Today when I got home, I said to BSP "I have to make a baby quilt or a cat quilt or something tonight - it's been ages since I posted something to my blog!"
Of course, then I checked my blog and realized it's only been a couple of days, but I try to post Monday, Wednesday and Friday so that there’ll be something new on the blog over the weekend. But I hadn’t worked on anything that I can show (I want Barb’s quilt to be a surprise).
But then I remembered, that this past weekend, I went to a quilt exhibition of a man from Kashmir, India. I went planning to look, not buy, and I hadn’t saved any money to make purchases, a decision, I greatly regretted. However, I did find one small art quilt that I loved, and could afford.
I love the intense colours and amazing embellishments in this lovely, although finding the face staring at me was a surprise - I didn't notice it at his exhibition - but I think it’s because I was too overwhelmed by my burning desire for a turquoise blue and silver bed quilt he’d made – I’d fallen head over heels for it, but just could *not* afford it. (*Pulls knife out of chest*)
But every time I look at it, I find more to see! I've hung it on a wall in my sewing room to inspire me daily. I love looking up at it in different kinds of light and seeing it in different ways.
But it being me, I decided to try and come up with something of my own to show you, so, after dinner, I went off to my sewing room, where I shopped my stash, and finally decided on something to make. I finished the top in a couple of hours, pieced a back and then batted and pinned, and started quilting.
And that's where I got into trouble! My quilting ended up being more time consuming than I intended (what can I say - the quilt called for it!) but here’s a sneak peek at a little of the quilting on the back...
Have a good weekend, everyone! :)
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You do have a true artist eye....
ReplyDeleteOoo...I can't wait to see the front!
ReplyDeleteAnd you new art quilt is beautiful!
That's the back? It looks good enough to be the front! :) I love the pebble quilting and the wavy lines. (this is murthys_r_us on Flickr, having wandered over from there).
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see the front! I love the quilt you bought - the colours and decoration are just lovely. Totally inspiring up big!! Its got me thinking about using gold threads, deep rich colours.....really stunning and a great inspiration for your wall!
ReplyDeleteThe back looks wonderful I love those circles with the wavy lines! How big is the quilt you purchased? I love the colors and how fun to see something new in it after you had it home!!
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