Heart Collection

Heart Collection

Hand dyed and commercial cottons, fused, hand embroidered, machine quilted. 15” square $250

I managed to squeeze in a new piece this week while getting my studio ready for the remake. I wanted an all red theme, but found that true red is just one color.  Kinda not enough, so I added pinks, oranges, and purple-y pinks to the mix.

The other day I was asked if I fuse onto a background anymore, like I did in earlier quilts. No is the answer. Mostly because I know I want the fewest layers to embroider through.

I cut the hearts and their background pieces and fuse them onto the release paper from the Wonder-Under and then cut small shapes of background fabric to slip into the empty spot. The hearts have nothing behind them either. That fabric was also cut away before fusing. The leftover orange print heart was used in another spot in the piece.

What looks like scotch tape is just pink fabric cut to look like tape and fused into place.

The remake crew arrived early yesterday and those ugly fans are gone and half the sconces left with them.

 

 

 

I am soooo excited. The first of four track lights are installed and look wonderful. I have 15 spots and need a few more, so I can have six lights per track. The center fluorescents are up but the bulbs aren’t in yet. I will have blazing light for creating. I am also getting crown molding and a hanging system installed. And more outlets. One can never have too many outlets.

PS. The walls and ceiling will be repainted with a less shiny coat of WHITE.