Artists & Authors - Design Quilts from Your Illustrations
Last year, second graders from a New York School invited several author/illustrators to contribute an illustration for a quilt block. The youngsters were studying about children’s authors and reading their books.
Although my children’s stories have been published mainly in magazines and I’m a writer more than illustrator, I did sketch the illustrations for an anthology, Tales of Adventure and Discovery, which consists of several of my stories.
“Would your students like one of my illustrations?” I inquired.
“Definitely,” their teacher e-mailed me. Then one of the students sent me a piece of fabric, cut to the desired size. I was simply to illustrate with pen and permanent ink.
I selected a drawing of The Cookie Lady, from the poem of that name. What fun later to see her in a photo of the finished quilt.
This has given me the idea of using some of the other illustrations, as well as the Cookie Lady, for a quilt of my own creation. This could be wall hanging size or bed size.
You also could do this project with your children. Have them illustrate blocks with fabric pens or liquid embroidery. Then sew the blocks together for pillows, wall hangings, or quilts. This would make a delightful family project.
(Authors…make sure you’ve retained the rights to any illustrations you use in a quilt or have permission from your publisher.)
More information about Tales of Adventure & Discovery, and the companion coloring book, at http://homepage.fcgnetworks.net/jetent/mea/ .
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