Fast Friday Fabric Challenge #3

I forgot it was this past Friday that the FFFC #3 started. As I did with Challenge #1 I will explain the progress of this piece as I go.

We have to design an odd shaped quilt. I missed challenge #2 because I was in Milton Keynes at the Quilt Judging weekend and I was in danger of missing this one, not because I was away but because I couldn't think what to do. Inspiration struck yesterday and my design will be based on a hexagon shape - well sort of. I am using Fast2Fuse and batik fabrics.

I have fused the fabrics to all the pieces. This will be the middle section. I still have to stitch and add things to it - it's still a little vague but I know where I am going with it.

This is going to be the inner section. I will be adding painted and stitched Lutrador to this section.
This is the outer section. There are six of these. I have already made a start on these pieces.


First I painted newspaper with a mixture of brown/gold acrylic paint. I left that to dry overnight.

This morning I layered it with the outside section you saw above and stitched PETROGLYPH all over it. I used the Pfaff 1475 to program the word. I intend wetting it and "distressing" the paper. That will expose bits of the fabric underneath. Did I say the design source for this piece of work is Petroglyphs - you probably guessed that already!

I did some experiments with painted Lutrador the other day. I want to use it on this piece. I got some truly lovely results. I forgot to bring in my sketchbook from the studio to photograph them. I need to go pack for class so will post some Lutrador pictures tomorrow.