Egyptology

I have always been fascinated by the art of Egypt and using the pictorial outline in the top of this quilt gave me the chance to use it in my art. It was an experiment using Inktense pencils. The first try was a disaster as when I added the water the bleed was excessive and I had to start over. The second try I outlined the cartoon of the image with black thread sketch before I started and used far less water.

The balance of the quilt was created using an Egyptian print and plain black fabric. I had purchased a template at rhe annual Hamilton craft fair and this fascillitated thepattern within the blocks as they were joined together.