This week, I finished steaming and washing the Buta prints. Then, I went and bought a magnifying glass, which makes me want to design and carve! This is a perfect opportunity for me. It means I can cut and piece a new quilt top, but also design and start thinking about my next my next print job.
I am not quite out of the woods, in wanting to work with the Buta motif. A Buta is a small medallion shaped motif, which is often, but not limited to, a floral type design. It usually repeats in a tight, strict repeat. Rather than continuing to work with floral Buta motif, I decided to try placing a bird surrounded by a ‘medallion’ shaped branch.
The above image shows the carving at the half-way point. The background needs to be removed. I always stop at just the point, make a strike off and print a few on cloth, before proceeding to the finish mark. This has been so much fun to carve. I look forward to completing this!
//www.instagram.com/embed.jsOne more thing. So often, folks will ask, how long did it take you to carve this? I started this design on Saturday night. It will probably take 8 hours, in total, to complete, and I am being generous. It can be used for years, though! So the time it took to carve really means nothing, especially when compared with what I might make of it. 🙂
Melanie Testa 
I love the birdie buta! My order of the eco carve arrived, so you are inspiring me to get carving soon. On another topic, as I was working on the rocking chair, I watched 2 mourning doves check out the trees next to the girl fort. It was a Goldilocks moment – this branch is too springy, this one to close to cat’s paws, I don’t like the view……….I think she is watching us……”. It was a wonderful distraction. (I love my hankie!)
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