Repurposed.... Angel # 1

Angel #1
Forging ahead with the repurposed wedding dress idea, I currently am tinkering with a tree topper. This tree topper is in the form of an angel and started as a flat half circle, 4 layers stacked: crepe, 2 layers of batting, and muslin. I chose the extra batting layer to add stability, as it eventually will bear its own weight in the shape of a cone. The layers are quilted together with a free motion stippling pattern and the raw edges serged. The beaded lace embellishment is a single piece and comes from a wedding dress’ center front, shoulders and closure of the neck back. The center front of the bodice was placed on the upper center front of the quilted cone. Beading and lace cascades diagonally on each side of the cone's center front, exposing the meandering quilt design. The lace and beaded bodice piece wraps around the cone and doubles back upon itself to form wings. The piece then meets itself again at the center back of the cone where the original fabric covered buttons and loops of the dress’ back neck line connect. Crinoline from a nuptial underskirt was used vertically to fill out the wing pockets. Fur edges the lace diagonally and at the lowest cone edge. An unpolished heirloom spoon acts as the angel’s likeness.