"Wind Beneath My Wings" Diane Evans ©2011
What began as a watercolor
exercise is now a finished art quilt.
Here’s “Wind Beneath My Wings,” all grown up and ready to go out into
the world.
The interior machine quilting was
done with 40-weight rayon thread; motifs were outlined with 12-weight cotton
thread to add presence to the flowers and butterfly wings.
The hand embroidery was inspired
by Laura Wasilowski’s latest book, “Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts,” which
features dozens of examples of wonderful hand stitches that add color and
texture to any fiber art piece (Be sure to check out Laura's terrific blog here).
I
used straight stitches to accent the purple blooms and to create stamens on the
central flower, and French knots were added in various places throughout the
quilt. As a finishing touch, white
beads were sewn on –- after all, even a butterfly needs a little bling.
The kite-shaped quilt has been
sewn onto a quilted blue background and is poised to fly away with its
fabric-knotted tail. It will
travel to various exhibit spaces with other works by fellow artists in ARTAA,
our fiber art group, during the coming year.
Thanks for sharing the journey of
this art quilt with me – you, dear readers, are truly the “Wind Beneath My
Wings.”
Diane
