My First Art Quilt!
 

Howdy y'all :c)

A very sweet man that I have worked with for the past 6 1/2 years is retiring, and today was his last day. Whenever you ask him how he is, he says, "Well I'm just groovy! How are you?". And he's always telling people, "Have a groovy day!". I was on Facebook a couple of months ago and saw a drawing on there that I just KNEW would be perfect for Mark's quilt! I followed it for the most part, but added my own touches here and there.

I started with white cotton sheeting and used a method I saw recently on "Quilting Arts" which uses acrylic ink to color the background. The elongated shapes, the peace signs, and the letters are appliqued fabric, and the rest of the designs are painted on using fabric paint or acrylic ink. I started following the wavy lines at the bottom to do the quilting, and incorporated that throughout the rest of the quilt. Not only was this my first art quilt, but it was the first time I had quilted anything using any method other than SID. This was the most fun I've ever had making a quilt! :c)

Donna

You did very good it is very attractive bet he will like it

In the days of the 60's and 70's......"Far Out", meaning it is really cool. He will thoroughly enjoy your beautiful quilt!

and that's what counts. Very groovy ;-)

That looks like a really fun quilt to design. I have done a lot of different types of quilting, but I have yet to SID. for some reason that one seems to unnerve me or I think it is to contained for freedom of expression. I don't know, but I just haven't done it yet.

Ha ha looks like the perfect gift! Great idea!

I bet he will love it a lot! It's groovy!

Creative! Bet you're going to try more "art" to see where it leads you! Your comment "most fun I ever had making a quilt" is very telling. Do more and have more fun!

That is just pure fun.

What a great quilt! In the late sixties, everything was Groovy!

Far out, man!!!!

Wow, even the colors say groovy. Good job!

YEP! He's gonna love it. You done a fantastic creative job.

That is such a great gift..he will treasure it forever. So thoughtful of you.

Great job!

Wonderful work!!!

he is going to love it! Great job! even back then we colored our own material then made things out of it.

Oh my goodness. Just perfect.

Love it, love it, love it -- and so will he!

so groovy!

It's just perfect! And yes these quilts are so much fun because they let you go CRAZY, MAN!
MaryKatherine

A one of a kind!

Cool quilt. Sounds like it fits him perfectly.

Terrific! He will just love it.

Wonderful job.

How very thoughtful!! It shows that you enjoyed making it and I'm sure he will appreciate your work.

Pretty cool - I'm sure he will love it - and good for you for stretching your horizons!

What a wonderful gift! Thoughtful, special, personal! Your co-worker/friend will be thrilled and appreciative, I know!

Love art quilts and yours is spectacular. :thumbup:

OH, Good for him to get this! :thumbup: Far out!

He's going to love this quilt, and I think the colors are great.

Now that is cool.

Isn't it wonderful to just let loose. You are really good at it; it really turned out "groovy"

Just too cool!