Chong Kropik quilted the Mariner’s Compass Quilt. Her work is spectacular, and I am very pleased. It just needs a binding, then it is done!
The quilt is paper pieced and I hand appliqued the compasses onto the background. I believe all of the fabrics are Moda from the Portobello Market, Peace on Earth and Collection for a Cause - Heritage fabric lines. I decided to do a little different configuration than the last audition when they were lined up like soldiers. They still are a little...
The fabric on the back is quite different. It is not what I originally intended.
The fabric is a “reprint” of an English toile, printed about 1785, entitled, "America Presenting at the Altar of Liberty Medallions of Her Illustrious Sons.” It is a scene of George Washington being guided by Peace and crowned by a trumpeting Fame. Other figures include Liberty, Minerva, and Commerce. (I love this fabric so much that I am planning the next quilt - some of the fabric already arrived - and it is likely that I will use this again.) The red is a wonderful red that works so well with other reds.
Conveniently Windham has another collection of nautical themes that will work wonderfully in the next mariner’s compass quilt. And I discovered that Windham also has a beautiful collection with a toille print of SHEEP, it comes in three colorways and I absolutely love it. It’s from the Clarissa collection
What do you think the little girl on the left has in her basket? Could it be roving to go spin and knit?
It's beautiful, Denise! I love the colors. And I especially like the toile on the back. So unexpected -- but so perfect.
Posted by: Kym | April 16, 2010 at 04:22 PM