You may have noticed several of my current wall quilts are canvas mounted. Such as these birds, and the ones in the May blog. This is a recent development. It all started with an art exhibition in which I thought the planned quilt would be more readily received if displayed in a format to which traditional artists related. Sort of a ‘meeting of the disciplines’ if you will.
Previous advice led me to believe that a genuinely tidy look when mounting a quilt over canvas was near impossible to achieve. After watching several videos on how to prepare and mount canvas over the wooden framework normally used by painters (stretchers) I tackled my first quilt over canvas. It wasn't quite the same...
After consideration it was decided to keep the canvas in place which (as a bonus) meant the back of the quilt didn’t have to be considered. Also it didn’t require the tedious removal of all the staples holding the canvas, baring the framework to the wooden stretchers.
So please was I with the results that I’ve now mounted several wall-hanging sized quilts this way. (Several which have sold.) My new Real Tweets on Canvas class focuses on creating a simple piece that can then be displayed in this way. I personally think they are quite effective – still quilted, but more modern in their display. Also think they would make great gifts! Thoughts on this?
Previous advice led me to believe that a genuinely tidy look when mounting a quilt over canvas was near impossible to achieve. After watching several videos on how to prepare and mount canvas over the wooden framework normally used by painters (stretchers) I tackled my first quilt over canvas. It wasn't quite the same...
After consideration it was decided to keep the canvas in place which (as a bonus) meant the back of the quilt didn’t have to be considered. Also it didn’t require the tedious removal of all the staples holding the canvas, baring the framework to the wooden stretchers.
So please was I with the results that I’ve now mounted several wall-hanging sized quilts this way. (Several which have sold.) My new Real Tweets on Canvas class focuses on creating a simple piece that can then be displayed in this way. I personally think they are quite effective – still quilted, but more modern in their display. Also think they would make great gifts! Thoughts on this?
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