The custom dog portrait I started last week is progressing very well. I pinned the full size pattern to my small portable design wall and covered the pattern with parchment paper. As I fuse and cut out each piece, I’m either ironing them to the parchment paper, or pinning them in place.
Here’s how it looked on the weekend. At this point, I send a photo to my customer by email. Her comment: “He’s beautiful, Terry! I love what you’ve done.”
On Monday, I completed the rest of his ear. (I took the 2 photos at different times of the day – I think the true colors are somewhere between the 2 photos.)
Now I just have to do his body. Then I’ll fuse all the pieces to the parchment paper, and audition various background options. I think the background will be similar to the light blue in the 1st photo above, but I generally audition a few background options after the subject is completed.
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this is amazing!
love watching your progress!
So sweet! Love the tongue!
Beautiful!! I just posted about a basset hound appliqué I worked on last week. 🙂
I adore your work! Its amazing.
It’s looking great! Terry, you are so generous to share your process with us. Thank you!
So interesting to see this come together
Wow! Such intricate work! Once all the pieces are fused, do you stitch down each piece along the edge too?
Thanks for the comment! It is an intricate process, but I find it very satisfying to make my subject ‘come alive’ using fabrics.
For pet portraits, I don’t sew around the edge of each piece. Instead I thread-sketch the ‘fur lines’ across the pieces, often with contrasting thread so it shows up. http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/Studio/2013/04/13/on-my-design-wall-dog-portrait-finished-2013-04-13/
(On portraits of people, I generally straight stitch around the edge of each piece with matching thread, and I’ll also stitch some key facial features, such as laugh lines. http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/Studio/2013/12/29/sunday-morning-finish-2013-12-29/)
Wow! I love this! Your quilts are always so amazing.
you always do such an incredible job with these – this one is right up there – the eyes and that tongue – wow!
Wonderful! I thought he was going to plant a slurpy kiss on my face right through the computer screen!
Just fabulous–you have a true gift for pet portraits!
Love the animal portraits.
Are yours raw edge or appliqué?
Ever consider teaching a portrait class at vcr modern quilt guild?
Such talent! This piece is incredible! Those eyes are so real. Lovely work, Terry!
Wow – I am really impressed. Nice dimension and coloring. I don’t think I could ever accomplish such a feat. 🙂
HI Terry,
I love your dog. How do you choose colors for your art quilts? Is there any other quilters that you follow? What techniques do you use to make your art quilts?
thanks
ruth