To create the moth, I immediately thought of using two fabrics I had on hand: a white Radiance for the main part of the body and an iridescent polyester organza for the highlights. For the composition, see my post of January 25th. I chose reverse appliqué for the construction technique, stitching a section of the wing to sample threads, as well as stitch length and width. The sampling went remarkably well, so I suppose the rest of the quilt will have its challenges. I’m waiting to cut out the moth on the design lines when I’ve chosen the background fabric.
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I’ve narrowed down the background to two fabrics and included the polyester organza so you can see what it looks like as a whole.
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Progress has stalled while I do preliminary stitching for a two-day Sue Spargo workshop. We have to appliqué 48 wool circles. I’m amazed that no matter how round I’ve cut the circles, it seems impossible to keep them round as I appliqué. Grrr!
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