Rainy Night Windows
 

Just finished the top of my first ever art quilt. It is my impression of a photo a friend took. First I will post the photo, then the flimsy.
I need to figure out the backing since it will hang on a wall. Perhaps denim or something stiff like that?
The flimsy looks wavy and crooked, but that's the way it's stuck to the design wall. It's really squared up and flat, except for a few wiggles in the sashing. I don't know why it did that as I was sewing perfectly flat pieces together.
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Oh how interesting. Real life!! it is wonderful.

Love it!!!!

Fascinating! I love it :)

I forgot to add, the window blocks finish at 5" and the sashings are 3". It's a large wall hanging but I think my son can use it. He has a new place with lots of bare walls. :D

What you created is magical! I love how you interpreted the rain through the windows. Absolutely wonderful.

Good job!!

Great wallhanging. You should frame the photo and have your son hang them both in the same general area, see if his friends notice the similarities.

What a pretty picture to recreate in fabric. You did a beautiful job!

Beautiful quilt.

Great Art Quilt! Wouldn't denim make it to heavy to hang?

I don't know, lol, this is my first wall hanging. Would regular cotton be better? I do have some clothing weight denim from a skirt I deconstructed, not as heavy as jeans. I have to do some research before I back it... lol.

This is awesome!

pretty dang cool!

How cool is that! :thumbup:

Beautiful impressionistic art.

I love art quilting, just seeing the images the quilter has interpreted is amazing to me. I love your work, really beautiful.

My sentiments, exactly ... denim is not a good choice for quilt back, too heavy. I have made numerous wall art quilts that were sandwiched with cotton batting and backed with cotton fabric, they hang fine. If this is an exceptionally large quilt, a narrow rod pocket can be added to the bottom of the quilt (in addition to the hanging sleeve on top). A wooden dowel inserted into the bottom rod pocket will add enough weight to keep the quilt straight and flat against the wall.

Wow, that's beautiful!!! The cotton that you deconstructed may work if it's thinner than regular denim.

This is fabulous ! I love it !

I used Duck in the quilting process of this piece. Layering: back, Duck, cotton batting, wool batting, top. (Then quilted). This piece hangs beautifully. The second photo is as it (they were) was displayed in a local quilt shop (2months). The other two pieces do not have the Duck.

First photo: original design
Two lower quilts: practice pieces from Judy Madsen online class.

Oh thank you so much Nita. I do think that bottom rod pocket may be called for. This quilt is about 2.5 ft. x 4 ft. Should I add the rod pocket when I do the binding?

Very creative! I think you interpreted the photo extremely well.

Leslie

Very neat art quilt, Linda! I'd suggest using a regular quilting cotton for the backing. Sewing the hanging sleeve, and one for the bottom when doing the binding makes the process go quicker, IMHO. :)

Thanks for the info, and kind words all! One last question... What size dowel would I need for the top so it won't sag from the weight? Something like a broom handle?

What a wonderful idea. I never would have thought to try to make windows like that. You're amazing.

What a fantastic interpretation

Wonderful idea. Very clever interpretation! Great job!

Just FYI, I did go for the cotton backing and adding the batting. I added hanging tabs to the top and that made it very stable and straight, so I skipped the bottom rod pocket. I used some scraps of red, black and white fabrics for the backing so it can be reversed for a change of pace.