perspica's Gallery : Chain Piecing

Winter Warmth

perspica — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:53:46 GMT

Desperately needed something bright for a long winter and pink and orange hit the spot. My first ever quilted top (rather than tied). It has its problems, but a great learning experience. Half square triangles were fun to revisit after several years.

Browns and Black

perspica — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:30:31 GMT

My adaptation of Elisa Wilson's quilt featured in a Hoffman ad from last year. I thought it would be easy like a log cabin using strips, but noooo, the directional strips tried to get all wonky on me. But it did satisfy my desire to work with browns. I played with different household items for dying fabric last year. The quilt still smells a bit like celery and bay.

My First Quilt

perspica — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:22:35 GMT

1989. I had no idea what I was doing. I was 26 years old. I had pieced on a paper with my grandmother 14 years ago. I had survived Home Ec at age 13, actually wearing the dress I created without disaster. But my amazing husband gave me a sewing machine for Christmas, sew... I wanted to use it. I didn't know fabric, I didn't know traditional patterns. I just played around. 2012 - this thing is still out and in use - almost everyone that has put their butt on my couch in front of the TV has grabbed this thing to cover up. It is not quilted and I've only had to retie it once. I love this quilt top.

Irish Chain

perspica — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:48:09 GMT

My 3rd quilt top - completed in 1990. Back in the day when I had a part time job, no child, a wonderful husband who cooked, and could afford to buy fabric on a whim. It has been used for the past 10 years as the cover for my office futon sofa. I need a quilting friend to quilt it or teach me how on my little Kenmore!