2006 Grab Bag Challenge

The first picture is of the fabrics in the bag that I received. The part that looks like a stripe is actually the back of the the quilt I made. I pieced two of the bag's fabrics to make the 20" x 20" size required. The second picture is of the front of "Dawn's Chorus".

For the front I used some hand dyed fabric and then fuse appliqued most of the parts of the picture. The fairy's body I painted using Tsukeniko inks for the skin and fabric paint for the dress. I drew the shape of the wings on sparkle organza with a water soluble marker, stitched over the marks with clear nylon thread and then cut close to the stitching. I then went back over that with a narrow zig zag stitch.

Once I got over the immediate fear of what to do with the fabrics sent to me I had a great time with this challenge!