"Autumn In New York" 17" by 14" ©2009 Diane Evans
It’s that time of year when Amy of Amy’s Creative Side begins her Blogger’s Quilt Festival. This event is always so much fun – we all have the chance to view each other's favorite pieces and to share the stories behind our creations.This time around, I'm sharing a special favorite; it's entitled "Autumn In New York," and it makes me happy to think of this art quilt because it's in the collection of a very special family.
There's a tree in our neighborhood that produces spherical pods each fall; it always reminds me of an illustration from a Dr. Seuss story. I have seen paintings where the artist used round daubs of paint to represent leaves, and I wanted to achieve that same effect in fabric.
The entire effect is reminiscent of our view of the Helderberg Mountains as we drive to the apple orchards each October for cider doughnuts (this is making me hungry . . .).
Hope you enjoy the Festival, and, thank you, Amy, for providing us an opportunity to attend this virtual quilt show and enjoy each others' work!
Diane
60 comments:
Oh my goodness- Diane, I love this quilt... oh. wow.
I will need to look at it again and again. And will need to stay awhile to see your other work as well. Thanks for sharing! Valentina in Cyprus
Love this -- the colors capture the season perfectly.
Wow, love the strong colours and the quilting is fabulous! Thanky for sharing your wonderful quilt :)
Beautiful Quilt.
I have a card of that quilt. It always bring joy to me when I look at it!
I love this quilt. THe circles, the light and dark in the trees and the trees themselves. Thanks for sharing.
stunning! Thank you so much for sharing! I'll be back!
Lovely. Such a simple concept, but the use of color and the wonderful quilting make it magical. Thank you for sharing!
This is my favorite Blogger's Quilt Festival entry! LOVE IT!
Very beautiful cheerful darling, Quilt work
I love your quilt. Using different sized circles to create the trees works so well, and the colours are great. And so is your quilting!
Lovely little quilt:)
je suis tombée en admiration devant votre quilt ,tout ce que j'aime de la couleurs un magnifique résultat, félicitations
This is such a lovely quilt, I don't know where to start raving about it. I've just started hand dyeing and this is really an inspiration. I love fall and this is such a unique interpretation.
Just fabulous! Love the colours, love the trees, love the circles. love the quilting.
Thanks for sharing.
I just love this quilt! I'm going through the quilts in order and seriously, I couldn't wait to get to yours because it looked great even in the tiny icon :) It's just fantastic.
I love this quilt - it's unique and stands out form the crowd. And, to my novice eyes, it looks very well made. I am impressed with the quilting (having recently tried freefrom quilting semi-successfully).
Thank you for your inspiration.
I could just stare at this one! This is one of my favorites!
I love this, it's fabulous!
Beautiful Diane! I have had a browse through your blog and love your work.
What an amazing piece of work. I love it.Thanks for sharing with us all.
It is at the end of Autumn here in New Zealand and this could represent the scenes here at the moment.
love the trees.. but the quilting,WOW.. it is gorgeous!
Absolutely stunning!
Beautiful job!!!
Gorgeous! And not very Dr. Seussish in the end.
You know how much I like your work...and I REALLY like this vibrant piece. The Color! The Stitching!
This is a wonderful piece of art. I like your vibrant work and your quilting is marvelous. You certainly have inspired me. --Julia
So, so pretty!
Love the story, love the quilt. A beautiful piece of art for sure!
Beautiful piece and quilting as well.
I love this quilt. It's beautiful, the circles, the colours, the quilting, all stunning.
wow, fabulous! And actually so simple when I saw the close up - but really a stunning piece of art!
This is beautiful, Diane. The whole effect is just a delight and your quilting, as always, is sheer perfection.
I am in awe. This is so beautiful.
Gorgeous! And you have used such beautiful colours.
oh, Diane, this is simple fabuous.. thanks for sharing and inspiring.
You have created a beautiful work of art with fabric and thread
Oh how I love this quilt - you are AMAZING!
Absolutely lovely. I love the colors and the quilting.
Diane, your quilt is absolutely beautiful ... just beautiful!! Thank you so much for sharing :)
You did a beautiful job!
Such a beautiful piece of art and the quilting is perfect.
P.S. those cider doughnuts sound heavenly!
What a beautiful quilt! The colors are wonderful and the quilting is amazing! So lovely.
Stunning. Just gorgeous. Love this.
Beautiful colours and quilting. I love seeing your work.
I very eye-catching quilt - and your quilting is perfect! I love that graduated fabric too.
Spectacular. I am in love.
this quilt caught my eye. I really loved it. I must read your blog much more.
all the best.
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Your quilt is awesome. I am blown away. Thanks for posting it. Makes me want to quilt a tree with little circles!!!
Shannon
O wow, this is so lovely. The fabrics and the quilt design/pattern are beautiful, but the actual quilting of this piece is just amazing.
O wow, this is so lovely. The fabrics and the quilt design/pattern are beautiful, but the actual quilting of this piece is just amazing.
I absolutely love this and it does remind me of NY fall leaves...
Now I want to go apple picking and get some fresh donuts and cider at the cider mill. Gee, thanks!
Beautiful! Stunning! I clicked on the image so I could inspect the quilting more closely. Thanks for posting a decent size photo!
What a fantastically beautiful quilt. I want to use circles in a quilt and this is such a great idea with various sized circles. Just wonderful. Thanks for sharing and have a great day
You are a true artist!
Love your quilt. I appreciate that you talk about your inspiration for the quilt.
I'll call this post "My Side of the Story." I'm part of the "special family" Diane references in her blog. I fell in love with this piece and wanted my future daughter-in-law to have it as a bridal shower gift. She's originally from Ohio and I want her to love New York the way we do - of course, I want them to choose New York as their home! "Autumn in New York" says it all! As part of their wedding gift, my husband and I gave them a weekend away in Lake Placid to see the colors and shapes that Diane has so artfully captured. I hope to give them this little get-away every year. Thanks, Diane, for starting a new tradition in our family. P.S. She LOVES it!
WOW this is absolutely gorgeous!
Your quilt is very interesting, beautifull work! I love it!
Fantastic quilt - thanks for sharing it.
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