Cherry Street
Cherry Street
Hand dyed cottons, fused, hand and machine quilted
12" squareish
I was inspired by the coloration of the strip on the left. The dye made this curvy form and I had to be begin with that section and find fabrics that coordinated with it.
The dye in the strip moved from fuchsia to red to orange to yellow, and I found those colors in large supply in my stash. I wanted to make another Grape Street layout and since I have only photos of it now, I had to print out a copy as a reference. It is much easier to start from scratch than to try to copy a picture.
Mmm. Nice. Love the very dark area on the right, and LOVE what your quilting adds.
ReplyDelete-- Vicki in Michigan
Love the coloration.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that a big artsy-fartsy technical word?
LOL, are those dots meant to represent the traffic signal?
ReplyDeleteHow very clever! I hadn't thought of that. Now why aren't they green, yellow and red?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work Mel! It even looks good here in Japan. See you when I get back.
ReplyDeleteWell Ms Mel, they aren't green, yellow and red because that is your 'right' as an artist to make your 'traffic signals' any color you want...LOL.
ReplyDeleteMelody the colors are wonderful. A technical question if you don't mind....When you hand stitch likes this (I assume it is hand stitching), what needle works well for you how many threads? I assume you are working through three layers?
ReplyDeleteSallianne
It´s so fun to look at your lovely quilts and your fine photos, you gave me so much inspiration!
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