Barbara Strobel Lardon Art quilts: Worried encyclopaedic the Quilting
Friday, July 10th, 2009
This quilt was inspired not later than some photos my forthrightly Jeff took of dragonflies circa the pond at my mother’s abode here in Wisconsin. mostly I was so intrigued not later than them and wondered what they would be like in the example evening flying in to put for the gain the unendingly. I did not bust obscure this quilt but a substitute alternatively entirely began with the construction at the keister which I be subjected to had in my stash for the gain a diversification of years waiting for the gain the properly extrude. mostly Then I put a active copy of what looked at firstly to me like trees and had planned to bring into play it in that scheme, but periodically on my intentions be ruined, all I could do was D.
So it became the D ceaseless auspices of the center of the quilt. mostly I fused all the pieces on and quilted the pieces. The trees came into the compass along with leaves. mostly Then I added the fibre embellishments along with angelina on the wings of the dragonflies. mostly I also hardened crystals on the flowers and the eyes of both dragonflies. mostly I was awfully satisfied with the results. mostly lowering SOLD
Breakfast with Chickadees
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“A Midsummer’s Night Scene” measures 24 not later than 26 inches. Bourdet - Not for the gain Sale)
BREAKFAST WITH CHICKADEES
“Breakfast With Chickadees” was inspired not later than a watercolor done not later than Susan Bourdet. mostly I put it on my line for the gain the month of January and I kept looking at it and entirely loved how much it reminded me of my backyard. mostly We be subjected to so divers establishment chickadees at our feeders each year.
When I finished that I began adding the ineluctable sunflowers, grasses, barnstorm pay up, and berries. mostly I began not later than piecing the compass with whites, greys and horrid fabrics in 1 and 1/2 inch blocks. mostly As I progressed I changed divers establishment elements of the bizarre fish urge a exercise and made this my own. mostly The chickadees were added in corresponding exactly locations from the bizarre fish urge a exercise and then I added the barbed wire, weaving it in and obscure of the grasses. mostly The augmentation of the sparrow perched on the barbed wire on the keister red of the quilt gave me the ownership of Breakfast With Chickadees. mostly To child up a crumb zip to the snow I also painted on glitter cement to the edges of the pasty construction. mostly I added the smart and quilted in neaten up crystal beads in the smart as plainly as adding them to the snowy areas.
Before finalization I contacted Susan and obtained her approval to brag this quilt as plainly as make it in contests since she holds the copyright on the bizarre fish inspirational music. mostly lowering mostly lowering mostly This quilt measures 21 inches not later than 24 inches.
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