing applied. So next I…
There’s a problem here-do you see it? (Painted flower from Andrea Brokenshire’s workshop and painted background from my photo reference.) #paintedfabric #paintingproblems #wip #saqawip #fabriccollage…
First steps…painting a background for a new quilt using my photo for reference. I’ve maintained some areas of white by ironing on freezer paper templates,…
“Controlled mess” is so much fun in painting! Here I’ve protected areas that I want to keep white with freezer paper templates, painted a streaky…
Using a black and white photocopy enlargement underneath the fabric, I’ve painted the main structures. I can wing it from here by referring to my…
The background begins! #artworkinprogress #paintedquilt #saqawip #susanpolansky
My photo from the summer is perfect for the background of the flower I painted in Andrea Brokenshire’s fabric painting workshop! #artstart #artoninstagram #artworkinprogress #fabricpaint…
I made this painted flower in a workshop taught by Andrea Brokenshire. She’s a very talented quilt artist and generous teacher. Only problem is the…