At club night we randomly pulled out of a bag, 2 x 5 inch squares, and one 3 inch strip the width of fabric.
The challenge, make something with these, using our own fat quarter of fabric, plus batting, plus backing.
The fabrics I pulled had an Asian feel to them. So I felt I had to have a go at some Japanese inspired patchwork.
After auditioning several fabrics, I found a terracotta that echoes the colours of the 5 inch squares and the 3 inch strip.
Using Japanese stylized patters on Ramon symbols, of the Gong, Clouds, and Commas, and the plum blossom.
After tracing the patterns onto freezer paper, used a craft knife to cut out the patterns, and then ironed the freezer paper onto the right side of the fabric and cut around the Ramon shapes.
The plum blossoms were cut from the 3 inch strip, and then the left over fabric ripped into strips for nine patch squares,. 2 strips were ripped from the fat quarter for the nine patch contrast, which I just kept joining together into one long strip.
Machine appliquéd the Comma, Gong and Plum to the remaining fabric of the fat quarter. The nine patch strip was sewn to the side of this remaining fabric, and voila, the piece was finished.
It needed more, so made a reverse stencil of the Ramon symbols and painting them onto the backing fabric (same terracotta colour as the front).
Using Shiva paint sticks, I frottaged over a left rubbing plate for texture, then shaded the outside of the patterns.
The challenge, make something with these, using our own fat quarter of fabric, plus batting, plus backing.
The fabrics I pulled had an Asian feel to them. So I felt I had to have a go at some Japanese inspired patchwork.
After auditioning several fabrics, I found a terracotta that echoes the colours of the 5 inch squares and the 3 inch strip.
Using Japanese stylized patters on Ramon symbols, of the Gong, Clouds, and Commas, and the plum blossom.
After tracing the patterns onto freezer paper, used a craft knife to cut out the patterns, and then ironed the freezer paper onto the right side of the fabric and cut around the Ramon shapes.
The plum blossoms were cut from the 3 inch strip, and then the left over fabric ripped into strips for nine patch squares,. 2 strips were ripped from the fat quarter for the nine patch contrast, which I just kept joining together into one long strip.
Machine appliquéd the Comma, Gong and Plum to the remaining fabric of the fat quarter. The nine patch strip was sewn to the side of this remaining fabric, and voila, the piece was finished.
It needed more, so made a reverse stencil of the Ramon symbols and painting them onto the backing fabric (same terracotta colour as the front).
Using Shiva paint sticks, I frottaged over a left rubbing plate for texture, then shaded the outside of the patterns.
I choose blue and cream, to fit with the colours of the fabric.
Also with masking tape, created a nine patch pattern and frottaged cream paint stik as well.
Once, dried, ironed to heat set, and outlined each symbol in matching thread. Popped a zipper into the two halves, and sewed up the cushion.
Also with masking tape, created a nine patch pattern and frottaged cream paint stik as well.
Once, dried, ironed to heat set, and outlined each symbol in matching thread. Popped a zipper into the two halves, and sewed up the cushion.
My very own 
Japanese patchwork.
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