I’ve begun my next quilt, and as a departure from my usual method, I am making it specifically for an exhibit at…
India quilt begins. I’m not sure what to post of my progress. I make lots of small changes on photoshop to create…
Kites dotted the skies wherever we traveled in India. I like my quilts to have meaning, and kite flying seems so symbolic…
Of course my India quilt will have people, and maybe a few animals (like the cattle and dogs that were everywhere.) Fantastic…
India quilt composition in progress. #photoshopedit #ilovephotoshop #artistsoninstagram #neqmexplorations #saqawip #jaipur #susanpolansky
India quilt composition. So many hours in and I haven’t even started thinking about the fabric! Need to buy some “building materials.”…
Once I created the background for my #indiaquilt I can figure out how to bring it to life, and the foreground figures…
If you’re wondering how I’m working with photos for my India quilt… #photoshopedit #fabriccollage #neqmexplorations #susanpolansky
It’s not a perfect photoshop edit, but it’s what I need to make a quilt from. I love making my own reality!…
Gathering building materials for my India quilt. On the left are printed bricks and stones, on the right are similar textures. And…
#indiaquilt – full size at 30” x 50.” I use an improvised plumb line (a string with a weight on the end)…
I’ve been cutting out lots of freezer paper templates. For my non-quilting friends, freezer paper(from the supermarket,) when ironed onto fabric, sticks…
Beginning to put together a complicated quilt, when I am facing the actuality of the how many steps it will take for…
Some fabrics might be replaced a few times, just as a painter would revise their colors, until the right balance is created….
Tools I use for cutting freezer paper templates for #indiaquilt A mini cutting mat is easy to move around, making it quicker…
Are any of the fabrics in my #indiaquilt from India? No, but I did come home with a suitcase full! South of…
Working on the little people; saris are fun because you can sneak in an unexpected burst of color. #indiaquilt #saqawip #neqmexplorations #jaipur…
I showed the green sari woman getting created, but here she is in position with some company. #indiaquilt #saqawip #jaipur #neqmexplorations #susanpolansky
Time to work on one of the bigger people, but I’m still using tweezers. #indiaquilt #saqawip #neqmexplorations #jaipur #fabriccollage #susanpolansky
Fabric auditions. Worst part about this is putting away all the ones that don’t make it! #indiaquilt #saqawip #neqmexplorations #fabriccollage #susanpolansky
I’m going to make a billboard sign with thread work. Not sure how legible the characters will come out, if it will…
This will be a billboard on #indiaquilt – don’t know if it’s legible, but it doesn’t need to be. (a number of…
When work becomes “precious” because you like it, it’s difficult not to get caught up in playing it safe, but that sucks…
I pin up bits of fabric that I cut with a freezer paper template or by freehand guesstimating the shape, but none…
Small fabric scraps can get out of hand quickly when doing a complicated #fabriccollage like my #indiaquilt. I use a hanging organizer…
My version of life on the wild side: I haven’t used this kind of wash away stabilizer before, so here it goes…and…
A horizontal section of #indiaquilt removed to do some stitching. If you’ve been following from the beginning, you’ll remember that I didn’t…
After stitching a section and washing stabilizer away, I add it back to the rest of the quilt. #indiaquilt #fabriccollage #saqawip #neqmexplorations…
I’m in the final stretch of making my complicated #indiaquilt for #neqmexplorations ,- it has to be finished and photographed by Aug….
Sewing a section of #indiaquilt. This isn’t the quilting stage yet. Here I am securing bits of fabric(they have already been fused)…
When I remove a section of my quilt composition to do some stitch work, I carefully mark with pins the space it…
What a mess, right? After stitching on a section of my quilt-before quilting-and before washing away the stabilizer (clear, shiny on the…
Going going gone – biggest section of stitching and wash away stabilizer in the bathtub. I put an envelope of netting to…
Composition is off the design wall! Ironing with a press cloth to make sure everything is fused completely. Next step: quilting. #indiaquilt…
My A-1 longarm machine, ready to sew! #indiaquilt #lovemylongarm #saqawip #neqmexplorations #deadlineistomorrow #susanpolansky
Ah, I just showed my quilt getting loaded onto my long arm yesterday, and-TaDah! it’s done and photographed! Not a super fast…
Sorry to string you along, but I couldn’t resist, especially when I want to show how I sewed the kite strings. I…