Sunday, March 21, 2021

Project Quilting 12.6: From the Sunroom

The last project for this season's Project Quilting ends today.  I figured out what I wanted to create days ago.  I had time to sketch it out, but didn't get a chance to start it until yesterday.  I'm glad it was a small project - cut, appliqued, quilted and bound in one day.



The challenge was called Ab Intra:  from within.  I decided to quilt my view from the sunroom.  I spent a lot of time last summer sitting there with my laptop taking classes and job hunting (first time in 29 years - I had ton of learning to do!).  It was a nice spot as I contemplated what to do next with my life.

I have not done a scenic quilt before.  My ability to draw is fairly rudimentary.  So I am particularly pleased with how this came out.  This photo is before I added the window sashes.  I had to move the center of the quilt to keep the window sashes from blotting out the bird bath pedestal and the center of the bush.  Unfortunately that means I trimmed out the tree trunk on the right along with the tuft of grass that seemed to go perfectly with a slightly darker section of the pastel fabric.  Oh, well.  I know I did a little bit of awesomeness even if no one else will see it.

I made bias tape sashes that I stitched on after quilting.  I don't normally bind from back to front, but stitching around the whole edge allowed the window frame to match the sashes. 

The finished size is a little more than 8x7".  This could be a mug rug, but I also added corners on the back so it could be hung.  With the various layers and 606 spray, the little thing is stiff as a board.

Turns out I didn't take any photos last summer of my view, but imagine this with more green and the bird bath on it's pedestal.  I can see now my perspective on the bush is all wrong.  That's what I get from working from a drawing.  lol.  The rock wall is far more prominent in my quilt than for real, but I was excited to have rock fabric - I had to use it.  Likewise I was pretty psyched to find some little flower fabric to add under the bush.  I enjoyed fussy cutting those.

Not sure if I'll attempt something like this again, but it was fun!  I'm glad I gave this a try.

 

Sharing with:
Persimon Dreams - Project Quilting 12.6
Confessions of a Fabric Addict - Can I Get a Whoop Whoop?
Wendy's Quilts and More - Peacock Party

 

7 comments :

  1. Sally, that is just wonderful! I love seeing your view interpreted in fabric. You live in such a pretty place! Congratulations on completing the challenge, too.

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  2. Fabulous first attempt at a landscape quilt... LOVE it!!!

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  3. Such a lovely little landscape quilt, Sally, of the view from your window. Love the fabrics you chose for the different elements and the little bird bath is very sweet. Funnily enough, I am in the process of designing a wall quilt of a window and a girl looking out the window to a flower garden. Love quilts where there is a window where the outside world lays beyond. I am thinking you would be fabulous of dreaming up more beautiful landscape quilts, Sally.

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  4. terrific idea and congrats on the speed! I hate to lose a special part and have had to do it too.... but the whole thing has the feel of the real view, great job Sally. I think it's easier to draw with scissors making landscape quilts than paint! Its valid, cutting your colors to create the view, awesome

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  5. It is perfect how you set it behind a window. It gives it depth and character.

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  6. Marvellous work to have been done in such a short time. Great idea.

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