This is "Mother Hen," completed:
A detail shot of the two chicks that have already flown the coop...
As well as a shot of the last one to leave the nest...
In my first post about this quilt I mentioned that I was in search of the perfect thing to use in the background areas to embellish and/or quilt the piece. I bought a skein of rayon floss that I thought I might blend with regular cotton floss, but I also bought beads. As you can see, I went with the beads. They are not the beads that I had in mind for the background but they are what the local bead shop had that would work. And actually, they work quite well. They are size 8 triangles in a gold/green colorway. The colors are perfect, and the triangles lay nicely on the surface of the quilt. They're just bigger than I wanted (I would have gone for size 10 if I'd had the option).
Overall I'm very happy with the way this turned out. When I first pulled the fabrics for this particular journal quilt I had no idea or plan to make yet another self portrait. There are just so many facets to any human being! I could probably continue to make self portrait quilts but frankly, I'm getting a little bored with myself. I would like to move on to other subject matter. To that end I have signed up for Sharon B's Studio Journal class through Joggles.com. Class doesn't begin until the end of June so in the meantime I bought Robin Atkins' newest book to read and ponder and play in. I had to have DH make a slight alteration to the book's format however.
All the lovely full-color photographs just created too many fumes for my body to cope with. The sheet protectors don't seem to be a problem for me (!) so now I can put the pages in a used binder and be inspired any time I need it :- )
Ooo, the sun just came out! Woohoo! Time to grab my new book and go absorb some vitamin D.
Happy Mother's Day!
Very nice piece. I like the primitive quality of the hen and chicks and their separation from each other on the quilt reflects a key part of the motherhood experience: the chicks grow up and leave the nest.
ReplyDeleteVery nice job. Happy Mother's Day.
Hi I love your mother hen, wish I had a real one just like that, she's beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment on my Tif Challenge, we have a few things in common but I suppose the one that I noticed was that you like Celtic music, I listen to that mostly when I am stitching. Thanks again Tricia
I have chemical intolerance too. This is the first time printer's ink has bothered me (even though I've used the same printer for two of my other books). When I sat down to sign a bunch of them, I had to stop after 10 or so because of the ink fumes. Drat! Well, you've found a good solution... and besides, you can open the book flat to any page you like! Great idea! Robin A.
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