New technique! Terri has a tutorial on her
thread sketching technique that I have been wanting to try. So here's my first attempt at a thread sketched journal quilt.
I used a sketch from my sketchbook of a simple bird outline--few details. Scraps were strip pieced together for the background. I followed her directions for the thread sketching and used a brown thread to stitch the outline and letters.
I should have taken a "before coloring" photo. The pieced background was done with a light purple, and one yellow-gold fabric.....all the other fabrics were white! I used Prismacolor pencils (purple, blue, and yellow) to color, and blend it all together. I love the effect of the colored pencils. Before coloring, it was so boring. Now it is too cute and I plan on hanging it up in the sewing room.
My thread sketching needs a good bit of practice---especially on the letters, but I know I will be trying this one again.I want to pass along what Wanda discovered
and shared about the problem with Blogger comments.
I changed the settings here for comments to the pop up box last week when she emailed me. It sure seems to work. Thanks, Wanda.
Happy stitching,
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