This is one of the small works I took with me to Asilomar last month. While there I did get some work done on it, but the many distractions did not allow for the kind of decision-making necessary to complete it. Yesterday, thanks to a day I spent with Jenny Lyon focused on quilting, I was inspired to think about the quilting designs in a new way. Jenny asks things such as: What do you want the end result to be? What is the mission for the quilting? Is it a secondary story or is it the focus of the work? It’s no secret that the ginkgo is the feature of this 12″ x 12″ quilt. But even with something this small and such a dominant design there is room for a bit of a statement by the quilting. Emboldened by her teaching, I tried something new (for me) — a bit of pebble quilting — and I’m quite pleased with the result.
I have two more variations on this ginkgo design — inspiration from Denise Miller — and I’m excited to try more new quilt designs.
Happy 4th to all!
I have admired your quilting lines before, but this piece is exciting for its color choices as well as the detailed stitching. Marvelous!
Thank you Sara! High praise indeed.
very nice!
Thank you Deb. More to come.
I love the way you added the quilting. Very nice!
This one has less quilting than the others and it gives a different style to it. Thanks again for the inspiration of ‘broken colors!’ I’ve been on a roll ever since.
HI Franki, I like the ‘pebble’ quilting very much. it makes the leaves ‘jump’ out in a very satisfying way. Well done again. . Jennifer
I do too! I think I’ll be using those pebbles in the future. And I have my eye on some more patterns as well. So many quilts. . .so little time.
The quilting makes the piece! Bravo!
I love how you moved into a design within a design. How creative of you!