Saturday, August 28, 2010

The Clothesline Shots

I am loving my clothesline this summer -not so much for drying laundry (especially since last time I tried that the one and only rain cloud in the sky opened up on my yard) but for getting wonderful shots of my completed flimsies. I don't have a big design wall or open floor space inside - so especially when my quilts are big, getting a good photo is a challenge. Don't know what I will do with any quilts I finish once the weather turns? Maybe a snowbound clothesline shot will be worth a try?! :-)

This flimsie above pairs up with the pieced backing below and I hope to have it quilted and delivered to Dad in mid-October when we go visit.

If you do a closeup look on the backing, you can see the tools on the fabric - I had to do a bit of creative piecing to get it wide enough - and then had to piece again when I mismeasured the first insert... but I like how it turned out. It used up a few of the extra blocks I had made. The lighter large piece of fabric near the bottom is brush strokes so looks like it was paintbrushed - a great fit with the tools.

Thanks again to Jill for her fabric shopping - and then sending me the extra piece of the dark rust that she had bought for herself so that I could eek out enough borders for the top, and extra for the back.

8 comments:

Michelle said...

Your dad will LOVE it! I love how the colors of the back coordinate with the front, along with the neat fabrics. ...and mid-October is the perfect time for a new quilt!
Have a great weekend!
Michelle

Barb said...

Oh, yes, Michelle is right, your dad will love it!

Darling Jill Quilts said...

They both look great!! I really love how the sashing turned out!

Jennifer said...

Great quilt! I love the backing too - the pieced ones have so much character.

Three Birds Inspired said...

Very pretty! I love how you hang the quilt tops on the line for your photos. Clever gal! I don't have a clothes line so mine end up draped over furniture for photos!

Linda said...

Beautiful! You're so right about the clotheline. Putting one in my backyard is on my never-ending "to do" list.

Gina said...

Looks great.
I put my big quilts on the line for photos aswell. Trouble is I have to be careful as to get all the quilt in I have to stand on the very edge of the pond. One moment of unbalance and it's swimming time for me.

Love and hugs Gina xxx

Babs said...

Hi Regina,
I love this idea! You can't even tell the top picture is a flimsie! The sunny day and greenery from the grass and trees frame it so well. Looks like a picture you'd see in a magazine.

I think I'll ask my husband to make me one in the backyard. I'm thinking I know his answer though...plus, I think he'd think I was going to start taking over the laundry. Hummmm, I'll have to think about how bad I want one LOL.

Again, so pretty. Can't wait to see more quilts hanging up!

-Barb