In 2006 I visited India, which was probably the most life-changing experience for me since learning to sew on an electric sewing machine! My focus on colour and pattern became the most important feature of future projects. The quilt Rajastan was an immediate response to my visit and this quilt was featured in “Fabrications Magazine†issue 44 2006. It features shisha mirrors made from compact discs and trapunto style relief stars, surrounded by dense machine embroidery.
This photograph shows a closer view of one of the padded central stars and the dense free motion quilting and machine embroidery.
The label incorporates a photograph taken in Rajasthan of two ladies using a hand sewing machine on the floor!
This photograph shows the quilt as it appeared in “Fabrications Magazineâ€.
I made a cushion with the left over scraps and as you can see both quilt and cushion are put to good use in our garden.
Beautiful