Here is my first finished piece of vintage silk from Japan. I bought the silk in Tokyo at Rogei. It was a case of letting the fabric do it's stuff. I couldn't bear to cut it because I thought it would destroy the exquisite pattern of the flowers. The colours are purely amazing. I would never have thought that purple, bright red, pink and eucalypt green would go together to make something so gorgeous. All I did was put the wadding and backing on, quilted it in thick red crochet cotton in large stitches outlining the flowers and then I put in a binding. I guess it's a table centre and it does look good on my coffee table. It was a way of highlighting he beauty of the fabric, that's all. I don't really care if it has a function.
What do you think the flowers are? I have guessed that they are rhododendrons. I know they are not waratahs (red Aussie native) but they do look a bit like them.
Myra is gorgeous! I agree with you about letting the fabric do it's thing. You have a done a great job stitching it. I think they are rhododendrons too.
ReplyDeleteThanks Nat, the fabric did all the work eh?
DeleteNo Myra, the fabric did part of the work, you did the rest!
ReplyDeleteThe fabric is spectacular, I bet that also touching it feels great.
The only thing I think I contributed that really enhanced the fabric was the purple binding.
ReplyDeleteYou've done a beautiful job, the fabric still speaks but is enhanced. I think the flowers are paeonies but whatever they are it is a gorgeous piece.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Lis, they could be paeonies. The flower is the right shape.
Deleteit's truly lovely. the purple binding is perfect. enjoy!
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