For this theme of Mosaic, I was not looking forward to adding fusible web to small pieces of fabric and then trying to manipulate them into place. Fortunately I found the work of Colleen Ansbaugh! In an article in the Fall 2021 issue of Quilting Arts, she recommended putting down a large area of fusible web as a background, and then adding the small pieces of fabric on top. And then once they were all fused in place, adding a layer of netting to hold all the edges down through the stresses of stitching.
So that is the technique I followed, to recreate the look of this vintage brooch on a larger scale.
I cheated a little bit by "binding" it with a large wooden hoop. :)
This is not one of my favorites. When I look at the individual pieces of each flower, I feel like I copied the original satisfactorily, but the overall effect reminds me of a red crab and two eyeballs. Even my phone suggested the "food" filter when I took the photo. And I don't think I will be doing this technique again -- I do not enjoy working with tiny pieces. But as always, I enjoyed the process and stretching my skills!
If you would like to see more of the steps of creating this piece, you can visit my blog Deep in the Heart of Textiles.
I like the addition of the hoop for the finish, it gives a nod to the pin. I'm chuckling over the crab - I don't see a crab, but I get what you mean. A current project I'm working on has done the same thing, given me an image I can't get out of my head. Anyway, it's a lovely finish!
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