Art during the day, writing at night β or some combination thereofβ¦. I really like how this piece came out. Simple yet elegant, just like southwestern pottery.
The pot quilt started initially because of the marbled fabric. As soon as it was out of the marbling tray, I knew I would make some southwestern pots. I started some what has now become improvisational piecing β just making it up as I went along. I had two panels done and together, and the pot in the above piece appliqued. I really liked how it looked all these years later.
In progress β. This is the very beginning from 15 years ago, just beginning the piecing, and at the time absolutely no idea how to quilt it beyond stippling.
I saw no need to make this larger, and the extra pot would become its own piece. From here I did the gridlines in two places, as it reminded me of the stucco you see throughout the Southwest. Originally I was going to quilt the lines in the pots but decided that would detract from the overall design, so I outlined the pots and stippled the background. A shiny rust thread used in the stucco, and invisible smoke thread in the stippling β I just wanted texture there.
I outlined the pot and did the stippling in the background again. That just left edges β did a triangle motif in the medium brown and then attached some agates for emphasis. I LOVE my stash from the Tucson Gem Show β every year I would go with some specific types of stones in mind β mostly earth and water tones for future wall hangings. You can see the agates on the right side, and there are bear fetishes across the top green strip.
