Year of the Rooster – 2017.04.23

The newest Quilting Arts magazine reader challenge is ‘Year of the Rooster’.   I took this photo several years ago, and have been waiting for a reason to use it.

After I followed him around for awhile, this handsome fellow posed nicely for me.

I cropped and enhanced the photo, until it looked like this:

I traced my rooster onto paper-backed fusible web.  Then I raided my scrap bins for bright, colorful fabrics.  For the background, I created a rising sun.  I quilted the sun first, then fused the rooster in place.

I free-motion quilted my rooster with black thread for a sketchy look.  I called this little art quilt ‘Good Morning, Sunshine!’  It’s 9 x 9 inches.

Here’s a detail shot.

Thanks for stopping by.  Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.