Tuesday, February 23, 2016

A dancing treasure

Treasure blossoms
A quick photo before any petals fell!  :) 

This was a challenge issued by the Costume Museum of Canada in Winnipeg sometime in the nineties, I think.  We were to make a quilt from old clothes.  I chose a taffeta cocktail dress from the sixties and one cotton dress.  I also had some 36 inch wide fabric for a few blocks and the border.   I threw in a bit of a leftover Hoffman floral fabric and sashed it with a modern tone on tone fabric.

I don't think of myself as a floral person but I do like this quilt and enjoyed the process of working in an improvisational way.

The backing is a poly cotton with tiny dots.  Machine quilting roses is a wonderfully easy introduction to spontaneous free motion quilting.  A treasure indeed!

Linking to Throwback Thursday-  

7 comments:

Vicki W said...

I like that your model is perfectly attired to go with the quilt. Love the quilt too!

Beth said...

Two beauties: the ballerina and her quilt.

Createology said...

I see we are "In the Pink" and this quilt is very "Pretty in Pink" and florals. Fun and fashion are always in.

Margaret said...

"Hold me closer, tiny dancer..."! Two sweeties -- quilt and dancer, both improvising, after a fashion. Love it!

Jenn @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge said...

That's a lot of pink and a lot of floral. The only thing that would have made this better would have been a pic of the dress you cut up! Thanks for linking up with Throwback Thursday @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge!

JanineMarie said...

Oh, my, that must have been some cocktail dress! I love how the different fabrics are scattered across the quilt. And I'm fascinated by the quilted roses. I'm not usually big on pink flowers, but I do like this a lot--especially with the pale green sashing. And it does remind me of some dresses my daughter and I had in the 90's and the fun memories that go with them.

Tish Stemple said...

Love this quilt and I bet the tiny dancer does too. I love the idea of turning clothing into quilts. I agree with Jenn I would have loved to have seen a picture of the dresses pre quilt. Thanks for sharing.