Intersections

I love it when my hobbies intersect.  Especially my quilting and my photography.  Modern technology allows us to expand our creativity in ways we couldn’t years ago.  We can now take our photos and transfer them to fabric.  Several on-line services will print the fabric for you and do a wonderful job.
This is the first of my photo quilts.  Printed at fat quarter size on cotton fabric by Spoonflower.  Then thread painted and quilted.  



Here are some closeups .  The double layer of batting (cotton and wool) allows for some depth in the piece.  Using lots of colors of thread allowed for great definition.  The original photo was taken at Chanticleer Garden in Wayne, PA, of a large urn with ivy growing over it.  


This is the urn but not the original photo that the quilt was made from.



This is another  photo quilt. Also fat quarter size.  This photo was also taken at Chanticleer.  The thread painting on this quilt really improved the definition of the leaves.  



This photo was taken at Longwood Gardens, in Kennet Square, .PA.  They have the most gorgeous display of water lilies.  

Spoonflower, and the other online services, are easy to use and do  
a great job with the printing.  If you have photos you want to include in your quilting, give this a try. 


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