Tiger Lily Applique/Quilted Banner

Tiger Lillies have a long history in our family and this

tells some of that story...

Tiger pacing at the Houston Zoo... no Lily!!!  (Sorry, couldn't resist selecting

this as I was going thru old photos.)

When we lived in Colfax,  I dug up a native baby tiger lily and planted

it in my garden.  

 

I had to protect it from the deer so I planted it close to the house

and  placed a 4' high "wire cage" around it and in return,

it faithfully bloomed every spring and lasted until fall for many years

When daughter Kristine got married in 1987 I asked her what she

wanted for a wedding present and she said, "You wove Eric (her brother)

a tapestry when he got married...

She was right.  Since Eric was living in Alaska I wove him this 5' x 6'

tapestry from a photo I had taken in AK in 1984.

It now resides in Eric's son's home in AK.

When Kristine was 6 or 7,  we discovered a field of wild tiger lilies

standing about 5 feet tall while hiking on the western slope

of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.  

 

So, we decided to take a break and laid down on the ground to watch 

them blowing in the breeze against a very clear blue sky.

This 4' x 5' tapestry was designed especially for her as

a special wedding gift.  And the saga of the Tiger Lily lives on.

The tapestry I wove for Kristine became the cover for

the book I wrote on tapestry weaving many years ago...

which is still in print today some 30 yers later.

So  I thought why not use a portion of the full tapestry as an inspiration

for one of my banners.  Since all the pieces are long and narrow, I selected 

the right hand portion of the tapestry and redesigned it, 

taking into consideration the limitations and restrictions of one medium 

(tapestry weaving) over the other (appliquéd quilting).

Once I created all the individual applique pieces, I did

a rough layout on a blue background before I stitched

them all in place using the "blanket stitch" on my new sewing machine,

which I featured in the prior blog.

Remember to click on any picture for a closer view.

I'm already thinking:   "What will be next..."