Don’t Judge An Art Quilt By Its Fabric

re: Don’t Judge An Art Quilt By Its Fabric

Cuthbert003 — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:54:02 GMT

so how to judge the cloth is good or not ???

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meta1 — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:27:44 GMT

Hi,

I got to know Deidre's work some time ago and I think her art is beautiful. I didn't know she used ugly fabrics to start with. Great idea!

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khai01 — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 02:00:14 GMT

love it!

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khai01 — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:59:06 GMT

love it!

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Elizabeth Schnelle — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 21:08:46 GMT

I sew laces, gimp, embroidered ribbons, add buttons, beads, bits of fur if I have it, ultra suede and old jewelery to make a "NEW" fabric. Then I make that new fabric into clothing for Santa or a wall hanging. Thanks for all the "encouragement" I read in the words of the blogs etc. I am really getting into art quilting. THANKS AGAIN. Elizabeth

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ChanellG — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:19:39 GMT

I love the idea of reinventing fabrics! Several years ago when I was reading about African textiles I learned about how they re-dyed textiles from other cultures (some were even re-woven) and I have experimented with doing the same. Even with my own shibori and resist dyed projects, if they don't turn out the way I want, I keep redoing them until I have something I like.

Fine artists repaint over canvases, why not redesign the surface of fabrics?

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SewBradley — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:28:14 GMT

I agree with fairwaysquilter...I too cut the "not so pretty" fabrics into smaller pieces and use them in the "background" of a quilt. As long as the colors mix well with your color scheme, the "ugly" isn't noticeable. Ugly is in the eye of the beholder, for sure, since I really can't say that spending thread, time and paint on Deidre's fabrics improved any of them. I don't see the "pretty" in what she created. Must be an "art" thing that I just don't get....

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Endorph — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:14:18 GMT

Is there really any "ugly fabrics. One person's ugly is another person's WOW! We had a quilt challenge to base a wall hanging on an ugly fabric and then bring eough of that fabric to share with others. I was amazed at whot some people - myself included - thought was ugly. Often all it takes to make an ugly fabric not so bad is to use it. Placing it next to the right fabric may be all it needs. Or covering it with a nice sheer to soften the ugly a bit, I have even turned it over and used the back as the front. Paint, thread, inks can all help. And when all else fails, give it to someone who doesn't think its so ugly!

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Nancy Brister — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:03:20 GMT

I like to collage them under hand painted sheers, stitch random designs with variegated threads over the top, then cut this project piece up into pieces for other projects.

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fairwaysquilter — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:53:51 GMT

I like to take my "ugly fabrics" and cut them into small pieces. These pieces are then stitched back together to create a new fabric or sometimes they are used for the colors in a snippets technique.

Fairways quilter