I'm resurrecting some quilts that I have done over the years. This one is from 2003 when we were all doing Journal Quilts and Mars was passing closer to Earth than it will again for many years.
Journal Quilt "Passing Mars" 8.5“W x 11”L Pieced and fused and beaded.
Beading is not my forte, but Mars needed some texture. Also, the windows are holograms from credit cars cut into tiny pieces.
"Mars Passing" 2003 36“W x 40”L Del Thomas $700
Cotton fabric, cotton batting, pieced, embellished with beads and sequins.
Here is a larger version as a triptych. The colored verticals represent the buildings.
And here are the lessons learned: Don't name quilts that are similar with similar names - I can never remember which is which. I should have used "Mars Passing I" and "Mars Passing 2". Also, keep a list of the quilt names you have used. There is one quilt in TCQC that has the same name as a previous quilt made by the same artist. I let her know I was calling it "_____ 2". There is also a "Walks in the Woods" and a "Walk in the Woods". And I had already made and sold a quilt named "Walking in the Woods". So, it is a good idea to keep track of the names you use.
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Cotton fabric, cotton batting, pieced, embellished with beads and sequins.
Here is a larger version as a triptych. The colored verticals represent the buildings.
And here are the lessons learned: Don't name quilts that are similar with similar names - I can never remember which is which. I should have used "Mars Passing I" and "Mars Passing 2". Also, keep a list of the quilt names you have used. There is one quilt in TCQC that has the same name as a previous quilt made by the same artist. I let her know I was calling it "_____ 2". There is also a "Walks in the Woods" and a "Walk in the Woods". And I had already made and sold a quilt named "Walking in the Woods". So, it is a good idea to keep track of the names you use.
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2 comments:
I like your pieces!!!
Very nice! And very clever to use the holograms.
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