This is an original raw edge applique wall quilt made from fabrics from my stash and embellished
with thread painting.
My daughter wanted a wall quilt for her studio at My Spirit Experience in St. Louis Park, MN, that represented the diversity of her clientele. I am not an expert, but I love art quilting and took on the project, starting with a sketch on an 8.5 x 11 piece of copy paper. After finalizing the sketch, my daughter and I went through my stash and chose fabrics for each of the figures. I made my larger figure drawings and laid them out on a 4 x 6 piece of paper to get the best perspective. Using Ricky Tims freezer paper method of patterns and Steam-A-Seam 2 Lite, I made my figures, laid out my backgound fabric for sky and the collage beach/water, and placed my figures on it as they had been on the paper. I did all of the thread painting and quilting by free-motion on my longarm,and it is now hanging in my daughter's studio.
