Saturday, July 5, 2014

Frida's Challege


Two Wall Quilts
Hand Embellished, machine pieced, hand quilted


Frieda's Garden
Size:  24" by 15"


Frida in Paris
Companion piece to Frida's Garden...same size

These wall quilts were made for a fabric challenge using French General fabrics.  We could make any sewn item we wanted as long as we used the fabric provided.  We could also add fabrics or embellishments.  First I machine pieced the backgrounds.  One uses straight seams and the other uses a curved seam technique.  The photographs and images of Frida were added from another fabric designer line.  I designed the garden blooms and embroidered them hand appliquéing them in a free-form design.  Both pieces were embellished with embroidery floss and hand quilted also with embroidery floss.  I mounted both pieces (just tacking them with thread by hand)  on artist canvases with the edges of the canvas painted black.  I added a wire hanger to each frame so they could hang on the wall like a painting.
 
 
French General fabrics provided for the challenge.  There was enough to make two small quilts.
 

lan to make two more wall hangings and some mug rugs adding  these Mexican lottery ticket prints and other festive prints and embellishments.  I think there will be some acrylic paint and stencils used also.

Update March 2022
These pieces have been a joy to make. All of them have made their way into private collections.