Beach Ball Shoe
Making shoes began as something fun to do in the studio while my friend, Alicia, was here in Tennessee for a visit. We had decided to make small quilts as Christmas presents for our mutual friends. Both of us made contributions to each of those six quilts. They were much like the boot one that I had made for my sister.
They were such fun that I continued making a bunch more. All were based on the silouette of a shoe designed by Christian Louboutin, a Parisian shoe designer. He paints all the soles of his shoes red.. The first shoe I made that ended up in the large quilt, "Imelda's Dream" was this one.
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6 comments:
Such a fun shoe! What a great Christmas present, too. "Imelda's Dream" is a marvelous quilt, but I can see that it would be hard to quit!
This block is beyond cute. It's EVERY shoe junkies dream! The quilt is fabulous.
Wow, Nellie - you are so original and creative -- I just cannot get 'there' from here .. your work is so darned interesting! Thanks for posting them.
Wow, Nellie - you are so original and creative -- I just cannot get 'there' from here .. your work is so darned interesting! Thanks for posting them.
What a great series! Makes me want to add "companions" to this one:
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I love your shoe theme! I had to sneak a peek at 'Imelda's Dream'...I couldn't wait shoe by shoe. Now, that each one gets the spotlight one by one, I can view them up close and personal. Your creativity just amazes me! I also love the freedom of the freeform quilting stitching. There is so much more movement that way!
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