It was with some measure of pride that Dear Husband and I hung my most recently completed quilt, "Sunday in the Park." This is the most difficult top I have made. As some readers may recall, this fabric reflects my favorite painting by George Seurat.
While I did the piecing which required learning new techniques, it was quilted by my friend and long arm quilter, Jenine Brothers, owner of The Meandering Needle. As always, she did a masterful job, adding so much to the beauty of this piece.
This quilt will be displayed in our living room (as shown on the left) until the fall, when it will be replaced by another top, Florence Regal. In the meantime, we can enjoy the fantastic design, colors, and the feeling that the fabric depicts - a beautiful summer day in Paris.
There is not much I take credit for, but I am quite happy with the way this top turned out. It represents my best quilting effort yet. Of course, while I can always find some "flaws" (which I refuse to point out to any Dear Readers), all-in-all, it looks nice to me. And - most important - Dear Husband likes it. A real compliment!
Shown below is a close-up of a section of one block. This fabric is magnificent in every way imaginable. Summer has arrived in Loomis, CA, not only in fact (it will be close to 100 degrees today), but in the scenes of this lovely representation of a spectacular painting.
As you can see from the picture, our Collie, DeeDee, is also happy to have a new quilt above one of her favorite places to nap - the living room sofa. It's good to be a doggie in our home.
Onward to quilt land with a sense of accomplishment.
I really felt like I learned so much making this quilt top. I always thought of myself as a "confident beginner" in quilting. Now I think I'm a "lack of confidence intermediate," but I am certainly willing to try new techniques so I feel like it's progress.
ReplyDeleteI went out to merely water the veggies, was out there maybe 5 minutes and had to come back in. 104 degrees here. Yuck!