KelleyJones Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Well... I have finally completed my first quilt for myself. Its a Wall hanging measuring 44x36. I was introduced to an alternative photographic process called cyanotypes also known as blueprints. By coating paper or fabric with a UV sensitive chemical, an image can be produced by exposing the prepared media to UV light. After making my first cyanotype on a small 8 inch by 10 inch cloth I became intrigued by the possibility of making a larger cyanotype to be ultimately turned into a whole cloth quilt. This was a project for my photo class due on the 3rd of December. I used three separate enlarged photos. One of the sky and clouds and the other two of some statues at school. I hope i get an A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBQLTN2 Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Hey, That is super Cool. I don't really understand all of what you did, but it is very cool. I hope you get an A+++++ You will definately get one here if not at school. Jeanne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyA Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 no clue either - but that is super cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaildrake Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Kelly; that is just amazing!!!!!!! I am sure you will get an outstanding achievment grade. I would like to see you enter that in a show. Draw some attention to this new art you do. Will you also give us a peek of your 8x10? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadia Wilson Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 That is so cool! Yes, entering in a show would be a good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maree Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 You are talking a different language, but what a beautiful original idea for a quilt. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 I was so privileged to see this in person, and it is quite stunning.. ahem Kelly.. the binding.. It doesn't show.. LOL.. hmm gotta bind to make more than a mere A, you want an A++,, so binding, binding, strip binding. LOL Kick me.. Good Luck, and remember, the show, the show. :P RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Stunning! I think you deserve an A+, for sure:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Very cool. Hope you get an A+ too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeoldeforest Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Kelley has been obsessing, I mean working on this quilt for weeks now. (Rita - he did a beautiful job on the binding - he ripped all my stitches out and did it himself --- he has way more patience than I do) There are a few quilt artists who use the Cyanotype process. I kept calling it the cyanide quilt 'cause I couldn't figure out how to pronounce it. The two figures in the quilt were made from photographs of statues on the UNCG campus. The bottom right is a photograph of the back of Minerva - the goddess of wisdom (I think). The other photograph is the back of a statue of a guy named McIver - one of the first chancellors of the Univ. After he quilted the rays from the center, we've been calling it the "Outer Space Quilt". BTW - if you want to suggest a name for the quilt, I'm sure Kelley would appreciate it! Hopefully, the K Man will graduate next semester and he can figure out what he wants to do when he graduates. Right now, the last semester of Japanese is holding him back. Maybe he will get the quilting show bug....and write the million dollar book about quilt shows and guilds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Very nicely done...and a great project hope you get a fab grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dixieqwv Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 WOW you get a triple A + in my opinion. I didn't understand a word you wrote but WOW love the outcome. Maybe when school is out you'd have time to explain the process to me, an old person. GREAT job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiequilts Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Way cool, great idea to combine the pics, best of luck with your grade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Sew Simple Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Just is just way too cool! I have no idea what you said you did 'cause it obviously was in a foreign language but I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnn Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Very cool! (no ideas for a name, though) Love the rays! So the blue is the clouds? I would ask for an explanation of the process but I would probably get that same look on my face as when DH starts explaining something about the car. I just smile and nod (and really don't have a clue!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Joanne, um as for names, "Going in" "suckered in" "Into the unknown" or down the hole?? um could come up with a lot more.. follow the blue mottled road.. lol... how come he didn't show the binding??? disobbsessed, Kelly.. it's hard to live with.. more constipation , or is that consecration, or concentrations? on the foreign language LOLOL. RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelleyJones Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Thank you sooo much for the positive response. I took this picture before the binding was put on. The quilt was still wet and hanging to dry. As soon as i get home, i'll take another picture and replace this one. This is my prototype. My next whole cloth will be at least twice this size with more trapunto and color. When i decided to make a cyanotype quilt, i wanted it to be something outside of what was already being done. I looked to the internet for inspiration and found nothing on whole cloth cyanotype quilts and with that, i decided to devise a method that would allow a large photograph to be applied to a whole cloth without piecing. It took several tries and lots of experimentation to get what you see here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyeQ Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Okay, so do I understand this right? Basically you treated your fabric to make it act like photo paper then projected your picture onto it like you would to print your own photo in a dark room? VERY COOOL!!!!!!!! Can't wait to see what you come up with next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelleyJones Posted December 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 yes...but it is a contact print. I had to make a Very large negative to lay over the cloth. I'll post a picture of the negative later this evening. The quilt is the same size as my negative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoleneK Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 "Deer in the headlights" as far as the explanation goes But WOW what a great piece of art. A definate A+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Wow that is really cool. :cool: It's "Ichiban" and "kampai" As far as titles go, the first thought that came to my warped and twisted imagination was "Beam me up, Scotty." (I'm totally joking!) ...and then (seriously) I thought of "Into the heavens." I like that title a lot. Thanks for sharing your beautiful work. It really is interesting and makes us stop and look further (which is what you want!). Kelley, what type of degree will you receive when you graduate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Kelley, very cool idea.:cool: "Step Into the Light" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted December 1, 2008 Report Share Posted December 1, 2008 Love it!!! I agree with the others, the first thing I thought about when I saw it was "Walking into heaven", Into the Light, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KelleyJones Posted December 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 LOL Shana, Senmon wa Eego desu. That means English major in Japanese. Thanks for the advice. So far, the light thing is sounding good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyeQ Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 Originally posted by KelleyJones yes...but it is a contact print. I had to make a Very large negative to lay over the cloth. I'll post a picture of the negative later this evening. The quilt is the same size as my negative. Oh Holy Macaroni! That sounds like a production for sure. Okay, here's my twisted side showing. I like (for a name) "You go first". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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