Crazy Horses is made from a printed panel designed by Laurel Burch and uses the “Revelation Burning†method to reveal the parts of the panel that I want to feature in my piece of work. The background uses shaded scraps of organza, which are densely machine quilted and heavily embellished with free machine embroidery. The free hanging panel of three dimensional horses down the right hand side is made from the same companion fabric and the embellishments hanging around the horses are very influenced by things I saw in India. The colours are “pure India.â€
This close up of one of the panels shows the free motion stitching. Each horse and figure are individually stitched in the correct colour to give texture, relief, and form. This quilt won me a second judge’s choice at Sandown Park 2007, and a third at The Great Northern Quilt show, Harrogate 2007.
Having a bad hair day!
This photograph shows a couple of the padded horses with their clothes peg manes. There are 6 horses running down the free standing panel and each one is different but just as “wacky!â€
“Crazy Horses†was made in 2007.
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