Wild Hare- All Dressed up for Spring. Last month I couldn’t stop thinking of spring colors. Maybe it was because I was tired of grey weather and just wanted something more lively to look at. Here in the quilt store we have a nice collection of Riley Blake fabrics. Most of them are in springy colors with smaller prints. Maybe they would make a great Easter wall hanging.
Easter to me is all about bunnies, eggs and easter baskets. Several years ago I made alot of bunnies for many of my family members. The bunny I made for my mom was out of an old chenille bedspread. It is now in the art studio sitting with her art easel, up on a shelf, looking down on all of my quilting and art studio students. So my mom!
After much thought I came up with the “Wild Hare” appliqued wall hanging. My original thought was a pieced rabbit using fabrics to create this new art Quilt.
So follow along as I put together my new art wall hanging….. I drew out the rabbit using a couple of different ideas that I found on the internet. You can see the original drawing and then the adjusted drawing. The neck was too slim and needed to be a bit more chunkier. Also I moved his ear away from his body.
When I had these preliminary designs done, I put together some fabrics I thought could tell the wild hare story.
After alot of thought, I changed out a few prints to get the right combination. I love this part of the design process because my rabbit could of been made out of just about any combinations of colors and prints. Next I cut the line drawing into pieces to be used for the pattern.
Then it was time to number each piece so I didn’t get lost later. One of the things I did to make life easier is to put three little dots on the top of each pattern piece so I knew right away which way was up. Sometimes it can be up to two weeks in between blocks of time to work on my art projects. Now I added heat n bond to the back of my fabrics and cut each piece out. After assembleing them onto the black background, they were pressed into place. At this point I felt it still needed something to tie it all together. How about some carrotts and flowers. Using black thread and my decorative stitches on my machine, gave this art quilt that finishing touch.
All and all I love how this wall hanging turned out. The contrast between the black background and the spring flowers is one of my favorite things about this creation. It certainly brightens up the classroom for spring. The “Wild Hare” wallhanging is 14″ X 21″. Kit price is $45.00 which includes all the supplies to make the wallhanging. You just add the batting and backing…
