At first, this prompt seemed very simple. But on second thought, I’ve come a long way.

My first attempt was to quilt a once dyed piece of fabric and add something and that’s it. But that just didn’t work out. I still had plenty of time and I made a second attempt.

In the past I had mixed several rags with rusty objects and vinegar and left them for a day. Great results were the result.

These fabrics fit nicely into the theme. It is not the road from restoration to restoration, but a step earlier. The decay of iron to aging. 

My objects were iron bars, keys, iron shavings, and small plates. I made a composition of the most beautiful prints. When sewing them together, I already noticed some difficulty. The needle struggled to get through the fabric. After sandwiching , I topstitched on the seams. This caused even more problems. 

The result is a further finishing by hand. This takes a lot of time. Luckily I finished it in time. 

The name for the quilt “Secret key” was chosen because you never know what the road will bring. Behind every door there is a secret. Sometimes we discover them, sometimes they always remain secret.

Dimensions: 39.5″h x 38″w

Material: cotton, linen, bedsheets, rusted

Technique: machine sewing and hand quilted