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Aquarium 20 inches x 26 inches The challenge of this quilt was to see if I could use some of my many printed fabrics and make them look like an aquatic scene. I had some fabrics that had interesting fish printed on them, so I set out to create an environment for them. At first I had trouble looking beyond the prints, but once I got involved in creating the scene, I was able to 'see' shells, fish and plantlife where once there was a calico, stripe or dots. |
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Detail Of Barnacles and Angel Fish I created the barnicals using several different fall-themed fabrics. I used decorative stitches to finish the edges and overlayed tulle to create shadows. |
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Detail Of Coral And Shell The coral was fun to create because it let me use some brightly colored fabrics and cut them without precision! The conch shell was a little more challenging because it required a bit more attention to shape and stitching. |
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Detail Of Imaginary Fish And Coral Even though I had a lot of printed fish fabric, I got so involved in this project that I decided to make some fish from my prints. This fellow blends in with the coral reef! You can see I have already stitched my appliques in place and have begun to pin my quilt sandwich in place for free-style quilting. |
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Seahorse One of my favorite parts of this quilt was also my most difficult to 'draw'. I think of each fabric color and shape in the same way I think of paint and a brush. I use the fabric to 'draw' each compontent of a quilt. I wanted the seahorses to be recognizable but I wanted to keep them simple. I managed to do this by capturing their shapes and textures using just 2 different fabrics and decorative stitching. |
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Detail Of Shell and Sea Grass Like the conch shell, I created this small shell using a simple calico and decorative stitching. For the sea grass, I used a printed holiday fabric that had pine needles and holly. I cut the fabric randomly so it no longer looked like a Christmas tree. I gave this quilt to one of my sister for Christmas a few years ago. |
Quilts created by Jennifer Wheatley-Wolf. Images owned by the artist used with permission only! |
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