Using Children's Art

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11-10-2017, 12:14 PM

MaryKatherine

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Using Children's Art

I was so taken with a piece of "frig art" I decided to gift it to the grandparents.
The colour was wonderful and the simplicity just made this a perfect candidate for a raw appliqued piece. The black crayoned outlines are couched wool. 2'x3'

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11-10-2017, 12:24 PM

sewbizgirl

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Beautiful and special! What a great idea, translating a drawing into a quilt.

11-10-2017, 01:34 PM

Tartan

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Cool! It reminds me of the painters Matisse's later art works in cut paper.

11-10-2017, 02:06 PM

QuiltnNan

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a great way to document those fleeting frig arts

11-10-2017, 02:41 PM

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That's great!

11-10-2017, 02:55 PM

Geri B

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What is frig art?

11-10-2017, 03:07 PM

MaryKatherine

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Frig art is children's school art attached to the refrigerator usually with a magnet.

11-10-2017, 03:36 PM

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Good job!!

11-10-2017, 03:47 PM

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I love, love, love this!

11-10-2017, 04:12 PM

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Oh this is so sweet! A couple of years ago our guild president gave us the challenge of duplicating a child or grandchild's art in fabric. I had to make two so that neither DGD was left out, and made them into hot pads. After the challenge, I gifted them back to Mom and Dad along with the original art. It was so much fun!!