Originally, this piece was supposed to hang in my solo show at the Pickens County Museum of Art and History. Steve and I hung the show last week while I was still stitching it. We were supposed to leave a space for it; we forgot!
We did leave a space but it was too small. Thus, I had to finish another, smaller tidal wave that I started but thought would take "forever" to complete. It did take hours and hours but I managed. I blogged about it HERE. Then, I finished this one. Maybe it will go in a future show? Who knows! LOL!
This piece was constructed on an antique quilt that sort of resembled a crazy quilt due to the herringbone stitches embellishing all the pieces. It was also a signature quilt. Names were embroidered in several of the blocks, often in very high contrast to the dark fabrics. I picked out several names but I'm now wondering if I'd do that in the future with other sections of this quilt. I really enjoyed adding decorative embroidery beside and around the existing stitches. I think I could integrate the old stitching with my new stitches. Perhaps that will be my next tidal wave!
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