January’s Fast Friday Fabric Challenge was “cropped still life, with form/illusion of dimension”. You can see my quilt (9.5×9.5 inches) front and back above, as well as the original photo. Part of the challenge was to crop the image on three sides. At first I was annoyed that I had to do this, but in the end it made a much more dynamic and interesting composition. I’m definitely going to explore cropping again!
This is a two-sided quilt. I’m not sure how to display it since I don’t want a sleeve to cover the thread-painting side. I want to be able to hang it from either direction and flip it over on my wall from time to time. Any suggestions?
I haven’t added the binding yet, but I’m considering it finished enough to be on time (2007 challenges: 1 on time, 1 missed deadline/not finished yet, 1 almost finished/good chance of making the deadline, for those who are counting). I’ll add the binding when I figure out the hanging system.
Yes, I am planning to turn this into a series. Conincidentally, I’ve been planning other “A penny for a spool of thread” quilts in my head for some time now, using a variety of other techniques. I’d imagined them as larger wall hangings, but now that this one’s done small, they’d look neat hanging on the wall as a collection of mini thread-themed quilts.
Read more about this quilt and see some other great quilted still lifes at the FFFC blog.
There was a lot of talk about hanging sleeveless quilts recently on quiltart.com. One suggestion was to use drapery clips or clothespins.
This little quilt is great. I really like the fact that it is two-sided.
I didn’t see how you would be able to improve on this quilt with the quilting, but you did–it’s fantastic! At first I didn’t realize I was looking at the back side.
I hammer [very tiny] nails right through my little quilts. Unorthodox maybe, but it works and doesn’t harm the quilt. I don’t put the nails in the corners though, but about 1″ in in the ditch of the binding. (Otherwise it warps the 90 degree corners.)
It is a great two sided piece. You could attach a thin ribbon to the top of it and hang it from a small nail and then be able to flip it around whenever you take a notion to.
Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work.
Nice job cropping and the quilting is great. You might try little jump rings attached to the corners of the binding. If it needs to be reinforced you could trap a piece of wire, like from a wire coat hanger, in the binding.
I’d be happy to give you a penny for that spool of thread! You can add a sleeve that is supposed to go on top of the quilt, rather than behind it. Or you could try loops. I have curtains that have loops on the top.
That quilt is really righteous! Just beautiful!
Loops would work. I remember reading somewhere about a two sided quilt that had a sleeve inside somehow, but I guess it would be too late for that. However you hang it,it’s wonderful. I love the way you created shading with the fabric, and the cropping really does improve the composition, doesn’t it?
Have you seen Frieda Anderson’s method of mounting small quilts on acrylic? Flipping it over from time to time would be a bit of work, but you would always be able to see the “back” through the acrylic.
That little quilt is beautiful! I love the composition, colors, stitching, etc.
Laura, I just love your challenge piece! This one is my favorite. You are quickly gaining quite a fan base. Thanks for sharing your work!