Have you ever quilted a song?
01-10-2012, 04:12 PM
#61
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I'm currently working on a very simple quilt for my brother. I'm doing a large scale Canadian flag on one side and a large scale Danish flag on the other. I plan on FMQ the words to both national anthems in it.
01-13-2012, 05:03 PM
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I have a small wall-hanging in the planning stages for a friend of mine. She requested it to soak up sound in her studio where she gives Suzuki violin lessons to children. She has quite a music history herself, even entertaining with the USO in Europe during World War II in an all-girl band. Since her name is Laura, I am planning to use the song "Laura" by Johnny Mercer (1945). I want to make the first line of the song in bargello - lavendar prints, with a dark purple where the note will be.... Then I'll applique notes and Clef symbols over it. She doesn't know about the song being in it. My cousin Laura needle-pointed that song into a piano bench pad.
01-13-2012, 05:10 PM
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I don't have a picture, but I once made a quilt called "Here Comes the Sun". This was back when I only used cool colors for quilts and had to force myself to bring in warm colors. It was an excellent exercise in the appreciation of all colors for quilting.
01-16-2012, 02:11 AM
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It just occurred to me that I made another 3 quilts based on songs. One was "Teddy Bears Picnic". I also included about 80 song titles from Carlos Santana in the quilting of one quilt and a number of hymn verses in another quilt.
Not too long ago I found that being able to hear music etc in your head (assuming you are not just hallucinating) is called having an "audile immagination" and is relatively rare. I have little musical talent, but I often enjoy remembering a piece of music as I sew.
Not too long ago I found that being able to hear music etc in your head (assuming you are not just hallucinating) is called having an "audile immagination" and is relatively rare. I have little musical talent, but I often enjoy remembering a piece of music as I sew.
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01-16-2012, 03:50 PM
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I always have some sort of music running around up there. I get songs 'caught' and for the life of me, can't get rid of them. I don't even always know all the words, I just keep hearing the tunes. I don't know about "audile immagination", but it sure is aggravating.
01-16-2012, 04:32 PM
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