Neil Diamond Archives | CindyRQuilts https://cindyrquilts.com/tag/neil-diamond/ Textile Art Sat, 25 Dec 2021 21:09:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cindyrquilts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/favicon.png Neil Diamond Archives | CindyRQuilts https://cindyrquilts.com/tag/neil-diamond/ 32 32 Finished art quilt wall hanging for Neil Diamond and his wife Kathryn https://cindyrquilts.com/2012/11/commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-more-about-the-project-from-the-stars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-more-about-the-project-from-the-stars https://cindyrquilts.com/2012/11/commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-more-about-the-project-from-the-stars/#respond Fri, 16 Nov 2012 08:58:48 +0000 http://cindyrquilts.com/?p=1806 As promised, I am back to talk more about the commissioned quilt for Neil Diamond and Kathryn. The center of the quilt contains two paths that converge in a diamond shaped photo of the couple together in marriage. Each path contains photos that relate to special events that touched on each of their lives separately and some photos as a couple. There are photos of Neil early in his life as a fencer and a performer. There are some current photos of Neil in concert. There are some photos of Kathryn in her younger days and some current shots of Kathryn riding a horse and taking photographs. Finally the bottom center of the quilt contains a well known quilt pattern called “Wedding Rings”. Within the rings are the words “Neil and Kathryn 2012” and “Our separate paths now merge to journey onward”. Here are some photos. Now that I have taken you through the journey of this wonderful project, here is a photo of the finished quilt. I hope you enjoyed my story. I wish Neil and Kathryn many years of happiness together!

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]]> As promised, I am back to talk more about the commissioned quilt for Neil Diamond and Kathryn. The center of the quilt contains two paths that converge in a diamond shaped photo of the couple together in marriage. Each path contains photos that relate to special events that touched on each of their lives separately and some photos as a couple.
There are photos of Neil early in his life as a fencer and a performer. There are some current photos of Neil in concert. There are some photos of Kathryn in her younger days and some current shots of Kathryn riding a horse and taking photographs.
Finally the bottom center of the quilt contains a well known quilt pattern called “Wedding Rings”. Within the rings are the words “Neil and Kathryn 2012” and “Our separate paths now merge to journey onward”.
Here are some photos.

Neil Diamond and Kathryn's wedding quilt

Wedding Rings with a message-Neil and Kathryn

Now that I have taken you through the journey of this wonderful project, here is a photo of the finished quilt. I hope you enjoyed my story. I wish Neil and Kathryn many years of happiness together!

Neil Diamond Wedding Quilt fabric art

Neil Diamond Wedding Quilt. 2012.

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]]> https://cindyrquilts.com/2012/11/commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-more-about-the-project-from-the-stars/feed/ 0 Commissioned quilt for Neil Diamond and his new wife Kathryn: A project from the stars continued https://cindyrquilts.com/2012/10/commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-a-project-from-the-stars-continued/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-a-project-from-the-stars-continued https://cindyrquilts.com/2012/10/commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-a-project-from-the-stars-continued/#respond Wed, 31 Oct 2012 06:58:48 +0000 http://cindyrquilts.com/?p=1794 When I left off with my telling of the story of this quilt I had an approved sketch. I had a month to complete the quilt and ship it so it would arrive in time for the Diamond wedding. I felt the importance and relevance of this project all the way through the process. The concept behind the quilt was to portray their journey and it was truly a journey for me as well. I researched Kathryn’s roots and found photos of a castle in Ireland in the town from which her family came. The castle is in ruins today, but you can still envision its former glory. The area around the castle is of course a rich green — would you expect anything else in Ireland? I found loads of photos of the skyline of New York, but I decided to only loosely base the NY portion on the real architecture. I tried to approximate the Empire State building, the Chrysler building and the Citicorp building. I did a lot of hand sewing to depict the intricate detail of each building. As a former New Yorker, I worked on the NY skyline with much fondness. Below are photos of […]

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]]> When I left off with my telling of the story of this quilt I had an approved sketch. I had a month to complete the quilt and ship it so it would arrive in time for the Diamond wedding. I felt the importance and relevance of this project all the way through the process. The concept behind the quilt was to portray their journey and it was truly a journey for me as well.

I researched Kathryn’s roots and found photos of a castle in Ireland in the town from which her family came. The castle is in ruins today, but you can still envision its former glory. The area around the castle is of course a rich green — would you expect anything else in Ireland?

I found loads of photos of the skyline of New York, but I decided to only loosely base the NY portion on the real architecture. I tried to approximate the Empire State building, the Chrysler building and the Citicorp building. I did a lot of hand sewing to depict the intricate detail of each building. As a former New Yorker, I worked on the NY skyline with much fondness.

Below are photos of the two background areas, which show where Neil and Kathryn came from. Next entry I will talk about the individual paths they took till they were joined together in marriage. Hope you are enjoying this story as much as I did! Speak to you soon!

New York City: Neil Diamond Quilt Irish castle: Neil Diamond Quilt

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]]> https://cindyrquilts.com/2012/10/commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-a-project-from-the-stars-continued/feed/ 0 Commissioned quilt for Neil Diamond and his new wife Kathryn: A project from the stars! https://cindyrquilts.com/2012/10/commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-a-project-from-the-stars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-a-project-from-the-stars https://cindyrquilts.com/2012/10/commissioned-quilt-for-neil-diamond-and-his-new-wife-kathryn-a-project-from-the-stars/#respond Sun, 21 Oct 2012 16:03:11 +0000 http://cindyrquilts.com/?p=1784 Never underestimate the connections forged by using Facebook. One of my high school classmates and I were reconnected on Facebook during this year. We hadn’t been in touch in over 30 years! Anyway, she saw my quilt art and really liked it. Coincidentally, she was looking for a unique gift to bring as a wedding gift for her good friend, Neil Diamond,… the famous singer. My friend asked me to come up with a few sketches. I thought of nothing else. I filled a sketch pad. It was the greatest challenge. A project from the Stars! I sent a few options to my friend and she really liked one of the ideas. The concept was that each had taken their own paths and finally met. Neil Diamond is originally from NY and the roots of his bride are in a village in Ireland. I used these images in the quilt, together with the idea of that they were on a journey that converged in their union. The quilt was to measure 90 x 120cm. So, here is the sketch I began with. I’ll include more of the story and more pictures soon!

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]]> Never underestimate the connections forged by using Facebook. One of my high school classmates and I were reconnected on Facebook during this year. We hadn’t been in touch in over 30 years! Anyway, she saw my quilt art and really liked it. Coincidentally, she was looking for a unique gift to bring as a wedding gift for her good friend, Neil Diamond,… the famous singer.
My friend asked me to come up with a few sketches. I thought of nothing else. I filled a sketch pad. It was the greatest challenge. A project from the Stars! I sent a few options to my friend and she really liked one of the ideas. The concept was that each had taken their own paths and finally met. Neil Diamond is originally from NY and the roots of his bride are in a village in Ireland. I used these images in the quilt, together with the idea of that they were on a journey that converged in their union. The quilt was to measure 90 x 120cm.
So, here is the sketch I began with. I’ll include more of the story and more pictures soon!

Final sketch: Neil Diamond

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