Yellow Cat Quilt Designs: ART with Fabric Blog Hop

Art quilts...I cannot say that I have ever made one! So I took the plunge and decided to participate in the Art with Fabric Blog Hop, hosted by Alida at Tweety Loves Quilting. She challenged us to make a quilt using the theme Women, and to pick one of our favorite female artists and use her art as inspiration for our quilt.

My favorite female artist is Robin Mead. I love her whimsical style and bold, bright colors. Robin's art is full of joy! She offers online art classes, and I have been fortunate to take a couple of her classes. I also own one of her handmade journals, and have filled it with my own art. We traded art as well, so I do own a lovely piece of artwork made by Robin. It was hard to narrow down a favorite piece of art...they are all my favorites. But I finally decided on Jubilant. If you would like to see more of Robin's artwork, follow this link and check her out. Robin Mead's Art Blog.

First I made a drawing using my computer. I took this image to photo shop and changed it to pencil drawing. I decided to first make a small wall hanging.

I also drew a larger version to make one that is 24" x 24". I drew a one inch grid on a large sheet of paper, making it much easier to get the size and placement correct. After making this small version, I am itching to make a larger one!

This was made with fusible applique using a hand buttonhole stitch, French knots and a running stitch. Embroidery is not my thing, but this was fun to do. And my first attempt at a piping in the binding! This is made with mostly Island Batiks...dug through my scraps and this is what I came up with for colors.