These were Inspired by photographs taken by her husband George Pastic.
The "Talented Couple" collaborated on many beautiful quilts.
Eleanor entered & WON
"Canadian Quilters Association JURIED SHOW 2009"
FROG POND ~ Award for "Outstanding Work by first time Exhibitor"
The quilting on this is Exquisite! The Frog's back is covered in tiny little circles. The eye is life like & the maple leaf is covered in veins.
Eleanor also entered & WON @ the CQA JURIED SHOW 2009
ONTARIO SUNSET ~ "JUDGES CHOICE" for her 1st ART Quilt
(picture of us together before "Sunset" was completed)
This quilt has so many curves (Eleanor's favorite technique) & the color variation is striking. It is one of my Favorite quilts that Eleanor made.
MIKEL was in Memory of George & Eleanor's daughter who passed away 2010
Eleanor used an antique mirror which George used in his portrait sets. She reworked the mirror & brush many times until she was satisfied with it.
HORSES ~ this was another picture George had taken. The original had 3 horses. Eleanor just wasn't happy with the 3rd horse...so she cut him off! There was much discussion on how to make the horses mane look authentic.
The RED ROSE ~ this beautiful Rose was a close up of George's photograph.
Eleanor used over 20 different red fabrics, with a satin stitch around each petal. She had tried a different color the 1st time, but decided RED would be more challenging & eye catching. The picture doesn't do it justice.
COW & CALF ~ I can't tell you how many changes this scene took. Eleanor wasn't happy with the 1st draft. Every time she would make the images, it didn't look right to her. The rolling landscape took focus off the cow & calf. The calf wasn't in the right position to show it was feeding. The background landscape didn't look right. George would take his photograph & rework the images. He changed the colors & the landscape.
Finally it was the picture Eleanor wanted to make & she was right all along.
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