Sailboat art quilt – all fused, mostly stitched, and looking good. I decided to quilt the background first, then I added the boat and the foreground waves.
Last week, I said I was going to line the hull and sails with black iron-on stabilizer to prevent the background showing through. I found the black stabilizer made the sails look too dingy, but the white stabilizer didn’t completely hide the background from showing through the sails. So I changed my mind and instead lined the sails with a layer of white batting – that seems to have done the trick.
I’ve stitched the mast and sails in place, but still have some detail stitching to do. I also have to add the rigging for the sails.
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the batting has done a great job of hiding any shadow through – it is looking great!
The sailboat looks great! I did one that is quite similar, although only 6 x 9 inches, which I’d like to share with you if you send me an email address.
It looks great will be gorgeous when you are done.
Hu Terry, just wanted to tell you that I was at Quilt Canada this morning and saw all of your lovely work. Congratulations on your win! VERY well deserved!