Valentine Quilt, and my possible book.
What a difference a day makes. The last photographs I took of the quilt top all the pieces for the applique where just pinned into place. Previous Valentine Quilt article: http://zuill.us/andreablog/2009/12/20/valentine-quilt-just-beginning/
As you can see I embroidered the heck out of it. This style of embroidery is more subtle than what I usually do. Tried to add fancy stitches like the Blanket Stitch and Maiden Hair Stitch but it just looked to heavy. I usually go for colors that “fight” with each other to make it pop but that is not what this quilt top needed.
This design currently sits in the middle of a 30″x30″ piece of muslin. I don’t know yet if I will leave it there in the middle like the other heart quilt or will I cut it down to make the design off center and maybe add other elements.
Book stuff-
The response for a possible quilt/embroidery book has been real positive. Don’t get yourselves too excited yet because I’m still have issues regarding what the dang thing should be about. Every time I make notes or write a passage it seems so dry and boring. Plus, to be truthful, I have no idea what I am doing.
December 21st, 2009 at 12:19 pm
hey, i sent you an email about this purchase…. did you get it? i haven’t heard back from you.
December 21st, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Andrea, I know I hate to write artist statements. I think, for me, it is partly because I believe that the artist statement will be subject to an entirely different level of criticism. Perhaps it is something like that about writing a book. You can write, your blog is always fun to read. And your regular readers are obviously excited about owning your book sight unseen.
Could you perhaps start with some of your archived posts? Another thing that has helped me is to write with a friend. Not necessarily the whole book…but just enough to get started. Choose your silliest friend, it will be more relaxed.
Have you ever read the book “Bird by Bird”? Anne Lamott has excellent advice for beginning writers. My favorite is that “everyone’s rough draft is awful”. So if you feel like what you have started writing is dry and boring you must be on the right track!
December 22nd, 2009 at 5:09 am
How BEAUTIFUL! I just love your quilts.
Don’t know if this helps, but I love reading your blog. Just write like that :o)
December 22nd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Wow! That emboidery looks so fantastic - it makes it a whole different thing.
I like the idea of starting with old blog posts. Or think of one person you know and write it TO them. And it’s a first draft, it’s supposed to suck! Just get it out there and then you have something to work with - you can embroider over the top!
December 24th, 2009 at 6:30 am
the fact that you admit you ‘don’t know what you’re doing’ makes me want to read what you have to say! so, remember that….
and, start in the middle. start wherever it’s juicy.
statements, intros, organizing principles, last, last, last.
just ideas, and not even original ones — take ‘em or leave ‘em.