Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Polly at the R.I shore modeling her "exclusive" hand-dyed, custom quilted birthday tote..FABULOUS DAHLINK!!!!!!!!!

Pre tote bag... just quilted fabric at this point.....

Late afternoon shadows really enhance the quilting.....

I'm taking orders.......

who wants one??????

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Finished!






well.. almost except for the binding in this last shot.... but my "binder"( Hi Mom!) has since reported it being completed...
Sometimes when working on a single project for an extended period of time ( it's been a year) it is hard to get a clear perspective . In this case the ( almost) finished project left me feeling a bit wanting. I was stressing it and second guessing myself ( unusual because 95% of the time the quilt top has been created by the client.....this was that 5% where is was all my design but still dictated by the scarves themselves) Then my Mom suggested we put it on the bed. That made ALL the difference.
Now I am confident that whichever residence( Texas or Indiana) it calls home , will be just the right place for it to be viewed used and enjoyed!
I learned a LOT about working with silk from this project,mostly that it has a mind of its own. I did enjoy the challenge of taking these "ruined" scarves and creating a new useful and ( hopefully) aesthetically pleasing piece that will remind the owner of the memories and events each scarf signifies.