Now that nearly all of our house renovations are complete and the new updated industrial railing is installed, I decided to scale back on the number of quilts I planned to display on it.
Several were actually just tops and had been hung over railings both here and in Wisconsin. None were in great shape to begin with and now they were pretty tattered with deteriorating fabrics in some areas. Look at this unusual design change of this bed quilt. Elongated hexi patches with an abrupt color change at about the halfway point.
Fortunately most of this area, with careful cutting, was still quite useable.
But in many other sections.....it was truly falling apart, allowing me to use this as a cutter quilt guilt free.
I set about making more bookcovers for Woolworth Gallery, downtown Asheville. Of course this was far more time consuming than I wished but to preserve the fabric, it was important to securely stitch it to a batting foundation.
I don't even want to admit how long these took me......certainly no profit left after a sale if I counted my time! However, I suspect they will find homes since my first batch of red/white composition bookcovers were sold in about a week.
Visit these links to see what other artists have been working on this week: Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday, Sarah's Whoop Whoop Friday.
8 comments:
These are lovely, no wonder they are selling fast. Maybe you need to up the price a bit.
That elongated hexagon quilt really is quite something! This is a good way to preserve parts of these old quilt tops. And I can see how it would be time consuming!
Great use of older patchwork! Giving it new life as book covers is a wonderful idea.
And here I thought it was the spot lighting in your studio creating that drastic color change on that top! What WAS the maker thinking???? I really like that red and white star one - I see it selling straight away.
It would be tempting to center the design. You give it so much fresh life by offsetting designs. Yes, funny how a simple project can take far more time than you think.
These book covers are VERY interesting — I need to find that shop next time I’m in Asheville! Your quilt show was just this week too, wasn’t it?
So pretty and so charming. I can see why they are a good seller.
Great old quilt, and wonderful new book covers. Recycling at its best.
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