Inspiration for this experiment in free motion quilting came from a book about Art Nouveau. I was very taken by a picture of a vase decorated with a peacock feather design, and realised that it could turn into a fairly uncomplicated design for quilting.
I started with the eye of each feather, and worked outwards adding the concentric shapes.
Then I did a line of stitching down to the base of the feather and worked back up adding the fronds. At this stage I was a bit worried that the whole thing may end up looking like fish skeletons, but I think the fronds are wavy enough to prevent that.
In the end I thought the quilted panel actually had an Art Nouveau look about it, which I was very pleased about. I quite liked the feeling of having quilted it using a treadle machine, technology that was contemporary with the style of art. Also, the feathers interlock well with each other, so this design would look quite effective over a large area. Best of all, it was quick and easy.
Linking up again to Leah Day's blog for Free Motion Friday...
... and Sarah's blog Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Whoop Whoop Friday...
... and Nina-Marie's blog Creations... Quilts, Art... Whatever for Off The Wall Friday
Beautiful, Muv! What an outstanding whole cloth lap quilt this would make. *applause*
ReplyDeleteThis is very beautiful, Lizzie! I think it came out great!
ReplyDeleteWow! that works!
ReplyDeleteHello Muv
ReplyDeleteOh I like this a lot and so does the much belovéd. I would be really interested to see more of a pattern repeat to get a sense of how it works over a large area. It reminds me of some Liberty fabrics I have seen. Again that arts and crafts/art nouveau influence and not a hint of dead fish.
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Nice! :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilting. I like the design.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful design you've created! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove this!
ReplyDeleteVery lovely art nouveau! Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteFabulous!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat pattern beautifully stitched!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful design!
ReplyDeleteVery very nice! Love that you shared your inspiration, and I can't believe you did this on a treadle! Whoop whoop!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice!I love the texture.
ReplyDeleteLovely feathers! Beautiful design.
ReplyDeleteThis is really super, thanks for sharing it.
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ReplyDeleteI love this. I've wanted to raise peacocks for a while now. Probably not going to happen since I don't live out in the countryside anymore.
ReplyDeleteYou've done a beautiful job!
Thank you for the art nouveau reminder for fmq design inspiration. I have several books on the subject that I need to re-examine. Your work is lovely.
ReplyDeleteWow -- those are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous! There's a real Liberty vibe. I love it even in the plain white!
ReplyDeleteЧудные перья!
ReplyDeleteHooray hooray, the first comment in Cyrillic!!
Deletevery beautiful stitch!
ReplyDelete.... Thank you Poliana!
DeleteThese are amazing! I love the double lines in the construction. Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteWow! Your fmq peacock feathers are fabulous! They are so pretty. You are indeed painting with thread on your treadle. I'm so impressed. Bravo extremely well done! I might try this with green and blue variegated thread.
ReplyDeleteWow, I just love this. i am not this brave yet, but what a great use of FMQ skills!
ReplyDeleteThank you Indigo! It was actually one the easiest patterns I have come up with. Give it a try sooner rather than later.
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