Il Gatto, approx. 36″ by 48″. (It’s actually well squared with nice right angles, the photo distorts it because I held my wide-angle-lens snapshot consumer camera out over a bed to take the picture.)
This is my first all-traditionally-pieced quilt, no trapplique or applique, just squares and triangles sewn together with 1/4″ seams. Since I don’t get excited about traditional quilt designs, but wanted to try traditional techniques, I designed this insane vicious cat. After Kaye England’s class last month I bought some of her fancy acrylic rulers, a straight stitch plate for my Janome, and some cotton thread. They paid off: although the top isn’t perfect, it came together pretty darn well and hardly required any trimming.
For the eyes I did curved seams, which was tricky and imperfect but sufficient for this project.
And here’s the back. I free motion quilted simple spirals all over because they’re relatively quick and contrast with the straight seams.
I’m getting a little tired of FMQ on my domestic machine. I tried a sit-down 16″ long arm quilting machine a few weeks ago and loved it: it was fast, and I could really see what I was doing. Now I really feel the constraints of my Janome, especially how hard it is to see past about an inch. I have yet to try an articulated long arm on a frame, but that’s next. Will it be even more like drawing? Can I get some longed-for spontaneity into quilting with one of those?
Such a GREAT design! (And it looks like it came out really well, too! Go you!)
Definitely nice, bold, graphic design! I just can’t cozy up to a sewing maching. 🙂
you make a “old” silkscreen printer (with emphasis on silk) very jealous 😉
still i’m a little into textile working (but actually more as a consultant to my mom) , i guess one can never leave his original profession completely behind, it will return sooner or later.
Nina, it is awesome! Crisp, modern design! And the quilting definitely adds to the quilt! Definitely you need to place this in our quilt show this October!