Snails and Cranes
magikquilter June 16th, 2008
Here is part two of my new series for the crafters and quilters. Maybe showing how many wips [works in progress] may shame me into actually getting some things finished! Jacquie is joining in with other quilters to try to finish five tops into completed quilts by the end of July. It would not be fair for me to do the same as they actually quilt their quilts, usually by machine, sometimes by hand.
I will take this opportunity to say that I think Jacquie is an incredibly talented quilter/artisan and am really impressed by her colour choices and the purity of her design choices….if that makes sense! She has a considerable following on her blog and apart from her winning nature I think it is because she is not afraid to ask others for advice. Of course her work is not to be sneezed at either!
This little tied baby quilt started out as a piece of reclaimed fabric which was purchased about five years ago. After starting the flickr groups a few people said that it simply could not stay in the cupboard unused as it is too gorgeous. I started work on it but became distracted by the Japanese silver cranes quilt that I have almost finished see above photo. At present I have sandwiched the snails together and have already changed the ties from soft pink to turquoise and the edging from aqua checks to violet polka dots. And since taking out all the soft pink ties I have barely worked on it. The moral here is stick to what you were working on and sell or gift the fabric to someone else who can work on it themselves!
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Wow, 5 quilt tops. I might be able to do that in maybe 5 years
As always your fabrics are gorgeous! Have a great day!
Thanks Angie I am a tad addicted to gorgeous fabrics. Went into the storage /garage area today and after photographing everything a while ago I have no clue where my husband put everything when he kindly took the boxes and bags down there. I foresee three days to get it back in order! That was mostly the thrifted stuff…..have a lot I bought from quilting shops too.
Think its one reason I have not finished a large quilt lately ….spoiled for choice. Only 8 metres of hand stitching to go on the silvery cranes!!!
Thanks for the wonderful, kind words. I so want to be an artisan! This is beautiful fabric…who knew snails could be this cute! It always thrills me to come here and see the fabric you have and what you do with it!
Thanks Jacquie, you are an artisan! Even my son, who is over quilts after eight years [flickr and a blog probably finished him off] thinks your quilts are amazing. He has an extremely good eye for colour and is scrupulous in his design choices and he was really impressed. Some artisans here are doing post graduate studies which enables them to teach and take workshops etc…..you would be a natural!