This
quilt challenge was just that for me, a challenge. I first thought of Modern Art (do not really
appreciate it). Then I considered the
genre of Modern Quilts (they do not really appeal to me). My Dear Husband was campaigning for a
depiction of the evolution of a primitive outhouse to modern toilet facilities
(don’t think so!). So what do I do? However, Randy did jog my
thinking of how things change over time and what was once modern very quickly
becomes outdated. Automobiles are such
an example. In my original concept, I
was going to use five vehicles: 1. horse drawn buggy 2. 1911 Model T 3. 1957 Chevy
4. 1994 Buick and 5. 2015
Corvette. The patterns were sized for
all five and a portion of each was chosen (from the back of the buggy to the
front of the Corvette.) But as I started
to work, I quickly realized this was not going to work because a slice that
narrow allowed me so little room for the background. I then
made the decision to eliminate 2 of the vehicles and what you see here is the
Model T, the ’57 Chevy, and the 2015 Corvette.
I
first decided on the sky and earth for each slice and seamed them
together. I then created the background
scenes: a country farm scene, a drive-in
diner, and the Dallas skyline. The autos were then overlaid on top of the
backgrounds. Everything is fused raw
edge applique which is then quilted around all of the hard edges. Colored pencils were used to add some
highlights and a bit of color in a few places.
On
our first round of little art quilts, my self-imposed rule was that each 12 x
12 would be gallery wrapped around a wooden frame. On my Contrast (the October reveal and 1st
of this series), I added a small flange and a traditional binding. I have decided this finish will be my “new
rule”. For Modern, I used an off white
flange and a black binding.
