Hearts Desire is quilted!
It’s pouring with rain here so my DD and I waited with baited breath by the window until a few moments of respite opened up. Then we ran out, placed a cloth on the decking, wheeled out the quilt frame and finally got Hearts Desire hanging in just minutes... and starting taking pics straight away.
I didn’t manage to take as many as I’d like because of weather conditions…but I here are a few I did get in before we had to run inside again.The top pic looks a little too yellow, that's down to strange lighting conditions outside.
The quilting is subtle, I wanted to enhance the applique rather than showcase the quilting in this quilt. My initial thought was to quilt less….but I do love really quilting a quilt so that wasn’t really an option. It is heavily quilted – my usual style! That’s just the way I like it.
Hearts Desire is all about sentiment, double meanings and richness of detail. Those of you who are making it yourselves know, just how much time and commitment each block demands.
Much work, much patience, much perseverance.
The motifs used throughout the design are traditional and invoke feelings of nostalgia and beauty. When I first designed
Hearts Desire, I spoke of an ‘old town folk’ feel, a traditional, inspiring place.
Abundant foliage symbolizing growth, renewal and perseverance
A bird, symbolizing birdsong, morning and spring
Hearts with open centers symbolizing life’s difficulties and disappointments
Flowers and buds symbolizing starting and blooming
Details such as thorns symbolizing beauty after difficulty
Richness of detail and a delight in fabrics throughout the quilt– symbolizing hope and the need we quilters have to create works of beauty.
Details: The binding is on. The pattern finished at 83 inches for the quilt top and after quilting it went down to 79 inches.
It will be hanging at Victorian Showcase in Melbourne from Thursday to Sunday. I will be there Thurs, Fri, Sat.
