2007 Journal Quilt, Lily Kerns
November 3rd, 2007
I’m one of those that ran out of time for photography, but this is the central portion of my 2007 journal quilt. It is printed on a prepared fabric with pigment ink. I had prepared printed borders to go with it around a small accent border, but when I got ready to sew it together, the quilt simply refused to have them next to it. Sounds weird I know, but I learned long ago to listen to a quilt when it becomed adamant about something….
It is quilted fairly simply to accent the shapes, with a bit of gold foil added.
The design is computer generated from a photograph of nuts and pinecones and is only one of many possibilities I had to choose from from that photograph. The border pattern is a related image and was modified and reflected in PhotoShop to create a border. I loved it on the computer, but not on the quilt..
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9 Comments Add your own
1. Betsy True | November 4th, 2007 at 7:41 am
Your piece has such mystery! Beautifully done, Lily! And I understand completely that the quilts talk to us. I always say, the quilt decides what it wants to be when it grows up.
2. Emmie | November 4th, 2007 at 7:57 am
This is beautiful, Lily. Perhaps you had a mental image of how it should look on fabric and it didn’t meet your expectations. Let it rest for a while and you will like it better after your first expectation fades.
3. Marie | November 4th, 2007 at 10:25 am
WOW Lily ! This is a stunning, wonderful piece ! Bravo !
4. merrilee | November 4th, 2007 at 12:05 pm
Quite beautiful, Lily. I wish you could have seen the amazing digitally enhanced quilts - a whole section - in Houston this year
5. Lettie | November 4th, 2007 at 7:02 pm
Hi Lily….so very beautiful, and such great colors…reminds me of a Georgia O’Keefe…only better.
6. Sarah Ann Smith | November 5th, 2007 at 6:16 am
Absolutely gorgeous! You may entice me into digital work and abstracts yet! Wish I could see all of it and in the real! If you get a photo from festival from someone DO please post it!
7. maureen | November 9th, 2007 at 9:36 am
The greens are wonderful. I remember my mother each time I see them as her name was Olive and she loved the different shades of lime and olive greens. I really like the piece.
Maureen
8. Dan | November 5th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
Interestingly was, but there is someone who does not quite agree with the author?
9. Paige Riggs | November 12th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
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