I studied the online image of the whole quilt (see my last post) and contacted Susan Briscoe, (author of 'The 1718 Coverlet'), who sent me her own master plan of the quilt on which she had numbered each individual block, making it easy for me to identify the close-up images I required for the pots.
There was no point printing off the images, as they would not be the size I needed for my pieces, so I just drew the online image free-hand onto card which I then cut out to make a template.
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| Template placed into position on the clay slab. |
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| Design completely marked out and border being added |
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| Fired once, glaze applied and awaiting second firing in kiln. |
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| Large and small bowls out of the kiln, but not yet with thread and button attachments |
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| Close-up of the original name/date block, courtesy of Sue Briscoe |
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| My potter's mark centre top in the border |
Now you get the process, my final 1718 post next time will be few words and many pictures.
Have a great weekend. Getting Autumny .... back to school .... sharpen those pencils!
Cathy x
These are beautiful Cathy.
ReplyDeleteThey are truly wonderful, and very evocative. I have always wondered about the makers of embroideries and quilts, old and new. Each one is a very personal thing, even those that are created around printed patterns. But quilts, even more so, are very personal as a lot of the time the creator was using fabrics to hand, old clothes, bedding, even animal feed sacks and such like. They give us a fascinating insight into the world at that time.
ReplyDeleteIt is so interesting to see how you make these Cathy. They are just beautiful!! xx
ReplyDeleteA fascinating insight Cathy x
ReplyDeletewow, they're gorgeous Cathy x
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post Cathy - you should feel very proud of yourself. These bowls are so beautiful and I am sure the quilt maker (whether male or female!) would be overjoyed to see their work reproduced in this way. Well done you clever girl!!!
ReplyDeleteLooking gorgeous Cathy - would love to get hold of one. xx
ReplyDeleteLooking great - I imagine the quiltmaker would be positively bemused by the idea of anybody being inspired by what he or she had done, but no doubt completely thrilled!
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful, I just love the idea of quilts inspiring pottery, and I think you manage to translate the charm and homeliness of quilts amazingly into another medium.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely love these, especially the initials ones. It is interesting how one can 'feel' other quilters when working with their designs.
ReplyDeleteI love how you look at a quilt, then you proceed to create your own unique interpretation of it. How nifty is that?? Very nice work! It does make you wonder about EH-who was she and what was her life like?
ReplyDeletethese are just incredible, great work Cathy!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful - you are very talented :-)
ReplyDeleteAren't I the lucky one to have seen all these in real life! And I even have one very similar all my own thanks to Cathy's generosity.
ReplyDeleteThey are already on sale at the Quilt Museum in York in conjunction with the 1718 coverlet exhibition coming up this weekend.
All your UK readers should make the effort to see this event - I missed out by a week. Bad planning I say!
Beautiful work Cathy!