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Quilt finished!I am obscenely pleased with myself. It's unseemly, I know. But I feel this quilt combines the best of the plan and buy approach to quilting with the use what you have economy approach. Let me explain.
When I went to the quilting expo here in Melbourne back in January I lucked upon some bundles of Japanese print offcuts. The pieces were small - about 14cm squares - but the patterns were gorgeous and the price was exceptionally good. I couldn't pass them up, so I bought 3 bundles of 10. I wasn't really clear how I would use them at the time, so they became part of the stash.
Over time the idea of a Japanese quilt took hold, just a small lap one. I even had a recipient for the project in mind (though that's still a secret for now). I wanted something super plain and elegant, so the fabrics themselves could really shine. So I had to buy in the backing and wadding, but I found some good quality plain indigo that was really well priced and pure cotton batting.
I constructed a basic grid to get maximum value from the prints and used the same indigo in the grid as I did for both the backing and the binding. It really helps the beautiful patterns to really jump out at you. I machine quilted each sqaure using different stitches, so when you look at the back there is a really interesting grid of patterns too - straight lines, spirals, stars, waves and freehand.
I am actually pretty amazed with the result I have to say. There is still a long way to go before I am producing the kind of pieces I admire here in the blog craft community, but I am very happy with my progress. One of the things that this project has taught me is that I am totally hopeless at colour co-ordinating. In this project all the work was done for me when I bought the bundles, but in thinking about other possible uses for the prints, and new quilt projects I am prepared to face up to what I have for years suspected to be true, I just can't create colour harmony.
And not just in craft. I frequently ask Dave whether I can wear certain things together, and his answer is usually no. He'll change my shoes or scarf or something to get rid of some awful clash. And not because he's a fashion guru either (his uniform of black jeans, workboots, a T-shirt and a shirt has been entirely resistant to fashion trends for the 13 years we've been together), it's not a style thing. It's absolutely that the key to combining colours into an overall pleased effect just utterly escapes me.
So there, I've said it. I'm out of the closet. I'll craft till the cows come home, but I am beginning to accept that the colour gene just passed me by. I'll stick to my plains and monotones, and let Dave choose all the paint colours. So given my colour disability I am doubly pleased with the quilt. I can't wait till I give it to it's new owner! CommentairesPour ajouter un commentaire, connectez-vous avec votre identifiant Windows Live ID (si vous utilisez Messenger ou Xbox LIVE, vous avez un identifiant Windows Live ID). Connectez-vous Vous n'avez pas d'identifiant Windows Live ID ? Inscrivez-vous Rétroliens (6)L'URL de rétrolien de ce billet est : http://soozs.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!BBD89B4835F3D5AD!1082.trak Blogs Web qui font référence à ce billet
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