Here is my Snowflake quilt.
I quilted the background with a variegated black and white thread to represent snow falling in the distance on a dark night. I used an oversized background with the plan to cut it down to the final size at the end.
I then wanted to have some close up snowflakes so using fusible web, I cut out a number of different snowflakes and positioned them around the background.
In the end, I decided that I wanted a single flake and set the others aside. After adhering the snowflake to the background, I started quilting it with a silver, metallic thread...but that gave me fits so I quit that and just went with white thread. I wanted to keep with a pretty simple finish, so cut it down to size and finished with a white binding.
Love the stark simplicity Andrea. Great quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love the starkness of just your one snowflake and the white thread on black. Refreshingly cool as a snowflake should be.
ReplyDeleteIt is LOVELY!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it with the single snowflake! Those lines of stitching representing falling snow are perfect too - really lovely work.
ReplyDeleteI love your background stitching and your snowflake seems very familiar. Glad you decided against using the other snowflakes.
ReplyDeleteThe background stitching goes well with your single snowflake. It adds a feeling of movement. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI like both versions but the single snowflake has more impact. Add the vertical quilting lines and you have a lovely work of art.
ReplyDeleteI love watching the snow fall on dark nights. I think your decision to only include one of your snowflakes was perfect. This piece has a fantastic calmness about it.
ReplyDeleteI have never seen snow, this is exactly how I will picture it in future. great quilt. I love black and white.
ReplyDeleteAndrea, I absolutely love your snowflake. The lines in the background really lift the whole thing. Love all the snowflakes. Maybe you could make a bigger quilt and use them all.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful snowflakes you made - all of them.
ReplyDeleteI like both versions, but yes agree that one snowflake by itself is stunning!
Lovely background and fantastic binding choice.
This all works really well together - well done Andrea.