This week I have been making a small quilt, A4 size and
unfinished, which has to be recognisable as my work. Many ‘names’ in the
quilting world have been invited to donate such pieces to the QG for a fundraising
drive at the FOQ. They will all be priced at £25:00 and it is an opportunity
for others to own small quilts by well-known quilters in the UK. My starting
point was a sample of a garden gate which I had once drawn by machine with
variegated thread.
I decided to do a darker version of a thread gate but when I
soaked it to remove the soluble medium, it all but fell apart because many of
the elements were unconnected! I needed to think more about this so I decided
to make a background garden first.
This garden started with a rough outline on A$ paper.
The various elements of the garden were traced onto the
release paper from Bondaweb.
Tracings
I cut out and placed the tracing of the pathway onto a Teflon
strip and ironed over-lapping strips onto it to cover the whole shape, just
beyond the traced lines.
I continued to work shape by shape, placing them in situ as
they were completed.
I have been laundering some of my early utility quilts ready
for selling. They looked lovely on the washing line, blowing in the warm
breezes of last week. Some have been sold already.
If anyone wants to buy either of the quilts below, for £30
each and postage, email me for more information!
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