The Painted Quilt (with apologies to the Kemshalls)

Good morning!

I'm sure you're probably thinking.... "What in the world...?|

But a bigger picture might be coming through for you now. :)

To go back a little bit, after I left you on Monday, I used that acrylic paint to paint out my colourful brick pattern. As you can see, it's given that colourful and vibrant backgound a whitewash, causing it to look almost red, white and blue, wouldn't you say?

My original quilting of the shapes and lines didn't show up very well after the whitewash happened, I knew it wouldn't but had hoped for slightly more definition (next time I'll be using a thicker thread for those parallel lines) - but the other shapes were going to be over-stitched with embroidery thread anyway.

If you look VERY carefully at the picture above, you'll see the faint outline of a head, done in... is that encasutic? Why yes, yes it is!

We're nearly there...

Come back on Friday for the big finish! :)

P.S. I'm joining the Needle and Thread Network and Freshly Pieced for Wip Wednesday. Please go and see the wonderful bloggers participating and check out what they're up to!

10 comments:

M-R Charbonneau25.4.12
Fascinating! I can't wait to see it!
Felicity25.4.12
wowee - this is looking amazing! roll on friday :)
Flo @ Butterfly Quilting25.4.12
You are so creative !! I am totally in awe! Looking forward to seeing the end result!
Mary Ann Tate25.4.12
A very relevant piece...I'm looking forward to how you finish it. Are you doing it for a particular show or presentation?
elle25.4.12
how clever to disguise the fabric colours. I'll be back!
Cheryl Coville25.4.12
I'll be back!
Linda25.4.12
This is amazing! I like the whitewashed look. Can't wait to see the final result
Regina25.4.12
I'm speechless (but wanted to comment ;-) )
Susan J Barker25.4.12
At this point I am not seeing the direction you are headed, but it sure takes some courage to 'whitewash' work already done. I don't think I could bring myself to that. I will be watching to see what happens and hopefully to figure out what is developing...
HollyM26.4.12
Me tool, I've seen the white washing done on a quilt before but I'm not sure I'd have the nerve.
I can't wait to see the finished piece!