tonya wants to know, so i'm going to oblige!
tonya wants to know how i made the pseudo-applique art for my macy's room.
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then i picked out the coordinating fabrics (from my mom's super stash AND that went with macy's bedroom set) and decided which component would be which fabric. each picture highlights one of the major fabric choices of macy's bedding. (my mom made it and we picked out the fabrics together :) ). ![]()
after i finished cutting out all my fabric pieces, working from the bottom layer of my artwork up, i ironed on the components. some of the drawings had some detail they needed, like eyes or mouths, so i used a pencil to draw them on (from the original lightbox sketching) and then just went over them one last time. ![]()
and another thing my mom did differently, she just cut out pre-printed designs already on the fabric. the monkey one is about 16x20. i had originally planned on actually appliquing the pieces on my art pieces, but i lost the desire and energy - having a 14 month old at my heels and being 9 months pregnant! i just wanted them to be done so i'd have some art for macy's room BEFORE she arrived!? ![]()
tonya wants to know how i made the pseudo-applique art for my macy's room.
so, this month's kiddo kraft is no-sew fabric art!
first i decided what art designs i wanted to make. macy has a pond-themed bedroom, so i googled images like frogs, ducks, fish, etc. specifically, i googled "duck coloring pages." till i found something i liked, such as this:
recognize that?! i pasted the picture in word/paint and manipulated some of the pieces/pictures till they suited me (added stuff, took out stuff, made it bigger) and fit it to the 8x10 size that i had determined. i print out the page (several copies).
then i picked out the coordinating fabrics (from my mom's super stash AND that went with macy's bedroom set) and decided which component would be which fabric. each picture highlights one of the major fabric choices of macy's bedding. (my mom made it and we picked out the fabrics together :) ).then i cut out approximate size pieces of fabric for the picture's components and ironed on double-sided fusable web (we used steam-a-seam double-stick fusable web). with still one side of the sticky unused, i put the picture on a window with the fabric on top (this was before i had a light-box) and traced with a pencil the design on the fabric. using sharp scissors, i cut out the design. because of the adhesive, the fabric doesn't fray.
after i finished cutting out all my fabric pieces, working from the bottom layer of my artwork up, i ironed on the components. some of the drawings had some detail they needed, like eyes or mouths, so i used a pencil to draw them on (from the original lightbox sketching) and then just went over them one last time.i chose to frame mine behind glass, so i taped my fabric onto a piece of 8x10 cardboard with masking tape. although, my mom didn't put hers behind glass - she just framed hers in an open frame:
and another thing my mom did differently, she just cut out pre-printed designs already on the fabric. the monkey one is about 16x20. i had originally planned on actually appliquing the pieces on my art pieces, but i lost the desire and energy - having a 14 month old at my heels and being 9 months pregnant! i just wanted them to be done so i'd have some art for macy's room BEFORE she arrived!?on mom's giraffe one, she blew up her design with a projector on a wall and then did a simple straight stitch around the edges. easy smeasy. and the frame 24x36 was at a garage sale and she just spray-painted it black and hot-glued a ribbon inside!
i finished my trio before macy was born and they were up and ready! i liked them, and apparently tonya wants to do something similar for hope's new bedroom, too. have fun tonya!
