multi-layer quilted wall hanging.
 

I saw a wall hanging where the lady had put 4 layers of different colored batik material. She pined it to keep layers from sliding and began stitching wavy lines across the material both left and right and up and down.. it was not even or laid out even... very random and really sort of artistic.. After sewing the multi-layers together.. She then selected some of the areas between lines (odd shaped areas.. and cut thru different layers.. The top was a blue blend, down two layers to reveal the goldish material. On another selected area, maybe down just one to the red layer. maybe the bottom might be green.. she then using long then strips, she fused on top what looked like long grass over the blueish top... and then appliqued cartoonish fish... the cut out areas revealing different marbled fabric looked like rocks or uneven floor of the ocean.. the seaweed around some of the fish.. it was really neat.. Does anyone know what the method could be called.. the random stitching added so much to it.. .

Sounds very interesting. Where did you see it?

I saw it in a crafts demo in a small town in Georgia.. Not even sure where..

I think this is a chenille (sp) technique. This was popular during the late 90s and early 2000s. There are even special tools to cut the fabric. Lots of people made shawls and what were called slash jackets. I'd wager you can still find out how to do it from the net or an older quilt shop.

There's a Craftsy class that shows this method. It's called "Stitch and Slash" by Carol Waugh. It's really neat.

Thanks all... will check out the Craftsy class.. Jo.. nice to know what started it..

Betty

I am having a hard time visualizing this.....

DebD800 is right, it is called Stitch and Slash. I learned it in a class I took at a local quilt shop and there is also a class on it with Craftsy. You layer 4 or 5 pieces of material, sew a design joining the layers together, then slash through the layers, deciding how many you want to go down, with a seam ripper. Then you couch yarns onto it, do some decorative sewing, add embellishments like buttons, etc. Here's the one I did.