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Sunday, September 8, 2013

classic butterflies of the 1950's thread painting by jennifer day

After I finish the solar cooking quilt I need to make a butterfly quilt.  two ideas

Classic butterflies of the 1950's

Use images of :

Lucille Ball with a butterfly necklace
 Audry Hepburn with a butterfly on her hat
 Elizabeth taylor  butterfly earring
 Marilyn monroe with butterflies fluttering around her


Birth of a butterfly

caterpillar
cocoon
just coming out of the cocoon
hands holding the butterfly

Which quilt do you think will be the best received by the public.  The quilt will debut at the Texas Quilt Museum and then travel until 2017.  The birth of a butterfly is the safe quilt to make and will probably get accepted into the show The classic butterfly quilt is a stretch, but could make a bigger impact in a show that has lots of "butterfly" quilts.  OR...I could just do Marilyn surrounded by butterflies....

Thoughts?










3 comments:

  1. Audrey butterfly cluster on the hat, some in the air. She has always been a favorite. Lynda M, Chicago

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  2. I would LOVE to see the Audrey idea, too! Such a creative take on the subject matter. It has been so wonderful to follow all of your recent blog posts. -Kristin C, Santa Fe

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  3. Either Audrey or Marilyn, perhaps low in color if not black and white with the butterflies in color.

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