Birds of a Feather.....

Quilt Documentation # 157

Birds of a Feather....

This was a project I started in a class with Pat Blair in 2012. It is ink painted using her technique and Tsukineko inks. I decided to finish it as the project for my Art Prompt #4 challenge which was to use any kind of ink.  I blogged about it here and here.

I have added borders, free motion quilted it and finished it with a facing and a sleeve. Still needs a label.

I also gave it the name “Birds of a Feather” as I have no idea what kind of birds they are, but there sure was a lot of them on the boardwalk in Halifax when I took this picture.

photo

Here are a couple of close-up.

I experimented with using a white bobbin thread on the white cotton back thinking that it would save me changing the bobbins every time I changed colours. It would have been a lot easier to fill and change the bobbins as I had to be very careful with the tension to make sure I didn't get white on the top or dark on the back. In hind sight, I should have thread painted the birds and the rocks prior to sandwiching and quilting.

back of Birds of a Feather... - facing and sleeve.

Linking to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday.

Happy Quilting,

Terry

DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: Birds of a Feather....

Description: Ink painted wholecloth

Pattern: From own photograph

Size: 20” x 25 ½”

Fabrics: 100% cotton

Predominant colours: Blue and brown

Construction Techniques: Painted with Tsukineko inks using Pat Blair technique

Back: white cotton

Batting: wook

Edge finish: Facing

Quilting: Free motion quilted on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: yes

Label:

Date completed: 2014

Maker: Terry Whyte