More Play Without Color

I finally got the photos to come out decent. It took a couple of tries- My hands aren't very steady, and first batch were a bit blurry. This group of little quilts were made using fabric that I printed with Cosmos flowers using black paint. The prints came out quite interesting. I also ended up with a couple surprise prints. I used small pieces of fabric over the flowers as I pressed them onto the fabric I was printing onto. That resulted in much softer prints after being used many times each, since not much paint ended up on the front side of the flowers.

Black & White Flower Study 1-2

First in the group is "Black and White Flower Study #2". It used a single full flower and a partial Flower. I used black thread to accent the flowers and to add leaves to the composition. Silver metallic thread was used to add accents of decorative machine stitching, and for the quilting in the black and gray areas. This is listed here in my Etsy Shop.

Black & White Flower Study 2-2

The next one uses a larger section of printed fabric with 2 flower prints and 2 partial flowers. This one also uses the black thread for quilting the accents in the flowers and in the border fabrics. There is no silver thread used in this one. It is listed here in my Etsy Shop.

Black & White Flower Study 3-2

"Black & White  study #3" is the final one in this group. The white triangle sections were used as cover cloths while pressing the paint covered flowers onto the other white fabric for the prints. Each piece was used a number of times. The black thread was used again here, and I also added silver metallic around the leaves with a second round of stitching. The outer areas including the corners are quilted with the silver metallic thread. A flower was also stitched into the center fabric, the was accented with black paint. I also added silver metallic paint to the flower centers. this one is listed here on my Etsy Shop.

You can also see some detail shots of each of these at my Etsy Art Shop. Working with only black and white and gray fabrics has been more enjoyable than I expected it to be. These pieces are really eye grabbers even without the colors I love to work with so much.

The black oval piece in my first black & white post is starting to take shape. I have cut more of the gray leaves, and am thinking of dressing them up with some pearlescent medium. I will be doing more tomorrow, and post an update in a few days if all goes well.

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I am a former textile artist and new pattern designer with a degree in horticulture, wishing to share my love of nature, flowers and gardens with everyone through my photos, sunprinted fabrics, and now pattern designs. Chronic Lyme Disease has caused major changes to the direction my life. I have to limit the amount of time spent digging in my gardens, and quilting has become more difficult. I discovered pattern design as a way to get art back into my life. I now use my gardens and photos to inspire designs that can be used on fabrics and print on demand items.