Saturday, January 18, 2020

T-shirt quilt finished, plus more

Got this finished in early August but haven't had a chance to post about it.
84 squares, 42 per side.
It worked really well in the van during our trip from Aug 13-Oct 26.

From another angle:

The other side:

Since we got home I've been thinking about bead embroidery on photos printed on fabric.
To warm up, I dabbled with some of the beads I brought on the trip but never used, and some silk I'd ice-dyed a year or two ago.
Now working on using the heron from this image which I took on vacation on blue and white silk:
I had to zoom way in on the original image but the effect is interesting.
I drew the heron freehand on the silk(which came out ok!), then embroidered the edges and started filling in with beads. Will post finished piece when it is done.
Also have one more piece of dyed silk I'd like to try embroidering onto it a woodland scene.