This is a repeat of a post from 2012 after I added this piece from the SAQA online auction in October 2012.
This lovely little quilt from Sonia Grasvik is so evocative of flocks of little birds in winter - even in SCalifornia. They are so much more visible when the branches are bare - I watch them in the rose bushes outside my kitchen window.
"In the Thicket" Sonia Grasvik - Seattle, WA 2012 11.75" x 11.75"
Machine pieced, FMQ.
Sonia wrote to tell me that all of the fabric in this piece is commercial cotton.
The bird and the briers are inked on the background and then the outline is sewn in black thread. Or maybe the outline was sewn and then inked to fill in the black silhouettes. The
Sonia advises that the inking was done first and then outlined with YLI silk thread.
The tiny stripes are folds - like piping - and the background looks like those damp leaves and twigs that cover the wintry ground.
A nice matching label with all the necessary information.
I added the measurements in the upper corner because I need to know the exact size for when it is shown in a gallery or exhibit. This is one of the few that are not 12" square.
Faced rather than bound, Sonia has rounded the inside corners of the facing to make it lay flat and easier to sew. I love having this 12x12 gem in TCQC.
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2 comments:
I too love this 12 x 12! I made a copy of your previous posting and have it hanging on my bulletin board, so I can look at it often. I love the stitching she did for the twigs with thorns.
Del, I am so glad that you enjoy this little piece. When I asked my quilting group to help decide between this and another piece for the auction they urged me to keep this one. Glad I didn't listen. Your enjoyment pleases me so much. Thank you.
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