Quilt Art Asian Oriental Girl's Day Wall Handmade Weber

Offered for sale is a Asian style Wall Art Quilt called "Girl's Day".

Quilt measures 40" wide by 40" long. It is machine made and machine quilted, and includes a sleeve on the back for hanging.

Created in January 2002.

"Girl's Day" is one of the quilts made for my 'diagonals' series. This design was to become one of my best selling quilt patterns, Dancing Diagonals.

"Girl's Day" and "Boy's Day" (also for sale), were designed simultaneously - each starting with specialty Japanese fabrics printed to represent the celebrations of Girls' Day and Boy's Day, both very special days in the lives of Japanese children.

The colors in each piece were chosen from the main colors in this special fabric. The girl's day print includes a luscious cheddar orange-yellow, an orange-red, and a lavender. The shadowy gray and lavender prints highlight the diagonal. I used a position within the diagonal for the "slider" negative space, and placed two additional squares from the main print, one obvious and one not so obvious, on the cross-diagonal, creating a very subtle secondary line. The pinkish & reddish prints are all very feminine motifs, with a touch of the cheddar color. The purple coordinate in the almost upper right is actually a rayon or poly chirimen print - very hard to work with, but with perfect coloring and even a repeat of the diagonal line.

The quilting was done in repeating circles, echoing the shapes of the balls in the print. The border was a challenge for this quilt - lots of fabrics were auditioned before two were chosen, but they provide a perfect closing for this composition.

This quilt is beautifully free-motion quilted in a variety of patterns - mostly circular patterns to echo the shapes in the Girl's Day balls, outlining of the balls, rainbows and swirls in the borders. All quilting is free-motion, with no marking. Threads were chosen to mostly blend with the colors in the quilt, providing a subtle detail seen mostly close up.

The back is another 'composition', combining soft leftover fabric from the front border with a beautiful coral sateen fabric. Label is machine embroidered.

This quilt is stunning, and would be a perfect gift for a little girl celebrating a 'coming of age' with a newly decorated room. Makes a stunning addition to Asian / Oriental contemporary decor. The two pieces - Girl's Day and Boy's Day, also look stunning hung together. If you are interested in both quilts I am willing to negotiate a '2 for' price - please make an offer. You won't be disappointed with these quilts!

All quilts are from a smoke-free and pet-free home.

Paypal only payment expected within 3 days please.

Offers at the Buy It Now price will be shipped and insured for free to US destinations.

For offers at less than the Buy It Now price or to Canada, this quilt will be shipped in a USPS flat rate box for $9.80 to US destinations, $23.95 to CA. Insurance to protect it up to a value of $400 is $5.50 additional (US only).  Others please contact me via 'Ask Seller a Question' for a shipping quote.