Lots of texture and lots
of dimension. This is the goal for each of the five motif blocks.
Of all the silk ribbon projects I have designed, incorporating silk
ribbon into these Baltimore Album style blocks has to be my favorite.
Not
to leave you stranded- you can order the silk
ribbons and hand dyed silk fabrics to achieve the same look,
even a selection of Yuwa fabric that
could be used within your frame.
Fabric design for the center rose.
Just one more note- This
quilt has given me one more creative outlet. I have been patiently, (and
sometimes not so patiently), waiting for the moment in time that I could
have even more control over the fabrics I use by custom designing and
printing them myself. Talk about the ultimate control....
It all started with the idea of a fabric
that would mimic the look of a finely striped rose. The computer program
that would let me design the fabric has been sitting on my computer for
a while, waiting for the right printer to come along....
Not that I purchased my latest printer for
that reason, in fact I didn't realize that the professional photo printer
would even do what I wanted but it does. Visit the Applique
Companion for more information on my fabric design.
