Bold and Brave is the third challenge of
for
Project Quilting.
My entry is
Be You.
Kim at Persimon Dreams hosts Project Quilting.
She announces a challenge and you have one week to create something quilty.
Prizes can be won and it's a great way to meet new blogging friends.
I had such a hard time coming up with time and an idea for this challenge.
Then the saying Be bold, be brave, be you came to mind
and
just wouldn't get out of my head.
So I incorporated my love of quilting and my long career of hair styling
with little aspects of me.
Here's my picture process and some details.
I fused HeatnBond lite to the back of florals and cut them out.
I peeled off the backing paper and layed out my design
then I fused it all down to the backing fabric at once.
A few details like a cowboy hat, birds, Kansas City Chiefs.
Love Tula Pink fabrics for collage quilting.
The quilting from the back.
Can you say afro?
Fro courtesy of Aurifil 50 wt #2620
Be You
Project Quilting Season 9, Challenge 3 - Bold and Brave
Made by Carla in Dodge City, Kansas
Size: 17" x 20"
Fusible Applique Collage, Machine stitched letters and face
Freemotion quilting on a domestic- by me
Freemotion quilting on a domestic- by me
You can see all the other challenge projects and vote for your favorites starting at noon central on
February 11 through Friday, February 16th
by clicking
A reminder to always be you.
22 comments:
Love your creativity! Beautiful!
Carla, your just amazing. This is absolutely awesome both front and back!!!!!
Carla, this is absolutely gorgeous! I love how you thought "out of the box" and created something so bold, so brave and so beautiful! Even the back is awesome! You've got a vote from me!
Love your interpretation of the challenge! And wow all that quilting!
This is wonderful! A great message, beautiful color, and the quilting is amazing!
It's so lovely from the back as well as the front. I love the bright colors on the front AND the sharp contrast on the back.
Wow that is gorgeous!
Stunning! You got my vote.
Absolutely fabulous and I love the colors! Curious if you fused the pieces in place?
Very pretty. Are the pieces glued on first then stitched?
Absolutely gorgeous. I was going to ATTEMPT to do this but we are in the middle of a major move to another state and so much has been packed already. However, once we get settled, this is a definite to try. I've always loved this look but was intimated ... You've encouraged me and I love what you've done .... can hardly wait to see the next one. Great work!!
Awesome quilt, Carla! Your creativity is amazing. I love the fabrics and the colors.
I've updated the post and both above comments are No-replay commenters, but
I fused HeatnBond lite to the back of florals and cut them out.
I peeled off the backing paper and layed out my design
then I fused it all down to the backing fabric at once.
Just in case anyone missed it...
What a wonderful mantra and stunning quilt! Thank you for sharing your process!
I love it! This is really beautiful, and makes me want to try one as well.
I vote for your "Be Bold, Be Brave, Be YOU!" quilt. It's colorful and inspiring.
Oh my goodness! That's the most beautiful piece I've seen in a long time.
well done. mary in Az
Wow! Isn't she a beauty! Nicely done challenge piece
Another fabulous project from you. Well done.
That is stunning. So creative!
There are just no words other than ... WOW (with my jaw dropped!)
Well Done! I'd love to see your technique to machine stitch the words and the face profile. It is stunning!
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