A Shoe of the Special

Sophie's postcards for  exchange inspired the colours and my recent brush with Manolo fired the design. This was pure fun and joy!  A light hearted look at an expensive and desirable shoe. Seed beads, chandelier crystal, metallic threads, appliqued rayon on quilted polyester satin. Finished size 12"x12". For sale to the discerning customer :>

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A Shoe of the Special/Manolo series/1Manolo

Update on Wed, March 16, 2005 at 8:36AM by arlee

For a freemotion quilting/embroidery lesson, go to  Stipple quilting lesson        --if you have Quicktime or the like installed, you can also see a little video of the process.

Comments

[Sophie]

How did you do that stitching? It has an embossed effect that looks fantastic.

[arlee]

Free motion embroidery as quilting! Used 2 layers of padding for depth.

[Sophie]

Funny - the picture looks to me as though the stitching is raised and not sunk as I imagine it really is - the tricks of the mind or perhaps it's the shadows making it look that way.

[Liz]

Wow, Arlee! I love the colours and the texture you've created in the quilting. I'd love a pair of shoes like that!

[nicky perryman]

Wow what funtastic shoes! Where's the nearest disco?

[arlee]

Actually,one would Gavotte in those shoes, disco would be so...so...ordinary :>