Megan Barley
IF NOT NOW WHEN?
Inspiration
Climate change and loss of habitats are both threats to our planet’s biodiversity. I started thinking about damaged habitats but it developed into a wider theme about how human activity is damaging the World. The design is based on the patterns made when tropical rain forests are cut down, developed so that it has become abstract, resulting in a damaged and fragmented landscape. The wide yellow strips represent the roads and the narrower strips the ploughed up areas. The text is of random words and phrases related to events that are taking place due to human activity.
Materials and techniques
The fabric is 100% cotton from the Moda Grunge Range. The main technique is reverse machine appliqué. The top layers are appliquéd using mainly Superior Threads, King Tut variegated, quilting thread. The text is hand embroidered in stem stitch. There is a small amount of simple machine quilting. The wadding is 80% cotton and 20% polyester. The edges are finished with a facing.
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Climate change and loss of habitats are both threats to our planet’s biodiversity. I started thinking about damaged habitats but it developed into a wider theme about how human activity is damaging the World. The design is based on the patterns made when tropical rain forests are cut down, developed so that it has become abstract, resulting in a damaged and fragmented landscape. The wide yellow strips represent the roads and the narrower strips the ploughed up areas. The text is of random words and phrases related to events that are taking place due to human activity.
Materials and techniques
The fabric is 100% cotton from the Moda Grunge Range. The main technique is reverse machine appliqué. The top layers are appliquéd using mainly Superior Threads, King Tut variegated, quilting thread. The text is hand embroidered in stem stitch. There is a small amount of simple machine quilting. The wadding is 80% cotton and 20% polyester. The edges are finished with a facing.
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