just a wee one [ and you can take that anyway you like ]
so one of the [ traditional bed ] quilts got to enjoy a warm, relaxing afternoon in the carport ... out of direct sun of course ... after the excitement of a trip through the washing machine. It's like a water theme park for quilts.
Well to be entirely honest, it spent several relaxing afternoons because it wasn't dry enough to bring inside Monday night and then I forgot yesterday and it got damp again, so it stayed out there until this arvo.
specs for anyone interested:
quilt name: Cat's Claws [ there are cat / leopard labels printed on the back of the fabric yardage and I appliqued one of each design to the back of the quilt for posterity]
pattern: Buzzsaw - you make half square triangles, cut 'em all up, juggle 'em around, and sew 'em back together again. I worked it out for myself but have since seen it in several books and magazine articles.
fabric: the navy is 11 or 12 different prints of 'Sis' or 'Chwe-chwe' fabrics
printed in England for the South African trade, and then exported again to Australia [ * cough, cough*carbon foot print ] It was made in 2000 and has Millenium fabric as part of the label on the back, as do each of the quilts I finished that year.ETA:
The quilting was ably done by Rhonda Coates of Windemere Quilting, Kilmore, Vic.
5 comments:
In all those details you managed to leave out the credit for the machine quilting you took such a lovely close up of!
Love that quilt, the colours are fabulous, blues just look so good don't they.
Lizzie :o)
the closeup was to show the fabrics but Nadie has a point ... longarm quilted by Rhonda Coates, Windemere Quilting, Kilmore
Bear has good taste. I just wish he could come up with a better way of showing his appreciation for fine quilting...
I can see why it's called "Buzz Saw".
A very nice piece of work. Thanks, Bear, for making it available to us!! LOL
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