I had a wonderful 2 weeks in California! Saw a lot of good friends, went to a retreat, taught a class and sewed like crazy! I had brought along a bunch of batiks in purples and yellows. I had a theory about doing a QAYG without sashing strips between the blocks.
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| 2 panels |
I pieced strips and then quilted them to the batting and backing. I made 3 panels. I let fabric hang over the top and bottom edges for sewing the sections together.
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| 2 quilted 1 not |
I then quilted each of the panels. When I tried to sew two of them together I discovered that I have a few issues that I need to get worked out. I may just finish off each panel separately. It is now on my design wall curing.
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| Vintage Fiber Art |
I stopped by and visited my Mother-in-Law on my way home. This piece of fiber art has been in her home since I first met her in 1979. I was always intrigued with it. It is made with layers of felt on a burlap base. It has some rug hooked loops and also some embroidery stitching. It depicts San Francisco.
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| Close up of rug hooking |
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| Close up of felt layers |
Has anyone ever seen anything like this? I couldn't find a signature on it.
Love your QAYG piece. If you do it in two panels, may I suggest exploring a way to link them with tabs and/or washers?
ReplyDeleteAs for your MIL's piece...I confess, I've never seen anything like it. Looks like a signature -- "Linda" -- in the rug-hooking at the top?
Great colours in your QAYG piece. I'll be very interested to see how you resolve your joining issues - though two panels would look pretty good I think.
ReplyDeleteYour mother-in-law's piece is fascinating - I have never seen anything like it before though.
The colours are great.
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