Sunday, May 17, 2015

It's Square! ish


A Mid Summer's Night Dream (MSND)
(50"x70")
After all the frustrating hours I have put in to fix this quilt, I decided to share it in it's finished state.  I love the shimmer of the silk and it's iridescence.  Folk Art is my favorite genre of art and to me this is the epitome of folk art. The design was influenced by Mexican and Jacobean art.  All of the fabric is silk dupioni and it was created using fusible applique and stitched with a machine blanket stitch. 
I quilted it with my home sewing machine.

Here are some close-ups:


Sequins were used for embellishment.

The innermost border is rick rack.  Sequins are in each hump, secured with a french knot.

 I used my Curvalicious tool to create the inner border.  I was very happy with the corners.

The coming out party for MSND will be Wednesday night. I will be giving my "Sensational Silk" presentation at the Moorestown Area Quilt Guild.  They meet at 7PM - Mount Laurel Fire House. 
 I hope to see you there.  You 'll be able to see it up close and personal.

8 comments:

  1. I have that same squaring up tool!
    Such a great job, lovely! L

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  2. I love how that came out, beautiful colors and the fabrics really do shimmer.

    Debbie

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  3. IT IS SPECTACULAR!!!! You never cease to amaze me!!!

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  4. So so nice. And what a joy to finish!

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  5. Absolutely stunning! Great job on figuring out how to make the corners come out even. LOVE the colors and the embellishments.

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  6. I am so happy you got it finished! I didn't know there were that many french knots in it!

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  7. It's fabulous, Cheryll!! Love it. You should enter it in Amy's Blogger's Quilt Festival that is going on right now. It's bound to be a winner in the Original Design category. Congratulations.

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