Flower pounding on to fabric
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Our quilt guild just hosted Joyce Cauthen, the author of a book about Bettye Kimbrell. Athough Bettye had intended to be with us, she took ill. Joyce brought samples of leaf pounding done by Bettye and they were awesome. It is not for everyone, just as tiny little pieces aren't for everyone, or applique. This is a beautiful technique, and Bettye's quilts have won awards all over the world. She used masking tape on the back of the leaf, pounded it and then the green turns brown, or shades thereof. She had asked a botanist how to keep it green, and was told "I think you killed it" will all the pounding! Her quilt done with huge Castor bean leaves was heart-stopping gorgeous!
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#12
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I belong to Chris Kirsch's quilting blog. She had the technique on her blog last year about doing it. And I watched a show where Georgia Bonesteel did it. One of them said the neighbors came out to see what all the noise was about. It looks like something fun to try OUTSIDE, but it would aggravate my joint issues.
#13
This is a flower pounding I did for a customer. It took a few days to complete. The fabric has to be pretreated to accept dye. Many flowers do not pound out to the same color as the fresh flower. But it is fascinating to watch the development of the project. Just don't hang your creation where direct sunlight can find it.
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This is a flower pounding I did for a customer. It took a few days to complete. The fabric has to be pretreated to accept dye. Many flowers do not pound out to the same color as the fresh flower. But it is fascinating to watch the development of the project. Just don't hang your creation where direct sunlight can find it.
#16
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Location: Chula Vista CA
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There was an episode of Simply Quilts with the flower pounding. I do remember there needs to be something to set it, but unable to tell you. A friend told me it was a project they did in Girl Scouts year before. The results are very pretty.
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