Trudy's Fusible Stained Glass Portrait Technique
08-29-2011, 07:54 AM
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I love this Idea of using pictures on quilts. I have been playing with my software, to see what i could use to do this and found that the kodak easy share software makes pictures in to coloring book pages and so i tried it with a picture of my husband and girls. and it does the same thing you are saying to do but less steps. i now want to try it with fabric, thank you so much for sharing . here is my pic.
08-29-2011, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Kappy
You did a great job! Now riddle me this...how hard was it....be truthful! I have been wanting to try one, but ....
With the technologies available today there's more than one way to get from a photo to a project pattern. Trudy's methods become important when it comes to translating the image into a fabric likeness.
Let's all wish her good speed in finalizing her new book of instruction.
EK
08-29-2011, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by eltakay
I was so intrigued with the technique Trudy developed I just had to attempt it with a picture of my grandson taken about 3 years ago.
My first result turned out pretty well even though that little smile is not quite captured in the fabric rendition. A few other details are a little off, too, but it was a fun learning experience. I did make an extra copy of the "cartoon" so I'll probably attempt it again applying some of the "hindsight" gained from the first run-through.
EK
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My first result turned out pretty well even though that little smile is not quite captured in the fabric rendition. A few other details are a little off, too, but it was a fun learning experience. I did make an extra copy of the "cartoon" so I'll probably attempt it again applying some of the "hindsight" gained from the first run-through.
EK
White Mountains of Arizona
EK,
I am sitting here in tears. Your grandson is so cute, and you really captured him in my quilt technique. I think I agree, the highlights of the eyes really added alot. He is just too precious! I have been thoroughly overwhelmed with the response to my technique, I cannot believe that anyone would want something that I just made up!
In the book, I planned chapters on every way that I knew to create the pattern, I see in this thread there were a couple other ways used, that I had not mentioned (one I didn't know about).
Oh,and your Molly quilt is wonderful too! I started a Tammy Bowser Mosaid Quilt of my granddaughter aobut 7-8 years ago, but over planned, and it is so huge, I cannot get myself to sit down to do it. But, seeing your Molly, I may have to revisit that UFO (after I get the book finished!).
;-)
08-29-2011, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by primgranny
I love this Idea of using pictures on quilts. I have been playing with my software, to see what i could use to do this and found that the kodak easy share software makes pictures in to coloring book pages and so i tried it with a picture of my husband and girls. and it does the same thing you are saying to do but less steps. i now want to try it with fabric, thank you so much for sharing . here is my pic.
08-29-2011, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by grammatjr
EK,
I am sitting here in tears. Your grandson is so cute, and you really captured him in my quilt technique. I think I agree, the highlights of the eyes really added alot. He is just too precious! I have been thoroughly overwhelmed with the response to my technique, I cannot believe that anyone would want something that I just made up!
In the book, I planned chapters on every way that I knew to create the pattern, I see in this thread there were a couple other ways used, that I had not mentioned (one I didn't know about).
;-)
And now you know your fan base is increasing with even more people waiting anxiously for your book to go to print. I hope they will all share their projects here, too.
EK
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