Hello Everyone,
This is my "South", you're probably thinking I'm obsessed with birds. But I struggled with the concept of south and kept coming back to birds heading south for winter.
It's a new technique for me, it's bleach discharge on black cotton sateen, then bondawebbed onto the background. I played around with the quilting, having clouds at one point but they were too fussy for the starkness, so I settled on straight lines to reflect the slats in the fencing.
I hope you're all well and had the best of times over Christmas and New Year.
Happy Quilting in 2012
Petra
Petra, I also had the snow birds and real birds tantalizing me. I'm glad I did not choose that topic since you handled the topic so well!
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt stitching and the fact you tried some new surface techniques.
Happy New Year and Reveal Day to you, Petra! I am always awestruck when I see birds heading South in the winter. You've chosen the perfect subject for this intriguing theme. This quilt is lovely with its contrasting colors and most fitting quilting. No, I don't think you're obsessed with birds; I love your bird quilts! I've often wanted to try bleach discharge myself, and your beautiful quilt inspires me to do so soon!
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of your quilt, but find the complexity of the discharged bird fabric fascinating, very nicely complementing each other.
ReplyDeleteIt seems many of us had "bird brains" for this challenge. I think it is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI love the contrast the bleach discharged fabric provides against the background. Nicely done!
ReplyDeletePetra, I'm glad I looked at the closeup view of your quilt. The captivating simplicity, your color choices and the silouette format created a sense of "ghost like" memories of summer birds who've flown away. I'm an avid bird lover and this piece really spoke to me. Great job.
ReplyDeleteI really like the starkness of the piece and the quilting really adds a lot to the piece.
ReplyDeleteSimplicity, abstract design, beautiful use of color, and an exciting process (discharge dying)..... Bravo ! Absolutely beautiful !
ReplyDeletePetra, this is fabulous! I like how you accomplished the movement and the wonder of birds in flight. What fun it must have been to discharge the fabric and see how the results worked in your piece.The colors are simply perfect!
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