Fairy Quilt finished ans bound
11-16-2014, 10:54 AM
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Fairy Quilt finished ans bound
The hardest part of this whole exercise was to find pictures of fairies that didn't look like Barbie dolls or worse. I was very disappointed in Disney so I turned to the works of Beardsley and Rackham for what I considered more androgynous and innocent.
After looking at all your helpful comments I reject the paisley border because I wanted to quilt some additional fairies and vines into the borders. They would not be visible on the paisley. The off black material was best. I used a pale moss green for the quilting. I included a few pics of the fairies.
Thanks so much for your input ladies!
After looking at all your helpful comments I reject the paisley border because I wanted to quilt some additional fairies and vines into the borders. They would not be visible on the paisley. The off black material was best. I used a pale moss green for the quilting. I included a few pics of the fairies.
Thanks so much for your input ladies!
11-16-2014, 10:59 AM
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Love the fairies ! You did a great job!!!
The hardest part of this whole exercise was to find pictures of fairies that didn't look like Barbie dolls or worse. I was very disappointed in Disney so I turned to the works of Beardsley and Rackham for what I considered more androgynous and innocent.
After looking at all your helpful comments I reject the paisley border because I wanted to quilt some additional fairies and vines into the borders. They would not be visible on the paisley. The off black material was best. I used a pale moss green for the quilting. I included a few pics of the fairies.
Thanks so much for your input ladies!
After looking at all your helpful comments I reject the paisley border because I wanted to quilt some additional fairies and vines into the borders. They would not be visible on the paisley. The off black material was best. I used a pale moss green for the quilting. I included a few pics of the fairies.
Thanks so much for your input ladies!
11-16-2014, 12:23 PM
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Yes I have a LA but all my work is freehand. The fairies were traced onto a tearaway stabilizer and then sewn over. After the stabilizer was removed the rest of the borders was stitched with vines and leaves. This is the kind of long arm work I truly love to do. Thanks.
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