I find Els' work very inventive and always enjoy seeing her quilts. There is another one in TCQC http://www.delquilts.blogspot.com/search/label/Els%20Vereycken
This one has the same sort of stark quality that I don't see very often.
"Swallow" Els Vereycken - Belgium 2014 12X12
Furnishing fabric (upholstery?), hand dyed fabric, hand and machine appliqued and quilted.
The white fabric that forms the border is the hand dye which feels so soft it is almost satin, but without the sheen. There are four pieces of the darker fabric forming the background that are stitched with machine buttonhole. Between these pieces there is a row of machine satin stitch which lends depth to the background. The long wings are a dead giveaway that this is a swallow.
I like the little "knotty" eye.
Nice label with full address and e-address, it is covered with a piece of vinyl.
For the edge, the white hand-dye is folded over and then topped with a grey iron-on seam binding. It doesn't cover the edge of the turned under edge, so I don't know why she added that. Quite a lovely piece with an unusual color palette.
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