My newest passion: miniature quilts! Miniatures drew my attention when I saw Eleanor Burns in a show with a Jewel Box pattern on 3 quilts: a king size quilt, a wall hanging and a miniature. Then I told myself: "Sometimes, I will make a miniature, too! "Noua mea pasiune: quilturile in miniatura !Miniaturile mi-au atras atentia cand am vazut-o pe Eleanor Burns intr-o emisiune cu un model Jewel Box … [Read more...]
Piatra Craiului Mountains / Muntii Piatra Craiului
Muntii pe care ii vad zi de zi de la fereastra mea , astazi i-am vazut mult mai de aproape. Chiar de la poalele lor !Toata vara n-am facut o drumetie in zona, ma bucur ca am ajuns acum.Peisajul e incantator si vara si iarna, dar zapada ii da o frumusete aparte. Am nimerit ziua cea mai buna: zapada proaspata, soare din cand in cand (cat sa pozam crestele), nu prea frig.In 5 ore am fost inapoi la … [Read more...]
Snowflakes
My latest trapunto quilt.Ultimul meu quilt, trapunto pe organza. Snowflakes 40 x 40 inch, 100 x 100 cmDetail / Detaliu The back of the quilt / Dosul The quilt has hanging sleeves on the top and the bottom of the back. In this way the quilt will lay flat on the wall.Quiltul are agatatori si sus si jos, pentru a putea fi intins perfect pe perete.I used for the first time YLI Wash- a Way Thread. It’s … [Read more...]
Christmas tree / Bradul de Craciun
In the last few years, at Christmas time I have been having this wish: to make a quilt with a Christmas tree. The shadow trapunto, the technique which I have experimented lately was the perfect way to add twinkle to a Christmas quilt and to suggest a snowy atmosphere. Organza gives a very special brightness to a quilt.In ultimii ani, de Craciun mi-am tot dorit sa fac un quilt cu un brad. Shadow … [Read more...]
Shadow Trapunto II
Here it is another shadow trapunto quilt that I made recently.Am mai facut un trapunto pe organza.De data asta, am gasit o organza mai batzoasa, am decupat mult mai usor vatelina de pe ea.Desi e foarte, foarte transparenta, a modificat destul de mult culorile de dedesubt.Sora mea a fost in Germania si i-am spus sa-mi caute batist. A gasit vreo 4 feluri, dar n-aveau nici pe departe transparenta … [Read more...]