Bloggers' Quilt Festival time again!

I  wasn't going to join the festival this year as I have wandered away from making bed quilts for awhile, but happily for me, Amy has an art quilt category this year, so here I am!

Ontotlogy Of A Rabbit (c) 2012 Kit Lang

This little art quilt came about as a result of a challenge set by my contemporary quiltart group (The Drunken Quilter's Society - so called because our meetings occur over cocktails and dinner) - the challenge was to use the contents of a bag of scraps and embellishments given go us by another member; and to use something in it that we had never used before.



I lucked out on my bag with a beautiful rust-printed fabric and a stunning snow dyed poly-silk. The challenge part of the bag for me were the beads! Those who read my blog regularly know that beads are my Waterloo.  I am never able to use them in a way that pleases me, and inevitably, even if I spend hours and days applying them, I end up removing them in the end.

This time, I loved the beads, and so they stayed.


There was also Lutradur in my bag - and I had never used it before. I painted it and used it for the bunny's nose and eyes.  There was also Japanese paper, which I used to delineate the bunny's wings



Some background quilting and a a few of my own scraps from my stash, and I was done.


This little rabbit is very much outside of my oeuvre and unlike anything I've made before (or am likely to make again) but I'm very happy I did!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and do check out the other work submitted in the festival. Thanks so much to Amy for hosting again!

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P.S. - Previous entries from newest to oldest are here here, here, here, and here

Kit Lang

25 comments:

  1. Nice to see this again Kit. I really like the the earthy tones.

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  2. Absolutely beautiful. Love the detail work.

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  3. You've combined the mixed media elements with perfection....and of course I LOVE the beads!!

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  4. Yay, I love this quilt Kit! So glad you chose this one to share.

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  5. This is beautiful. Thanks for sharing!!

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  6. What a great challenge and the results are wonderful.

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  7. What a divine little bunny!
    Brilliant use of a goody bag and an imaginative, fun design........
    smashing!

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  8. Your work is always a treat to see-

    Check out my blog if you can...

    Margaret Gunn
    www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com

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  9. What a fun art quilt....such a great challenge. I like the combination of materials.

    Happy Quilt Festival.

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  10. Glad you decided to show this little beauty - it's one of my favs, and I missed you at the Festival ;-))

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  11. What a great art quilt with such wonderful detail. Thanks for explaining your process. I love it!

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  12. I love all the texture! what is the fabric in the wings, is it the paper? I love a challenge!

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  13. hi Loris - sorry I couldn't respond to you - you're a no-reply blogger. I used suede (well actually, the back of some gold leather) and paper for the wings.

    Thanks for coming by!

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  14. Thanks Kit, I thought I had fixed the no reply part... I will look again
    The texture of the wings reminds me of kuba cloth, it's really lovely.

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  15. à ce que je constate le défi fut relevé avec succès ,félicitations

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  16. This is such a lovely quilt! I love the detail and the design. Absolutely beautiful!

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  17. This is one of those quilts that just makes you feel nice to look at it. Thank you for sharing this.

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  18. Thank you quilting doberman! :)

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  19. love love love your art quilt!!!!!!!!!

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  20. Anonymous25.5.12

    How whimsical! I love it and I love the idea for the challenge.

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  21. This is one of my favorite pieces of yours. :)

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  22. that's such an interesting and intriguing quilt! great to read about it and see the detail--i love that. it's just beautiful. thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  23. How could I have missed this little beauty? Thanks to Deborah from the Blue Hare who has pointed me in this direction I´ve finally dropped by today - but I´m glad I did.

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  24. je me suis permis de mettre la photo de votre quilt dans un message ,j'espère que cela ne vous pose pas de problème ,merci d'avance

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  25. This is a beautiful quilt and I like the sound of your group!

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