You may remember a post I did last year about cutting out blue moths with my Scan and Cut™ (click here for that post). I finally put them to use. The ThreadBenders group’s latest challenge is entitled Driven Buggy. Fifty percent of the 36″ square quilt must be covered with a bug, a portion of a bug, or a bunch of bugs. I opted for the latter.
I made a bevy of bugs using fusing and fabric painting. I decided to back them with black wool felt and stitched details into each one before putting it on the quilt in a 3D fashion. To do this I fused them all to a single piece of wool felt and began to stitch.
I added stitching to each one, securing them to the felt well:
Then I cut them out close to the edge.
Next I quilted the background in a large “leafy” design, and started stitching my felt-backed bugs in place in a medallion style bursting out from the center millipede:
Once they were all in position, it was time to embroider legs and antennae.
Then I let myself play with Cathy’s button maker ~ it was time for ladybugs to descend on the quilt ~ but that will have to wait until next week’s post!
Mona Epley Baker says
Love your blog posts. Keep them coming!
Blessings to you!
Laura says
I love your bug quilt!
Jodi Grzeczka says
Oh, my gosh! You HAVE to leave us hanging????!! LOL! Love your bugs, so far! And thank you for the report on the new quilt shop. I will definitely have to visit!
Mary MILLER says
Address of new shop?
clkquilt says
1532 S Church St., Watertown
Marcia Singer says
Stopped by Cory’s shop last Friday. It will be a wonderful space, particularly when the rest of his fabrics finally arrive. The “classroom” area is especially nice with all the big windows. And Cory himself will be his shop’s biggest asset!!
Joanne Corrigan says
Hi Chris, love this bug quilt!
Do you happen to have the address for The Quilters Block quilt shop? I need a road trip to stimulate my quilter’s mind!
Thank you!
clkquilt says
1532 S Church St., Watertown