Queen Anne's Lace
8.5 x 11"
Back in June, I posted this bobbin-sketched journal quilt , but I decided that it needed "a little" something extra to make it really pop. I didn't like the waviness in the background caused by some bad interfacing. So, I started seed stitching it, placing my stitches fairly close together. Well, about seven hours later (for a 8.5 x 11 inch quilt), I finally finished. Who knew that seed stitching took so much time?
When I decided to add the embroidery, I had already "finished" it, so I got a bit of draw in and some warping. I mounted it on my 1x2 stretcher bars (like I do my weekly quilts) and that helped a lot. I like how the dense stitching really makes the flower puff out, giving it a trapunto effect, but I think that next time I decide to seed stitch something, I'll put a bit more space between the stitches.
This quilt is off to Visceral Gallery in Centerville, where I hope it will be juried into the Color Restrained show. And I'm off to Cleveland for the SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators) Ohio North Conference. Yippee!!
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3 comments:
That really looks good! That seed stitching makes it pop and is reminiscent of seed pods blowing in the wind.
Norma, thank you so much, I thought of that as I was working on it, but not when I designed it. A happy accident.
Beautiful!
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