A neighbor friend of ours recently gave me a sack full of leather that he'd had tanned from some deer that he'd shot in his younger hunting years. He thought I might be able to sew some things with it. It's buttery soft and a beautiful color.Last November, he was diagnosed with lung cancer, so I wanted make a quilt for him as a thank you gift, using some of the deer skin he'd given me. I finished it today. This is a photo of the whole thing (about 45" x 63"), and a detail shot.
If you click to get a bigger image, you'll see that the amber colored pieces are actually leather (except for the binding). In some places I used rough side out, in others I used smooth side out. The back is a thick flannel which has some of the same colors in a print of little pears. I hope that will make it snuggly.
Mel isn't ever very jubilant, but he really did seem pleased when I took it over to him. It made my heart very happy.
5 comments:
wow, that is exquisite. I love how it looks like light reflecting on water. I'm sure Mel loved it. Very special.
kel
It is wonderful! Good job!
This is stunning--and what a great way to use the leather he'd given you.
Absolutely stunning.
teri
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