I took Jane Haworth’s class on appliqué pets online Love of Pets-Fabric Collage
I enjoyed it, watched it through first then started with photo, fabric and stitching. The techniques work very well though I simplified my drawing as I lean to a minimal art style.
Isn’t he a cutie! One thing I appreciated was Jane’s suggestion to use Pellon 830 Easy Pattern base to build the piece. I used Tacky glue and other glues I had. My favorite is Roxannne’s Glue-Baste it with its thin nozzle. There are many hints and video demos for insight to completion.
Once the color values to fabric are complete the stitching begins. All the color stitching was done before choosing the background as I did not want it to show on the back of the quilt.
Trim away the base and you can audition background fabrics.
To decide on the fabric background I used photos and the mono setting in Photos. Using the Moldiv app, I placed the color-monotone side by side to really study value.
It was rather impressive to see where paws did not show because of the colors value. Notice #5.
And our guild’s chat site added many interesting comments. So I pulled out more backing fabric and took more photos. All the input helped me to analyze the color values and decide which background would best enhance the fabric appliqué.
Once the background was chosen, I again took photos to compare color values for placement.
I quilted and faced the background first then appliqued Bailey on with Superior Monopoly thread so it’s invisible on the quilt back. More invisible stitching was added to secure the appliqué.
For a free how to use your iPad photo edit and the Moldiv app for a Color Value study click here or on the Tutorial tab.
Here is the final of Bailey !
Finished size is 24” x 30”
I’m planning two more as this is a fun process.