Quilter in Distress: Kay Wentworth
Rescuer: Sylvia Weir
"Dancing Amongst the Fire Gem Trees" 18" x 15"
Kay: "I really can't remember what happened with this
UFO. I like circles and I like secondary colors (green, orange, and purple). I
usually don't have intent when I start a project."
Sylvia: "It was a challenge to figure out what to do with
this fried-egg design. I photographed the piece, printed out black and white
copies into strips and squares and irregular strips, and set it on point and
cut an irregular shape. In the end I decided to keep the original fried egg
design and see if I could alter it so that the center would retain its position
but not be a bull's eye. I cut below the center circle in a gentle curve and
pieced in a background that had all the colors of the original piece but in
darker tones. I appliquéd circles for lollipop trees in a darker orange and
used a printed fabric for the small dancing figure again echoing the colors
from the original piece. Lastly I added beads around the edges of each of the
trees. I used both hand and machine quilting although in retrospect I wish I
had used metallic thread for the hand quilting."