These two quilts are my One Monthly Goal (OMG) project for
March completed.
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| Reef and Pond, two underwater quilts |
They started out as a pile of blue batik 2 ½” strips that
Dierdre, a local quilt shop owner gave me.
She was doing a bit of searching/cleaning and found this wad of blue batik
and asked me if I wanted it (knowing blue is my favourite colour), of course I
wanted it. I brought the strips home and
added a few of my own thinking I would make a really big jelly roll race quilt. They sat in the drawer until one evening I
just needed to sew, no thinking or measuring or anything, just sewing. Once I got all the strips sewn together I
realized it was too big and the strips were going in the wrong direction, they
were vertical instead of horizontal. I
decided to cut the whole quilt in half, they would still be about twin size.
In February I took a Silk-screening class at the AlbertaCollege of Art and Design (ACAD) and decided I wanted to screen some water
creatures on these quilts as I thought they looked like bodies of water. So on one quilt top I screened a couple of
koi and a goldfish. This quilt is called Pond.
On the other I screened an Octopus, a seahorse and a couple
of pieces of coral. This quilt is called
Reef.
You can see close-ups of the creatures on my beginning of
the month blog post called ‘OMG for March’.
I did want them to camouflage or blend into the quilt kind of like they
would in their natural habitat.
Pond has an orange accent and backing.
Reef has a green accent and backing.
Pond is quilted with the Calm Water pantograph by Anne
Bright
Reef is quilted with the Seaside pantograph by Kathie James.
Can you see the Clamshell, the conch, the starfish and the
nautilus?
A couple of labels and these two are complete.
Surf on over to Elm Street quilts to see many other completed
projects and consider joining in the fun for April. I’m really enjoying taking part in One
Monthly Goal party, such satisfaction in finishing some of my many UFO’s
(UnFinished Objects).
These are great quilts. Although the jelly roll quilts are fun and fast unless the fabric is just right they aren't very artistic. You have succeed in making two very interesting quilts. I love the colors. Great job getting your OMG finished!
ReplyDeleteEdith - these quilts are amazing!!! They are a true reflection of your creativity and talents - I love the silk screening application, too!
ReplyDeleteThese look very pretty. Thanks for linking up with Elm Street Quilts and congrats on your finish.
ReplyDeleteYour quilts turned out so wonderful! You did such a great job of jazzing up those jelly roll race quilts and turned them into something special.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun! They look wonderful.
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