Love.... so many ideas, so many interpretations, so many different aspects. It took me a long time to decide about this quilt. Would I make a quilt about the city I was born, Paris, for many the city of love, about my love for quilting, my kids...
Valentine day was last month and when I decided I really had to start on this quilt I remembered the happy faces of my three children when they gave my the tulips my husband had bought for valentine day. I choose bright colours to represent both the bright happy faces of my children and some of the tulips colours. I used a thermofax screen, first with discharge past on the green and dark pink then with gold on both fabrics and yellow, orange and red on the white, yellow and orange fabrics to represent the different tulips I got. I cut the diffrent pieces of fabric into smaller parts and started assembling them in a diffrent order, kind of puzzle like. First I wanted to quilt hearts on the background but finally decided to quilt only straight lines. When the quilting was finished I hand-appliqued the small blue piece of fabric with a golden tulip stamped as a focal point. I made this stamp last year in a class about tulips on fabric.
commercial hand-dyed fabrics
thermofax screnn with discharge past and fabric paints
stamp withn fabric paint
polyester batting
machine piecing, hand appliqué, machine quilting
Sabine Courtellemont-Max
A gorgeous and vivacious piece, Sabine. I can just imagine those happy little faces and the bright Tulips. How blessed you are to have a family who gives you flowers on Valentines Day.
ReplyDeleteI see we share the love for tulips. And together with the memories of how you got them makes this quilt a bit more than just a quilt. I love the golden tulip as a final touch
ReplyDeleteI love the different techniques and colours which all share the same design, especially the ones cut up and rearranged. This will be special to you because of your family, as well. Love indeed.
ReplyDeleteSabine this is lovely, the strong bright colours with the delicate lines of the stencil, those straight quilting lines enhance the piece without distracting the eye. it works beautifully
ReplyDeleteI never would have guessed this was your piece, Sabine. The tulip screen print is lovely and I think the way you've arranged the colors and fabrics is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone else, wonderful contrast of the strong colours and the delicate lines of the tulip images. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteI knew right away that this was yours, Sabine. I find a wonderful serenity in everything you create.
ReplyDeleteA beautiful piece, the colours are vibrant. It shows clearly your love of life.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely piece Sabine. Those gorgeous tulips you have skillfully assembled in this lovely puzzle in vibrant colors. This is a piece I really would like to see in real life.
ReplyDeleteA lovely bright and vibrant piece, with a lot of technique involved. I also have a love of tulips as they were my Grandfather's favourite flower. Lovely work!
ReplyDeleteVery nice pieces of work! Nice to see Collège Roger Martin du Gard can lead to such variety of talents :-)
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