New Member Introduction - Deepa Vasudevan

Hi There!

Thanks for including me as part of this creative group of wonderful people!

I am Deepa Vasudevan. I am a business and marketing professional who discovered Quilting in 2016 and got hooked! I am still in awe with the fabulous work people put forth and am continuously learning!  I also love to travel. I am based out of Chennai in Tamilnadu, South India. I look forward to participating in the challenges and learning from all of you here! My quilting projects are published on my Instagram and Pinterest pages.

I am currently associated with Quilt India Foundation.

Next Challenge: "Monochromatic #3" - Reveal Date May 31st, 2020

Challenge to be revealed May 31.
Your challenge: to make a monochromatic design ... consisting of variations of one colour ...

Monochromatic ... entirely from a single hue (colour)
White can be added to create tints
... pure colour is full value and full intensity ...
Black is added to create shades.

A more neutral version of a colour is with added grey to decrease intensity.

You can use solids and fabrics with small designs. Possible design choices: flowers, landscapes, portraits, abstract ... or?

Some links:
google: monochromatic painting
Pinterest

African Safari - Shyamala Rao - "The Great Migration"

"The Great Migration"

Maasi Mara Kenya

When the  theme  of African Safari was put out, the first thing came to my mind  was my 2018 trip to Kenya, the high light being the trip to Masai Mara and seeing the migration of the wild beasts  across the Mara River.

The Migration-counts among one out of  ten natural wonders  of the world .It was an amazing experience . Throngs of wild-bests gather on the ledges above the river and you can sense their urgency to jump into the river and cross across to find greener pastures.
Many perishing in the Mara River.  But as usual the victory favours the brave.

The images used  here are taken  by myself.  The concept and execution are original.

The techniques used  are base photo prints, thread painting, fabric paints and piecing.Pure cotton fabrics.

Planning to do a bigger version of the same as memory of the travel.

African Safari - Arti

"African Safari"

A few years ago I had the amazing opportunity of going to South Africa with my family. It truly was a breathtaking experience, especially the time we spent in a game lodge. There was a very quaint balance between the animals that inhabited the area, and the natural wold around them. I also felt a deep connection to the tranquil surroundings that I had the pleasure of being a small part of. The experience also left me awestruck, being in such an extradorinary biodiversity hotspot. This quilt depicts a deer gazing into the African wilderness before a rising sun, the solitary nature of my subject showing how this trip helped me unwind and get back in tune with the world around me, giving me escape from the concrete jungle we humans have created for ourselves. As is the theme with a few other creations of mine, mental health is always important, indeed as important as physiological health, and as should be treated as such.

Indeed, the memory of this experience was so profound that I dyed the fabric used in the background myself, my memory serving as a good template for the design.

Techniques : Raw edge  Hand applique, Hand Quilted

African Safari - Nik Ledbetter

I have always wanted to go on an African Safari balloon ride. It appeals to my inherently lazy nature. I can imagine peacefully drifting along the savanna without actually having to hike anywhere. I am all about having a ute pick me up afterwards and taking me directly to a fine cooked meal at the resort. Perhaps I should stick with Disney World's Animal Kingdom ;-)

African Safari - Allison Haggarty

I've never been on a safari but it is definitely on my bucket list.  With the way things are going these days who knows if I'll ever make it.

Until then, here is my imagining of one of the sights I'd like to see - a herd of zebras.  Along with zebras I imagine I'd also see an oxpecker or two. These birds sit on zebras and feed on parasites that would otherwise bother the larger animal.

I had fun drawing stripes for a grouping of three zebras.  The black design was added to the background with reverse applique. I took artistic license for my portrayal of the oxpecker since only the beak is red in real life.   I thought that a completely red bird fit better with the strong graphics of this piece.

African Safari - Bern Johnson - "Memories of a journey to Africa"

What should have been an easy challenge for me to do, turned out to be quite tough for me and gave me a "creative block".

 I love Africa and its animals, having long been fascinated with the Bedouin people, read the book on which the Out of Africa movie is based on by Karin Blixen  (in actuality Baroness Karen Christenze von Blixen-Finecke). 

My ideas changed from day to day. Then I decided to do a photo quilt as I love making memory quilts,  featuring photos.

I finally came up with the idea of doing a quilted scrap-booking page as if I had indeed gone on an African Safari.  - mind you I am not a scrapbook-er but I do like this means of recording memories.

The photos on this page were sourced from members of a travel Facebook group that I am part of. Credits for the photographers appear on the reverse of the quilt.   

I chose lions as the animals in my quilt as I am a Leo and just adore the creatures. They are just such majestic animals. The strelitzia flower adds a bit of colour plus links the quilt to our current house, which had these flowers

planted in the front garden when we bought it.

