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This weekend was spent quilting, binding and labelling my 'Tunisian Door' quilt for
'Under African Skies' exhibition at the Quilt Museum in York. Finally finished and posted off!!
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It's quite large (106 x 140 cm) and involves some quite hefty damask fabrics , including the backing and I was thinking as I wrestled it under the machine about somebody's comment about 'quilting must be so relaxing'. Challenging and rewarding, yes, but my aching arms don't think it's relaxing!!
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As the trimmings testify, it turned out to be rather recalcitrant when it came to measuring and cutting down to size. I used Ian's large dining table and thought I had it tamed only to spend another hour taking more and more slithers off to make the edges line up. Even then , once I'd put the facings on , I found it had wobbly edges that needed rectifying and spend another hour 'unsewing' . I'd forgotten what beasts improvised quilts can be compared to well behaved painted ones ( the acrylic stiffens the fabric which makes for firm edges)
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Time to cart my polystyrene design wall down to the conservatory for taking some photos. At least the weather gods were with me - bright but overcast.
6 comments:
Look forward to seeing it in the flesh!
Wow! It's looking truly fabulous Mags. It was definitely worth all that hard work!
It looks fantastic!
It's wonderful! I shall have to go and see it! Congratulations on a beautiful piece.
great work - it looks fantastic
Great idea, too, about having the original photo as the label.
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