The Little Black Dress on the left is getting the red collaged background fused into place in and around the dress. |
My theory is 'why waste fabric' underneath something, when you can just place it in and around? |
A quick 'press' of the red background. My goal is to have a 'flat' quilt. |
Cutting the edges of the quilt, slightly larger than 36x48, because quilts actually shrink during the free motion quilting process |
I am backing my quilt with red wool blended felt, that is cut larger than the front |
More pressing before I lay down the dress |
Positioning the dress into place, I can see if I missed any areas with the red |
It is coming together. |
Free motion zig zagging the outside edges of the dress to the background. I am sewing through three pieces of wool blended felt |
Continuing with sewing the sections of black and white fabric together, and then free motion quilting each section from side to side. |
Press, making sure that I don't burn any of the trim that I used. The background felt is trimmed and then it's ready to go. |
The finished piece 18"wide by 36" high - The Little Black Dress |
What a wonderful finish. I've so enjoyed watching the evolution!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing your process and how you don't waste.
ReplyDeleteI love piecing scraps together for backgrounds.
Debbie
I love watching all of this!
ReplyDeleteSo, no binding? I just finished 2 small wallhangings and was thinking of just zig-zaging the edges. I hate having to do the binding.
LOVE it allxx
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