This past week, has been very busy from Thanksgiving dinner with friends, to decorating the house for Christmas and wrapping Christmas gifts. I try to get as much done as possible during my five day weekend. It helps to make the coming weeks before Christmas a little less hectic and more enjoyable.
Choosing a binding proved to be somewhat of a challenge.
I just wasn't sure what to do. As usual, it was tacked to my design board and pondered it the next day while trying to teach.
It also represents a shift in my work, I gave much thought and planned the free-motion stitching I used in the composition.
I used a different stitch for each section, not just for variety, but to bring interest and continuity to the piece.
For the sky, I decided to pick up the pattern in the material.
What is there about a picture of a grandmother and her granddaughter walking away from you in the distance? This looks like a subject for a futre wallhanging.
As you can see, I settled on the blue border to complete the wall hanging. This wall hanging represents my daughter's first home as well as the first car she bought on her own.
It also represents a shift in my work, I gave much thought and planned the free-motion stitching I used in the composition.
I used a different stitch for each section, not just for variety, but to bring interest and continuity to the piece.
For the sky, I decided to pick up the pattern in the material.
Looking at my work with a critical eye, I should have placed some shading on the sidewalk. The plants and trees would have casted a shadow because the sunlight was coming from the left as you can see in the porch. I am beginning to see a shift in my quilting from the mundane to one with a little more interest.
What is there about a picture of a grandmother and her granddaughter walking away from you in the distance? This looks like a subject for a futre wallhanging.
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