It was just a short time ago that I became a member of this group ... and when I read about the theme that was due on Feb. 24th, I had to grin. Because - I had already done a quilt to that theme! About a year ago, and it measures about 1 m square.
"Architextur" was the challenge of the MainQuiltFestival in 2011. The quilt was due Dec 2010, and I was late, as I'm quite often. The quilts were not allowed to be shown before the exhibition, so I worked on it secretly and blogged only little bits of information. In the end - that quilt never made it to the exhibition, because I messed up, big time. DH and me were able to save it, so at least it became hang-able. It now lives in our office /guest room in our home.
This trainstation was the inspiration for the quilt. I commute to work every day, so I see this building quite often. The fabrics are hand-dyed, and I transferred surface textures from different parts of the station with paintsticks. As our station is an pretty old station, you can find lots of different patterns - I had fun, and was even joined by a little guy who helped out ;-))
The piecing of the quilt included some troubles, but I was able to solve them. I started quilting the top in the fine light lines, and everything was well. But (you knew there would be a but, don't you?) - than I started to quilt the dark strips. I wanted them to resemble wood ... and I did dense quilting ... more like "intense machine stitching" ... and when I realized that my quilt was now happily waving at me, it was too late. So, no quilt of mine at that show - but by pulling it taut over stretchers, it did not go to waste.
Ok - now some information about me. I live in the southern part of Germany with my husband and two cats. English is not my first language, so I might make mistakes ... sorry for this !! When I'm not working for a paycheck, I'm chasing my creative dreams. Quilting became my creative outlet about 15 years ago. First I sewed traditional quilts, but soon those got a twist towards a more modern style. In 2009 I started art quilting - and I never looked back. Recently I realized why quilting became so important to me, the link to that specific
blog post is here. And
this is the link to my blog - I try to blog at least 3 times a week. I'm glad to be now a member of this group - looking forward to our next challenge!
3 comments:
Welcome Frauke, from another newcomer! I love your quilt, and I love the story behind it, especially that you created the fabric from rubbings from the local station. The picture of you with the boy is a treasure - I think you are giving him a much broader understanding of art than most of us had in school back in the day! I wonder if people who saw you doing the rubbings, and wondered what you were up to, would love to have the opportunity to see the finished result?
Hello Frauke and Welcome! It is wonderful to see that you have included surface rubbings in this quilt. I have taken various rubbings and never used them in an actual quilt yet. I am looking forward to seeing your work in the future although I already know you of course from your blog :-)
Welcome to you, and what wonderful serendipity! The story of your quilt is so interesting and the process fascinating. I'm glad it got shown to use and a wider audience than the visitors to your guest room.
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