This is a sample from a class I taught last week...
I made 3 different woven quilts
This is the third one
I brought it to class without a border...
This is why~
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The weaving is done
I am ready to audition border options
The black leaves caught my attention and were begging for a black border.
So......I pulled out my stash of black and whites and put them up on the design wall.
None of them looked quite right.
So, I sent images to my color and design Guru, Nancy...
This is what I learned from her:
This black fabric looks gray compared to the woven quilt
This fabric has too much white
It is competing for attention with the leaves.
This isn't quite as bold as the previous fabric, but again, the white isn't working.
The circles are too whimsical against the bold black leaves
The very thin lines are rather wimpy next to the bold inner design
I tried nearly 20 fabrics and nothing worked.
I took all of these fabrics and Nancy auditioned them for the students in the woven quilt class last week.......sort of a color and design lesson for the students.
She discussed the merits of each fabric and why it did not work.
The students kept commenting........how about a green border?
How about a green border?
How about a green border?
It almost became a chant...
Nancy pointed to a gorgeous bolt of gradiated green fabric
What do you think?
I removed the black inner border...
I plan to machine quilt leaves in the background area.
I didn't want the black inner border competing with the stitching.
Quilt Pounce Chalk applied over this leaf stencil
Chalked Leaf impression for me to stitch over
All of the stitching is done on the leaf
Remove the Quilt Pounce Chalk with an iron
It disappears like magic!
A stitched leaf motif
After the chalk has been ironed away
The next leaf has been chalked
I am ready to stitch around it...
"The Woven Oak"
Thanks to my students......I have gone green!
I just love this border treatment.
5:00 I am ready to call it a day and head back to the house.
As I push myself away from the sewing machine...
This is the view I see each day...
Suzie
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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
And May Your Ears Always Be Open to Suggestions...
LuAnn