This is my donation to the 2016 SAQA Benefit Auction ....
What's in a name?
'High Road' was made a part of a series I have been working on over the last 12 months or so, called 'Stepping Stones'. This series was inspired by some crazy paving in my garden and uses reverse applique, a technique I really enjoy.
After sending in my auction piece I received an email from Martha Sielman ... she liked the effect but wanted to know why I'd called it "High Road"?
So let me show you a couple of the other pieces in the series .....
' Green Hills' Stepping Stones #4
'Winding Way' Stepping Stones #3
For me, this series is an opportunity to explore color combinations, design and horizon lines.
When it came to the SAQA Benefit Auction piece I thought .....what if the top edge of the composition becomes the horizon line ... high horizon line ... "high road" .... made perfect sense to me!!
The process of making these pieces involves layering the 'road' fabric beneath and then cutting away the top fabric as I applique the design. Once this step is complete, the hills/horizon line and sky are added and then lots of quilting. In these small pieces the applique is done by hand. For lager pieces I use machine applique/reverse applique. Most of the pieces in this series are mounted onto a painted or fabric covered stretched canvas.
More recently I have been exploring using different textures ... a painted background and using text ....
' Written Road' Stepping Stones # 11
'Painted Road' Stepping Stones #10
The auction will kick-off at 2pm EDT on September 16 with Diamond Day bidding - and early bird opportunity to purchase any quilt for $1000. The 12" x 12" Auction Quilts will be divided up into three sections for bidding purposes. Each week, a different section of quilts will be available for bidding, starting at $750 and further reduced throughout the week.
'High Road' will be included in Section 3 which is open for bidding from 3 -9 October.
If you've missed some of the earlier participants in this Blog Hop, I can recommend having a look. Here is the link to the SAQA Oceania Blog Hop
We've saved the best till last ... don't miss Lisa Walton's posting in this Blog Hop on 14 September 2016 at www.firbreinspirations.blogspot.com
