Going back to some of the quilts made but not posted on the blog - this was another of those project long in the planning, but quick in the making. As I normally don't use a lot of black and white fabrics, I had to collect quite a lot of those for some time, on the other hand, the bright fabrics were quite hard to choose from, as I have a lot of those ;))
(I don't even have proper photos of this quilt, only those shot with the phone.)
So, the idea was to create a triangular grid in a black and white gradient with bright butterflies fitted into the triangles. The butterflies are curve-pieced, each wing with a bit of background makes a separate triangular block.
The assembly for this was quite straightforward - triangles into rows, then the rows pieced tightener. The quilting was more of a challenge, as the background is already very busy with all the high-contrast prints. I decided to try Superior Threads Microquilter thread in light grey, which is almost invisible, but was quite naughty, even with the recommended Bottomline thread in the bobbin. I had to adjust the tension in every possible way and still the stitching is far from perfect in places. On the other hand, I haven't had my machine serviced in a while, so it may be her fault. Anyway, that was quite a change as I normally quilt in cotton thread, often in the 40 weight YLI threads, which I sneaked into this project anyway, creating sort of "flightpaths" for the butterflies in a bright variegated tread, as well as simple lines on the wings.
As I said, the quilting is almost invisible, you really see the thread only on the darkest fabrics, but the texture turned out nice and flowy.
I know it's hard to see in the photos, in real life it's all very subtle, too.
All in all, I like the way it turned out - simple but quite affective due to all the tensions going on with colour and value contrast and geometric versus organic shapes.
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This is so beautiful!! It's the kind of piece that would invite you to sit and search for its jewels. Incredible!!
ReplyDeleteLove the butterflies!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous, Lena! Simple shapes, but so effective :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project! Love the pop of color with the butterflies!
ReplyDeleteWhat an ingenious way of incorporating butterflies! I love how the neutral background really brings the butterfly colors to life!
ReplyDeleteI love your butterflies quilt!
ReplyDeleteThe quilt is wonderful! At first, I thought you appliqued the butterflies. Making them with curved piecing in the triangles must have been a lot of work, but they look perfect.
ReplyDeleteLove this piece, the butterfly units are so clever!!
ReplyDeletereally lovely
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