Post #12: Tiny Companion Quilt

 

The e-mail address shown on the quilt is no longer valid.
 

     In Post #5 I presented a Trapunto quilt of a motor home that I created to hang in dear hubby's office at his job. At about the same time I also made a very simple line drawing of him, which I scanned into my computer, and then printed on a transfer sheet. I then ironed this onto cotton fabric and proceeded to quilt and bind it as a miniature quilt. It is only about 2-1/2" wide. On the quilt I included a phrase that he says to his customers all of the time and at the bottom is his old e-mail address.
     I'm sure you may notice that I do not always pay attention to how square and perfect my corners are. I'm usually more focused on the enjoyment of the process and that's just fine with me!
     The 2 little quilts are still hanging in his office today.



This is the line drawing, done the year we got married.
He no longer has the mustache nor the round glasses.

This is the coordinating quilt from Post #5.

Finding peace in creativity,

 

Meryl





 



Post #5 Trapunto Quilting by Machine

     In 1999 or 2000 I took a class in Trapunto Quilting by machine, a method for creating “stuffed” quilting, which gives added dimension to a quilt. In class I made a small wall hanging quilt of a single rose, and I really enjoyed the process as well as the final result.

     My husband sells recreational vehicles, most of which are of the large, luxury type. I decided to try this technique out on a Prevost bus design for him. It is the first in a series of motor home art I am creating to decorate his office at work. Now please keep in mind that I am not one of those quilters or artists who has to have everything perfect. Sometimes my work is quite messy, sometimes it is quite neat. I have so much making and creating I want to do, I can't always let perfection slow me down. If you are put off by the inconsistencies in the quilting or the fact that the rectangle of the quilt is not perfectly squared off, that's your issue, not mine. I love this quilt and what it represents. My husband enjoys selling these types of buses and RV's and his customers enjoy seeing this tiny quilt hanging in his office. I really enjoyed making it!

In a future blog post I'll share a companion piece that hangs with this quilt in his office.

Peace in creativity,

Meryl