"Picture It With Fabric © Jenny Lankester

Welcome to "Picture it With Fabrics" - my technique for making pictures and wall hangings, using a combination of collage and quilting. In other words "Cut, stick and quilt!"

Using fabrics to "paint" a picture has evolved over the last four years, from making a simple pattern of a butterfly for my quilting class to a full time occupation. I find it both inspiring and rewarding and the name sums up what its all about.

There is such an abundance of beautiful fabrics available so it isn't difficult to find the right colours and textures to create an unusual and exciting wall hanging.

The fabrics themselves can be the reason for a new project. "Elephants' Child" and "Tranquil Scene" on the gallery page were both inspired by gorgeous hand dyed fabrics I found at the NEC. I could see elephant's ears in one and a line of trees in the other!

The gallery page shows my work to date and the leopard has now moved there. There is also a new gallery page devoted to work created by ladies attending workshops and classes in the technique.

No art experience needed to produce wonderful work like this!