Top view: finished top
Middle view: closeup detail
Bottom: original abandoned top
"No one would want this top unless they knew one of the children," said my friend when she gave me this thrift store top. I took that as a challenge to transform it into something visually interesting. I took in a few crooked seams to make the top more square and headed for my stash--what fun I had. Wish I had more of the side border fabric, but that was it!
Yesterday was the deadline to turn in our quilts for the April show here in Northwest Arkansas and I have been overwhelmed by finishing the hand quilting on my "Spectator Pumps: Versatile and Spectacular". (You can see this quilt as a top behind me in my profile photo.)
Yesterday was the deadline to turn in our quilts for the April show here in Northwest Arkansas and I have been overwhelmed by finishing the hand quilting on my "Spectator Pumps: Versatile and Spectacular". (You can see this quilt as a top behind me in my profile photo.)
Playing with this orange dominated top released a burst of creative energy. I am now working on completing various tops to be include in our special exhibit, "When This You See, Remember Us." I am putting together a group of album quilts, signature quilts, t-shirt quilts, memory quilts and reproduction quilts. Some of the quilts are borrowed from other guild members and many are from my own collection. Our show is April 8 & 9 at the new Bentonville Fair Grounds located in the northwest corner of Arkansas. Y'all come if you can!
your exhibit sounds marvelous. Sooo incredibly sad that the children's top was just donated away (although better than tossed). It's so lively and fun - I love the borders you added and it makes it more interesting to not have the red and white fabric all around the blocks. wonderful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great rescue! I love all the orange and your non-matching borders. Children's art is so precious, no matter who they are.
ReplyDeleteGreat rescue! Super borders now! Have a great show. Wish I could come.
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