That is the title of this quilt, it is "probably" finished. I say that because it has been "finished" more than once and yet kept evolving.
It started as a simple top to use up some blue squares and some left over navy blue from other projects.
Click here for the starting point
It was supposed to be a practice piece for some free motion quilting.
It was supposed to be quick.
It Evolved from that.
I managed to stay on track with the simple for the piecing.
I managed to stay in plan for the free motion quilting in the squares, however things went a bit off plan thereafter. I could not be "bothered" to sew around each of the squares, although it is an aspect of bother that applied it just felt boring to hand stich round square after square but at the same time trying to machine it did not feel right either.
It needed some extra quilting and I thought circles at the sashing intersections would be sufficient. At that point the working title of the quilt as fan quilt, referring to the shapes quilted in the squares merged with the other meaning of fan, someone who admires someone or enjoys something very much.
In my case the Korean crossover group Forestella, who at the point I was thinking circle brought out a new song with its own new circular logo for the group. The idea of using that on my quilt stuck, even thought that changed my simple and quick plan for circles into something considerably more complicated and time consuming.
click here for details of that first fateful design decision
Like the thin edge of the wedge it opened the door to more additions and more and more quilting.
Adding the members names, then the groups name, then more symbols of the group and the fandom name.
click here for details of the names and the added symbols
My BFF noted that it was growing like my appreciation of the group had, from one short clip of a song on Facebook, to full songs on You Tube to full concerts, figuring out how to make a playlist. Buying CD's (that had to come all the way from Korea) joining fan groups on Facebook to becoming a card carrying member of the official fan group. I even added an app on my phone!
So when I was thinking of what name to give this quilt she suggested Fan Evolution. I an not sure if it was total coincidence or if my fist CD purchase, which was mentioned on this blog was lingering in her mind that she suggested this, but that the first Forestella album is titled Evolution, well!
I had wanted rid of the fan quilt label so using the Romanised versions of the group and fandom name alongside that album title felt fitting. Both to the quilt and to the journey I have been on with the group and this quilt.
So here it is, and a some what shaky video as it was tricky getting the quilting it to show up well in photos.
And to finish off a link to not just the one song but that whole first Album on their official You Tube.
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