Clematis and Friends
This wall hanging is approximately 26 inches square with borders.
I begin with the quilt ‘sandwich’ consisting of the top fabric (batik), cotton batting and fusible light pellon. These were based together and the pellon was fused to the batting.
The trellis strips are raw edge appliqué with triple stitch edges. The various designs have been applied in layers in an attempt to give depth to this piece. The background designs were embroidered and the piece was quilted. The upper right hand corner has a fold back to suggest that that a new design can be revealed by pulling the top back. Additional layers of light pellon are fused to the back as needed to prevent curling.
Now I added the forward designs. I do not find open designs effect on a multi-coloured background. Consequently, I used many of the designs as appliqués. After embroidering a design, the excess fabric was cut very close and 3 lines of triple stitch were added to the edge of the design. The green in the fern leaves is fabric paint.
A cotton back was added just before the robe edge was sewn. There is additional stitch-in-the-ditch to hold the backing. The piece is finished with beads, sequins and crystals.
HIi Bob – you used all the things i love in your wall hanging! – fabrics, embroideries, various quilting stitches and embellishments! Great job… Suz
Bob