Quilt!

[brideoffrankenstein]

Hi everyone, I know there's a few replies to my last post I haven't got to yet, I've been trying to do a lot of processing and stuff (update soon I guess?) so my executive function for Peopleing has been a smidge low (and really I should be working but I'm not...) but. The other week I promised pictures of my paper piecing, so I've grabbed a few.

This one was my first attempt, based off blocks in The 1718 Coverlet by Susan Briscoe. This is a layout photo and not a great one because I took it a while back - it's all sewn together now and being quilted. I cut the paper shapes myself from copier paper and used fabric scraps to make it up.



This next photo is a pincushion I made out of a kit my mum bought for me, the fabrics aren't my style but it looks nice:



This next one is a star quily I'm making for Keats. I'm using actual sturdy pre-cut papers here and I learned how to baste without going all the way through. Excuse the extra black planets and grey constellations stars, I had to fill a gap to demonstrate. Mum thinks I need another colour for variety but I'm not sure.



Finally this is the quilt I started when I temporarily ran out of hexagons (I have more now, Keats sent some). This one I think makes me happiest because the star quilt had a few issues (I wasn't going to do that block, I was going to do one called Heavenly Stars instead) and also this one is - nerd alert - in theme with that novel What I Wrote so I have a deep fondness for it.

Comments

[brideoffrankenstein]

I've edited the post, my images page says that the security on the pictures is public but it did before so I don't know if it's okay or not!

[shadaras]

Weird that it didn't think anything changed, but it's working now! <3

The stars-and-planets quilt looks so cool; I agree with you that it doesn't need any more variety. :) There's enough going on with the patterns that more colors might actually make it too busy.

The one that's in-theme with your novel looks very pastoral in colors/patterns, but the actual shape/design makes me think of stained glass! I can see why that'd relate to your novel, and I think it's lovely. :)

[brideoffrankenstein]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate you saying about it not needing extra, that makes me feel a bit better about just going straight on with it. If it needs extra I can always add some coloured borders.

I'm so glad it looks like stained glass! That was something I didn't see until it was all sewn together but I'm glad that comes across to you because it really works with the theme like you say.