Cardinal

Charley Harper time!

A few/several months ago, I was participating in a Charley Harper QAL of sorts - hosted by Ethne at Flaming Stitches. She had gotten permission from the estate of Charley Harper for us to either copy directly or be inspired by his work.





I made two pieces - one inspired by and one a copy, and said at the time, I had one more to make.  Well, here it is!

I made it in the same manner as the others, except that this time, after I fused the fabric, I drew the reverse image directly on the paper backing, and cut them out, rather than make a pattern and trace it.  Why waste the step?



For the corn cob, I cut out strips of already fused fabric and then further cut them into little square-ish shapes, and then placed them by hand, using a tweezer.


After I had placed all the bits on my pieced background, I ironed them down (with a sheet of paper between the cloth and the bits) and when it had cooled, pinned it to my batting and backing.


And then I quilted the dog out of it.

So here are the other two:



This one's the direct copy:


This one's inspired by:


And this one is a blend of the two.  All three will be framed and will hang in our bedroom.

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Kit Lang

13 comments:

  1. These are great.
    I love that red bird!

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  2. Those are SO beautiful!

    It's making me feel really bad now, since I have my materials and design all set to go. It's so easy to push it aside, I guess. But now I feel motivated by you. Thx.

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  3. I LOOOOOOOVVVEEEEE these!

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  4. Those are so beautiful!

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  5. I LOVE these! I'm a huge fan of Charlie Harper!! Thanks for sharing!

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  6. I love this one! We have cardinals here and they're so pretty! I love his expression and I also love the corn! Those little squares are killing me with their cuteness!

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  7. Thank you sooooo much for sharing your work. I love, love, the birds and now want to make a Charley Harper quilt.
    Ricci

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  8. Kit - you never seem to stop. You must have the stamina of an ox - you create, create and create some more.

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  9. WOW - those three are just stunning together !! Glad to see I'm not the only one using tweezers to place tiny bits of fabric at the "right" spot - I already worried I might be obsessed or something like that ;-))

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  10. Fantastic!!! It's so fun to see the outcome of the challenge!

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  11. I have always found Charley Harpers work to be amazing. The colors, and his ability to reduce objects to there basic elements is just profound. And Kit I love what you have done in fabric with his art. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Anonymous16.10.11

    I dig the cardinal! It's my favorite bird!

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  13. Anonymous24.12.11

    I am new here, but enjoying your vision. These are quite elegant.
    ~ Lynda

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