Creating depth

Creating the illusion of a three dimensional quality on a quilt top can be achieved in many ways. Here, dark brown and blue Shiva stick were crushed onto baking paper and worked together with a stippling brush. The bristles are short and very stiff - making it fairly easy to work the Shiva onto the quilt top. The bristles can be used to "stipple" or pinched between the fingers to create a well controlled line of paint.

First, some leaves on a remnant of the lime fabric were put onto vliesofix, then applied over the intersecting seams.

The Shiva was applied to create a "rolled edge" on the upper leaf and create a "shadow" over the darker, lower leaf. A few strokes were added to the "valleys" of some of the other leaves, giving them the appearance of floating over that part of the quilt.

vliesofix + paint + felt

While in Beaudesert I found the fabric and patchwork shop (by sheer coincidence, directly opposite the Council offices and right beside breakfast ...) and I purchased felt - by the metre. Oh joy. Using cool red, cool yellow, raw umber and magenta a largish piece of vliesofix got the treatment, and when dry (aided by the hairdryer) was stamped with a lino cut block ... dried again then bonded to an equally large piece of felt. Stitching will commence sometime this weekend ... most likely Sunday after 2QAQ' first meeting for 2010. 1-4pm @ Wellers Hill Bowls Club (note the new premises for 2011). BYO lunch!