It's a Challenge
Collage Shrug/Vest Pattern Cut From Two Squares
The Network for Wearable Art's 2009 challenge was to make something from two fabrics you will see below. We purchased the fabric packets at our March meeting and the challenge would be presented at the September 2009 meeting.
It took three tries for me to come up with a design that pleased me. One reason these challenges are so tough is that the allotted amount of fabric is not enough for a garment, and forces one to think in terms of using patchwork or collage in order to integrate the fabric into a design.
Designing on paper is usually a good idea for starters.
In March 2009, my first idea was to use large pieces of a finely woven blue paisley for pants and a vest, and then embellish those garments with cut-out appliques of the challenge fabric. This is a rough sketch of what I had in mind.
A detail of the challenge fabric.
By the time I got around to the making of the garments, the first design didn't appeal to me anymore. I thought about Carol Sabers' Chanchako vest, and found some luscious blue velvet to use with it.
Laying out on a flat surface is one thing, but when I put it on the dress form, oh my gosh, what a disaster. Not going to work.
For however inspiration comes about, one day I was sketching and thought about Cezanne's composition analyses of cylinders, spheres and cones. I took his idea and thought about using 2 squares, cutting a circle from one and cutting 2 half-square triangles from the other. That's how I came up with this pattern for the collage shrug/vest.
The images show the process of collage on a muslin base.
I used the finely woven blue paisley for a shirt, made a pair of stretch velvet leggings and a hat.
1. Front View
2. Back View
The pieces are sewn individually and by using a series of clear plastic snaps, they are attached together at the shoulder and around in the front.
Hope you all are having a great week! It's raining today in Sacramento, and now I need to turn to my day job. Love to you all, Viktorya
The Network for Wearable Art's 2009 challenge was to make something from two fabrics you will see below. We purchased the fabric packets at our March meeting and the challenge would be presented at the September 2009 meeting.
It took three tries for me to come up with a design that pleased me. One reason these challenges are so tough is that the allotted amount of fabric is not enough for a garment, and forces one to think in terms of using patchwork or collage in order to integrate the fabric into a design.
Designing on paper is usually a good idea for starters.
In March 2009, my first idea was to use large pieces of a finely woven blue paisley for pants and a vest, and then embellish those garments with cut-out appliques of the challenge fabric. This is a rough sketch of what I had in mind.
A detail of the challenge fabric.
By the time I got around to the making of the garments, the first design didn't appeal to me anymore. I thought about Carol Sabers' Chanchako vest, and found some luscious blue velvet to use with it.
Laying out on a flat surface is one thing, but when I put it on the dress form, oh my gosh, what a disaster. Not going to work.
For however inspiration comes about, one day I was sketching and thought about Cezanne's composition analyses of cylinders, spheres and cones. I took his idea and thought about using 2 squares, cutting a circle from one and cutting 2 half-square triangles from the other. That's how I came up with this pattern for the collage shrug/vest.
The images show the process of collage on a muslin base.
I used the finely woven blue paisley for a shirt, made a pair of stretch velvet leggings and a hat.
1. Front View
2. Back View
The pieces are sewn individually and by using a series of clear plastic snaps, they are attached together at the shoulder and around in the front.
Hope you all are having a great week! It's raining today in Sacramento, and now I need to turn to my day job. Love to you all, Viktorya
Posted by Viktorya at Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:01:00 GMT 
Categories: Fiber Art, How To, Network for Wearable Art, Wearable Art Patterns
Tags: Collage Wearable Art by Viktorya Fiber Art Sketches Art Fiber Wearable
Categories: Fiber Art, How To, Network for Wearable Art, Wearable Art Patterns
Tags: Collage Wearable Art by Viktorya Fiber Art Sketches Art Fiber Wearable
Viktorya,
I love that vest!
Windy here.... sun is trying to shine!
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Thanks, Holly!
The wind has come up pretty strong here too, no sun in sight yet, but still hopeful.
Cheers! V
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