Artistic styling of the quilt.
For the binding, I used the same fabric as the corners. I had originally bought that fabric to possibly make a dress – oh well. I’ll have to go shopping again. I did buy a companion fabric – which will probably become a skirt. I’m in need of new skirts
With my lovely totem. At this point I am now using this quilt in the evenings on my easy chair. The basket quilt is in hiatus. And what next for quilting you ask. I have an unfinished project, that will be made smaller than I originally planned, but I’d like to finish it. More details soon
Second finish, a final finish of this cross-stitch. Now you may say, it lacks a frame. Very true, it probably would look better with a frame, but even if I laced it myself and brought it in for a glassless frame – it would cost a fortune, so I’m getting creative with my works.
first I found this at Best Buy, it’s 16×16, which would work, because my finished work is 14×14, (or so I thought), and inch on each side would be good. Yes, this is very bright and textured, I will be mounting the work on a board, then I’d have to figure out the sides.
Here it is all laced up. Instead of buying an acid free presentation board, I bought and acid free drawing board. It is much thinner, I then cut a piece of batting, just to give the work a little bit of loft.
At Hobby Lobby, where I found the board as well as most of the DMC thread I need for a new project, I found this. Same size, twice the price (still reasonable) but there is no raised paint, and the color is very neutral. So now I have an extra 16×16 ‘artwork’ that either I’ll figure out how to use – or I’ll donate.
I mentioned 14×14, I was wrong, yes, it is the same number of squares both across and up and down. But I only measured across. I forgot that linen is never perfect, so, it was 14.5×14. Oops. No worries, no one will see. I’ve framed other pieces to fit a frame and the borders are not exactly the same on every side. One problem with a thin board, is that its’ not easy to pin down, so I marked the edges and as I laced, I kept on checking.
When it all looked right, I slathered the frame and the piece with fabric glue. Made sure it was lined up correctly and then piled on my fashion and mythology books. Let it all sit for a few hours.
This is what it looks like. Fine, but I wanted a more finished edge, so I glued a thin ribbon.
Here it is, unnoticeable from the front, does give a nice finish on the side. I guess I could have used something like small pompom ribbon, but that doesn’t feel right, I will look into other ribbons that might have another kind of edge for when I do this again. Yes, I will do this again, as well as use old frames. Who knows, maybe I’ll even pay for a frame – although it will probably be one I order special size and do the framing myself.
Two angles on the wall, yes, its’ the same wall, do you see how cameras distort color. Cameras distort a lot of things. the bottom is the more accurate color.
And that is that, I have some smalls to work on and a very very large project. I won’t be monogamous with the large one – that is where the smalls come in.
Leah