Wool applique has me in its clutches! That sounds worse than it is, really. But I am having a great time finding inspiration and making unique, not-necessarily-quilted items.

Today’s inspiration comes from Ellen Giggenbach. I found Ellen’s artwork on Pinterest, then followed it through to her Etsy shop.

This blog post is presented with Ellen’s permission.

The lines are so clean and the peacock is so quirky. It is just perfect. I took some liberties when I translated her design into wool.

It isn’t an exact copy, and I’m sure the size is distorted a tiny bit, but it was fun to make something that was 100% derivative of paper/graphic artwork. My finished piece is 16″ x 16″.

Once I finished the peacock, I thought he looked lonely. Wouldn’t you know it, Ellen has other fantastic design inspiration. Please take a minute to shop over at her “Joyful, vibrant store” on Etsy.

And with that a peacock family was born. This second piece is also 16″ x 16″.

My two wool pieces were prepped by cutting shapes and glue-basting them in place. Some pieces are printed cotton fabrics, which are prepared using the Appliquik Method.

Like my previous post on my 5″ x 7″ wool art pieces, I wrapped these large peacocks around foam core board and secured the fabric in place with stitches.

These two peacocks live on the wall on a hallway in my house.

Who knows where the next inspiration will strike and where it will lead. Keep your eyes open folks, artwork is all around you.