silk crazy quilt
#1
silk crazy quilt
I posted the pieced squares some time ago and have been working on embroidering each one since then. There are 50 10x10 squares and so far I have worked on 23 of them.
I am attaching a few now so I can get some opinions from you all.
Initially I was afraid of putting too much on them. I also was worried that too much color would not work for me.
Now that I have several finished I can see that more would be better and that I should add more color. Where I did that I liked them better.
I figure I can add more stitching later once I put them together and see where it needs more and I am not opposed to ripping out some stitches to redo or change the color. Some of my stitches are really uneven. I've redone some but am having a really hard time making them consistent. Grrrr.
There is one fabric (a satiny wedgewood green) with embroidery on it already. I did NOT do that work myself . . .
Unfortunately, these images sort of blur what is visible in real life. You can hardly see some of what I did, the colors blend so well!
Any thoughts out there?
Thank you!
Linda
I am attaching a few now so I can get some opinions from you all.
Initially I was afraid of putting too much on them. I also was worried that too much color would not work for me.
Now that I have several finished I can see that more would be better and that I should add more color. Where I did that I liked them better.
I figure I can add more stitching later once I put them together and see where it needs more and I am not opposed to ripping out some stitches to redo or change the color. Some of my stitches are really uneven. I've redone some but am having a really hard time making them consistent. Grrrr.
There is one fabric (a satiny wedgewood green) with embroidery on it already. I did NOT do that work myself . . .
Unfortunately, these images sort of blur what is visible in real life. You can hardly see some of what I did, the colors blend so well!
Any thoughts out there?
Thank you!
Linda
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The quilt is truly lovely. I would be cautious about removing stitches as some silks might leave needle holes. Maybe practice on scraps first. Maybe you could stitch over or next to places you want to change?
Whatever you do this will be beautiful.
Whatever you do this will be beautiful.
#4
Love, love love them !!! I would add lace. Maybe some lace on each one. With buttons ! And beads! I love crazy quilting and yours are inspiring me. Look at www.pintangle.com.
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