2/14/2016

Getting back on track...................



For those who weren't following or can't remember, my inspiration was this sampler I stitched when my husband and I were married in 1976.  I wanted to do a CQ to commemorate our 40th which is coming up this fall.  It was a difficult piece to carry about and in the last months of caring for my mother it was set aside.









I had this vintage tablecloth which had this lovely crocheted border but the linen in the center was stained and had hole.  So I decided  to cover it with a  foundation for this piece using vintage hankies..












I had gotten this far with it before I got sidetracked.  Two bluebirds morphed into 8 bluebirds.  I still have the charms and beads to add and lots of foliage to finish. But the end is in sight.












I had wanted from the beginning to back it with a soft blue moirĂ© taffeta which proved almost  impossible to find.  When I visited Susie W in January 2015 we scoured the garment district and fabric stores with no luck.  I did find a piece of blue silk the right color but I had my heart set on the taffeta.  I finally found a piece on line and used the silk on the corset blocks...

The camera greatly exaggerates the pattern of the moirĂ©.  It is really very subtle.  I had wanted to add some SRE in the indentation in the sides but again it is awkward to work on with a hoop and difficult to carry about at this stage of completion.

So I pinned the piece to the taffeta and basted around the indentation. I used the quilter tape so I didn't have to mark a line where to baste.  I did put a tailor's tack on one corner of the quilt and taffeta so when I reapply the quilt it will fit correctly..



When I remove the quilt I have the basted area marked and it will be easy to put in a hoop, carry about and add just a touch of SRE.  I would really like to have it finished and enter it in the fair this fall.  I have never entered a piece in the fair but this has special memories with every stitch...  Happy Valentine's Day...





5 comments:

Marilyn said...

I remember when you posted about starting this project. Its really coming along. Those years sure fly by. We'll be married 45 in April.

margaret said...

I wondered what had become of this piece thought it had gone on the UFO pile we all have.Yes you must get it completed so you can enter it at the fair it would be such a shame if you did not share it with others

Margaret said...

Oh! So lovely, Gerry! And inspiration for my ponderings about a tribute piece to my mother, whose centennary is this year...Thank you!

Pamela Kellogg said...

Oh Gerry, this is just lovely! And that little sampler is so beautiful!!!

Magpie's Mumblings said...

I think this is one of my absolute favourites!! So many details to pore over. Definitely needs to be entered in the fair!!

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