Saturday, March 15, 2008

In Search of the Perfect Martini



Here's my newest space spore quilt. I call it "Space Spores in Search of the Perfect Martini". I was inspired by those quirky little green olives with the mysterious red pimentos in them. Does anyone know exactly what a pimento is? I have never figured that one out!

I really enjoy making these quilts! However, they always take me way longer to complete then I think they will. I obsess over each stitch, and I am continually removing stitches and redoing them. This is a habit I would like to break, as I am sure that the small imperfections I see in a stitch that is slightly not where I think it should be, is only bothersome to me. Maybe before I sit down to embroider my next quilt, I need to have a martini to help me relax a bit and to stop all the obsessing!

27 comments:

Rosebud Collection said...

What a beautiful joy you did on the quilt..What work..You know for some reason, I always though the pimento was a red pepper..Heck, what do I know?

Infinite Cosmos said...

That is totally gorgeous! I just love it!

A life of Assorted Nuts said...

I love the quilt!

a pimento is like a red pepper.. I love sucking them out of the olives :)

decadentdiamond said...

Wow... the embroidery looks 100% perfect!

Michelle Engel Bencsko said...

Gorgeous!

Victoria said...

Many thanks for the kind words!
A red pepper!?! I never knew. Well, that's one of life's many mysterious finally solved for me!!

Sarah said...

this is so pretty, i love these shades of green and red together. And, yes i agree that boozin' and quiltin' should go hand 'n hand! ha

Hey Harriet said...

I love this! The colours are just gorgeous!

I think pimento is some kind of berry...dried mushed up berries. I could be totally wrong though.

Hope you enjoyed that Martini :)

Caroline said...

I love how you combine elements of modern art with a traditional craft. It's a nice contrast! Beautiful work!

UniqueNurseGranny said...

Love Love Love it.

Kim said...

The colors are my brick and mortar store colors! Love it!

picciolo said...

love this one, it is beautiful! My daughter really loves those 'olives with red bits' we go through jars of them
: )

Unknown said...

I just stumbled upon your shop at Etsy and your blog. All I have to say is WOW ... I love your work! Very inspiring!

Victoria said...

Many thanks!

Anonymous said...

WOW! I just found your blog and I am LOVING this quilt - off to Etsy!

kelly said...

Just found you via the Craft: blog and I wanted to share my "WOW" with you -- I actually said it out loud when I saw this quilt. Awesome work!

Aim said...

That is the coolest quilt that I have ever seen! Good Job!!!

Erin said...

So completely gorgeous!!

gunnelsvensson said...

this quilt are beautiful! Both the colours and stitching!

Tatyana said...

beautiful! The colour is spiffy. Okay green is my favorite color, i love anything green. But it looks detailed and lovely :)

Annie B said...

this is beautiful...beautiful colours, beautiful stitching...look forward to seeing what you manage to create with the help of a martini beforehand!

Victoria said...

Thanks so much!

Annica said...

Found your blog through Flickr. Very glad I did! Your work is wonderful!

Unknown said...

Wow! I wish I had that kind of talent. Your pieces are beautiful! I am linking to your blog.

Starla said...

wow!!! that is seriously freakin' gorgeous! love love love it!!!

littlebird said...

i love this such great colours!!!

One Happy Tree said...

OK I'm drooling! I love the details! Do you have a picture of the entire quilt? Love love love green!
Thanita