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Tuesday, 6 November 2012

Did Someone Say 'French Knots'?

Yesterday afternoon during the show & tell portion of our quilt guild meeting, a member mentioned thousands of French Knots.   Several women looked straight at me and giggled a bit.  Yeah - I am obsessed too.  I love French Knots because they really are fabulous to work with.   Really - How can you just stop at one or two?  Here is a piece I am making for the "Little Gems" exhibition and sale.

'A Perfect Summer Day' 2012, work in progress

I know - you've seen me do Canola before, but I love this particular crop/composition.  I tend to work this one in a landscape horizontal.  The vertical orientation shows off the hugeness of the sky.  (Is hugeness a word??)  I love the simplicity of it even though it took hours and hours and hours over the course of a few days... oh my.  The horizon couched down perfectly.  It's such a common summer scene around here.  If you look close, there are shadows here and there in the field because of the scattered puffs of cloud. 

I hope some one falls in love with it.


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6 comments:

  1. B J Elder6 November 2012 at 12:08

    It's beautiful! My goodness you are french knot obsessed -- LOL. I always enjoy seeing your work.

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  2. Anonymous6 November 2012 at 13:05

    Hi Monika,
    I too love French knots. I'm working on a redwork quilt where some of the design elements are completely filled in with French knots.
    I also love "A Perfect Summer Day"!!
    Joyce

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  3. liniecat6 November 2012 at 16:40

    Life wouldnt be quite right without little knots like those lol
    Huge skies are magical..esp when partnered with knots!!

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  4. Dahn7 November 2012 at 14:32

    Look at all those knots! I like to do french knots even though I hate hand sewing. Your piece is just beautiful..

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  5. Margaret7 November 2012 at 17:33

    I always love your French knots! :-)

    And yep...the Prairies are Big Sky Country, that's for certain, eh?

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  6. JennyPennyPoppy8 November 2012 at 15:25

    Another gorgeous landscape and all the french knots were certainly worth the time!

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