“...Nature, in her most irrational mood, has traced in invisible ink on the walls of the mind a premonition which these great artists confirm; a sketch which only needs to be held to the fire of genius to become visible. When one so exposes it and sees it come to life one exclaims in rapture, But this is what I have always felt and known and desired! And one boils over with excitement, and, shutting the book even with a kind of reverence as if it were something very precious, a stand-by to return to as long as one lives…”
A Room of One’s Own
Virginia Woolf
Hello!
I hope you have had a brilliant week, and are staying safe! I have been asked to add a hanging sleeve to a beautiful quilt, so I researched the fabric because I want the sleeve to match the backing fabric. I found out the fabric is called Bloomsbury---a fabric line inspired by the Bloomsbury group...Virginia Woolf’s group of lively painters, writers, and artists, hence the Virgina Woolf quotation this week!
I have had a lovely week finishing up two large custom quilts with lots of pieces (over 150 between the two!), and working on a lovely heart quilt. I have also prepped for a new project, and I have been hand sewing Dresden plates, too. I’d love to hear what you have been busy with this week...leave me a comment below!
I promised you last time to show you the custom quilt I had just finished, and I am so excited! I had so much fun designing this quilt. It is a custom quilt with a regular custom layout, but the owner wanted a more crazy quilt look, and she had so many fun pieces in her clothing that I could use. So I appliqued pieces to the regular custom layout for the beautiful quilt below!
Crazy Quilt inspired Custom T-Shirt/Clothing quilt!
I love all of the details!
I’m so pleased the quilt is loved!
As you can see, butterflies roam all over the quilt, a bear is tromping across a seam, and in one block a vintage girl is riding her bicycle right off of the quilt. I love to create custom layouts, and cutting and placing the appliqued pieces on this quilt was pure, creative fun! The owner contacted me after she had the quilt for a little while, and she said, “Just to let you know, I’m loving my blanket and all the little aspects that I find new everyday. Thank You sooooooooooo much.” She really made my day by letting me know how much she loves the quilt!
I love the simple black binding, too!
The reproduction quilt made its way to its owner this week, too, and I asked him to send me pictures of it in action during a reenactment! I will keep you posted on that!
Sending Quilting Love,
Ginger
Coming Next Week: Studio highlights and quilting information
I am Reading: Cræft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts by Alexander Langlands, Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte (though I am kind of stalled there...I was led away by the lure of another text!). I am reading Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow; a friend gave it to me...it is the book upon which the musical Hamilton is based. I am also reading The Yellow House by Martin Gayford. (I’m still contemplating Willa Cather, and I may reread Measure for Measure...Shakespeare in Spring and my oldest is reading it for a class. I love that play!) Let me know what you are reading!