Here is a piece I started at CG Fall Retreat 2011 a few weeks ago. I am loving this piece... I know, I love them all :-)
This will be a tribute to my Mom who has taught me to be a strong, confident woman. As you can see the profile is generic in nature... it could be me, Mom, or even you. The message here is that Women every where can all possess these traits.
I have already added the quilting to the hair, using just a touch of grey. I think such knowledge is viewed as wisdom. And NO, I do not think you need to age or be grey to have wisdom, it just seems I was greying before I appreciated my Mom for what she was and what she taught me, so I thought it only fitting :-).
I also added trapunto to the piece in the corners not occupied by applique. I echoed the paisley applique shapes for the trapunto and created sort of a trapunto boarder in those corners.
I am now in the process of quilting the piece. Unfortunately, last night after an hours worth of quilting, I realized the tension was off, so I spent the next 1 1/2 hours ripping it all out. I still have about another 1 1/2 hours of ripping tonight before I can get back to quilting.
Once the quilting is done, I plan to add wording down the center along the striped lines. Right now I am thinking: "Proud Confident Passionate", each on their own line. They will be in a heavier, darker thread than the background quilting to give them prominence. Since I added a layer of wool blend felt in the sandwich between the batting and backing, the quilting is pretty pronounced, so I want the wording to stand out as well.
I will post more pictures as I progress. Hope you enjoyed!
Hugs, Renee
This will be a tribute to my Mom who has taught me to be a strong, confident woman. As you can see the profile is generic in nature... it could be me, Mom, or even you. The message here is that Women every where can all possess these traits.
I have already added the quilting to the hair, using just a touch of grey. I think such knowledge is viewed as wisdom. And NO, I do not think you need to age or be grey to have wisdom, it just seems I was greying before I appreciated my Mom for what she was and what she taught me, so I thought it only fitting :-).
I am now in the process of quilting the piece. Unfortunately, last night after an hours worth of quilting, I realized the tension was off, so I spent the next 1 1/2 hours ripping it all out. I still have about another 1 1/2 hours of ripping tonight before I can get back to quilting.
Once the quilting is done, I plan to add wording down the center along the striped lines. Right now I am thinking: "Proud Confident Passionate", each on their own line. They will be in a heavier, darker thread than the background quilting to give them prominence. Since I added a layer of wool blend felt in the sandwich between the batting and backing, the quilting is pretty pronounced, so I want the wording to stand out as well.
I will post more pictures as I progress. Hope you enjoyed!
Hugs, Renee
2 comments:
This is beautiful. I've been thinking about doing a silhouette quilt and yours is great inspiration.
Beautiful! A great tribute to your mother and all mothers.
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