Friday, December 14, 2018

OFF THE BEATEN PATH - WALL QUILT

The roads are still somewhat iffy around here, especially early mornings and later in the day when temperatures drop and the snow melt turns to ice.  So...what's a gal to do.....be smart, be safe, stay in studio and finish the last quilt of 2018!
 After much indecision over the most artful direction to showcase my digital prints of interesting subjects found as I hiked and drove around our rural mountain areas in Haywood County, NC. I used a variety of green batiks to surround each print.  Once positioned on my design wall, I found the white background really helped to highlight the images.
Using a cotton print that appears to be "peeling paint"....I set about piecing this puzzle arrangement together.  It took way more time than it should....but that's me....patchwork and math can befuddle me.  But I'm happy I took the time to make it work.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH  - 41" x 34.5"
Artist's photos printed on cotton, machine stitched and heavily quilted.

 I LOVE this photo.....this car was located about a 10 minute walk from our house on Balk Creek Road in Upper Crabtree, NC.  Obviously it had been there for years.  About 3 years ago someone bought the property and removed, YES...removed it.  Too bad.....
 Photo taken at PTA member Dort Lee's property in Sandy Mush......

Visit these sites to see what other artists have had time to work on during this busy holiday season:   Nina-Marie's Off The Wall Friday  and Sarah's Whoop Whoop Friday.

9 comments:

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

What an interesting piece, I want to stare at all the photos! Beautiful work!! This one won't last long before selling.

Linda M said...

I love finding rusty old cars to photograph, but I've never thought of showcasing them this way. It looks wonderful, makes me want to come and take a few walks (but probably not right now with the snow).

Nancy said...

Peeled paint is the perfect background for this! It's really terrific, Mary. Oh, that car photo- amazing. I think it might be a 1947 Chevrolet (my cousin used to be a vintage car fan and my father was a car salesman, so I could id older cars at one time). It does make you ponder when and why a car would be abandoned like that.

Denise said...

Beautiful.

For the love of geese said...

Beautiful

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

That is wonderful!!!

Marti said...

That is such an interesting quilt. I love the peeling paint background fabric. It sets off the old cars perfectly. You got a lot of great photos. We've got some old cars and buildings around here too. I think I should get some photos before they are hauled off too.

The Joyful Quilter said...

Piecing a puzzle gives me a headache. The images in this quilt look to be well worth the effort. Nice job on preserving a piece of the past!

The Idaho Beauty said...

Done already??? You make me feel like a slouch! Nicely done.