My Art Quilt
Fabrics used: 100% cotton, silk, satin, for the blocks. Organza was used behind the stitching in the butterflies. I used satin for the final backing. The threads I used were from Admelody and Floriani.
•I pieced the front with the darker fabrics toward the outsides of the quilt with the lighter fabrics focused in the middle. After piecing, I backed it with warm & natural batting and muslin. I used gold metallic thread and made decorative stitches on all the seams. Next I added my embroidery designs. All are from set 959 except the birds and they are from set BFC609. I then added the real backing in a dark green satin. I drew an enlarged outline of one of the flowers and just stitched the outline through all layers to hold the quilt together. Finally it was time for the embellishment. I used a combination of seed beads, crystals, glass beads, buttons and beaded trim. I would add a little, study it for a couple of hours (or days) and then add more until it was complete.
A wonderful job Sharon! Just the kind of Project I love to make too. Thanks for the details….Suz
