Birthday Fun: 2006
I wanted to make something for a friend's special (60th) birthday, so I put together scraps from most of the workshops and trips we had done over the years and made up a scrap commemorative wall quilt. I asked all the Quilting girls to sign it after our November meeting – the last for that year. Forgot to take a photo but I have something somewhere I hope!
The pattern I used is called Scot's Plaid from the ever faithful "101 Fabulous Rotary-Cut Quilts" by Hopkins & Martin. I think I may have resized the block slightly to be more appropriate for a wall quilt. It was a breeze to cut and machine up. The result, whilst not a stunner by any stretch, makes a statement about our time (from the fabric styles) and shared experiences (quilting & workshop). All floating on a background of Monet's water lilies...
(Found the photos!)
This piece was inspired by my exploration into
the work of Edouard Villard (1868 – 1940),
a French Post-Impressionist who painted mostly domestic interiors in his trademark highly
decorative and sumptuous manner. His
mother was a seamstress and his world it seems, was influenced by the wonderful
textiles she handled. Typically Villard’s
paintings are of compressed internal spaces, contain flat surfaces decorated
with all-over patterns (eg wallpapers) and mimic the colourful textiles he saw
daily. I really love the way he paints flowers - bold & splashy! His paintings are best explained as a rich tapestry
of softly blurred colours. Doesn't that sound so seductive!
I wanted to make something for a friend's special (60th) birthday, so I put together scraps from most of the workshops and trips we had done over the years and made up a scrap commemorative wall quilt. I asked all the Quilting girls to sign it after our November meeting – the last for that year. Forgot to take a photo but I have something somewhere I hope!
The pattern I used is called Scot's Plaid from the ever faithful "101 Fabulous Rotary-Cut Quilts" by Hopkins & Martin. I think I may have resized the block slightly to be more appropriate for a wall quilt. It was a breeze to cut and machine up. The result, whilst not a stunner by any stretch, makes a statement about our time (from the fabric styles) and shared experiences (quilting & workshop). All floating on a background of Monet's water lilies...
(Found the photos!)
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