I decided to come up with a quilt that employed as many circles as possible in a sort of folk-art landscape. And so I have a little puzzle for you: How many circles can you count?
In constructing this quilt, I first fused sky and land fabrics onto my batting. I machine quilted the background very simply before adding any other elements. Then I free-hand cut out a tree. Onto the tree I've placed either leaves or fruit--they could be either! The bird perched on the tree needed a kitty-cat to be eyeing it. To finish, I added a flower.
All elements are fused with Wonder Under and then appliqued with a tiny zig zag stitch. Finally I added a very few hand embroidered details--the whiskers on the cat and the eye of the bird. Oh, yes, I also did some thread sketching on the bird.
The puzzle is so easy, but by my count there are 16 circles in this quilt: 9 on the tree; 2 for the bird; 2 for the kitty, and 3 for the flower.
This is so much fun to look at! Circles are everywhere! Love your colors and the whimsical approach!
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat way to approach this challenge.....AND then you further challenged us with a puzzle :-D [If we included the circles in the binding fabric I wonder how many circles there'd be ???? ] Thanks for sharing your design process with us and your thoughts on how this piece came to be !
ReplyDeleteKathy, I intended to say "don't count the circles in the binding fabric" Though actually, that would have been a neat way to "fool" people. I could have counted them and then everyone would have been puzzled about where those extra circles are!
DeleteI enjoyed finding the circles!
DeleteSuch a sweet quilt and a fun game! I instantly smiled when I saw this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a whimsical and charming quilt!! I missed the circles in the cat but thought you included the ones in the binding too!! Phew!! You did achieve a folk art look with this piece. Fun!!
ReplyDeleteSo charming! I love how whimsical it is.
ReplyDeleteCute quilt. I missed the cat circles so I failed the quiz!!!
ReplyDeleteI also failed the quiz. Lots of circles and lots of color, nice.
ReplyDeleteCute as a button! I always love to see what your playful imagination comes up with! Your personality just shines through in your quilts. Great!!!!
ReplyDeleteAlice this quilt is adorable. I love your use of the theme and the wonderful little "circular" scene you created
ReplyDeleteAlice, This little quilt is cute.....fun....playful.....whimsical....adorable! It instantly made me smile. I love it!
ReplyDeleteAlice, I adore this quilt. Your artistic creativity shines through with all of the various uses of circles! What a clever and delightful quilt. Well done!
ReplyDeleteLove your fun, whimsical, folk-art inspired quilt. I suspect that you enjoyed not only the concept but the construction process of this little "cutie" as well!
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