I used a fabric with two different colors in the warp and weft. I thought they would be red and blue, but they turned out to be a bright iridescent orange, and a flat dull reddish-purple. I wove some strips and beaded the intersections, and I fringed two rectanges, using the thread pulled from each as embellishment. I quilted it with YLI thread color Madras, using a fairly flully poly batting which emphasises the hills and valleys for more color changes as you look at it from differnt angles. It was such a fun challenge!
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Hi, Katie here, I couldn't seem to write anything on the blog, so here are my comments...
I used a fabric with two different colors in the warp and weft. I thought they would be red and blue, but they turned out to be a bright iridescent orange, and a flat dull reddish-purple. I wove some strips and beaded the intersections, and I fringed two rectanges, using the thread pulled from each as embellishment. I quilted it with YLI thread color Madras, using a fairly flully poly batting which emphasises the hills and valleys for more color changes as you look at it from differnt angles. It was such a fun challenge!
I agree with you Katie, this really was a fun challenge. Your sampler is lovely. Is this a cotton, or silk dupioni, or what? It's very effective and I wish I could see it changing colors. Your quilting is spot on as well...nice interpretation
Cherie
The fabric is what is called "cotton lame'" in quilt shops. Turns out the purple threads seem to be cotton, but the orange threads are probably some synthetic. when I pressed the piece with orange fringe, the fringe became fluffy and curly. Weird. As you walk past, the colors change. Thanks for your nice comments.
Hi Katie,
There's some great texture going on with the quilting. I can make out the checkboard effect of the warp and weft in the woven section which adds alot of interest. Good job!
Cynthia
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