Monday, May 11, 2009

Rosie the Riveter




While I wait to take my baby quilt to Anita to quilt on her machine, I decided to work on the challenge for my Art Quilt group, which meets next Monday.


The challenge is to do a piece, any size, that is NOT a square or rectangle, and that does not have traditional binding.



So I decided do do a couple of "silly birds." I love making things from scraps, so I made several silly birds to use in this challenge.

The first one is on a triangle background, and instead of binding, I decided to make the edging with copper rivets.


So I gathered my equipment and supplies - a hammer and punch to get the hole ready, and then the rivet gun and rivets.


I put the long side on the top, in case I want to hang it up. It was great fun; I haven't done any riveting in a while.

There is a little bit of hand sewing, and then it is ready.
I have another bird ready to finish today, and then I will be ready for the meeting.















I love the colors on this, and I love the background. I just did a little quilting, and I will do a little more quilting on the bird's feathers.

I call it "Blue-Footed Booby with Pink Bloomers" 

It is a whimsical piece, and after working so hard  for so long  to make the baby quilt just perfect, it is fun to relax and have fun for a couple of days.

I will post a picture of the other bird tomorrow.

2 comments:

  1. WOW, I love the rivets. :) How very cool. This is just a fabulous example of your creativity!!!! LOVE IT.

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  2. Thank you for commenting on my blog. Cornwall was wonderful, so it was easy to get great photos! Your quilts are amazing. What works of art they are.

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