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79. "Homage to Bling" Mary Evelynn Sorrell Round Top, Texas |
| Per tradition, all fabrics came from my stash of fabric: never used & some downright antique fabrics I found in Wisconsin attic (more than 50 years old). All hand-sewn, hand-pieced. In lieu of fancy embroidery stitches, I used simple beading techniques to create decorative joinery. Beading was done on copper or stainless steel wire. Beads include glass, plastic & semi-precious stones (jade, fresh-water pearls, garnets, primarily). The beaded wire is pierced through the fabric & secured under the percale stabilizer. Then the beaded wire is stitched to both sides of fabric (hopefully unobtrusively). |
| This quilt, called Homage to Bling, is duo-purpose. That is it can serve as a ‘mere’decorative piece but it can also serve the function as a place to hang jewelry. The appliqué at the top of the quilt is actually a pocket for stud earrings or anything else that is small. The crescent moon, the dancing figure, and a decorative hook can hold necklaces. Pins can be pinned to the patches or hung from the beaded joinery as the copper wire is fairly strong. I am a pragmatist and rebelled against making something that would not have a useful function as well as being decorative. It was great fun, although often nerve-wracking, to try to find solutions to all the problems that arose with my decision to do beading for joinery instead of embroidery. I enjoyed so much finding beads that would be compatible with the two patches being joined and was glad I had such a large assortment of beading available. I am able to say that I did not buy anything, not even thread to complete this project. |
| Auction 2: Monday, Nov. 2 - Monday, Nov. 9 2009 |
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