The start of art ~ an art quilt in progress. Part Three.

Buddy helps with the arrangement ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

The finishing of an art quilt. You can see part one and part two of my process.

So, I've embroidered each square separately and now I arrange the pieces. I move them around for compositional balance ~ color and pattern.

detail in progress ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

I created this machine stitched image, from my original watercolor, of California Tower in Balboa Park. I stitched it on cheese cloth (using a water soluble paper to transfer the drawing.) It needed something more, so I beaded part of it.

detail in progress ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

Buddy oversees the arrangement. by Jane LaFazio

To assemble the squares, I hand-stitched the squares together, in vertical rows. (photo below)

assembling the pieces ~ photo by Jane LaFazio

Then I butted up the edges and machine stitched (zig zagged) the columns together. I finished it off by adding a border (of the rusted cotton) and a backing.

California Tower: Balboa Park (24x24 inches)
 by Jane LaFazio

I'm quite pleased with how this came out! I'll show you the second on in the series in a few days.

California Tower: Balboa Park (detail) by Jane LaFazio

California Tower: Balboa Park (detail) by Jane LaFazio

California Tower: Balboa Park (detail) by Jane LaFazio

California Tower: Balboa Park (detail) by Jane LaFazio