Little Brown Bird
A while back, I shared a tiny tease from Little Brown Bird, a small wholecloth art quilt here. Well, here is all 16×20 inches (or thereabouts) of it:
I made this quilt as an illustration for my Machine Quilting Unlimited article (July 2009 issue) on Negative space. I developed the vine motif as part of the illustrative exercises, then decided to put it into use in the quilt.
The fabric is one of my hand-dyes, and is relatively monotone yellow-green. I quilted it using five shades of green thread (Superior Threads’ 40-wt. polyester, with green Bottom Line — a fine 60-wt polyester — in the bobbin). The darkest shade of green is used in the bird, the next darkest for the straight lines and vine/leaf motif, and the lighter shades to shade/lighten the background.
Here is a detail of the bird:
And here is another of the leaf/vine motif:
If you visit my blog on June 16 (obviously it will not be “live” until the 16th!) blogpost, you can download a free PDF of the leaf/vine motif for use in your own quilting!
June 14th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
It’s beautiful! I can’t wait to see the article!
June 14th, 2009 at 11:45 pm
It’s a beauty SB ! Betterer and betterer you get!
June 15th, 2009 at 7:38 am
It’s gorgeous! Your background fill is amazing.
June 15th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Just gorgeous! How generous of you to share.
June 17th, 2009 at 6:59 am
Very nice. I love the whole cloth image. You’ve done a tremendous job. I love the bird, but I think I love the surrounding greenery even more.
June 17th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Sarah, this is awesome!! Thank you so much for generously sharing!
June 17th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I love this piece, so cheery in green, I can hear the little bird sing!