Wednesday, June 15, 2011

More Sea Glass

Obviously, I have a good bit still to do, and then there will be rework before it is ready to be shown, but it's now down to the bottom border. Thankfully. It's hard to get the full effect of how the seaglass pieces play with the entire design, both in piecing/applique and in quilting, until it is off. Right now I am just hoping it will look as envisioned, or somewhat close. FYI - I have stitched around over 100 of these appliques.
I'm trying for interesting fillers, with meaning and flow, but time will tell there too. I plan to go back over key motifs with a 30 or 40 wt poly thread with a nice sheen, to make them show up more.

Here's a small closeup of a paisley filler, learned in an online wholecloth class quilt recently. In a larger quantity, it looks pretty interesting.

Today's going to be a noisy day - my living room hardwood is being installed. It's crunch time here at home with the renovation. Getting very close to being finished. My customer quilts are piling up, and will be attacked hard in a couple days when Sea Glass comes off the frame.

10 comments:

Linda said...

Quilting is just stunning!! Must be stitching around all those little appliance is helping you keep your sanity during the remodel! :-)

jenclair said...

Beautiful! Love the quilting and the sea glass and the entire lovely quilt!

Lisa Sipes said...

This is just awesome. There is so much movement in the quilting, it's amazing. You are really outdoing yourself, here! I can't wait to see the bigger picture when it's all done!

Rhonda said...

Your quilting is outstanding...... the varied stitches add so much interest and depth to the quilt. WOW!

Jenny said...

I love all the different designs!

Lynette said...

Amazing. Stunning. (Did you do anything special to get the seaglass pieces to pop so well?)

Desley said...

Your quilting is very unique. I bet you will be glad when the renovation is finally finished.

Luci said...

I am in awe of your beautiful quilt! I especially love that there are so many rare colors of glass in it. Can't wait to see the whole thing!

Ivory Spring said...

Absolutely breathtaking, Margaret!

Tatkis said...

Wow, that quilt is fantastic! Amazing creation, love every detail!

Best wishes,
Tatyana