Your cherished pet remembered in fabric and thread

Your cherished pet remembered in fabric and thread
By commission . Tabby cat thread painted and quilted.

Tabby cat detail

Boxer - $250. Dyed & painted wool on quilted cotton, 17" x 13" © Martha Tabis 2010

Boston Terrier, $250. Painted wool, quilted cotton, ribbon, tissue lame, 15" x 12"

By commission, thread-painted and quilted, $475, 12" X 15" © Martha Tabis 2010

By commission $475, thread-painted & quilted, 12" X 15" © Martha Tabis 2010

Tabby Cat, painted wool on quilted fabrics, 12" X 15" © Martha Tabis 2010. Donated to Cat Guardians shelter.

By commission, painted wool on quilted fabric, $415, 12" X 15" © Martha Tabis 2010

By commission, painted wool on quilted fabric, $415, 12" X 15" © Martha Tabis 2010

Background ready to stitch

Create a Background - Step 4

Cutting out the portrait using photo as pattern - Step 3

Use your pet's photo to make a pattern - Step 2

How To Make A Pet Portrait - Step 1

Monday, April 12, 2010

Cutting out the portrait using photo as pattern - Step 3

The fabric I chose for the dog's face is a plaid and a floral print, to give a whimsical look to the portrait. Feel free to use solids if you prefer a more realistic look, or go wild and use nontraditional colors! How about a pink pug!

Rocky, my boy, chose to help the process along by settling in on the work in progress.

2 comments:

Moira said...

Hi Mathta - I featured your beautiful pet portraits on my blog Dog Art Today. Here is the link...

http://dreamdogsart.typepad.com/art/2010/04/martha-tabiss-quilted-dogs.html

Keep blogging. Your work is terrific.

Martha Tabis said...

Thanks, Moira! Love your site, and referred it to a dog painter friend. Martha