Art 1016: Late Rust

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Late Rust

After surviving a two-day moving sale, I am finally getting around to posting my offering for this challenge:

I have been doing a bit more experimenting with raw edge applique--no fusible, just fabric on fabric joined with thread, and, since those slightly frayed edges are the fabric equivalent of what happens with rust on metal,

I thought this might be appropriate for this challenge, although there is no rusted fabric in the piece nor even rust-colored fabric.

I started with a piece of snow-dyed fabric and then added bits of hand-dyes and lots of hand stitching, along with machine quilting on the background. It ended up being about 20 x 14".

1 comment:

DeborahApril 12, 2014 at 8:02 AM
Madalene! This is the first I've ventured into our blog since November, I think! LOVE this piece. It has fantastic balance and rhythm. The mostly-low value contrast and the colors work beautifully. This is really a winner!
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Art 1016 is a challenge community of six art quilters, the brainchild of Deborah MacDonald, who began to enlist like-minded quilters in the summer of 2011. Our name, with a nod to the Golden Mean, refers to the dimension requirements of our quilts: each side must be at least 10 inches but not longer than 18 inches. Beginning January 1, 2012, a new theme word, chosen by a different member each time, is announced on the first of the month with the completed quilts revealed two months later. Scattered throughout the United States and Europe, we are united by this bimonthly challenge. The path we each take to meeting these challenges reflects the variety of our unique experiences and preferences, but we all love to play with color, shape,and fabric.