Finished Projects
The handwork is finished on the elk and now he has a permanent twinkle in his eye and for good measure one on his nose!
Close-ups to show the edge finish, facings do give a nice clean finish!
Yesterday I spent some time making half square triangle units for a monthly exchange for a group that I belong to. This month’s color is purple and since I still had fabrics off the shelves and the meeting is tomorrow night it seemed like a good idea! I was on a roll so did the next two months as well! It feels good to have those done and the fused top also, which I finished this morning.
I added some darker blue to the sky behind the white mountains, so they would show up better, but I don’t like it. We were supposed to put tulle over the finished top to hold everything together but I don’t like how that dulls it down. Here you can see the difference, with and without.
I removed the darker sky strips and replaced them with tulle and I like that better. It does the job of defining the mountains but is more ethereal. Some of the pieces are already coming loose so I went ahead and covered the whole surface with tulle.
Without the uncovered surface to compare to, I think it looks OK. Now that that is done I can finish putting fabric away and start thinking about the next project. This one is to a point where I can put it away for now; it still needs to be layered with a backing and quilted. I don’t think fused applique will ever replace my pieced work, but it was something different and I think I may fiinish it for an upcoming exhibit at the Topeka Art Guild about Travel, Near and Far.
October 6th, 2011 at 11:34 am
The twinkles are perfect additions! I agree regarding fusing…sewing the pieces together (Ruth McDowell style) gives much more depth to the quilt’s surface. However, I too like to learn other methods to expand my knowledge and just to see how and what happens! I find adding a new method/technique gives me more ‘thought’ ideas! Enjoy the autumn!
October 7th, 2011 at 5:22 pm
Great job on both pieces. You are right about the tulle layer on top. I learned that I can’t do comparisons – if it needs it, I just do it and don’t think about the loss of clarity.