I'm pleased to say I have achieved my objective of having the quilt top all put together. Its over 2m square so wasn't too easy getting a photo while it was laid out on the floor. All going well I'll have it all pinned together and ready for quilting before the weekend is out - there is always an upside to rain!
No rain in sight on the quilt though - just loved this piece of embroidery will the sun rising behind the hollyhocks and butterfly. This is another piece of my Aunt's linen that I have cut up and put into the piece.
The quilt has several fabrics featuring tea cups - to me they speak of friendship and the countless conversations that we have over cups of tea of coffee with our friends that are such a fundamental part of sustaining us all. My daughter has christened it "Friday Morning Coffee" as this is an important ritual for me with a group of friends I have made through the school our children attend. No Friday is complete without a get together, strong coffee and a good laugh.Once I have it quilted I'm planning to audition having a few doilies appliqued onto the surface. I have putting them onto bags lately and I think that they just might be the finishing touch for this piece. We'll see...
3 comments:
Phillipa, that quilt is amazing. I think anyone would be honoured to have their embroidery used in it. I was flicking through the latest NZ quilter and thought your header looked familiar. What a great tale and equally beautiful quilt.
beautiful mix of fabrics and vintage embroideries inthis quilt.
and a very interesting installation in the gardens
Fantastic doily installation in the Bot Gardens - how lucky to live in a city that encourages art like this! Is the artist the same one M heard on the radio who knits bits and hangs them around the city? (Now there's a great idea!)
And the quilt is just beautiful - I just went 'ahh' with pleasure when i saw it. Its just lovely. And well done on the NZ quilter article. As always the photo doesn't do the quilt justice.
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