After making my original artichoke quilt (pattern available here!), some friends of mine told me I should make a larger version for show, so that’s what I’ve been working on for some time now. I actually got the top done back in the spring, then it sat around for a while waiting for batting and backing. But with my local guild show coming up in the spring, I figured it was time to put it all together.
I’m calling it “The Disintegration of the Persistence of Artichokes,” as a little homage to Salvador Dalí, one of my favorite artists. I didn’t quite manage to get it picture-ready in time for the QuiltCon deadline, but I did squeak in under the wire for the AQS Paducah show, so keep your fingers crossed for me! (The joy of show quilt entry photos: I did the world’s worst job of machine binding it; now I get to rip it out and redo it by hand. I might rip out and redo a small section of quilting, as well.)
Here are a couple of closeups (conveniently not featuring the binding…). I tried to continue the disintegration theme into the quilting.
And yes, all of this quilting was done on my domestic machine, a Bernina 430!
(I promise, that white’s all the same color. Color balance was killing me!)
Linking up with Freshly Pieced‘s WIP Wednesday today!
Fantastic! I love your pattern. Good luck in the show 🙂
That quilt definitely has the WOW factor. Sorry the Quiltcon deadline passed but go Paducah!
Love this! Awesome piecing design and the quilting is perfect for it!
LOVE!
wow what a cool quilt! Love the colors, layout and quilting. Good luck getting in the show!
I am in love with this wonderful little quilt and the quilting on it.
I love the piecing on this, those artichokes are amazing! I also like the name 🙂 Good luck with the show!
Congratulations on a great job and good luck for a ribbon in Paducah!
Love the colours and how the shapes breaking apart!
Wow. This is such a wonderful quilt. Great colour selection and the quilting is gorgeous. Good luck with the shows!
I thought that it was great before quilting, but it is magnificent now!!!!
That is so beautiful!
Amazing! Talent beyond compare… On your bernina?! Wow!
simple is often best, you did an amazing job. I know that word is overused, but in this case, applicable.
I gotta say, this is pretty fantastic!!! Well done
That’s a lovely quilt and I hope it gets in. Since my quilts are usually “just in the nick of time” to get photos done to submit for show I will share my magic binding trick.
Attach the binding to your quilt, then GLUE it to the back. Washable elmer’s glue is fabulous. Give it a little iron to heat set the glue. And then it’s basted for when you get around to hand or machine sewing it down! The glue comes out in the wash but if you don’t wash your quilt that’s okay too because you don’t use enough glue to make it stiff and crunchy.
THis is beautiful….I hope you win and have the pattern out…would love to try it out.
I saw your quilt in Santa Clara at the PIQF. It is simply STUNNING! are you going to develop a pattern for this one, too? it’s one of my favorite quilts EVER!