Wednesday, 31 July 2019

The City Park

The theme selected for this quarterly art quilt challenge was "A Walk in the Park."

I had a few ideas from which to choose. I thought of the saying, "It was a walk in the park." Meaning accomplishing something easily. I wasn't sure I wanted to try to easily do this, so I moved on to the next idea. That was a bird's eye view of a park, a map, showing things that one might find in a park. But what type of park? The final choice was to invite the viewers into the park to imagine for themselves what they might find there. I invite you in to the City Park.

This wall hanging measures 18.5" wide by 20.5" high. It is raw edge appliqued, and includes threadwork on the fountain, the benches, and the entrance arch.

I especially liked stitching the water spraying from the fountain.

I used a cording foot (that I've had for years and never used) and Razzle Dazzle thread by Ricky Tims. It adds the watery sparkle to the fountain. I began on the left side with the stitching and, as you can see, got better by the time I got to the right side.

Thank you for visiting and please look at all the members' quilts for this quarterly challenge.




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10 comments:

  1. Textile Ranger1 August 2019 at 00:26

    I love the little doily benches too! Definitely a park where quilters will feel at home. )

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    1. Nancy1 August 2019 at 03:38

      Thank you. A neighbor has a bench and the back looks like lace, so I thought of a doily right off the bat.

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  2. Celtic Thistle1 August 2019 at 07:18

    What a lovely quilt Nancy I would definitely take up the invitation to explore your City Park :) Congratulations on mastering the cording foot too your fountain looks great !

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  3. Catherine1 August 2019 at 08:33

    What a beautiful job you've done of capturing all the different colours and textures. It's so imaginative - I really want to walk along that path and through the gateway!

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  4. FlashinScissors1 August 2019 at 09:55

    A lovely interpretation, Nancy!
    It was nice to see how you used your cording foot to depict the water from the fountain. That’s something I need to try one day too! Love the doily benches!, and the trees look good as well ..... I feel I want to walk through the gate to see those trees!
    Barbara x

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  5. piecefulwendy1 August 2019 at 13:59

    I agree that this is a lovely interpretation! The water in the fountain is so well done. I've never tried anything like that, so I'm very impressed :-) I would never have thought of using doilies for benches! What a great idea!

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  6. Maureen @ Josephina Ballerina1 August 2019 at 14:46

    The sparkling water! How delightful! I appreciate your interpretation in that the visitors are just entering the park. We can can imagine for ourselves what sort of a park it is and what we might find there. An interactive quilt! How cool.

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  7. Janine @ Rainbow Hare1 August 2019 at 22:31

    This is a wonderful image and so beautifully crafted. I love all the texture and the sense depth. It really does draw the eye through the gate and make me imagine walking inside to discover what is among the trees :)

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  8. Janine @ Rainbow Hare1 August 2019 at 22:31

    This is a wonderful image and so beautifully crafted. I love all the texture and the sense depth. It really does draw the eye through the gate and make me imagine walking inside to discover what is among the trees :)

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  9. OPQuilt2 August 2019 at 22:34

    Excellent portrayal of something we all like to do. I was just looking at that Razzle Dazzle thread on the Superior Website, wondering if I should get some; you did a great job on the fountain.! Beatiful art quilt, Nancy--lovely work!

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