Last Sunflower wall hanging

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I started this piece early last spring, and then stalled out. I am taking the Making Zen Online Retreat! and one of the videos by Rebekah Johnston - Traces of Touch: Exploring Layering, Texture, and Motif inspired me to start pulling out fabric for a new piece. I came across this UFO and decided to finish this landscape for our church’s Fall art show. Most of the entries are photos, pastels, or paintings, so I love entering something different.

Fabric, yarn, lace, and old tatting or crochet. I sketch out my basic design on a piece of muslin, then start adding fabric layers and machine-stitching the heck out of it. Then the layering begins, then more layering, finding bits to add, adding paint or pastels or watercolor. More layering, more stitching. Whew. Here it is.

Last Sunflower - Carol Marion
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You went way beyond that lesson…this is absolutely beautiful!! I love how you superimposed the sun.

What are the rounded bushes? The bottom green looks like lace?

Just stunning. It definitely will be a stand out at the art show!

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Wow! This is amazing!

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Yes, painted lace and some painted tatted or croched borders. It’s all from old lace and linen finds.

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So gorgeous. If I had not read your description, I would have never known this was fabric.

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Wow! This is really striking and pretty.

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That is absolutely gorgeous! Your layering and color choices are perfect and really bring the piece to life.

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Absolutely lovely my friend!

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Thank you all.

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I’m in awe! Not only did you revive a UFO but you nailed it! Kudos. It’s lovely.

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Very nice, sunflowers are my favorite flowers.

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Absolutely gorgeous. I am in love with this piece and the technique. I hope you will do more, you have a magical touch with this.

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I wan to crawl right into this piece and spend the day… the week. Perhaps a lifetime. :heart_suit: Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing it with us.

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What a beautiful piece! All the textures, colors, and patterns are eye candy!

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This is so cool! I love all the stitching and how you’re painting with fabric :heart_eyes:

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This is absolutely gorgeous! I love all the layers and how well the landscape comes together. And of course the sunflower is my favourite, but I love the whole thing :heart:

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It’s lovely! I’m having a hard time figuring out the scale. How big is it?

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About 18 x 24. Not large. Does this help?

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That’s pretty big! I thought it was smaller but couldn’t wrap my head around it

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