Finally The Witches Heart is completed!

Name tag on back.

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Measures 46" by 56"

The Witches Heart

I really have been working on this quilt although it is taking forever.  Finally finished the back.

The lace is and the velvet is sewn on by hand that is why it is taking forever.
I still have to tack down the lace with some sparkles.

You might ask why the name The Witches Heart!  The mother of pearl buttons in the center and the heart on the back with my initials in it have a twist at the bottom are called Witches Hearts.  
A little history I found.......(these are not my words sorry I lost the source) 
"Witch's hearts were worn for their "magical properties", that being to ward off evil spirits and protecting loved ones.  Interpretations in jewelry often change over time, through the changing perceptions of symbolism and society.  In the 18th century, they were tokens of love.  The Witches Heart came to mean that the wearer had   "bewitched" the giver."

These pictures always look great on my I-Pad but don't translate to my blog that well.  Just to show I have been plugging along with the background design. 

The circles aren't sewn down yet.... not till all sequinssssssssssssssss are done! 
The gold beads will outline the circles.

Last Thursday I went to the Metropolitan Museum in NYC to see the the exhibit...........

Manus x Machina 

 Fashion in the Age of Technology

I had heard it wasn't great but I think it was amazing!!   Here are a few pictures.

Made with individual hand cut plastic straws!  Also available in black.

Not a great picture  but it was one of my favorites made of feathers.

Made of little rolls of tulle.  Could be titled no sitting!

This is a court presentation ensemble by Boue Soeurs 1928.

Love the detail.

Hand crocheted. 

More feathers.

These are only a few of the many dresses that are on display until September 5th.  If you get a chance its well worth the visit.

I wish I had taken a picture of the Chanel suit made out of plastic... amazing