I finished my little Sunflower art quilt for the SAQA trunk show.
On the left, you can see how it looked a week ago, fused to the chartreuse boiled wool. I added a few more yellow patterned fabrics, then I outlined all the petals with sketchy black stitching – look at the difference!
fused 
thread sketching
I trimmed the boiled wool close to the edges of the sunflower and quilted it to a dark purple batik background. I love the way it looks!
Sunflower by Terry Aske
Fun fact – I took the inspiration photo in 2020 when visiting our friends in Panama. Terry and Hans brought some cut sunflowers to Jane and Barry’s. They were so beautiful and perfect. I took the opportunity to take photos from several angles. I knew I would use them in a quilt eventually.
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Thanks for stopping by. I will be linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.
- Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
- Can I get a Whoop Whoop? by Confessions of a Fabric Addict
- Love Laugh Quilt Monday Making
- Quilt Fabrication Midweek Makers
Wow, I can’t believe the difference the thread sketching made. Fantastic little quilt
Terry, thank you for making a piece for the SAQA Trunk Show. This could have been featured in the article, written by Diane Howell, in the Journal about using the Trunk Show as an excuse to experiment. The sketchy black thread adds wonderful dimension. What really caught my eye was how you trimmed the boiled wool to add both depth and border to separate the foreground from the background.