All very well in theory, this transparent piece , constructed in blocks, and bound with a beige silk organza binding, has never been shown. Why? Hanging difficulties – caused by my ignoring the advice I have given to heaps of other quilters that hanging arrangements must be considered in the initial planning. I ploughed ahead with what was satisfyingly challenging, and experimental, piecing and quilting, probably thinking a hanging solution would just bob up in time. It hasn’t.
It is so reversible that it is difficult to tell the front from the back, or irrelevant. An acrylic or glass rod through the top binding (and possibly the bottom) would overcome those aesthetic difficulties, but glass of course will break IDC , and acrylic sags with time, and even faster under lighting. To me, a brass rod with knobs sticking out each side doesn’t appeal.
I’m going to treat this subject again sometime soon, so any advice or comment you have would be welcome ……
postscript tuesday august 2nd
Several comments, by direct email and on this blog, are encouraging, so (1) next transparent piece I will design probably with an opaque border, which might look very interesting anyway, (2) maybe this piece is a useful sample, really, or a throwover for the al fresco luncheon table (3) next time I will consider the motifs from ‘Afterglow’, and finally, rethinking this all gave me (4) great stencilling idea….. (5 ) and a further idea, cut out the blocks, discard the sashing line things you can see, and ‘insert them’ into a new framework – I have some interesting gauze stuff, I just remembered, perfect for this… but that will have to wait, since just now I am using this same motif on a natural coloured fabric and have appliqued leather bits, with view to quilting using french knots, stemmed knots and large/long stitches. It’s large, and there’s a looming deadline, so I’m off now to do more on it, to the strains of the recorded book Blue Horizon by Wilbur Smith.
It’s a shame not to hang this piece, as it is so lovely. I could envision at the top and bottom a carved piece of bamboo working quite nicely. Maybe with curvy carving markings echoing the design in the quilt.
It is beautiful Alison. I really like the energy of the individual blocks and how then come together as an interesting overall composition.
How large is it? Would it be practical to mount the entire thing on plexiglass as mentioned in Melody’s blog the other day?