Immortalized in Thread
September 16th, 2005 by Kathy Purdy · 3 Comments
Marilyn Belford’s latest quilt is a likeness of contributor Rundy. Rundy often helps her with computer and handyman related problems, so she was quite familiar with his habits and features, though she did work from a photograph to make the quilt. If, like me, you are wondering what that plant is in the background, wonder no longer. It is entirely a figment of Marilyn’s imagination. In the original photo, Rundy is actually standing in a doorway. (Scroll down to see the original photo.) Even clicking on the image to see the detail, I bet you will find it as incredible as I did that the entire portrait is done with fabric and thread.
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Kathy Purdy discovered the joys of writing in fourth grade, when she started corresponding with a former classmate. She's been writing letters ever since, first on looseleaf, then electronically, and now as weblog entries. That makes you, the blog reader, her pen pal. Her first independent (though frustrating) attempts at gardening were made in high school, though the gardening bug didn't bite hard until her mid-thirties, when she found herself mistress of a rural home on 15 acres. •
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Alice Nelson
// Sep 16, 2005 at 9:52 pm
Sorry. Scrolling down did not show me any picture, only a space for comment.
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Kathy Purdy
// Sep 17, 2005 at 7:48 am
I’m sorry, Alice, I should have been more clear. I meant when you scroll down the page at Marilyn’s website. In my post, the words “Marilyn Belford’s latest quilt” are a link to the page that has the image of the quilt. When you scroll down that page, you will see the photo that the quilt is based on at the bottom.
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jenn
// Sep 20, 2005 at 9:28 am
That’s fantastic. Wonderful work!