This year I have been doodling and Zentangling more. I enjoy drawing these fun designs and I'm always amazed at the creativity of other artists. Shortly before Deborah announced this color palette, I came across a Zentangle pattern design named
Struzzle. This design, created by
Jo Newsham, intrigued me. I kept looking at it and thought it would make a fabulous quilt pattern.
I wrote Jo and asked her permission to use her pattern as my quilt inspiration for this challenge. Jo very kindly granted me permission. Thanks Jo!
I started by drawing the design to size and creating my template pieces. Next I collaged several different fabrics from each color family onto some stiff interfacing and then quilted each fabric-covered interfacing piece. I cut out my pattern pieces, placed them onto a black background fabric and stitched around each piece to secure it to the quilt. I finished the edges of the quilt with one of my favorite methods, couched fibers.
I love it, Terri!
ReplyDeleteI love puzzles and it is fun to see how you put this together.
ReplyDeleteI think the edge is my favorite part Terri, with the black fabric following the designs on the piece. Zentangling looks very addictive and fun.
ReplyDeleteCool play on the original doodle. I like how you've taken teh basic idea and built on it with the color and visual texture. The couched border is so fun -- it kind of continues the expansive feeling of the puzzle pieces -- the whole thing is just going to burst out at you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun method. You may have started a trend. I love the combination of fabrics you used in each puzzle piece; the subtle variations of color and pattern.
ReplyDeleteTERRI! It looks fantastic. I love the colour palette to. The fabrics are very'zentangle' too.
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Very nice piece Terri. I really like puzzles too.
ReplyDeleteYour collage technique is so interesting. I'll have to try it. Love the border too.
I always like seeing how you use printed fabrics -- you have a real skill in that -- and this piece shows that off! It's fun to look at - great color and movement. Cool border, too!
ReplyDeleteHow cool!
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen anything like this before. Your fabric choices are great, Terri. And, yes, I'm enamoured of the border, too!
I do, of course, see the puzzle connection here, but I also see a view of fields and ponds from the air. (Maybe seeing Diane's piece first got my brain pointed in that direction!) The richness of those patterned fabrics gives it a wonderfully textural quality.
ReplyDeleteThis has an aerial patchwork landscape quality to it with the added fun of the Zentangle detail.
ReplyDeleteAnd it's a curvy nine-patch too!
Terry and I are commenting simultaneously. I swear I didn't see her comment before I wrote mine!
ReplyDeleteAnd I didn't mean to be anonymous either.
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