rryder

here's the next couple of lines

"it'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls
for the times they are a changing'"


thanks for the nice comments ya'll.

Rob

mucky

Going to try more art quilts.

quiltingshorttimer

Ok, right now Rob, my DH is doing his best (??) Bob Dylan imitation! cool art quilt and however did you come up with painting the bat? You are so darn creative!

Teen

Bob Dylan CD played in my sewing room today......How ironic! Your art quilts are always so interesting. Looks like a lot of work. And the puckers and painted batting is a new twist. Very cool....

geevee

Dylan, of course! Love your work Rob, so very imaginative!

jmoore

same question as mine...I’ve never heard of painting batting but I like the effect it gives to your art panel.

rryder

The idea for painting the batting came from Heather Thomas over on National Quilter’s Circle. I saw her do it with smaller pieces a few years ago and they really looked neat. I do it a little differently than she does.. but still same idea. I use artist acrylics that I thin down using a special flow medium so they are about the consstency of dyes. To get the shading effects I use a variety of different colors mixed together in a container and squish the batting into it. Leaving the batting squished on a table to dry allows the paint to migrate in intersting ways. I’ll try to remember to post a tutorial next week after things settle down here.

Rob

elly66

What a unique piece Rob. I like the batting framing it.

Sew Freak

wow...I like it!

Mariposa

That's a neat piece! Fun that you added fabrics from your grandma too. The dyed batt sounds interesting!