I've updated my website with some new pictures of quilts done in the last few months. All are at . They include
- a "Hungry Caterpillar" quilt for my youngest granddaughter
- two "Warm Wishes" baby quilts
- "Starring Elvis", a Stack-n-Whack using a print with Elvis pictures.
I still haven't decided how to finish "Eye of the Piper", but am leaning toward not using the batik border, because I think it detracts from the pieced blocks.
Julia in MN
Howdy!
Good show!
That's more El-vi than I ever hope to see, but I reckon that's how Gramma Travis (long-ago babysitter) must have felt when she got a letter from Elvis; "just makes my heart beat faster & my head spin" was how she described it (back in 1962, when she was head of the local fan club). ;-D This time he's the one that's all shook up.
Cheers! R/Sandy
What a lovely group Julia. I do agree with you about the batik border. It seems out of character with the pieced part somehow, perhaps it is the black squarish dominance? as opposed to all those beautiful curves, where the black is less dominant? I love that pattern - so striking. . In message , Julia in MN writes
Wonderful quilts, Julia. That batik fabric you used to choose colors is gorgeous -- but I'm not sure it "fits" with the finished quilt, for some reason. :(
I really like Eye of the Piper with the batik. I think the Piper is strong enough to withstand the strength of the batik. We always knew I dance to a different tune but they're glorious together. Send them to me. I'll put them together and love every minute ahhhhh-ing. That's a beauty. Polly
I like it too! The black lines in the border batik echo the black piping. Works for me!
Thanks, Julia, enjoyed that. You might test the possibility of making that batik border very very narrow and see then if it highlights those blocks rather than detracts.
Karen, Queen of Squishies
Wow, Julia, you have been busy! "Eye of the Piper" and the Stack n Whack Elvis really caught my eye. I love the colors in "Eye of the Piper", and curved patterns are one of my personal favorites. And I would have never figured Elvis in a Stack n Whack. ;-) Awesome!
Wow, Julia, you have been busy! "Eye of the Piper" and the Stack n Whack Elvis really caught my eye. I love the colors in "Eye of the Piper", and curved patterns are one of my personal favorites. And I would have never figured Elvis in a Stack n Whack. ;-) Awesome!
Actually, I thought the batik set it off perfectly--but I suppose it depends on the effect Julia is trying to achieve.
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