Chantal Guillermet – Book #3
Chanson d’automne
« Chanson d’automne » is a poem by Paul Verlaine (1844-1896), a tribute to autumn and its romantic atmosphere.
I used sheet music, crumpled in the manner of the Japanese Konnyaku paper, to make the leaves. They were then fused with mistyfuse on the fabric and free motion quilted.
Crumpling the paper in this way makes it very soft and easier to sew.
They were then colored with Markal paint sticks and waxed with acrylic wax to make them more resistant.
As with previous quilts, the first letter of the title was printed using a linocut.
The text of the poem is written continuously across the top.
Hand-dyed cotton, batik, linocut, acrylic paint, paintsticks, acrylic wax, rayon thread.
Autumn song
With long sobs, The violins of autumn,
Wound my heart, With languorous, Monotony.
…………………….
…………………..
And I go, where ill winds blow,
Buffered, to and fro
Like a dead leaf
Translation Richard Stokes.
FIFTEEN BY FIFTEEN 
I am full of admiration for the execution and the materials you used. I really like the leaves and the colors that blend into each other
Wow such a wonderful quilt about Autumn. Great use of colour and techniques. Bravo
Great colour palette as usual; this piece is far more elaborate than it looks at first, great interpretation.
Your design, colors, materials and techniques truly reflect the autumn atmosphere. Using crumpled music sheets for autumn leaves gives me shivers of thinking how everything fades away in autumn- the music and the leaves. You are a genius, Chantal!
Your techniques are so stunning and I love the crumpled paper leaves. Your piece truly evokes a feeling of autumn.
I love your idea of the notes of music in the leaves. It is so beautiful. Great attention to detail and embroidery. Bravo!
I love the way that you have created the leaves with music paper which is so apt for the poem. The colours and fabrics are perfect for an autumnal feel, and as always the stitching is beautiful.
I admire your novel way of creating the leaves, very well done! The colors give this piece its autumnal feeling. Lovely stitching of the poem’s text and its name. Wonderful.
I love how you did the leaves: music paper colored with paint sticks. You created the right autumn atmosphere. Great composition.
Love the atmosphere of fall and the warm colors of autumn. Beautifully and harmoniously executed techniques, stitching and composition. Bravo!
Beautiful work. The colour palette and the lovely leaves successfully create the feel of Autumn. Excellent.
The music paper leaves are so lovely. It is a perfect “feel of autumn” piece and the continuously writing of the text makes it very special. Wonderful
The idea of using musical scores to create the leaves is intelligent and well-founded for the chosen subject. As always your use of colours is fabulous and sets the autumn mood well. Bravo.
What a great idea of adding music to the leaves! love the mood and colours of your piece, well done!