Maryte Collard – Book #3
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is another book by Haruki Murakami that I enjoyed reading.
In this book a young man searches for his wife’s missing cat, and then for his wife as well. As these searches intersect, he encounters a bizarre group of characters and visits mysterious places.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle delves into the concept of reality and subjective experience. It blurs boundaries between the physical and the metaphysical and I had to learn how to understand symbolism hidden behind simple things and happenings. In my next quilt, book #4, I am going to look inside that well.
I used all my hand-dyed fabrics and raw edge technique for this quilt, and it is machine quilted.
FIFTEEN BY FIFTEEN 
The colors are so intense that they make the cat and the mechanical bird stand out so strongly ! I love your quilting on the green part.
A very effective comparison of the reality and the subjective. The colours are great and the stitching so neat and varied giving texture to the piece. Well done.
How delightful, love the simplicity and your quilting is perfect.
Good use of high contrast colors and elements. The proportional size differences between the bird, cat and well makes me wonder what is going on in that well? The quilting in the sky is quite effective.
Fantastic quilt, I love your composition and design. Your attention to detail in the quilting is stunning. Bravo!
I don’t know the book but I like the objects you chose. Like the fabric and colors you use. very nice quilting.
Very effective way to depict the well and the characters. I especially like the way you have added a shadow to the well. The quilting is a great way to depict the background.I’m looking forward to seeing what is inside the well
Great colors, cat and bird are so intensely clear against that background! Your stitching is awesome, as always. Curious to know the depths of the well and what goes on inside.
I love the colors you used! The composition of your piece is great and the quilting fabulous as always!
Love all the bright colors and appliqué designs, it gives the quilt the feel of a children’s book. I also admire the way you stitched the title and densely stitched around it giving the piece depth and texture. Well done.
Wonderful use of bright colours. The bird is delightful and I love the cat. I’m intrigued by the story and look forward to the next installment.
I don’t know the book, but from your enthusiasm it must be really interesting. I’m intrigued by the sequel and finding out what the well hides. The use of rich colours highlights the characters in the quilt. The quilting is beautiful, especially the one on the lawn. Bravo.
Lovely and playful quilt so full of color. Awesome stitching as always.
Bravo!
Very interesting take on another Murakami’s books. Love the colorful bird the most!