Star Wars Extravanganza

Now that things are winding down (can I really say this truthfully ever?)  I am going to actually take out the 16 projects I have in my sewing collection and finish them up.  The biggest and most involved current affair is the Star Wars quilt I have started for my baby boy.  It is an experiment for me as I have not done too much in the way of art quilts but you have to start somewhere.  So of course as per my usual M.O. I will start with the most difficult of tasks - recreating Darth Vader.  I am SO excited to see how it turns out and *fingers-crossed* the Darth Vader Star Wars quilt will be a success!  Here are a few pics of the drawing process. I did kidnap the image from Star Wars: A Pop-Up Guide to the Galaxy by Mathew Reinhart - which if I may digress for a moment, is the COOLEST book ever to enter this house.  If you have any interest in Star Wars and any little boy (or adult boy as it were - my husband is giddy) you should definitely get this book.  It is hands down the coolest pop-up book I have ever seen, not to mention the light sabers that actually light up. It is loaded with Star Wars facts and each page is a layer upon layer of hiding pop-ups.  It actually took us several passes to discover all of the folds and images. I could go on and on but I will let you discover it yourself! 

So I used the image to trace out Darth Vader and then had the image enlarged at Office Depot.  I did add in the body elements and more draping pieces which will be an experiment using different shades of grey in Batiks and Blenders.  With a touch of Michael Miller Fairy Frost for the actual "Star Wars" banner across the bottom. 

 

 

So this is the start of it and I do have a few pieces cut out and fabrics selected which I will try to post soon.  The kid's room is a work in progress and I will try to post progression pics as we get it put together and completed. 

Update on Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 08:37PM by Dillinger

With a little extra time to spare I have finished all of the painting in my house and finally gotten to the actual construction of the Star Wars quilt experiment.  It is going fantastically! I have quick-fused all of the pieces and am in the process of satin stitching the edges using Sulky single and multi-colored threads which looks amazing! Here is a glimpse at what I've done so far!