When the first signs of Spring began to peek up out from under the snow, our dear friend and loyal Bobbinier, Neth, came to us with a very fun upcycled quilting project. He has owned a tie-dyed Mushroom blanket for many years and wished to turn this thin cotton fabric into a sturdy 3 layer quilt perfect for picnics, or lazy days at the beach.
Neth is an artist's "dream-come-true" client in that he gave Gyllian free artistic license to take this Quilt in whatever creative direction Mama saw fit. After an extensive search through the fabric stash, we settled on a luscious purple plaid corduroy for the bottom of the blanket and utilized a shrunken vintage wool blanket for the inner stuffing.
Once the 3 layers were ironed, pined & basted together it was time to begin the vertical grid of cross stitching.
The use of a long-armed quilting sewing machine would have been sweet, but a good rolling & a wrangle did the trick just fine for staying in line. Once the vertical grid lines were in place it was time to free sew the top stitched mushroom design. The stitching begins in the center 'round the mushroom and spirals out all around and around the quilt.
Quite the happy camper, Neth can be seen in parks about Vermont picnicking with his one-of-a-kind upcycled memory Mushroom Quilt made from 100% local sustainable fabrics. Thanks sew much Neth for your continued support of local Mama labor.
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holy cow that is amazing!!!! I wish I'd saved my childhood blankie so it could've been turned into a quilt! Neth is a smart and lucky dude! Go Bobbin Mamas!!!
Posted by: Mr05401 | 02 July 2010 at 09:48 AM