Back in August, I was fortunate
to participate in a Quilt Seminar at Sea
aboard the HAL MS Eurodam to Alaska!
On Sea days we gathered
in our own little quilting retreat
and let our magical creations come to life!
Supplies were hoarded from 🏡 home,
made their way through security…
and hauled aboard.
Safely gloved with a level of caution
learned from my previous disasters…
I rotary cut & diced fabrics
to confetti bits- to paint the design
of my Alaskan landscapes.
I am talking about layers and layers
and LAYERS of tiny bits of
batik fabrics to create the pallet.
Before cruise disembarkation,
the creation would need to be covered
in tulle netting and pinned tightly
to foam boards to keep in place
for journey 🏡 home.
Back on land...
Life got in the way and
it joined the WIP corner.
I finally finished it this week.
I had not touched my confetti quilt since August. Recovery since knee surgery had kept me off my sewing machine for several weeks.
I was extremely relieved when I broke the painters tape wrapped around the foam boards from cruise I had placed it between &
found the quilt still pinned
in place and in tact.
(Alas, I hated how it looked)... But knew it remained a work in progress---
Slowly removed 1 pin at a time while stitching down lines to create a grid to isolate fabric bits...
After a few days I resolved to regroup and layer on more bits and create and image I'd like more than the current one...After a few days it began to take form...
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I could only work on my sewing machine
using full knee pressure
on the peddle in brief periods,
but they grew a bit longer each day
Once I came up with a quilting pattern
that seemed to complement it...
then I had to figure out how to create landscaping... that meant TREES!!!
But eventually I got there...
trimmed down...binding created...
& then clipped in place to stitchHere's a closeup of those trees...Not quite sure where I'll display it yet... For now, it will hang on my quilt wallLiked it enough to share on Instagram!
