Joyce created this piece and has entered it in the Cal-Co Quilter's Guild show "Quilts in Bloom." The show is July 9 & 10 at the Marshall High School. The hours are 10:00am-4pm daily. The admission fee is $7.
The top and bottom colorful borders were a challenge to show texture. I quilted in a pattern that I thought had an Art Deco look, but didn't show up well. I ended up frog stitchin' (rip it, rip it) that and going with these two designs. I think it took me longer to rip out the stitching than it did to quilt it in. In figuring out what to quilt, tried to get the look of rain and keep the look of the windows. The colors of the city fabric are so rich. I think turquoise/teal has become my new favorite color.
To get more texture I used Hobbs Cotton on top of Hobbs 80/20. I like that combination of batting when looking to add definition and a bit of weight to hang well. I used a number of So Fine threads to do the quilting
Hope you had a wonderful Fourth of July. In the last week I got to see both my daughter (who lives in Charleston, SC), my son and his family (Beaufort, SC), and fit in a weekend of camping. What a great week and a half.
