I outlined the leaves on the wet cyan panel, and added the leaf veining as accurately as the process allows for. I then had the spaces between the leaves to deal with. I chose to "pebble" the spaces, using adjacent small circles as fill. Every time I choose this I know I will come to regret it, as it is a very painstaking and time consuming way to stitch. There is no denying, however, how awesome it looks, so it was worth it.
I like to paint the backs for my works, because it's fun and freeing and it makes me happy as I'm working on them. I spread a bit piece of cotton sateen on the driveway and had fun splashing and swirling textile paints around.
Here's the back after drying in the sun, being rinsed out, dried again, and ironed.
I layered up the top, the batting, and the back and did another round of quilting on the entire works. The needlefelted panel was added last, on top of the supporting quilt.
Up next, the big reveal!
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1 comment:
Yep, the pebbles are great here, especially with the variegated thread. Bravo!
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