Felted Art Quilt

Materials:

fabrics
quilting supplies
fusible interfacing
ribbon
template material

Steps:

1. Choose a landscape photo, in this instance, the landscape challenge digital photograph.

2. Put a piece of clear plastic on top of the photo and draw straight lines using objects in the photo as a reference guide (figure A).

3. Transfer these lines to paper and enlarge the block to desired size (figure B).

4. Make templates from the enlarged block (figure C). Include seam allowances (figure D).

5. Choose fun fabrics, cut out blocks and sew together to achieve desired block combinations. Tip: This is a great project for taking advantage of your fabric stash.

6. You have a free form art quilt layout that you designed (figure E)!

Prepare two felting fabrics for this art quilt with these new felting techniques.

• Back a piece of woven cotton fabric with a lightweight woven fusible interfacing.
  
• Place ribbon or silk roving on top of a sandwich (blend) of cotton fabric and fusible interfacing.
  
• Needle punch or use the felting attachment on your machine (or a machine made just for felting) to pound the ribbon or silk roving into the cotton fabric blend (figure F).