Quilty content today. I thought it was about time.
I finished "Tuning Fork #29: The Salt Marsh Near First Encounter Beach" right before we left for Colorado. It's not quilted yet, but I will work on the quilting while my father-in-law is here for his annual visit. I like having a piece ready to quilt while Pop is here -- I find it soothing to go into the studio and quilt for an hour or so after lunch. At this point in the process, once I decide what kind of pattern I want to quilt, there is no real thinking involved. It's repetitive. And very meditative.
I finished "Tuning Fork #29: The Salt Marsh Near First Encounter Beach" right before we left for Colorado. It's not quilted yet, but I will work on the quilting while my father-in-law is here for his annual visit. I like having a piece ready to quilt while Pop is here -- I find it soothing to go into the studio and quilt for an hour or so after lunch. At this point in the process, once I decide what kind of pattern I want to quilt, there is no real thinking involved. It's repetitive. And very meditative.
The quilt currently measures 64" wide by 71" tall. It will shrink a bit during quilting.
I've posted this before, but here is my inspiration picture, taken near Pop's house on Cape Cod in September:
I really enjoyed making this piece. It's my first attempt to translate a photo into a pieced abstract quilt. I will be doing this again....
I'm linking this post to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday, Richard and Tanya's Quilts Link a Finish Friday, Friday Fabric Frenzy, Confessions of a Fiber Addict and Crazy Mom Quilts Finish it up Friday. Go see all the wonderful work there!
Comments
your work is beautiful
Brookquilt, I will quilt it in matchstick style. I keep trying other patterns on smaller pieces, but I keep coming back to the long, closely spaced lines. I just love how it looks, the texture it brings to the piece. I will probably vary the color of the thread from green to gold to even rust, but I won't make a final decision on color until I start quilting.
I love this one and I see an abstract heart shape in the design. And it is HUGE. Go big or go home. And, they say "everything is bigger in Texas!".
Carol