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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Scrunch Dyeing in a tray

My turn, I would like to share a piece I made in december. This is the dyeprocess in pictures:



 
I decided to use this piece for a small project. Ironed fusible web over the full piece, cut a line drawing of sun flowers out of the piece and added it to a sort of 'crazy patch' top, dyed with the same colours.




 
 
No rocketscience, not an artquilt, but a lot of fun to do!!
 
 
 
 

18 comments:

  1. I love this. It makes me smile and what a clever use for snow dyes!!

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  2. Your fabrics turned out very beautiful and the sunflowers just as well!

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  3. Fabulous piece, Nienke! I love the colors, and I'm really intrigued by your cutout process... thanks for sharing your project!

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  4. What a brilliant piece - would love a workshop in how to make something similar - do you have n online workshop??

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  5. this quilt is very nice Nienke. Do you want te show it at 8 March?
    http://quiltaart.blogspot.nl

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  6. Wow! We are finally getting some nice weather so I can go out and do some dyeing. I know the place that sells ice will be getting a boost in revenue from me soon!

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  7. I think it is gorgeous and such a clever way to work with that fabric!

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  8. And just WHY is it not art? Sure looks like it qualifies to me......Gorgeous!
    I am new to fabric dyeing and have just recently used a piece in a similar fashion (but reverse applique) the way the colours move through out the piece is fabulous.

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  9. It is definitely an art quilt. Beautiful inspiration and execution.

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  10. Nice piece Nienke. I love seeing how you use your fabrics. Did you use an Exacto-knife to cut out your sunflowers. They turned out beautifully.

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  11. Just tiny scissors and some patience will do the work ;-)

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  12. Beautiful quilt. Between the colors and textures in the fabrics and your cut out layers, you've achieved some very nice interesting complex layers.

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  13. ...and WHY is this "not an art quilt"? this is very cool!

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  14. WONDERFUL Nienke. I love it a lot. It is really beautiful work.

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  15. Wow! This is a beautiful piece of art. What a great way to use a piece of your own beautiful hand-dyed fabric.

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  17. Looks like art to me!! Absolutely gorgeous!! And I commend you on your patience cutting all that with little scissors!

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  18. This is a beautiful piece!

    Makes me wonder what the definition of an "art" quilt is. Is a quilt only art when you use certain techniques or when you use certain products or if it is abstract or if ....

    I wonder if you took a poll what people would define an art quilt as.


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