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"Blue Maple Sunprint with Rainbow" Mini Art Quilt for framing 5"x7".

A sunprint of Maple leaves on blue with green painted cotton fabric. The sunprint is accented by a rainbow painted and deep blue fabrics. A decorative stitch in a variegated thread, covers the seams and adds interest. The piece is bound with an white and silver yarn couched on the edges. Freemotion quilting accents the sunprint, and the rainbow section is quilted with a vinelike pattern. Sized for a standard size frame, or display any way you wish.

Botanical Sunprints are are a way of using my gardens in my art. They are made by placing leaves, flowers, and(or) thin foam sheet cutouts (for butterflies or hummingbirds) onto freshly painted cotton fabric, while the paint is still wet, and placed in the sun to dry. The combination of sun and humidity affect the speed at which the paint dries. If conditions are ideal, the color moves from under the leaf or flower, resulting in the sunprint. No two can be the same, due to different drying conditions and paint color combinations. Every print is a unique original.

cotton fabric, paint, thread, batting

See more Art Quilts and other items at my website- http://www.andrusgardensquilts.com/, or see works in progress and inspirations on my blog- http://andrusgardensquilts.com/blog