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Monday, March 28, 2011

New York City... done.

Well, it's Monday.. and the sun is shining.. the temps are above the freezing mark (just barely) so I guess I cannot complain. I won't mention that it snowed AGAIN last night. Not much...but still. Enough already!
My NYC piece is done. Quilted. Bound. OKay, the hanging sleeve is still in progress and the label is not yet done. But all the hard part is done. I kept the quilting very simple- just outlined the skyline, the apple, Lady Liberty's base, the stamp denomination, and white border. It took me longer than I had expected - so many ins and outs, stops and starts...I used monofilament so the quilting does not stand out at all, just the way I wanted it. With many areas being "stiff" from the fusible, I'm hoping it will hang flat. It seems to now, just hoping it looks as good when against the wall. I'm quite happy with it - love the bright colors- somehow they seem to suggest the "pulse" of Manhattan. I mentioned already that I bought the pattern (by Debra Gabel of Zebra patterns) and a kit with some fabrics at The City Quilter. I chose not to use the given fabrics for the apple- they were more on the orange/red side, shading to rust - and although I know there are Russet apples, I figured this one HAD to be a Red Delicious! The shading on the apple looks better "in person" - I find the dark area looks a bit like a child's rendition of Africa in the photo... Choosing the fabrics for this project was really the fun part. I DO love New York City.
I wish I was there today. Have a look here to read about a quilt display that's on right now in Manhattan - a 6 day show - for free... What a sight that would be... Ahhh to learn how to be in two places at once...

Piece,
Linda

Once you have travelled, the journey never ends, but is played out over and over again in the quietest chambers - the mind can never break off from the journey.

5 comments:

Wendy said...

Oh Linda is beautiful! And your timing was perfect! Just when quilting and New York are in the limelight. I'm like you...I so wish I could be there. I leave for Ontario on Thursday morning, but I sure wish I could detour through "the Big Apple".

Jackie said...

That is just a beautiful piece... great job!

GailM. said...

STOP....I don't want to hear about more snow in Freddy Beach..... But I can't wait to see your New York.. Looks so great!

Linda said...

Love it! What a great quilt. The colours are so gorgeous.

Linda H said...

Thank you all for your kind comments. It was a fun piece to work on. I think the sky fabric really "makes" it... And Gail- I hate to tell you- a big storm is headed our way for the weekend, with snow and rain. Perhaps you should come home soon and bring that Carolina sunshine and warm weather with you...?

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