Carrie in Delaware, and Wendy in Colorado are joining me in a Fractured Quilt Robin sponsored by Pat Sloan's online quilt swapping group. We have each chosen a photo or picture to be divided into 3 parts. Each of us will take one part of the photo and transform it into quilt art! I'm going to chronicle this journey on my blog, and of course I'm bringing Throughbreds and Threads together!!
For my piece, I've chosen a photo of the late great John Henry. He's a legend in the race world and there are many websites out there if you're curious enough to look into his background.
The first order of business was to transfer my photo into pattern form. I actually used a different version of the photo above that my friend Sophie cropped for me. I went to a copy shop with the photo and had them make a transparency overlay. I used an overhead projector and enlarged my piece to 33x26. I used a gridded posterboard to make division into 3 parts easier.
I learned some things in the process, and needed to change a few elements on my pattern. I decided to omit the lead chain off the halter, it seemed that it might be too complicated/challenging to ask someone to do. Perhaps she'll add it in, but the overall appearance is good without it. I was able to make some good divisions that will make sewing the three individual panels back together in a coherent design easier.
I'm really looking forward to beginning and will post when I get my partners' photos and patterns! Stay tuned........
5 comments:
Very Nice creative work you do.
The Horse is great too.
I too am creative but in writing short stories and poems.
Also i have great advice on Dreams and how to improve them.
Please let me know what you think.
Thankyou
You did a great job interpreting the image to create the line drawing. It's going to be fun for everyone, I think.
Have your received your swap partners' photos?
This is a wonderful project! I look forward to seeing how it goes.
Ps. I'm go glad you started your blog that I'm passing on this award.
I am going to add this "chronicles of a fractured quilt" to my favorites! Love seeing the process, as this is a new one for me! But absolutely love John Henry! Good luck and know it will turn out beautiful.
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