Wednesday, June 1, 2011

SPRING

So good, that spring in English also means a technical spring. As Karen, I have made my spring quilts and was glad to have this choice.

For our Swiss Quilters exhibition, I was working on a traditional Amish quilt - Jacobs ladder - with Amish fabrics from Intercourse. After this, I wanted to do something different.

I needle felted Organza to synthetik felt and embellished with beads and golden wire springs. Then I hand stitched the piece on thick black felt and a golden Organza.

Golden Springs



Heidi

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4 comments:

  1. Fiber on a WhimJune 5, 2011 at 6:04 AM

    Heidi,
    The contrast between the fancy "soft" fabrics and the structured "architectural" quality of your piece is very appealing. Only after looking at the photo's several times did I realize that the spirals are 3-D. How did you accomplish that? Nice embellishments.

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  2. HeidiJune 5, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    Jan,
    yes, the fancy fabrics are soft - and they are rolled at the edge - as a spring.
    Springs are most of the time fixed in a solid covering - thus the structure.
    The 3-D spirals are cut out with a soldering iron, something I learned in the class with Margaret Beal.
    Heidi

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  3. karenworksJune 5, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    I love the dimension that you got in your piece. I want to hear more about your class with Margaret Beal. I have her book and went through a burning phase but it wasn't that easy!

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  4. MoniJune 30, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    Gefällt mir pirma! Gut gemacht!

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