I wrote a pattern for this beach mini geared toward the beginner. It's on sale for download on Etsy here or Craftsy here. These little art quilts are simple and each one can be so different that I'm on my 4th one and still enjoying it. Every time I go to the beach I'm always picking up something - a shell, some driftwood and this is a way to use them.
Here I used jute twine to hang on the stick. Sort of looks like fishing rope but now that I've said that, why didn't I use rope? There's always next time ;-)
This is a night one - check out those cool beads! Those squished up things on the left is supposed to be sea grass but I squished them to much maybe? I also should have used a more solid grass like color.
Live and learn. I show how to make the sea grass in my pattern as well.
And an easy way to attach shells. (Thanks to an idea I saw on Cathy Perlmutter's blog) her blog is called Gefilte quilts and it is a favorite. She has an amazing sense of humor and has had me rolling a few times :-)
This one is WIP. Quilting is done and I couched on some yarn and crocheted it so some strands hang down like flowers or vines. I'm really liking this. Reminds me of my vacation in Maine last spring. There was a stone wall like that at my hotel next to the beach, so there I am all beautiful with flowing dress with the wind in my hair and a glow on my cheek. Of course in reality it was April and cold so it was more like sweatpants, jacket hat and gloves but this is my quilt, my fantasy. She was originally a fairy and I know this sounds like I am the evil wicked witch of fairyland, but I cut off her wings and now she is a mere mortal.
Any way go check out the pattern - it's only 6 bucks!
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A beautiful collection! Really appropriate to make a quilt like this in early September when you only remember the good things about your vacation and even more good things than there were ;)))
ReplyDeleteLove the artistic interpretation of self - flowing hair, complete with found posey behind the ear and sun dress. What fun. I can smell the salt spray.
ReplyDeleteoh she's nice on the rocks. I should take a pic of my watercolor painting done before I was married, of a similar scene. Gosh, that makes that painting about 25 years old! wow, time flies whether or not you're having fun.
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