Monday, February 8, 2010

more quilting



Finally! Everyone else got their waverunner done, but me!
oh well, I finally decided what I wanted to do to this one...

sometimes I need to wait til it hits me over the head....

I was nervous at first to attempt this... But it went pretty smoothly...
lots of starting and stopping to re-adjust the fabric... but , I think it was worth the effort...
I'm going to bind it tonight, and throw it in the wash...
curious to see what it does once it's washed!




How cool is this?

To highlight this year's Peace Week theme, Beyond the Numbers: The Economics of Peace,
my daughters school,
worked with artist Derick Melander
to create a beautiful textile sculpture from second hand clothing.
The purpose of the installation is to highlight just one thread of our waste consciousness: Clothing.


* The clothing they collected will be donated to support the Recovery in Haiti. *
once the installation comes down... It looks amazing...



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I ran to the store this morning and one of the tenement buildings was being gutted for a renovation... this is the floor just inside the door! How cool is that?
Of course that caught my eye... I had to take a picture of it, one of the guys was like,
"What are you taking a picture of?" I said, "the floor...!"
he just gave me a weird look and kept on doing what he was doing...
he he he... new yorkers...

35 comments:

Jeannine said...

you should have asked if it was coming out and if so if you could have it!!!

Clare said...

Yup - you should have done!

How cool is that quilting. No detraction from the pattern or the colours.

By machine?

ROZ said...

Now, that's a quilt! Looking great. Don't get me started about the art being demolished in New York, we noticed that, and my husband and his artist friends even collected some of the sculpture from the buildings--they gave them to Brooklyn Museum. (a very long time ago)

Trudi said...

The Waverunner is fantastic! I often wait for the top to talk to me about how it wants to be quilted! Love the tiles, but of course we see them frequently here in fact when the weather improves, I must go take a pic of a local house for you, it's covered in tile patterns just like this!

nicolette said...

The weaverunner quilt is fantabulous! The quilting is so wonderful! Love those circles as a contrary to the weavy lines!

Michele said...

Just look at those circles! I've always wanted to quilt those! They look fab on your waverunner. Love the sculpture too. Thanks for all the eye candy!

Rene' said...

V, great way to quilt your waverunner!! Looks fabulous. Did you mark it or just go with it? The textile sculpture is amazing. I had to look at it again to realize it is made with clothing. Thanks for sharing.

shellysquilts said...

Freakin Fabulous! I love it! Well done!

Summer :) said...

I'm curious to see what happens to it when it is washed too! :) That look Brilliant!! ;)

Fiesta said...

Virginia the quilting is beautiful. Did you mark it?

beth said...

I also want to know if you marked that quilt! and love that tile!

Em said...

The waverunner is spectacular and I can imagine Gwen Marston would be proud and inspired!!! My husband is a tile setter and so I can appreciate the run....and the quilt design center is cherry on the top! Love your blog! Em

Victoria @ BUMBLE BEANS said...

Yes, I marked the first 16 rows, which gave me a 12" circle... This part wad very slow going.... Lots of quilt to turn round and round.... Then I did it by site the entire rest of the way... Good question! Thanks for asking!
Victoria

Darlene said...

Your quilt is gorgeous! I love the circular quilting. Thanks for sharing how you did it.

The textile sculpture is pretty neat. There is so much used clothing around; I hardly buy anything new, other than socks, shoes, and underwear. Goodwill rules!

Stephanie said...

I hope they're saving the floor!!!

WOW! Fantastic quilting design and it looks amazing on the solids.

Ann Marie said...

Love the quilting on both the Waverunner and the tile quilt. I'm amazed at how much quilting and blogging you do in a week. Thanks for the interesting posts.

Jackie said...

Wow, your quilt just turned out fantastic! The quilting was well worth it!! Boy that exhibition sculpture is out of this world. I love it!! By the way, I would have done the same thing as you take the picture of the tiles, just beautiful inspiration wherever you go!

Rachel said...

Your waverunner is stunning - another great quilting job and a resulting work of art! The curved stitching really sets off the waves.

Great sculpture. I love art with a purpose.

And that floor... I agree with the first commenter - you should have asked for that piece! Wow.

Mary said...

Your wave runner is fantastic. I had planned on doing concentric circles g but tried it on a smaller piece and couldn't do nearly the great job you did. Way to go.

jacquie said...

eeeeeeeeeeek! i LOVE this quilt in so many ways. wanna trade?

wishes, true and kind said...

Oh, your waverunner quilt came out GREAT! I LOVE the quilting! I'm still planning on making a couple of small ones for gifts. I'm getting the solids this Friday on sale. I'm looking forward to getting started.

WoolenSails said...

Love the wonky quilting, that is my style;)
The school display is wonderful, what a unique idea.

Debbie

Alexis said...

Wow, great photos! Love the quilting and the tile, and that installation is very impressive, provocative and stunning!

Kathie said...

the quilting is amazing, love what you chose to do on your waverunner quilt. do you need my address? would love a little one like this for my wall of little quilts! yep redddddddd
love the sculpture of clothing, what a great thing to teach the kids too....
I see a quilt in there...
oh my gosh that floor is awesome...great pictures.
kathie

Kathie said...

meant to say red binding....thats what I would chose.
love the colors in your waverunner quilt...I am still collecting solids....I need to try something like this too, someday!

Kathy said...

I love the quilting and still have the waverunner on my list of projects to do this year...maybe I will start it when I do the Amish challenge since they both use solids.

Terriaw said...

Your wavy quilt is amazing! I love the colors and the blocks and the quilting. That textile sculpture is so gorgeous! Such a cool idea. That floor tile is a perfect example of quilt inspiration in real life, even in an old building like that.

Lori said...

Wow! The waverunner quilt is amazing and the quilting really finishes it perfectly!!!
Love the photo of the floor!

quiltycat said...

WONDERFUL! I like so so much the round quilting and the right stripes. Well done!
nichi

Tonya R said...

oh my!!!!! I love that quilting. just a perfect choice. Almost makes me think I could machine quilt something like that. awesome job. Cool installation and even better that the clothing is still useable. I wonder what they're going to do with the tile floor... hope it stays in.

Michaela said...

That quilt is absolutely stunning!!! Really want to see what happen to it in the wash...

Marit said...

Your wave runner turned into a masterpiece!!! Fantastic quilting, great job! It is so vibrant and colorful, wonky and timeless - lovely!

linda said...

love the way waverunner turned out!! about that tile floor, in my humble opinion, I don't think that most builders, remodelersm etc, today, have that same artistic flair they had back in the day. I know it costs more money, and aren't we all cost conscious today, but it really shows in the workmanship. JMHO

Cheryl Arkison said...

You are on fire this week!
Another great finish (close enough). And wow, to that installation.

shellypmq said...

That is some wicked fantastic quilting! How brave were you to tackle that? It looks fantastic! And I also love the quilting you did on the tile quilt -- so much work . . . gorgeous.

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