Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Andrea's Treasure Quilt


Treasured Memories/Little Treasures
11" x 14" screen-printed cotton, sterling charms


Although intrigued with the theme, no idea or concept came to mind, until I remembered a couple of sterling silver charm bracelets that I found few months ago when looking for something else.  At the time I thought I would never wear either of them again, and that they should be "re-homed", but of course I didn't do that!  When I realized they were actually "little treasures" from my first trip to Europe, I knew they could be re-purposed as embellishments for this quilt.  From that starting point I decided to go through my Thermofax screens to find images that would work together for a collaged background.  The charms were tarnished and at first I thought I would polish them, but then decided the darkened silver gave them a vintage look and more character.  However, I then needed to tarnish jump rings to match and found a "how-to" video online, which worked reasonably well.

7 comments:

  1. Andrea, something Blogger is suddenly not allowing me to comment except anonymously! So annoying! But this is Alice, and I want to say that I love your quilt! I am so very happy you found those treasures to use in this wonderful example of a quilt based on the Treasure theme! Great job. Oh, and I do love the tarnished charms, and you're right that they show up better that way!

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  2. Love this!! Great texture and layered effect. It has a special vintage look and a great treasure!!

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  3. What fun to find the charm bracelets and to remember your trip. Wonderful quilt.

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  4. OH... another of your great and very creative quilts ! And, the very thought of "Silk Screening" absolutely thrills my heart ! Thanks for sharing your story with us :-D

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  5. this made me wish I still had my old charm bracelet. Great way to showcase them!

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  6. Your silk screening skills are so amazing. What a great way to treasure your charm bracelet. Love it!

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  7. Hi, Andrea! Just testing here. I have finally figured out how to access the blog so that I can comment!

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