Posted by Agnes Iley , Wednesday, March 9, 2011 10:15 PM
It’s the eyes…
For my next sample I started with a picture of a woman. With the help of my trusted little laptop I turned the picture into an applique pattern. Then I added some batting and stitched the outlines in black thread. The whole picture was quite dramatic, not just because of this lady’s striking features, but also because of the very strong colour palet I used.
So instead of doing her headscarf in applique I decided to drape the fabric for the scarf. I “bound” the whole piece with a silk border, which was decorated with some trinkets I picked up a couple of years ago in Istanbul.
Now I must admit that I am not a quilter, so I’ve got a thing or two to learn about adding borders.
I really must look into that some time.
Will you believe that this piece made me jump out of my skin, when I came downstairs in the middle of the night one evening? For a few seconds it looked like someone was staring at me from the other side of the room…..it’s the eyes they appear to follow you wherever you go!
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