This little quilt is made from silk noile scraps and inspired by Gwen Marston's Liberated String Quilts. I pieced it on paper because the weave is quite loose, and bordered it with wide pieces of silk. It is handquilted and bound above. Below is the unfinished flimsy.
What's fun about this quilt is that I made it from my huge bag of silk scraps. Fifteen years ago, I pieced a suit jacket from these same fabrics, minus the red, that I wore to my sister's wedding. I don't wear it anymore, but I'm enjoying the quilt.
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This is beautiful. I am such a fan of Gwen's work, and you have used her inspiration fabulously! I really like the abstractness of the borders.
absolutely gorgeous. were you intentionally adding curves or was that a result of the silk sliding? Either way, I love it. I've got a collection of silks, but I've been too cowardly to use them yet. Had you pre-washed the silk before you made the jacket, which I bet was stunning.
Beautiful. Very very Gwen.
So neat ! I have a huge amount of silk from my crazy quilting stash. I think I will make my daught one similar to this. She is a huge mini quilt fan and has them hung all over her room :)She was just telling me the other day that it was about time that I made her another one LOL
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