Making a monochromatic art quilt
October 23, 2007 by Cyndi Lavin
Filed under Home & Living
Technique Tuesday!
Yesterday, I showed you the little (10 x 8 inch) art quilt that I made from various fabric and paper scraps. I started with all off-white fabrics, and before I started “piecing”, if you can even call it that, I stained them all with tea to even up the tones more than they already were! As I mentioned yesterday, working with a monochromatic color scheme forces you to explore other ways of bringing contrast to a piece besides color. I also used some of my favorite things on the quilt – an image transfer, beads, and antique buttons.
Materials & Tools:
cutting mat
rotary cutter
scissors
pins
fabric glue
needles
fabrics and papers
buttons
beads
gold thread
transferred images (if desired)
Fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing techniques. I’ve quilted before and done paper projects but the combination is outstanding. And for the heritage album that I am creating something like this would be a perfect page for my seamstress/handicraft mother and aunt. I especially appreciate the idea to stain everything a similar color to bring it together.
Hi Terry! I’m glad you’ve found the ideas useful
You can use other types of stains too, of course, to bring all the colors together. What a nice keepsake you’re in the process of making!
I have never quilted but want to learn so badly! Thank you for laying out the technique! It seems really easy to follow and the tea for staining is a great idea!
Gina, your mixed media work would look GREAT with some fabric and stitching added to the mix! Give it a try and let me know what you think
I am unpacking my sewing machine as we “type”, lol!
Ooh! This is lovely, too, Cyndi. I’m surprised I didn’t see it before. I love the tea and coffee stained colors…makes art work look antique. My daughter has used tea. I’ll send her here to see what she can do with coffee. I must direct my readers here, too.
Thank you, Mary Emma!