African Safari - Fleur Maddern

Inspiration for this quilt came from searching through pictures on Pinterest as I have never been to Africa.

Cutting done - Before stitching

Close up of the eye

Fabrics used: Solid Black & Solid White

Threads used: Black, White, Beige, Grey

The Black fabric was cut with a 14mm rotary cutter and placed over the white fabric, all edges of the black was satin stitched with black or beige thread, using a domestic sewing machine. 

The eye was created using satin stitch of various widths with white, beige & grey threads plus a tiny white fabric applique.

Inspiration  source

http://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Zebra/1231793/4912576/view

After making this quilt I had all the leftover black pieces that were cut from the fabric to create the image. I used these leftover pieces to make my next Art Quilt challenge.

Monochromatic #3

African Safari - Kathy Noe

Momma & baby elephant sunset silhouette 

I free hand sketched my drawing and fused steam a seam lite on black fabric. My appliqués where then applied to a colorful batik fabric from my stash. I then free motion quilted my design and background. Please forgive the lateness of my post, I have been so very distracted with turmoil of the worlds health. Please stay safe and well my fellow quilters. Quilting/sewing will always be a gift that gives me comfort and keeps me grounded and sane.

African Safari - MaryEllen Sax - "Vanishing Beauty"

Here is my piece for the African Safari Challenge.  I call my work Vanishing Beauty.  My hope is people will take a photo safari and protect the wonderful wildlife that is so endangered. I have not been lucky enough to be on a safari but, I sure hope to go one day.  And, when I go my camera will be ready.

I used more muted tones to give a feeling of disappearing. While at the same time I also tried to use traditional motifs and natural materials. The colors show the yellow for the hot sun, the washed out blue colors for the water areas and the brown for the land areas.

I used just the animals foot prints for a feeling of -they have gone this way. 

 

The cotton base fabric, cheese cloth and  other embellishment fabrics were all hand dyed.  I used a compination of acrylic paint, Tsukineko dyes, crayon, markers, homemade stamps, burlap, wooden beads and free motion quilting.

 

 

It was a fun project. I hope you enjoy it.

African Safari - Rosie Chapman - "Gigi aka Goldie the Giraffe"

I was so excited about doing this challenge. I have been to Africa three times but have never been on a Safari there. If I could ever get the opportunity to go on an African Safari, armed with my cameras, I would want to take close up pictures of every animal we encountered but I would especially like to "shoot" a giraffe!!

Her name is Goldie because the base fabric is a beige fabric, sprinkled with gold flakes.  I found a lovely line drawing that I used as my pattern.  I searched on the internet for close up colored images to be sure I cut out each piece of her spots correctly and they were the right color.  I found a silk patterned fabric of the color I needed and I was very happy with the results.  I used a Posca white and black markers to add lines and highlights. That was a first for me. The background was free motioned leaves.  This was so much fun and I am glad I got my health back today in time to complete it after being in bed for 2 weeks with Covid19.

African Safari -Lizz Ploppert

African Safari

Lizz Ploppert

I went on a safari of my own thru Pintrest! Lots of good ideas and this lion

piqued my interest. I like finding a tattoo or stained glass that I can bring

to the quilt side! I don't recall where I found this guy but doesn't he look

tough in fabric! My daughter does stained glass and I've challenged

her to choose a pattern we can both do in our mediums and show side

by side. Then talk my painter Hubs to render it in acrylics, too! Should

make for an interesting display!

I quilted leaves all around him but matched the thread too well. they just don't

show up very well at all.

African Safari - Lizz Ploppert   Arizona, USA

African Safari - Sharon Fitzpatrick - "Click Bug"

Although I have never gone on safari, I have gone to Safari Parks. The last one I went to, I had brought a group of 5 year olds on a field trip. We spent a lot of time learning about the different kinds of animals we would see. The children had a great time seeing so many different animals, but there was one they were so excited about- it was the first thing they told their parents about. It was the click beetle

As to their curious names, click beetles earned their monikers from an acrobatic trick they perform when threatened by predators. Click beetles, when touched, fall dramatically on their backs and play dead. In order to right themselves after imminent threats pass, click beetles hook special spines into notches on their abdomens. Releasing the spines produces a clicking sound, propelling the beetles into the air, sometimes several inches.

I used raw edge applique , I used a safari park brochure- put it through Gimp2  and faded it out using the contrast button, printed it on my computer, and attached with Steam a Seam 2 lite, and folded it slightly. I then found a photo of a click bug cut out the silhouette   and used discharge paste to make the " eyes" I like how it looks like the beetle is reading the map.