For Fast Friday Fabric Challenge #4, I had several books to choose one liners from. And to my surprise the first line of each book had a theme dealing with a nature scene – my favorite. I decided to go with a book I read last February; One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. This first line begin with: Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendia was to remember that distance afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.
I decided to focus on creating the ice. This is the technique used to achieve the ice; I started with crinkled tissue paper. I used a water/glue mixture to glue the paper to the muslin, I’m not sure if this count as value contract, however, I used blue, turquoise, and white dye and paint to color the surface to create the depth of the scene. I appliquéd the pieces to my fabric background and quilted the top. Once completed, I added a little glitter to give a realist feel. I like the way this piece looks considering the fact I didn’t know how this was going to turn out. The quilt measures 12” x 18” This is my fist time posting on the blog; therefore, I look forward to you comments.