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Tuesday, October 9, 2012

A Walk Through Earth

Here is my latest art quilt.  It did not get accepted into Quilt National, but I am really not upset at all, they took 85 quilts out of 851.

This quilt is titled 'A Walk Through Earth' and is all my hand dyed fabric and of course my 3D embellishments.   Remember a while back I told you I was hammering and poking holes through my latest 3D embellishment?   None of you guessed what it was.  Bottle caps!

Each bottle cap was flattened with a hammer and then 2 holes were put into each one so a button could be sewn on top.   The buttons spiral from the centre out in a rainbow of colours.


The quilt is all free motion quilted using many different patterns and colours.   Yarn was couched down to symbolize all the different paths we can take.





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15 comments:

  1. Caryl @ cinnamon holiday workshopOctober 9, 2012 at 11:01 AM

    You are so creative...I love seeing your projects!!

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  2. SnoodlesOctober 9, 2012 at 12:09 PM

    That is an amazing piece...I would definitely made it one of the 85. :)
    I think it is so neat that you hammered the caps and put them on - and your use of thread really does make it like you are painting.
    Great job!

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  3. Mama PeaOctober 9, 2012 at 3:12 PM

    I think it's really cool! I love the bottlecaps and the couched yarn. I like the message of the couched yarn, too!

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  4. sandraOctober 9, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    Love your latest piece it is very creative. Now how can anybody guess what is going on in your creative mind. Happy Thanksgiving Sandra

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  5. AnonymousOctober 9, 2012 at 6:40 PM

    Beautiful and steeped with symbolism. Love it!

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  6. ArianeOctober 9, 2012 at 6:54 PM

    Your quilt is beautiful!!!

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  7. Susan J BarkerOctober 10, 2012 at 5:34 AM

    a facinating concept! I would like to know what led you to using the bottle caps and the inspiration to essentially change them to flattened disks? I always wonder where those kinds of thoughts come from...

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  8. BrookeOctober 10, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    Love it!!!
    Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving too!

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  9. Marjorie's Busy CornerOctober 10, 2012 at 9:13 AM

    very imaginative!!7

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  10. LindaOctober 10, 2012 at 10:14 AM

    a wonderful piece! I love it. Especially all the freemotion work.

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  11. scarlettOctober 10, 2012 at 12:02 PM

    It puts me in mind of a Native American/American Indian piece. For some reason, I think of calm and spirit and adventure. Very cool.

    (For some reason, I can't always seem to leave a comment, but now I am reading and admiring everything you post!)

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  12. Cathy TommOctober 10, 2012 at 12:19 PM

    Great quilt. Thanks for showing us. You can never get in if you do not try. I have not entered.

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  13. Connie Kresin CampbellOctober 10, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    How creative your work is! I agree with Cathy....at least you entered it!
    Thanks for sharing.
    Freemotion at the River Linky Party Tuesday

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  14. RolandaOctober 11, 2012 at 7:55 AM

    Cool. I love the colours. Great work. They don't know what they are missing. ;)

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  15. ReginaOctober 11, 2012 at 2:55 PM

    Very creative project, it turned out great!

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