Pet Picture Quilts Made Easy

Faith Cleary | Runtime (65 min)

Learn how to create a delightful and realistic pet portrait using dimensional applique, batting, and thread. In this tutorial, Faith Cleary shares her method for creating unique quilting pet portraits. After guiding viewers through the key ingredients–the selection of a photograph and the fabric and thread choices–Faith demonstrates the steps for creating a vellum tracing and making an applique “road map.” She discusses how to study a pet photograph to determine what elements are the most prominent, and then demonstrates how to create those elements with thread and fabric. After establishing the body o the pet, Faith shows how to add the eyes, nose, and fur. Finally, she shows how to complete the piece by creating a background that tells the pet’s story. Sample background elements that are discussed include the addition of sticks, creating buildings, and adding beads.