Monday, January 28, 2013

Once in a Blue Moon


I decided to do a riff from a common phrase related to the word blue- and found the perfect fabrics in my stash of hand dyes.  I wanted the sense of a soft, moon-lit  night sky.

The moon and skinny strips are inset.  Compared to some of my other work, there isn't a lot of quilting, just some easy horizontal curves, in keeping with the soft look I was going for.

 

To convey the idea of misty clouds in front of the moon, I did some denser stitching with metallic silver thread, then went over the stitching with a pearlescent white Shiva paintstik.



The left side border is quilted in a square pattern- I was thinking of an urban landscape, to contrast with the sky.

So there you have it- Once in a Blue Moon! 


7 comments:

  1. Beverly, you have done a wonderful job of giving an ethereal look to your moonlit night! It looks just like the moon did one night while I was driving home...so peaceful, soft and wistful! Wonderful piece!!!

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  2. Ohh I love your moon!!! So fun to see we headed in the same direction but totally different in the end!

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  3. This is beautiful Beverly! Your hand-dyed fabric creates the perfect feel for the evening sky and I really like how you added the contrasting insets and urban landscape. Your stitching adds the perfect finish.

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  4. Your choice of fabrics threads and quilting carries the mood throughout in a very effective way.

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  5. simple and stunning - perfect fabrics and I love your shimmery quilting - adds just the perfect soft cloud in front of the moon.

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  6. I hope you are "over the moon" about this, Beverly, It's so serene and lovely. I love it.

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  7. Gorgeous and so simple! I love the shimmering sky!

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