A World of Their Own

Quilt #92

A World of Their Own

Here is a quilt that I painted  with Tsukineko Inks in a class with Patt Blair in April at the Empty Spools Seminar in Asilomar, California.

I always knew I wanted to make a quilt from this picture and when Patt told us we could use one of our own photographs for this class, I knew right away that it was going to be this one.

photo inspiration

This is my grandson Mackenzie, when about 9 or 10 years old (he is now 21) and my niece's dog, Bailey sitting on the front of our pontoon boat.

A couple pictures of work in progress: 

Day 2

Day 4

The painting part of this quilt was done in class. I have tried painting on fabric before and I this is my favourite by far.

close-up

close-up

I quilted it pretty heavily using three different threads. A variegated YLI Variations for Bailey, the dog, several WonderFil Rayons and Invisafil for Mackie and Valdani Hand-Overdyed for the water.

back of quilt

close-up

It took a while to get the nerve to get started with the quilting but then it all flowed really well.

I decided to use the sleeve as my label.  I tried this on a quilt recently and liked the result. 

label on sleeve

I am so pleased with the way this quilt turned out, I love it.

It was the best workshop ever with a wonderful fun teacher, at a great location. I went with three friends from Canada and a good time was had by all.

Thanks to Patt Blair for sharing so much with us and a very enjoyable week at Empty Spools Seminar.

And here is Patt with her beautiful mountain lion painted quilt.  The quilting is amazing.

Patt Blair 

Terry

DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: A World of Their Own

Description: Hand painted wholecloth

Pattern: Original

Size: 24” x 16”

Fabrics: 100% cotton

Predominant colours: Blue, Yellow

Construction Techniques: Hand painted Wholecloth with Tsukineko Inks

Back: Snow Dyed cotton

Batting: Wool

Edge finish: Double fold french binding

Quilting: Free motion quilted on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: yes

Label: Machine programmed and stitched on label

Date completed: June 2012

Inspiration: Patt Blair in workshop

Quilt History:

Maker: Terry Whyte