How to Sew an Art Quilt WF 1 | Plan & Lay Out Background | Zazu's Tutorials

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Plan and layout the background for a 34 x 18-inch art quilt, inspired by a larger quilt named Wall Flowers (which is 54.4 x 34-inches). We look at the many features planned for the project, including hand beading, satin-stitching, free-motion quilting, trapunto, an irregular binding edge, and leaves that extend beyond the edge of the quilt. Please join us.
0:00 Intro to WALL FLOWERS, circa 2012.
0:34 Don't forget to use the time stamps below the video to navigate or cut and paste lists or instructions. You may pause at any time to freeze a visual...
1:00 Wall Flowers had 11 layers of fabric and 2 layers of batting. THIS PROJECT WILL HAVE 6 AND 1, respectively.
2:35 TECHNIQUES TO ADD RICHNESS *Stitching style *Thread color *Beads *Paint *Trapunto *Holes *Irregular edge *Leaf sticks off the edge
4:08 A FEW NEW SEWING ROOM UPDATES...
6:08 HOW I CHOOSE FABRICS FOR A BACKGROUND is more art then science. Mine is going to be an ON-HAND wall quilt.
VALUE is the biggest concern, and I consider what it will look like and whether I will like it...
7:39 Pay attention to that INEXPLICABLE PULL to use something...
10:44 THE FINAL CHOICES: At some point in the process, certain fabrics will have a rightness together. And when I choose them together, it is like I stop feeling worried about where I am headed...
11:42 WHY I SWITCHED BACKGROUND FABRICS...
12:07 My project layers are 34 x 18 inches:
Interest strips, 2 fat quarters
Background fabric, cut from 1/2 yd
Batting
Quilt Back, cut from 1/2 yd
I usually spray baste my batting and quilt back. You could also spray baste your background fabric to your batting.
13:20 CUTTING OUT THE INTEREST STRIPS
14:27 PIN AND BASTE. Please baste by your preferred method. I just machine baste by free-motioning my edges.
15:27 Next time we will stitch and trim our interest strips....Thanks!
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