While I knew I was going for a graphic outcome with these patterns, I love sewing and I wanted to explore effects of applique on the fabrics and using decorative stitches to see if I could create a motif that I could photoshop more graphic.
I worked with a few colours and tried out a range of stitches, I also tried out applique which I think is really effective, especially with the ladybirds as I used stitching similar to my drawn patterns as well. I also tried to work on quilting to see what kind of pattern that could create. I like the effect of it as it is more 3D and actually looks more like the shape of the bug.
Tahlia Paige 