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| Gabriele Bach - Der Hexenstieg |
In this quilt I wanted to try
many different possibilities to use lettering. In the end I used only three,
the size and my design decisions limited the number.
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| Der Hexenstieg - detail |
Mainly I wanted to use
handwriting, and that reminds me on diaries. Years ago I walked the Witches Trail in the Harz mountains, 100 km in four days.
This adventure I wanted to record in the quilt.
The handwriting gives
information about the Harz mountains. Since ever Harz and witches belong
together, in Walpurgisnight the witches fly to the Brocken, the highest
mountain in Harz, and dance there.
The little witch I used in
the quilt, leads the trail. In the big block of my quilt I appliqued the form
of the Harz and embroidered the Witches Trail. The trees are typical for the
Harz.
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| Der Hexenstieg - detail |
At the light fabric on the
left side I wrote the names of the main points from the trail, it is similar to
the trail markers.
The main colours of the Harz
are blue and green and the orange witch is just
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| Der Hexenstieg - detail |
