Creative
Landscapes: UFO (now lost to the Bermuda Triangle of stitching)
I signed up for a workshop on sewing creative curves by Marcy Paynter (10 Sep 1988) at Geelong Quilters Guild. It was an interesting effort to make up our own landscape designs. The design was sketched on card, cut into a jigsaw of shapes and then a variety of fabrics were paper pieced by machine stitching it (a close zigzag) all together. The concept was good but I flagged when we started to use clear nylon thread to applique the pieces together. Somehow, plastic thread did not align with my orthodox habits – cotton fabrics and cotton threads….
Needless to say, the piece still languishes in my garden shed waiting to be finished.
Just for the Record:
Quilt Finished Size: cm
Block Size:
Cut in: 1988
Pieced: Machine 1988
Quilted:
Quilt Type: Macy Paynter Workshop
Quilt Finished: Not Yet Finished
Exhibited:
Collection: Home# 012
Pattern Name: English Paper Piecing
Pattern Source: Macy Paynter
Fabrics Purchased: 1986/87
Fabric Design: Plains & bold prints
Fabric Style: Mixed
Materials Type: Mixed
Wadding Type: Thin Poly Batt
Backing: Cotton
Lessons Learned:
Not my kind of thing. Perhaps I wasn’t quite ready for this type of “creative” play with various textures and thicknesses of fabrics. The final issue I had was using monofilament thread (clear nylon). I can understand why of course, but just couldn’t take to it. As a result, this piece languished in my UFO box until the final decision about what to do with it was made. Despite my feelings, I believe it was a worthy exercise.
Ed Note: 5 April 2015
Finally I've decided to consign this project to File 13.... It has taken some courage to come to this decision but really, there comes a time to just let go. This was never a masterpiece in the making or even a personal favourite. After giving two old projects a new lease on life recently, I made the decision that this little number was never going to improve no matter how much hard work went into it. So rather than keep fretting, it was time to wave goodbye and take it off my stress-inducing UFO list. Just so I'll remember it, I've taken a few photos, and I think you'll understand:
I signed up for a workshop on sewing creative curves by Marcy Paynter (10 Sep 1988) at Geelong Quilters Guild. It was an interesting effort to make up our own landscape designs. The design was sketched on card, cut into a jigsaw of shapes and then a variety of fabrics were paper pieced by machine stitching it (a close zigzag) all together. The concept was good but I flagged when we started to use clear nylon thread to applique the pieces together. Somehow, plastic thread did not align with my orthodox habits – cotton fabrics and cotton threads….
Needless to say, the piece still languishes in my garden shed waiting to be finished.
Just for the Record:
Quilt Finished Size: cm
Block Size:
Cut in: 1988
Pieced: Machine 1988
Quilted:
Quilt Type: Macy Paynter Workshop
Quilt Finished: Not Yet Finished
Exhibited:
Collection: Home# 012
Pattern Name: English Paper Piecing
Pattern Source: Macy Paynter
Fabrics Purchased: 1986/87
Fabric Design: Plains & bold prints
Fabric Style: Mixed
Materials Type: Mixed
Wadding Type: Thin Poly Batt
Backing: Cotton
Lessons Learned:
Not my kind of thing. Perhaps I wasn’t quite ready for this type of “creative” play with various textures and thicknesses of fabrics. The final issue I had was using monofilament thread (clear nylon). I can understand why of course, but just couldn’t take to it. As a result, this piece languished in my UFO box until the final decision about what to do with it was made. Despite my feelings, I believe it was a worthy exercise.
Ed Note: 5 April 2015
Finally I've decided to consign this project to File 13.... It has taken some courage to come to this decision but really, there comes a time to just let go. This was never a masterpiece in the making or even a personal favourite. After giving two old projects a new lease on life recently, I made the decision that this little number was never going to improve no matter how much hard work went into it. So rather than keep fretting, it was time to wave goodbye and take it off my stress-inducing UFO list. Just so I'll remember it, I've taken a few photos, and I think you'll understand:
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| A gaudy mix of velvets, cotton, sateen and silk |
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| Paper-pieced back view |
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| This was the original drawing |
