Beginning work on this last year, this was a true fabric stash busting project where I only used fabrics I already owned.
BATIKS IN BLUES AND PURPLES
From my fabric stash I used lots of batiks and watercolor type fabrics with shadings of light and dark with the blue to purple palette, allowing the light to bounce off in interesting ways depending on the time of day.
Sort of like Monet, at least that was my goal.
When I didn’t like my first attempt, I ripped it apart to try again.
Liking my second version better, I packed it away in an opaque plastic bin for the move.
After I completed my Autumnal Harlequin Quilt, I pulled my Starry Night Quilt out to hand quilt the layers.
HAND QUILTING
Using various shades of deep purple, blue, and lilac quilting thread, I hand stitched swirls to replicate galaxies throughout the quilt to enhance the impressionist effect.
Meanwhile, I watched movies (for writing research) and listened to audios, and sometimes watched it snow outside my window.
One of my goals with my 18th century sewing is to hand stitch more quickly, so all this hand quilting is giving me the practice I need while making space in my sewing room.
Now that my quilt is completed, I have it folded up and laying in a baker’s rack in my dining area, since I don’t have anywhere to hang it in my apartment.
If I get a house again, someday, I’ll have wall art ready to go!
COMMENTS FROM MY OLD BLOG
The Quintessential Clothes Pen – March 17, 2021 at 8:28 PM – Lovely! It has such depth and interest. My eye is constantly finding new starry vistas to observe. It’s great that you had a productive quilting year!
Best,
Quinn
