Last year, a dear friend entrusted me with the task of making a wedding anniversary gift for her daughter (whom I shall simply call A). It was to be a portrait of A and her husband, to be called, what else, H!
I chose to combine two pictures, taking the gorgeous couple’s faces and figures from one and placing them against a background of a yellow maple tree during fall. The couple had met and fallen in love in Canada, so this seemed only appropriate!
The quilt which turned out to be much more difficult than what I had envisaged. For one, both of my subjects were smiling broadly!
H’ s eyes were behind his glasses and getting that shading right is always a problem.
H had a delightful dimple, but how do I portray that in a fabric collage? Not to forget getting that beard right.
Then there was A’s beautiful long shiny, silky hair with highlights in reds, auburn like the colours of fall around her!
Let us not forget the clothes and the accessories.
The maple tree in the background was not easy!
I wanted to show some sunlight peeping through the tree, to reflect the joy on this couple’s face.
Despite the long, long hours it took, it was all worth it and I had quite a sense of satisfaction and achievement when it was finally done! ( I do not recall exactly the dimensions of the quilt, but I vaguely remember it was about 32” x 40”)
So I now leave you with a couple of videos of the quilt.
I hope A and H love the quilt as much as I enjoyed making it.
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