Silk Quilts
Silk Quilts
Coveting silk, I wanted to make a beautiful soft quilt for myself; however, working with silk was so difficult, I only made three pieces. The fabric stuck to my fingers, shredded, and fell apart at the seams. I guess I should have used fusible webbing to hold the silk together, but I didn’t want to add any thickness or stiffness to my softer than soft quilt. I never want to sew with silk again—I gave it all away!
Soft and Silky
Silk quilt with silk batting, machine quilted
2009. 58 x 59 inches
Silk Squared
Silk quilt with kantha (long stitch) hand quilting
2013. 14 x 14 inches
Champagne
Silk quilt, machine quilted
2011. 21 x 18 inches
This machine-pieced quilt has torn edges, raw-edged appliqué, and couched yarn.