In an effort to expand my horizons, I enrolled in a Craftsy.com class called Pictorial Quilts by Wendy Butler Burns. HERE is a sample of stuff the other students have done.
This involved piecing different fabrics together in a way I had never done before. It was kind of odd, but I dug it. I also learned a little tip from her class that has helped me with other pictorial quilts: Masking tape can be used to hold things together while you iron the fusible interfacing. This is quite handy when it comes to larger, complicated projects. I'm sure I wouldn't have thought of it...I would have guessed that the tape would melt. Viva the internet!
The picture of the cone flower was a template that came with the class. But I decided that I wanted to stretch out a little bit (remember how I am about following patterns...) and so I added some free-motion quilting and some fabric paint to add texture and depth. This was the first time I used paint in my quilts and represents another turning point in my crafty head. It's a lot of fun to merge free-motion quilting for texture and the paint as a way to highlight and add some zing.
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