In November 2008, Friendship Star Quilt Guild sponsored a class from Jennie Rayment titled Tinkering with Texture. I barely finished this piece in time to submit it in our annual quilt show. I couldn't think of a name for it, so I relied on one of my fallback naming systems. I named this one after one of my favorite cartoon characters: Boris Badinov (the short soviet spy in Rocky and Bullwinkle). But, instead of just using his name, I called it Boris Bad Enough. Why did I pick him? Well, I had just retired from working at an Agency where I belonged to a quilt guild named Undercover Quilters. Having worked there for 37 years including durng the "Cold War", it just seemed fitting to pick Boris.
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Wait.........Nov. 2009 hasn't happened yet has it?????
ReplyDeleteLoved Boris :0)
Happy sewing
Love all of the folded fabric in this!
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOooh, nice. I want to learn how to do origami quilting.
ReplyDeleteVery nice quilt!
ReplyDeleteWow is all that I can think of to say. I love how three dimensional this quilt is. All of your details are absorbing to see.
ReplyDeleteHow did you do with it at the quilt show?
What a beautiful quilt! I love the 3 dimension effect . It's fabulous!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fantastic, I love all this folded fabric. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love the name, too! What size is it?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely unique and striking quilt. Love the name & the story behind it. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteVery unique work on the textures! you must have loved learning all the techniques! ---ha ha,,,boris, that is soooo funny!!!!
ReplyDeleteVery lovely! I love the texture and dimensionality of it. You did a beautiful job. And what a fun name! :)
ReplyDeleteLove the texture. Great job.
ReplyDeleteWonderful 3D on the fabrics.
ReplyDeleteIt is beautiful and the texture is great. Love the name too. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThe textures and shapes add much to your quilt. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGreat folded fabric. Lovely quilt.
ReplyDeleteLove this! I took a class from Jennie also - what she can do with muslin is absolutely amazing! This quilt is a stunner - great colors and use of texture!!!
ReplyDeleteVery cool quilt. Thanks for sharing.
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I agree I love the 3d quality. This quilt really pops.
ReplyDeleteWhoa - VERY innovative. I love to see people who push the envelope. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt! I love your naming system :)
ReplyDeleteVery imaginative. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteNice job on your artistic quilt. I'm glad you had the opportunity to share your work on your blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your quilt! Lovely!
ReplyDeleteCute story about your quilts name, love the textures of your quilt.
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt. The technique and colors make for a unique wall hanging.
ReplyDeleteBoris is beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteLinda, I loved how you used texture in Boris- it really gives it a 3 D effect.
ReplyDeleteI noticed on one of the blogs how you commented that you had not enjoyed making convergence quilts.
It is an interesting technique ( convergence) - I have had a couple of flops too when I first tried it but have since enjoyed making a few of them as couch quilts. One thing I learned was to make sure that I had a good contrast in value- If I got my values too close then I got mush. I have one of them on my current post if you are interested in seeing it( http://quiltmomsjourney.blogspot.com/
Thanks for sharing Boris- There sure were lots of beautiful quilts in the show.
Regards,
Anna
Such a lovely and unusual quilt. The 3-D fabric folding and play adds such depth and texture to your quilt. It's definitely an interesting technique and element to explore with fabrics and quilting. Wow! Thanks for sharing this. ; )
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