Grave Rubbing Art Quilts Mostly Stitched While Traveling

(Above: Cats Leave Pawprints on our Hearts. Grave Rubbing Quilt Series. 12 3/4" x 15 1/2". Crayon on fabric rubbing from Pet's Rest, a pet cemetery in Colma, CA on the back of a Decision Portrait Series piece that didn't work out....recycled! Vintage buttons and doily. Hand stitching. This is the only one in the series with any "color"; it seemed appropriate. Click on image to enlarge.)

I always take embroidery to stitch while traveling. Here are three of the five pieces that I took with me to Austria recently. All the hand quilting was done on the plane, train, or whenever I took steal a few moments. Once I returned home I finished each one with free motion machine embroidery to accent the letters, vintage buttons (on most), and a buttonhole stitched edge. The reverse includes more pieces of vintage household linens. I'll have the other two finished soon.


(Above: Detail of Cats Leave Pawprints on Our Hearts. Click on image to enlarge.)


(Above: Cats Leave Pawprints on Our Hearts. Reverse. Click on image to enlarge.)


(Above: Here Rests the Body, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series. 17" x 13". Crayon on fabric grave rubbing done in Birmingham, UK. Vintage doily. Hand stitching. Click on image to enlarge.)


(Above: Here Rests the Body, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series, detail. Click on image to enlarge.)


(Above: Here Rests the Body, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series. Reverse. Click on image to enlarge. I'm really enjoying the backs of these pieces almost as much as the fronts!)


(Above: Young, Strong, Beautiful, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series. 14" x 12 1/4". Crayon on fabric grave rubbing done in Birmingham, UK collaged with vintage handkerchief and Victorian era black lace. Buttons purchased while in Austria. Hand stitched. Click on image to enlarge.)


(Above: Young, Strong, Beautiful, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series, detail. Click on image to enlarge.)


(Above: Young, Strong, Beautiful, Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series, reverse. Click on image to enlarge.)