Tree Bark Samples
These are my first technique trials for the new art quilt series I'm working on. The series does not yet have a name, but it's based on several old cottonwoods along NM 73.
It took me a few tries to come up with a sample with which I was satisfied, but finally I was happy with poly organza layered over lightweight tyvek, stitched and painted heavily with Pebeo expandable paint mixed with Jaquard Textile Paint - opaque brown.
The sample was pinned loosely to a board and heated with a heat gun, slowly, both front and back until it dried, puffed and distorted. YAY!
Now I can move on to the weeds.
It took me a few tries to come up with a sample with which I was satisfied, but finally I was happy with poly organza layered over lightweight tyvek, stitched and painted heavily with Pebeo expandable paint mixed with Jaquard Textile Paint - opaque brown.
The sample was pinned loosely to a board and heated with a heat gun, slowly, both front and back until it dried, puffed and distorted. YAY!
Now I can move on to the weeds.
OH, I love your idea. I have been wanting to get back into my quilting lately and this has inspired me to get busy.
Posted by: Debby | April 03, 2008 at 04:13 PM
Quilting + Heat Gun? Umm... OK, given, I know nothing about quilting ... but I generally picture a bunch of people sitting around in a circle, sewing by hand ... or somebody using a sewing machine ... but a heat gun? Hot! (pun intended) Will it retain its shape through washing?
Posted by: DaviMack | March 31, 2008 at 02:34 PM
Those are seriously cool.
Posted by: Double Helix | March 30, 2008 at 03:10 PM