So I decided to try something different for me and following the suggestion from a friend on Facebook, I tried fabric painting. I think I’ve fallen in love with it! For my first project, I decided to paint my trademark cherry blossoms onto a couple of pillows. Pretty straightforward. But then I decided to make them patchwork, just like my paintings. I’m very happy with the results. The first pillow I made I put a gold and red braided trim on. It looks nice, but was a Pain to do.
The second pillow, I left the trim off and went for a plain knife-edged pillow. I like both of these pillows, but think I prefer the crisp, clean look of the knife-edged pillow. Next I’m going to work on making some pillows that don’t have the patchwork background!
A new, fun direction has been opened for me! Yay! Let me know which type of pillow you prefer: trimmed or not!
August 15th, 2008 at 3:54 pm
I think it turned out great! the one without the cord is my fav!
August 15th, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Ooooh, j’adore! I much prefer the knife-edged one - it’s in keeping with the Japanese concept of simplicity.
August 15th, 2008 at 5:30 pm
I think i prefer the one without the cord. With the cord is fun, but somehow simpler is better.
August 15th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
I like both of them, you could offer the pillows in different styles, with or without cord. Your fabric painting looks great.