I laughed when I visited Judy Butcher's Virtual Quilter blogspot
and read that she uses her computer to design
'way more quilts than I could make in several lifetimes'.
That makes two of us! Most of my designs will
never make it to the sewing machine -
but it's such fun playing on EQ6!
But here's one that just might get made...
Passing round photos of the tiled frieze in St Pancras station,
a friend said, 'I can see this as a quilt - but where do I start?'
St Pancras is a spectacular London landmark.
Opened in 1868, it was recently renovated & extended
at a cost of £800 million
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| St Pancras Railway Station - the exterior |
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| The Victorian tiled frieze and ironwork Photo: Steve James |
Look at this beautiful detail hidden in the rafters!
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| detail of part of the frieze Photo: Steve James |
Set to work redesigning some of the standard EQ6 blocks.
Wanted to get the feeling of these Minton tiles
not just a carbon copy.
Opted for batiks, simply because they glow.
Was right out of my comfort zone in terms of pattern and colour
Added a block border to recreate the feel of the bricks,
and here's the result.
Still needs a lot of work...
'It's awfully complicated,' said Jill, faintly,
'but I do like it!'
I like it too - and if it never gets made, that's OK -
I've had my fun!
2 comments:
Lizzie,
Thank you for the link, and sharing a beautiful quilt design. So glad that you can enjoy the design part without feeling that you need to make the quilt real.
Judy B
Wow, this quilt, if made, could be quite a masterpiece! I love how we quilters can find inspiration everywhere. I have noticed tiles too but have never taken it as far as using the designs in a quilt. Your design is beautiful!
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