Visions Of Confetti

 

art quilt, 45.5" x 41.5"

 

Artist's Statement

Construction: Artistic Fabrics (200 count combed-cotton broadcloth hand-painted by artist), mixed thread (YLI, Sulky, Superior, Robinson Anton), Quilters Dream Cotton Batting (request loft), original embroidery designed with Pfaff PC Designer software. Standard hanging sleeve on back as well as an embroidered quilt label. Includes hidden identification device only known to artist.

Description: The richly multi-colored striated background (one-of-a-kind) is a whole cloth (one piece of fabric) with a random folded-edge curved appliqued border. The confetti shapes are original embroidery designs created by the artist specifically for this quilt, sewn using a Pfaff 7570 sewing machine. The background was quilted around the confetti shapes with a free-motion random doodle pattern using a zigzag stitch and variegated thread. Also embroidered on the front of the quilt is the artist’s signature. The quilt is embellished with sequins, beads and ruched fabric "streamers". Due to the nature of the fabric paints, this quilt is soft, colorfast, as well as fade resistant. Hangs straight and flat.

Close-up: Shown above is an embroidered "confetti" square designed to resemble plaid fabric. Note the star-shaped sequins which are sewn all over the surface of he quilt.

Close-up: Shown above (and below) are examples of embroidered applique "confetti" shapes. In this case, metallic thread was sewn over the applique fabric for additional interest.

 

 

Close-up (above): The randomly curved folded-edge border is appliqued to the whole cloth background with an irregular zig-zag stitch in multi-colored thread. It was quilted with YLI Multi's ® decorative yarn in a doodle fashion by bobbin work (heavy thread in the bobbin, sewn from the back - right side down). For added interest, a dimensional piece of beaded "confetti" has fallen off the background onto the border.