Elizabeth Rosenberg

I spent all day yesterday in the studio working on the fourth quilt in my Venetian Lace series. I debated with myself about whether I wanted to put an in-process picture on the blog, unsure about whether I wanted to share a photo before the top is completed . . . .  and then I decided it’s probably best to keep it to myself.

I’m not done yet. the design is partly fused, but I’m still debating about placement . . . perhaps not. I’m not sure yet. I hope to be able to spend some time in the studio tomorrow working on it. Or maybe I won’t wait until tomorrow. I’m so excited about it that I may just work on it all night long — who needs to sleep, right? Oh, if only that was true!

The background fabric  is a one and a half yard piece that I dyed a during a marathon dying session that Susan Schrott and I had last summer. I think it’s really beautiful, and I feel as if the “lace” on top of it just makes it sing! I love the transitions from red to brown with a little bit of grey mixed in. It’s difficult to see color in my studio, and that is really terrible!  I  have to get around to doing something about that. It’s great when the sun is shining, but on a cloudy day, or at night, I can’t really see color on my design wall very well. I do have good lighting at my machine, thank goodness. I can’t imagine not having good lighting when I’m doing the free-motion blanket stitching. Whew, that would be terrible! My good old floor Ott light is aim-able (is that a word?) and it works great for the detail work that I do at the machine.

Well, stay tuned to find out if I really do stay up all night!

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