The vintage, applique quilt on which this piece is stitched was sent to me as a donation to my stash. Upon opening the box, I thought I couldn't use it. It took time for me to wrap my head around the white background and the asymmetrical floral design. All the old quilts I had used before this were pieced blocks. Now ... I wish I had more of this quilt. This is the last piece using that donation. There's no more left, but I will keep an eye out for other promising appliqued quilts.
The quilt influenced the selection of colorful objects. In turn, the objects suggested a unique, bottle cap frame. It was lots of fun to select green and red/pink lids to compliment the artwork! Like many times in the past, several other pieces are coming to their last stitch. I'll be blogging again very soon!
At first look I couldn't figure out why this one felt so different to me. Reading cleared that up! It is a lively piece and neat that you could use that background quilt piece/s when at first you thought you wouldn't be able to.
ReplyDeleteI've been peeking in on your work for a couple of years. Your use of life's bits & bobs, things most people would toss out is fascinating. I'd never think to use old hair perm curlers, bottle caps, canning lids, etc on a piece of art. Which is probably good - I don't need temptation to keep yet more stuff for "just in case" and "could be useful someday".
ReplyDeleteI'd love to see how you store it all!