Folk Doll Vision Quilt, aka "Serenity"
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anne_dFinished it, finally.
The idea is that it's a vision of what I want to be, or want for myself.
This one is quiet, peace, time to think, uninterrupted. Even a Wise Woman needs a break now and again.
and a closeup:
I'm not sure if she's meditating or napping, but whatever it is at the moment, she's enjoying the quiet.
She has a white tiger for protection, a snowy owl for wisdom, the full moon for inspiration, and a small heart-shaped clock pendant to give her all the time in the world. Her power wand is made from a twig from our pomegranate tree; it has a quartz point. Her earrings are nature goddesses. I like her hair; it's kind of what I hope mine will be, when I get past the calico cat phase. Also it's loose, so she doesn't get headaches. Very important for me.
Materials include: Indonesian batiks, poly-clay face, handspun wools, silk velvet, assorted pewter charms, Extravorganza fabric (images printed on computer printer and appliquéd to the quilt), velvet leaves, vintage cotton mushrooms, various threads and fibres.
I will get to the mermaid eventually - she's being picky about her adornments right now. The folk doll, on the other hand - I had all sorts of important charms picked out, and she didn't want them, she prefers simplicity.
I forgot to mention, because it doesn't show, that she has a loop on her back for hanging (she can come off the quilt and be displayed separately), which loops over a glass button - purple with a gold dragonfly. Here's the quilt by itself:
And finally, she has a name (as of July, sheesh) - Serenity. Here's the label, rubberstamped on cotton inkjet fabric and signed with Sharpie. Rubber stamp by Nancie West Swanberg:
The label is about 2¼ x 2 7/8".
The idea is that it's a vision of what I want to be, or want for myself.
This one is quiet, peace, time to think, uninterrupted. Even a Wise Woman needs a break now and again.
and a closeup:
I'm not sure if she's meditating or napping, but whatever it is at the moment, she's enjoying the quiet.
She has a white tiger for protection, a snowy owl for wisdom, the full moon for inspiration, and a small heart-shaped clock pendant to give her all the time in the world. Her power wand is made from a twig from our pomegranate tree; it has a quartz point. Her earrings are nature goddesses. I like her hair; it's kind of what I hope mine will be, when I get past the calico cat phase. Also it's loose, so she doesn't get headaches. Very important for me.
Materials include: Indonesian batiks, poly-clay face, handspun wools, silk velvet, assorted pewter charms, Extravorganza fabric (images printed on computer printer and appliquéd to the quilt), velvet leaves, vintage cotton mushrooms, various threads and fibres.
I will get to the mermaid eventually - she's being picky about her adornments right now. The folk doll, on the other hand - I had all sorts of important charms picked out, and she didn't want them, she prefers simplicity.
I forgot to mention, because it doesn't show, that she has a loop on her back for hanging (she can come off the quilt and be displayed separately), which loops over a glass button - purple with a gold dragonfly. Here's the quilt by itself:
And finally, she has a name (as of July, sheesh) - Serenity. Here's the label, rubberstamped on cotton inkjet fabric and signed with Sharpie. Rubber stamp by Nancie West Swanberg:
The label is about 2¼ x 2 7/8".
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Date: 2008-04-23 03:41 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-04-23 03:45 pm (UTC)I love batiks; I keep buying them just because they're so pretty. Must stop doing that someday...
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Date: 2008-04-23 04:13 pm (UTC)[hugs]
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Date: 2008-04-23 05:16 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-04-23 05:04 pm (UTC)I love the pine-print (it looks like batik?) behind the doll, especially.
Julia, sometimes wish I didn't hate to sew
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Date: 2008-04-23 05:15 pm (UTC)Wow
Date: 2008-04-23 05:37 pm (UTC)