Thursday, October 15, 2015

Carol's Circles



Circles, what could be more circular then planets? So I began this with a piece of black fabric. Needed stars……used the old tried and true paint in the toothbrush flicking method.
Looked around and found some really cool hand painted or dyed fabrics for the planets. The arrangement was not as easy as I thought, but I persevered and came up with this. I machine appliqued the planets on and stuffed a few for fullness.

13 comments:

  1. Wow! Yours and Rita's are wonderful companions! And the old toothbrush flicking technique!!!! I used that once in a Katie PM class but promptly forgot it. Thanks for the timely reminder!

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  2. Nicely done! It looks like the splattering was fun. That is freedom!

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  3. You and Rita were certainly on the same page!! Love the toothbrush technique - it really gives the look of the milky way and outer space. Love it!!

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  4. Wonderful texture! I've never tried the toothbrush idea. What fun.

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  5. Like the others, I like the toothbrush technique!! Very effective

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  6. Like the others, I like the toothbrush technique!! Very effective

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  7. Super cool ! Great use of fabric ... Beautiful hand dyed fabs, and the great splatter technique.

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  8. This is awesome. Love the background. Looks just like stars. I'm going to remember that trick. The planet fabric is so lifelike. Carol you did a wonderful job on this.

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  9. The background is wonderful and I love the extra touch you added with your stitching

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  10. It is certainly obvious that great minds travel in the same circles (smile, smile)! I do love your background stars. This toothbrush technique made the background so realistic.

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  11. I love that you creatively added the stars, Carol. They look so natural. And the planets - so colorful and perfect! The hand-stitching was the perfect addition!

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  12. Like most others who mentioned it, I love your use of the toothbrush-splattered paint which is the perfect background for your planets.

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