The assembled quilt has been loaded onto my A-1 longarm sewing machine. Not only will the stitching hold down the fabric collage…
Before quilting, I need to play with the position of flowers (I’ve painted a smaller second one) and butterfly on the painted…
Added some paint to soften the edges between black border and fused color spots. I’m liking it! #butterfly #wings #fabriccollage #saqawip #fabricpainting…
Building a butterfly with fabric -the photo shows back and front. The black fabric has fusible on it, which made it easier…
Flower painting has been put aside – now for something completely different, creating the butterfly. Hard to go to straight black after…
Ah, I just showed my quilt getting loaded onto my long arm yesterday, and-TaDah! it’s done and photographed! Not a super fast…
Composition is off the design wall! Ironing with a press cloth to make sure everything is fused completely. Next step: quilting. #indiaquilt…
Going going gone – biggest section of stitching and wash away stabilizer in the bathtub. I put an envelope of netting to…
When I remove a section of my quilt composition to do some stitch work, I carefully mark with pins the space it…
Sewing a section of #indiaquilt. This isn’t the quilting stage yet. Here I am securing bits of fabric(they have already been fused)…
I’m in the final stretch of making my complicated #indiaquilt for #neqmexplorations ,- it has to be finished and photographed by Aug….
After stitching a section and washing stabilizer away, I add it back to the rest of the quilt. #indiaquilt #fabriccollage #saqawip #neqmexplorations…
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…
Small fabric scraps can get out of hand quickly when doing a complicated #fabriccollage like my #indiaquilt. I use a hanging organizer…
I pin up bits of fabric that I cut with a freezer paper template or by freehand guesstimating the shape, but none…
When work becomes “precious” because you like it, it’s difficult not to get caught up in playing it safe, but that sucks…
Fabric auditions. Worst part about this is putting away all the ones that don’t make it! #indiaquilt #saqawip #neqmexplorations #fabriccollage #susanpolansky
Time to work on one of the bigger people, but I’m still using tweezers. #indiaquilt #saqawip #neqmexplorations #jaipur #fabriccollage #susanpolansky
I showed the green sari woman getting created, but here she is in position with some company. #indiaquilt #saqawip #jaipur #neqmexplorations #susanpolansky
Working on the little people; saris are fun because you can sneak in an unexpected burst of color. #indiaquilt #saqawip #neqmexplorations #jaipur…
Some fabrics might be replaced a few times, just as a painter would revise their colors, until the right balance is created….
Beginning to put together a complicated quilt, when I am facing the actuality of the how many steps it will take for…
I’ve begun my next quilt, and as a departure from my usual method, I am making it specifically for an exhibit at…