Pam

That is where my leaf shapes came from, right outside, go take a walk in the woods!

C.Cal Quilt Girl

Can't recall if green copies or not, I'd try picking leaves, and put on copy machine, can always make larger until the assortment is near the size you want. Good Luck

Pam, not sure what the rest of the Q looks like but what I see looks good....even if it dosen't place who cares... Go so more ppl can enjoy the craft & creativity aka eye candy! :)

jemma

oh i forgot coloured pencils[good quality ive used inktense] colour on fabric foat in a fabric medium[used with acrilics i use jo sonjas] let dry iron to set. play first not on THE quilt

litacats

Pam your work is wonderful well worth a ribbon

no1jan

The leaves are great, so natural looking! Great job!

Janied

I do longarm quilting and a customer of mine picked up leaves in the woods, copied the shapes, cut them out of fabric backed with wonder under, ironed them on in vertical rows on off white material. She then set them together with a leafy material strip. I think she had two rows of leaves and three strips of fabric. Also put 4 in the corners. She just called me yesterday and said she won first prize at the county fair. Yippee!!!!

peel

hi all,
guess I wasn't specific enough.
I want to portray a tree, so there's bark and then the leaves, I'm guessing I cut a lump of mottled green fabric applique it and then have to designate leaves, above and beyond the outer edge cutting that I've done.
Thanks for your help!!

Also pam, I'm curious about the colored pencils also, just regular good quality colored pencils or do they have to be something special.
Thanks again
Peel

peel

hi Janied,
that looks interesting, I didn't think of a couple of real leaf shapes combined with leaf fabric strips.
thanks,
peel

Pam

Peel, I use all types of colored pencils. Even the cheapos, they make layering the colors on easier, the color is not so intense. The more expensive ones to do the darker and facial shadings. (I love Dick Blick, they carry a lot of colors). I just picked up a new box of pencils at Walmart for 79 cents. I pretty much like anything that will leave a mark!

GrammaNan

How do you set the color in?