It's time for Throwback Thursday Vol. #4 over at A Quarter Inch from the Edge with Jenn. I am joining in the linky to show a quilt from my past....completed in September of 1998 to be exact. I don't think I ever blogged about this one before. It has been hiding in a bin under my bed with several other small quilts from that time frame. I pulled it out this morning and quickly tacked it up on the wall to get a photo.
The pattern, "Times and Seasons" is from the 1998 Piecemaker's calendar. The original pattern had appliqued corner triangles but I chose to be different and make it an octagon shape. I remember that I traced all the pattern pieces on cereal box cardboard. Techniques included are hand applique (needle turn method), piecing with templates, a bit of paperpiecing, reverse applique. There was also a bit of embellishment happening with buttons and some embroidery stitches. It is handquilted by me. It measures 60" square, if it was a square! It hung in my living room for several years before it got relegated to the bin under the bed.
Here's a few closeups......
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| My bunny looks like he has an attitude! |
Hope you get time to do some quilting today!
Oh, wow, Linda! Look at all that Applique! It's absolutely gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great quilt. I made it for my daughter. I dressed the girl in her school dress fabric, knitted the jumper too. You have done a great job
ReplyDeleteOh!! I find it sad that these masterpieces become "dated" & eventually end up in a bin....because it's still so awesome! What a load a fine, fine work! Can't it live on top of a bed or someplace you can enjoy it? Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful, such a lot of work. Too nice to be stored away.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lot of work to be languishing in a bin. But I understand. Tastes change. I like the way the seasons flow with the unique layout. Maybe you need to reserve a little TBT wall space to put it up every once in awhile so you can admire it all over again.
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful Linda and I agree it is a shame to be hidden away after all that work and I can see it was a ton of work !
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely and I agree with the other comments, it shouldn't be hidden away.
ReplyDeleteWhat a sweet wallhanging! There's so much going on, and such tiny pieces to work with - wow!
ReplyDeleteLinda, lovely quilt!! It's very cool to go back and profile the quilts we made before blogging!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing quilt! That must have taken quite awhile to make!
ReplyDeleteLovely! And were your fingers numb after all that applique?!! :)
ReplyDeleteLots of work went into this beautiful quilt. Show it off!!
ReplyDeleteEven though it's not your style anymore, it seems a shame that something as lovely as this should be relegated to a bin under the bed. You should set up a wall hanging rotation system! Thanks for linking up with Throwback Thursday @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge!
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely Linda - and definitely should not be in the bin under the bed! xx
ReplyDeleteThis is a really sweet quilt Linda! So lovely that it needs to come out from under the bed once in awhile and get a chance to show off. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat wall hanging, Linda. Funny that you used a cereal box for the templates.
ReplyDeleteso amazing Linda! you are an incredible artist. I love the little girl with the bloomers...
ReplyDeleteSo. Much. Detail! It may not be modern, but it's a beauty and you have to find a place for it that is not under the bed!
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