When I was looking for a certain picture in my vast photo files I came across these pictures of a quilt I made in 2006. I'm not quite sure where it is, somewhere on my storage shelves. Not my most successful effort and I am not exactly sure why. Partially it is the color values. And maybe my idea of making a floating fence wasn't the best design decision. The idea came from the snow fences I saw across Montana and Wyoming while on a road trip. They, of course, are not bright red, but usually beige or brown, they blend into the green/yellow/beige grasses of that wide open country and sometimes appear to be floating. I hope to get back to quilt making this summer and maybe I will dig this one out and try some "revisions".
"Red Fence" Del Thomas 2006 40"W x 32"L
The background was pieced using Ruth McDowell's techniques. I sandwiched the layers, quilted the entire background and added the binding. I've used this method for quite a few years and was surprised to recently hear that it had just been "invented". There is nothing new under the sun, eh? After all this was done I fused on the fence and stitched around the raw edges.
I used my "floppy flower/floppy sun" quilting for the sky and "perspective" lines for the ground.
Not a fancy label, but it says what it needs to. I sometimes do labels on the computer, but I find that hand printing them is faster.
3 comments:
I love your quilts...whimsical, colorful, usually simple in visual order, but with great depth of design. I do hope you'll get back to your quilting soon! Please keep sharing.
WRONG! This quilt has wonderful color, movement, and depth. A real art quilt, Del - you should recognize it for what it is. Love it.
It's a fantastic quilt - happy and lively!!! XX
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