My Comfort Quilt idea came from an event at Visions Art Museum called Sip Savor and Stroll. We were asked to make a quilt that had to do with chocolate. The sponsor of the event, Chi Chocolate, makes the most wonderful tiny chocolates with flavors and my favorite is the lavender and chocolate. While making the quilt for this auction, we got the next Mavens word Comfort. I decided right away that dark chocolate is my comfort and I had many strips of lavender and brown fabrics to use in the Rayna Gillman technique that I learned at Empty Spools Seminars this year. If you look closely, the shiny strips are from a Ghirardelli Premium baking chips bag. My auction quilt sold to a friend and now I have my 12 x 12 to keep me comforted.
I did some hand stitching in the strips that look like melting chocolate with Laura Wasilowski's perle cotton in the color way she calls Burnt Marshmallows (bought in Houston). I will do a facing on the edges.
Chocolate and lavender, ohh, makes my mouth water! I am delighted to see an abstract depiction of our theme--was wondering how someone might do so. Great to get to see you again in Houston!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors in this quilt! And Chocolate, what better comfort food than that!!!! Great textures on this! Yummy
ReplyDeleteAnd nice connecting with you in Houston!!!!!
What a lovely color combination ~ rich and refreshing and yes, comforting. I also noticed the great textures. Nicely done Barbara.
ReplyDeleteThe colors are an unusual but striking and pleasing combination. Of course chocolate is a favorite comfort food for so many, but combining it with lavender is sinful!! Love the texture the stitching adds.
ReplyDeleteThat is so chocolate and I love Rayna Gillman. You really got over the joy of melting chocolate...melting on the fingers and in the mouth.
ReplyDeleteYour your fabric and composition really gives the feel of chocolate. What could be better!
ReplyDeleteI can actually see the chocolate melting ! Great job, and wonderful use of color... And I agree....Rayna Gillman is fabulous ! !
ReplyDeleteYummy! Your quilt and what it depicts. I love reading how all our inspirations come to be and how it seems life leads us in just the right direction sometimes. Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm! Chocolate, lavender and fabric. Delicious combination. Love the Ghirardelli wrappers incorporated in the quilt. I think I could walk into your quilt and be very happy!
ReplyDeleteLove the candy wrappers that you have incorporated & the title is perfect.
ReplyDeleteWell chocolate for comfort - OF COURSE! But chocolate and lavender … Oooh la la, Barbara! A great abstract quilt with delightful touches of Ghiradelli wrappers and hand stitching!
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