Thursday 1 August 2019

A Walk in the Park

I put off thinking about this challenge theme too long. There was no reason for that, other than too many other projects that needed getting done. When I finally got around to thinking of this theme, I had no idea what to do. Should I approach it literally, and create a scene from my walk in fabric? Since I don't usually walk in parks, that would be a challenge. Should I take it as making something that comes to me easily?

In the end, I chose to make a quilt of what I like to see when I do walk in a park. I'm not a gardener, but I do enjoy seeing gardens full of lovely flowers. I had a quilted piece left from last month's challenge, so I used that as the backdrop. (I thought it was fitting given how much rain we've had this season.) So my flowers have rain falling in the background.




I had a piece of Kaffe Fassett fabric in my stash, and it was just what I was looking for. Cutting those flowers out was a bit of a chore, I'll admit.

Once I settled on a layout, I pulled out my embroidery threads and got to work. No fancy stitching, just long and short stitches wherever I thought it worked. I had all the right colors of threads, which is always a bonus.





I'm not quite finished with this yet. No binding, since I'm still debating whether to bind or face the quilt. I may add a few more details, like a dragonfly if I can find one to stitch on.

It's been a good challenge piece to work on in the evenings!

Wendy

18 comments:

  1. Wendy, your hand stitching is so cool. I always admire well done hand stitch. And the rain in the background with the bright flowers bursting forth when the sun finally shines -that's just how it feels when a day like that occurs, isn't it?

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    1. Thank you, Maureen. I'm not sure my stitching is all that great, but I did enjoy it. Yes, that's how I think of those after the rain moments too!

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  2. Kaffe Fasset flowers are lovely but embellished with embroidery, that's even better!

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    1. His designs make it so easy to embroider them. It's like coloring along the lines :-)

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  3. I love the colours in your piece and the embroidery perfectly brings everything to life!

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    1. Thanks, Catherine! I'm still learning to like it :-)

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  4. Lovely interpretation of the theme! Your long and short stitch embroidery really brings out the flowers perfectly!
    Your stitching is so perfect I had to look twice to decide which was the pattern on the fabric, and which you had stitched!Hope you are able to find a dragonfly to suit.
    Barbara x

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    1. I was delighted I had thread that matched so well. Hides all the imperfections ;-)

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  5. Bright and happy, and I want to pet those lovely stitches! :)

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    1. Thanks! It's been fun to work on. Now if I could just find the perfect dragonfly . . .

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  6. This is beautiful. Your quilted background and stitching have made those flowers really vibrant. I also love the colours :)

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    1. Thank you! What's not to love about those bright Kaffe fabrics, right?!

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  7. A great quilt piece. A bold statement in a simple design. Love that you did the hand stitching. So fun to use items we have from other projects, too.

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    1. Thank you! I was glad I could use that backing piece, even though it made the hand stitching a little more challenging in places!

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  8. So beautiful!! The hand stitching really enhances each flower print.

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  9. I'm not a gardener either but I keep trying! I smiled when I read that and thought quilted blooms now that's a kind of gardener I can embrace. Lovely happy piece that brightens up the day despite the rain.

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