How a Belly Dancer Triptych is Created

It starts with a moment that moves you,

and the thought, I have to make this into a quilt

You take your poor quality pictures and crop,

edit, play with color and value to come up with 3 images of the dancers

Posterize them to accentuate the values in Elements

Make them black and white

Do it again

And again

Print them to desired quilt size, tape together, you like it

but, realize it is not enough

Print color posterized on 8.5” x 11” paper

Print original photos in color on 8.5” x 11”
and think...

Use a light box to trace each figure from original picture on clear plastic,

then trace in the values using the posterized pictures

Scan clear design, print to desired quilt size, and tape together

Print on white 8.5” x 11” paper

Color in with colored pencils, old school style, to figure out colors and values

Spend a lot of time figuring out the right fabrics for values

Trace onto tracing paper

Tweak some values and number on template, flip

Get to work with Wonder Under, trace, press, cut, assemble,

press to hold, repeat, repeat, repeat…

Realize, this is going to take a long time,

but know it will totally be worth it in the end

This is just the beginning.