quilt, glitter

I realized yesterday that I forgot to photograph the back of the auction quilt, thus:

It was an interesting back to put together, not because there's anything particularly interesting about it, but because I'd picked up that aqua/brown dot on sale & thought yes!  this will be just right! -- forgetting that the reason that I do not have any of that particular line of dots (I think it's Michael Miller Dumb Dots) in my fairly serious polka dot collection is that I actually find it to be...mildly grating in some way, like the dots are a little too large or a little too regularly spaced or a little too obvious or something.  Whatever, I mean, clearly I think way too much about the specific scale & placement of polka dots; the point is that I quickly had buyer's remorse about the fabric, but sternly forced myself to use it anyway, & I think that in the end 1. it works pretty well, & 2. there's that much less fabric hanging around my overstuffed sewing space, so hurrah me.

Although really what I think is that denim chambray is a genius quilt backing & it can make anything look better.  It is on its way to becoming the linen/cotton &/or Kona sage of my quilt backing scene.  Also:  60" wide, makes my life much easier.

Ok, enough about the quilt. 

I have been thinking about  PMC (fine silver clay) for probably three years now, & finally took a class a couple of weeks ago. I've had this idea that the clay could give me some excellent flexibility in building chunkier settings for my glitter + resin.  So far, so good.  (Am taking a PMC ring class in a couple of weeks, very excited.)

Comments

[Tessa]

I have to say, in my opinion, the polka dot looks perfect how you have used it here, I think it really gives a lift. :)

[Estee]

I love the polka dots, I think it really makes the quilt. Gorgeous!!

[blair]

D, I wanted to ask you about your necklace yesterday at coffee (and your ring). Why didn't you just tell me to stop gabbing! They are both gorgeous and if I could have gently lifted that ring off your finger without you knowing I would have (I figured the necklace stealing idea would have been pushing it). xo

[Courtney]

Ooooh, love that chambray. And the necklace is great too. I took metalsmithing in art school. It was great, but really hard! I've never worked with fine silver clay though.

[Dee Mallon]

cool necklace...it will be fun to see where you go with it.

i love your quilt, too...

Where do you get your tags made?

[Kirsten]

Love it, D! The necklace is wonderful.

[Jodielynn]

If you put those necklaces on etsy I'd buy one! Love. It.

[Lauren]

Love the necklace! Etsy it up!

[elizabeth]

PMC is simply amazing stuff...i took silversmithing in college and became a certified PMC instructor several years later, and taught for about a year...it is so much fun, and so freeing and pretty instant gratification (a wee bit pricey, but *shrug*) ... i havent been much up on it lately, but it looks like they have even more to offer than before! great job on the necklace, what is in the center?

[ed hardy]

Love the necklace! Etsy it up!

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[hanson robin]

Love that quilt. In fact, I was going to work on my dissertation for the next couple of hours but you reminded me that I would so much rather be working on my spring-trips-to-the-park quilt. I know. I'm bad.

[office2010]

What a great idea!! I think we'll try to make a few this afternoon.
Love her jewels!