Friday, June 25, 2010

Quilt

The challenge for http://www.threecreativestudios.com/ was Rhythm this time. I had this background that was stripped in gentle curves that said Rhythm to me. It was something that was sitting around here, because I didn't like it and didn't know what to do with it, so I broke up the black areas with the melon stitching and did the hand stitching to echo the gray. The fabrics are hand dyed.Also around the studio was the beaded piece, so I added rows to it to make it bigger, used a wavy rotary cutter blade to cut it out, and applied it to the piece with hand stitching. I also tacked it with sewing thread, because beading is heavy and needs to be supported. To finish I quilted it. Now I like it much better.

8 comments:

Terri Stegmiller said...

This piece turned out great. It's so fun to be able to find a use for something that's been sitting around for a while.

Cate Rose said...

It's lovely Sandy!

abeadlady said...

Oh, yeah! This one talks to me, Sandy. Love the colors and flow of it.

Gina said...

Lovely rhythm! I think the soft curves say the 'rythm of jazz'.

Walden said...

Love the movement in this!

Anonymous said...

this is awesome Sandy, I love it. It's it perfect interpretation for the theme.

Ela said...

It's lovely!!!

Linda’s Textiles said...

Fabulous Sandy! Isn't it great when pieces fall into place like that.