Originally Posted by
quilterpurpledog
I like your art pieces very much. There are so many innovative techniques and I wonder how you discovered them and learned to apply them in your work. I think the unique artistry is very enhanced by your beautiful quilting designs. I am glad they are no longer UFOs because they deserve an audience.
Thanks quilterpurpledog. I am a big fan of learning new techniques and then trying them out on experiments. Some of them just hang around in my samples box(es) forever. Others (like these) hang around for years before I can figure out a way to incorporate them in my work. The painted batting is an idea that I got from a Heather Thomas video on National Quilters Circle. The tie stabilizer was left over from making a tuffet for my cousin using her late husband’s ties. I liked the texture and decided to paint it to see what would happen. I started using the felting attachment after I realized that there was no way I could use all the yarn I’ve spun over the years nor could I spin all the roving I’ve accumulated... then I realized that the felting attachment could be used with other fabrics and fibers. All kind of a long winded way of saying that I spend a lot of time playing in my studio and asking myself “what would happen if I did xyz...”
Rob