Our first Friday photo is from Angela Huddart, in the UK. If you have ever bought a pack of C&T Publishing's Lutradur, you will have seen this particular photograph before, as it is on the packaging, a well deserved honour for a lovely piece. I asked her to tell us a bit about it;
"This
is what I call my 'famous' piece! It is a journal quilt measuring
approx 8" x 11" and is based on Monet's painting 'The Magpie'. I made
it by sketching onto plain fabric then covering with a layer of
Lutradur. I thread-painted the gate, magpie, fences and trees, then
painted strips of Lutradur dark brown for the trees in the foreground
and stitched them in place before zapping with a heat-gun. For the
snow in the foreground I
added a layer of scrunched up Lutradur, stitched it in place and zapped
it again with the heat-gun. After sandwiching, adding borders and
quilting, the foreground and the sky were lightly brushed with a sparkly
paint.
The
Lutradur behaved just how I wanted it to - I could paint it, stitch on
it and heat zap it. I
wouldn't do anything any different in hindsight. I'm all for making
life easy for myself and this worked for me with results that I liked -
thanks to a great product! I loved making it so much I've made another as
C&T Publishing have this original.
I
am a member of C&T Publishing's 'Creative Troupe' who occasionally
send a 'call-out' for members who are interested in various new
products. When I joined there was a call-out for pieces made from the
the new Ultra-Light
Lutradur, which they provided. I had made a couple of fused pieces
based on The Magpie and loved how they turned out, so decided to have a
go using Lutradur and thread. The pieces they receive are used as
models to demonstrate to retailers what can be achieved by using a
particular product. When it came to producing the packaging for sale to
the retailers, they chose this piece as well as four others to be
featured - mine just happened to be on the front !"
I'm sure if you want to ask her anything about this particular quilt, you can just leave a comment in the box below, and she'll respond. Thanks, Angela, for being so generous with your time and expertise.
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1 comment:
I have often looked at this pic on the lutrador and admired it without looking deeply into it. Thanks so much for the explanation. I am not confident using lutrador but I will have another go at it now. Cheers, Dian
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