Challenge quilt 11-1

Notably Numeric

   Project Quilting challenges have begun! What a great way of stretching your imagination, test out techniques, and see what other people can create with the same theme ( maybe even win some goodies too!) 

   I concidered both words in this challenge. "Notably" and "Numeric". For some reason, my mind went to "songs" when I concidered the word "notably". Ok, it might be a bit punny, but there it is.

  I settled on "Love Potion #9". It's an old, kinda campy movie song from the 60's. 

  It fit what I wanted to work on quilt wise as well. Small framed piece with some dimention with a feel of primative (untrained) art. 

  I had some small (8 in, square) shadow box frames I wanted to use. I Liked this fabric too. The colorful pieces are a digital print that looks like watercolor bleeding one color into another. I liked how I could use 3 different parts of the same fabric strip to make this. I liked how it looks like the potion is mysterious. 

 Love Potion #9

8"x 8" 

This is with the frame under glass. I ran around the house trying to find somewhere to take a picture without reflections. I wasn't successful.  In reality, I like how it looks in the frame. 

I appliqued the black pieces over select pieces of fabric (3 different colors from the same fabric) I fused it to the fabric and fused that fabric to 1 layer of wool. Sewed it all down, and then cut it out. I sewed around the outside edge twice. (two layers of wool) 

 The background was made as a sandwiched batting turned it right side out and then stitched the purfume bottle down. I free motion quilted around the bottle. 

 I like the dimention I achieved with the bottle. 

 This is an extremely small piece but, with several other things on my plate at the moment (work and still have Christmas decorations up) This was a good warm up Piece.