Saturday 1 October 2011

Sketching, stitching and painting

Further to my last post - herewith the finished drawing/painting of my latest fairy attempt.  As you can see, I did add something in the background and also the berries at the bottom, to cover those weird shaped arms a bit!  I have lots of beautiful berries on the trees and in the boundary hedges in my garden at the moment.

I've also been dyeing, stitching, painting and more stitching.  I decided to enter the Challenge of the Bunbury Patchwork & Quilting Group in Australia, under the theme 'Wonderland' - well, how could I resist?
 This is my effort so far (about 20" x 30").  It doesn't have to be in Australia under February 2012, so I have plenty of time.  The Challenge is , however..........
to incorporate this piece of fabric into the design.  It is only 11" square, but I can't overdye it or bleach it or change it in any way, and I must use it witin the design, not in the borders or on the back!!
I'll keep you posted as to how I get on ......
Till next time.
PS.  Any body else out there taking up the Challenge, or anyone know of anybody who is?

3 comments:

Heather said...

Your autumn fairy is lovely and the Wonderland piece is gorgeous. A bit of a challenge to fit the patterned fabric in there - I like your fabric much better.

Suztats said...

That's a cute Autumn Fairy, Val. I do love your beginning 'Wonderland' piece! The colours are rich. I'm interested to see how you'll combine the two fabrics. That would be a challenge for me, I know.

Maggi said...

Love your piece for the challenge Val. Do you have to use all of the fabric or can you just cut it up and use bits of it?