Here are the blocks in progress from 'Ping' and my 'Baltimore Elegance' (or maybe I should call it 'Altantic Elegance'). The two fused blocks , the ship and the hearts, are waiting for me to do the machine applique and the ping is needing to be hand appliqued to the back round. Tonight I am basting some more petals and threading my needles for tomorrow. And waitng for Bailey to get home from her school trip.
My father told me that his grandmother, Minnie, used to make quilts. They were not art, he assured me, just made up of snippets of old clothes , so as not to waste fabric and used to keep warm. He remembers one, he says, all in grays and blacks and plaids. Not art, he says, not meant to be beautiful. Sounds like beauty to me. Maybe even art...
Saturday, March 03, 2007
On the design wall
Here are the blocks in progress from 'Ping' and my 'Baltimore Elegance' (or maybe I should call it 'Altantic Elegance'). The two fused blocks , the ship and the hearts, are waiting for me to do the machine applique and the ping is needing to be hand appliqued to the back round. Tonight I am basting some more petals and threading my needles for tomorrow. And waitng for Bailey to get home from her school trip.
Your speed amazes me! I pariticularly like the design with the crest-like bit.
ReplyDeleteLovely blocks. I like that they are done in non-traditional colours.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! I especially like the ship and it's waves.
ReplyDeleteI really like your concept and execution in your not so ordinary Baltimore blocks. Quite original and very special.
ReplyDeletePING! I had no idea you were doing ping too... I need to do some backgrounds...
ReplyDeletelove the flowing Japanese material on the ship. That ping block seems all the rage, I must put it on my to do list. great job!
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