I took up the challenge to use a panel of peacock feathered fabric along with 2 other fabrics to make a small quilt.
I first fused the fabric to Heat-n-Bond fusible. I was wishing for “Misty Fuse” to try out but alas I didn’t have any.
I cut the panel into 1” squares on the diagonal.
I drew a grid 1 3/16” X 1 3/16” on point onto my dusty gold background fabric with a cheap Bic mechanical pencil. I’ve heard that the lead is so cheap that it will dust away by the time you are finished with your project.
Then I added the other squares, the blue squares at the top and the light squares at the bottom. Not appealing at all. There is no contrast.
So I laid the light squares at the top and the blue at the bottom. Much better!
And I fused them all in place. (I’m sorry about the color and lighting)
I thought the quilt needed a focal point and a shot of another color, maybe red/orange.
In the mean time I quilted the squares to the background +/- 1/8” apart horizontally.
I finally decided a silhouetted peacock with a touch of red-orange would be my focal point.
I’m now quilting the feathers with a variegated thread.
And now I'm needing a name for the piece. What does a peacock represent? Haughty pride???? Solomn brought peacocks back with gold, silver, ivory and apes. ... God asked Job, "Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? ..." What are your suggestions for a name?
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