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Sunday, November 30, 2008

dragon wallhanging







I finally finished the dragon wallhanging! (after almost two years!)
This is the finished wallhanging done in fabric.
I used a sewing machine to put the colors in the right places, then handsewed the 1/4" black bias tape to make the stained glass effect.

This is the paper proto-type I made as a full sized mock-up to test the idea. I scanned the actuall fabrics I was considered and added the textrues in the correct places.
The paper sheets are taped together on the backside.
This is the original black and white line diagram I started with.
I printed this diagram out full size, then traced it on a 'yucky' fabric. I sewed on the traced lines on the yucky fabric, with the good fabric face down on the underside, then cut the extra fabric away from each peice, kinda like doing a crazy quilt. I covered the 'fuzzy' seams with the black bias tape. The back is a mess of the seams that I used to sew the black binding on, so the quilt is not 'quilt show' able. but, I am happy with it, and that is the important part.