Do you ever wonder about why you like certain kind of quilts?
We all know we can not make every quilt that inspires us. There are certain ones that always catch our attention more than the others.
I am still reminiscing my trip to the Brooklyn Museum. Thinking about the quilts and also the exhibit of Egyptian artifacts.
I may have been in a quilting state of mind then and was 'seeing' things.
This almost 10-12 feet tall carving of a King in the Garden on the wall looked impressive.
But then I got a little closer...
Even more amazing, right? Doesn't it look like hand stitching on a quilt? Like an overall running stitch pattern of quilts from India.
This is neither a kantha quilt as it's widely misrepresented nor a Ralli quilt. I am sure it is a leftover or rejected sample of an export order. I bought this one while I was in Rajasthan last year. Love the colors and all those stitches!
Back of that quilt is so muted, it was a surprise to me. But then how would these stitches show if it was as bright as the front? Do you see those with minds of their own going every which way?
Notice the edge of the quilt? It has no batting and it's finished with some sort of blanket stitch.
I like hand work on a quilt. Whether it is an applique or hand quilting, hand stitching for embelishing the quilt or just for fun. More time I spend on a piece, more of my life lives in it.
I saw this applique quilt at the museum and was immediately drawn to it.
These beautiful blocks with birds alone were enough to take me back home!
I stood there and smiled thinking - With mismatched corners and not so 'perfect' applique, in the eyes of today's judges this quilt may not even make it in top 10. Yet, it's in the museum! Teaching us history!
Human hands - That's what's important to me when I see a quilt. Slight imperfect and mismatched seams here and there, a trace of distracted mind in those uneven stitches and worn look of being loved to threads. I have come to admire that in a quilt. No matter what style, colors or age they are.. They all have some personal stories behind them.
I took pictures of four different blocks with the circles in the center.
Each one has it's own personality!
No templates, no pre-cut plastic circles when it was made. Just two hands, a needle and thread! May be few friends by her side and lots of laughter!
I like that!
Something to think about, right?
What do you like in a quilt and why?
We all know we can not make every quilt that inspires us. There are certain ones that always catch our attention more than the others.
I am still reminiscing my trip to the Brooklyn Museum. Thinking about the quilts and also the exhibit of Egyptian artifacts.
I may have been in a quilting state of mind then and was 'seeing' things.
This almost 10-12 feet tall carving of a King in the Garden on the wall looked impressive.
But then I got a little closer...
Even more amazing, right? Doesn't it look like hand stitching on a quilt? Like an overall running stitch pattern of quilts from India.
This is neither a kantha quilt as it's widely misrepresented nor a Ralli quilt. I am sure it is a leftover or rejected sample of an export order. I bought this one while I was in Rajasthan last year. Love the colors and all those stitches!
Back of that quilt is so muted, it was a surprise to me. But then how would these stitches show if it was as bright as the front? Do you see those with minds of their own going every which way?
Notice the edge of the quilt? It has no batting and it's finished with some sort of blanket stitch.
I like hand work on a quilt. Whether it is an applique or hand quilting, hand stitching for embelishing the quilt or just for fun. More time I spend on a piece, more of my life lives in it.
I saw this applique quilt at the museum and was immediately drawn to it.
These beautiful blocks with birds alone were enough to take me back home!
I stood there and smiled thinking - With mismatched corners and not so 'perfect' applique, in the eyes of today's judges this quilt may not even make it in top 10. Yet, it's in the museum! Teaching us history!
Human hands - That's what's important to me when I see a quilt. Slight imperfect and mismatched seams here and there, a trace of distracted mind in those uneven stitches and worn look of being loved to threads. I have come to admire that in a quilt. No matter what style, colors or age they are.. They all have some personal stories behind them.
I took pictures of four different blocks with the circles in the center.
Each one has it's own personality!
No templates, no pre-cut plastic circles when it was made. Just two hands, a needle and thread! May be few friends by her side and lots of laughter!
I like that!
Something to think about, right?
What do you like in a quilt and why?
