Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Flock of Ravens Quilt




Clara and I designed and pieced this together, and she did all the embroidery, quilting, and finishing. It's called Flock of Ravens,


and the two sides are embroidered with this verse:


"It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there." (I Kings 17:4). A promise of provision.


It's made out of garment scraps (black and white) and kona cotton (the white). Machine-pieced, hand-quilted in perle cotton. Also, it's a wedding present for Giles and Tia--but not a surprise :)

13 comments:

  1. Very elegant. I hope we will get some pictures of it in situ at the doll house.

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  2. Oh so beautiful! I especially like the simplicity of it,and the verse stitched on. Great work!

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  3. Oh my, what a lovely quilt and a wonderful present! Nice work ladies.

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  4. That. is. wonderful.

    Lisateresa

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  5. Beautiful work !

    Barb in Nebraska

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  6. Everything about the quilt is beautiful - and the thought of a young couple's young marriage being covered by that verse is wonderful.

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  7. It is beautiful. I want to learn to quilt. I hope to do that soon.

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  8. How very precious. (MD)

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  9. I think this is perfect. The verse is wonderful, and the tonal white-on-white and black/grey are just right for a city apartment. It will not feel out of place at all. Generally run-of-the-mill quilts don't interest me much, but the marriage of words or symbols and fabric always fascinates me. Thank you for the inspiration!

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