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Monday, October 8, 2007

Fan Blades...Solved!

For over a year I've been stumped over the best way to treat the large fan blades in my "H" quilt, so I was happy to find the teeny rickrack last week-end, as I knew I had finally found my solution. I wanted the seams covered, but not made busy...and admittedly, I didn't want to have to take a huge amount of time to accomplish that goal. The first of the four fans took two hours this morning. That is definitely doable....

I pretty much matched the colors of the rickrack to the fabrics of the fan blades.

Here's a detail. I had to tweak the color on some of the rickrack...I just used fabric markers which took about two seconds.

The red and gold fan of a few days just hadn't seemed complete to me...these plated copper leaves finished the job.
Originally I had thought this quilt would stay more traditional: I would not use much 3D embellishment, just relying on stitching work, as in the olden days of Victorian crazy quilting.
Guess again!
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13 comments:

  1. Granny FranOctober 8, 2007 at 1:36 PM

    I love the effect of the rick rack on the fans. The leaves are a nice addition.

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  2. Marty52October 8, 2007 at 4:01 PM

    That itty bitty rick rack is perfect on the large fans! Such a good find!

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  3. Possibilities, Etc.October 8, 2007 at 5:05 PM

    But your style is too exuberant for traditional - it won't sit still for that (thank heaven)!!!! I knew you could pull it off - but in the beginning, I wondered how. As with your others, it is a joy to watch it evolve.

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  4. Barbara COctober 8, 2007 at 5:16 PM

    Those gold leaves really make that fan special. What a brilliant pairing.

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  5. CatOctober 8, 2007 at 6:57 PM

    Wow, this is gorgeous! Great idea on the rick rack and the color matching.

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  6. verobirdieOctober 8, 2007 at 9:16 PM

    The rickrack are definitively a good idea!

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  7. atetOctober 8, 2007 at 10:20 PM

    That mini rick rack is great and I love the beads and bits you've been adding. If you like it and it makes you happy -- go for it!

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  8. ThreadspiderOctober 8, 2007 at 10:44 PM

    Perfect! Simply perfect.

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  9. Vicki WOctober 9, 2007 at 7:22 AM

    The Ric Rac is PERFECT - but I love ric rac on everything. I really like all of the fan shapes that you are creating and the leaves are a nice finishing touch to this one. I just can't imagine where you get all of your great ideas - I'd like to just take a peek into your head.

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  10. KayOctober 9, 2007 at 10:04 AM

    I also like the way the rickrack matches the fabric color, a subtle touch. But you're not going to leave those blades solid, are you? :)

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  11. HeavenOctober 9, 2007 at 2:52 PM

    A YEAR! Just how long does it take to complete a project like this?

    Is this a quilt for someone special? What will you do with it once it's complete? Are you working on other projects as well? Sorry for all the questions, I'm just curious.

    I could not imagine working on something for so long. I started a painted floor cloth 5 years ago, but it had to be put on hold to have babies and move to a new city, but I long to pull it out and start again.

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  12. Mary JohnsonOctober 9, 2007 at 3:56 PM

    All the embellishments look beautiful. I've been working on my first Crazy Quilt project - a doll quilt - and have loved looking at your photos.

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  13. JoWynn JohnsOctober 10, 2007 at 6:25 AM

    Serendipity! Finding that tiny rick rack just when you needed it. Wow! It looks great on the fans. Marvelous.

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