Remembrance......Poppies standing tall in the sunshine to honor our veterans.
Bea, my lovely friend from France, emailed me to remind me I did not post about this. ( I only entered it in the weekly contest at Quilting Gallery at the last minute when Michele asked for entries. ) I figured I had enough on my plate to do with the doll quilts!
The background for this wall hanging is partly a watercolor that I blended with light colored batik cobblestone blocks. The poppies, standing proud in the sunshine, were machine appliqued and accented with a little thread painting. There are several older posts about the design processs...here and here, too .
The symbolism of the poppy---from Flanders Field poem ---touches us all. Many gave so we might live free. Thank you.
9 comments:
A beautiful quilt... the poppy is spectacular!
This is so very pretty, and quite appropriate for the day. Did you anchor the bottom of the poppy's stem by sewing the inner border over it?
Lovely quilt, Debbie. Here in Australia it is called Remembrance Day. We have one minute's silence att 11am and life goes on - a normal working day!
Beautiful quilt! Your colors and fabrics are vibrant. Great way to remember our veterans. I'm going off to look up this poem now. :)
That is such a beautiful quilt. I love watercolor quilts, poppys & veterans. Your work is fanastic & you have such a kind heart. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Nicki (nlk)
Wonderful! Got my vote!!!!
It seems your are always at first place this morning, i'm very happy for you, your quilt is wonderful !
The combination of the two types of blocks, the colors and the applique make this a stunning quilt!
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