Basketweave quilt is finished. I used 1 roll each of classic red and blue Kaffe Fassett 2 1/2 strips along with my own hand dyed fabric. I was lucky to purchase the Kaffe fabric at our Voices in Cloth show earlier this year in March. In an earlier post, you can see how it was constructed. Very free form. For instance, I took the first strip that was cut into 2.5 x 6.5 inches and pieced them together with my 2.5 x 2.5 squares. Then I worked on the next strip. After I used up all the blue roll, I worked on the red roll.
The Kaffe fabrics are such a joy to work with. The colors and free form just interplay so well with each other. At first I thought oh the dot fabric would detract and stand out too much, there are 4 dot fabrics, but can you spot them from 10 feet away? no. Somehow the busy weave (positive space) makes the calming plain (negative space) work well with each other.
This is a close up view. I was hoping to capture the metallic thread I used in the quilting. There is an Amy Butler fabric on the back. I put Glitter Metallic thread in the bobbin case and free hand stitched the flowers from the Amy butler fabric. It sparkles.
This is going to be a wedding gift for a good friend who we've known for over 30 years. This is his first marriage. He is so calming and reserved and she is so energetic and positive. Perfect for each other. Who would have thought?
What a great wedding gift to capture both personalities. Would you bring this "Arlene" quilt to Quilt Therapy?
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