After I made my sampler for my upcoming “12 Ways to Use Found Objects” in art quilts class, I decided I liked the little cat (#9) so much I wanted to turn the idea into a little art quilt. (see my posted blog for Dec. 22.)
So, here is how I made him. The substrate is black felt (I lined the back with a fused piece of cotton fabric for extra strength. Next I cut the various elements, mostly using a tin snips (Stanley). It makes light work on plastics. The red tool is just a wire cutter. (yikes I really should clean these tools!)
Then I started to lay it out.
Hm, it looks like he needs something behind him.
I had started to add the hand embroidery at that point.
Here is Krazy Kat finished. He is 5 x 7, and waiting for his frame. I’ll show him in January.
Oh dear, the ears get a little lost with that background . . . .
