"THE RIVERFRONT"

"The Riverfront"

28 1/2" X 27 1/2"

Original Design

Rawedged fused Applique

Inktense© and colored fabric pencil shading

Machine Quilted 

By

Barbara Strobel Lardon

The journey working on this piece was delightful.   I love constructing the background knowing that soon i would be able to work on all the details adding life to the piece.

I go to Sheboygan Wi. often and walk down the riverfront  seeing all the fishing boats getting ready to go out for the day.  They are a bit more modernized then these having given up the sails for a motor  but still the technique is much the same.  It is a busy time and there is excitement in the air with seagulls gathering in hopes that their catch will be good and they will get to feed on some of the bounty.

There are always some early risers such as men walking their dogs and artists or photographers out to capture  the moment .

Below are some detail shots.

I hope all of you enjoyed this journey with me and will return  to start a new one soon

This piece will be saved to enter in this years Quilt Expo in Madison Wisconsin.

Three Boats and Fog

Some very good progress....everything is added now.  Had a few small boats but am happy with this as it is so will not add them.  I did the reflection with Inktense pencils and then added more fog over then and the boats.  Now will quilt quilt quilt and then it is finished.
It needs the quilting on the boats and the new fog as well as a few details so this will take my a few days for sure.  Then I will bind it and show the finished piece.  Right now it measures approximately 28 inches by 28 inches.

One Boat Two Boats

Well finally I have been able to continue on with the journey of this new piece.  Two fishing boats have been added......I need to quilt these now as they are in the background of one other boat.  Hopefully that will happen today.  There still is some tweaking to go on the buildings and the area around the buildings but I will wait to see how much will actually show.  No matter how I sketch it out previously,  I usually always change the composition as I go along when in the reality of the construction.