Quilt Detail – Goldfish

It’s time for the first post showing the phenomenal detail work on some of the quilts at the Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival.  First up?  The Goldfish quilt originally posted here.  (I don’t know what the actual name of the quilt is because I didn’t take any pictures of the signs next to the quilts, so Goldfish is my title.)

‘ello, fishie!  (Make sure you imagine that in an Eliza Doolittle pre-makeover voice.  Sounds better that way, I promise.)  Seriously, though, look at this thing: piecing, applique, embroidery, hand beading, free motion quilting…all on a variety of fabric types.

You can tell, if you look closely enough at this photo, that there is satin and a thin rayon fabric (stretchy, slidey, and nearly impossible to work with – at least for me) stitched together in some of the most beautifully executed curved seams I have ever seen.  I need to take lessons from this guru of the needle.  And the stippling…oh my word, the stippling.

I wish I had gotten a better shot of this border.  But have you ever seen the lighting in a convention center?  Garbage.  Combine that with trying to get the shot as quickly as possible so as to not get run over by a pack of obasans (pack?  gaggle?  herd?  if you know, please tell me) and you get a photo with a narrow depth of field when that totally isn’t what you’re going for.

But enough griping.  This border is seriously awesome.  Forget typical binding…it’s a three dimensional finish, really enhancing the overall impression that the quilt is a framed painting rather than a quilt.  And I cannot imagine the amount of time it must have taken to make sixteen of these cords by hand.  (Four per side by four sides equals 16, right?)  The workmanship that went into this is just remarkable.

May these quilts continue to inspire you!

Miss Kaizer

1 Comment

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  By cliodhna, May 16, 2010 @ 9:33 am

  wow, wow, wow, awe inspiring, and did I say wow?

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