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Refreshed after a lovely week on the island of Menorca, I
have just ventured into my studio for the first time. As I always do a grand tidy
up before I go away, (clearing the surfaces, putting things back to where they
belong, throwing out ‘surplus to requirement’ stuff), it was all clean and tidy
and a pleasure to be in there. Not much sewing has been done so far as you can imagine
as holiday washing had to come first, but that is all ironed and aired and now
I am chomping at the bit to get going. I have been toying with the idea of
making another quilt for my in-a-wall
series and here is the potential starting point (with a bit more work) for ‘fish-in-a-wall’.
Fish doodle
I am always drawing on holiday, for my own interest and not
for public viewing, and I have started to become quite intrigued with scribble
drawing. I actually draw small circles over and over again, increasing the pressure
on the pencil for darker shading. In the back of my mind I am wondering if I
can do this in layers of thread, definitely food for thought ….. And then I
looked on Google and what a diversity of inspiration there is there. Here is a humble
sample of my drawing; I have a long way to go! But as I am fond of saying, you
don’t get good at something by not trying it! I join friends tomorrow for a day’s
sewing, so I may give it a whirl.
Scribble drawing 1
Looking back in my sketch book, I see that I also tried it
on a flight last year after visiting the Yellowstone National Park, hence the
subject matter.
Scribble drawing 2
Desperate to sew however, I have put some more thought into
the colourful quilt block that I sampled before I went on holiday. I intend to
continue with this as a ‘quilt-as-you-go’ project just to get rid of my heaps
of colourful scraps. So with enthusiasm, I put the block onto batting and
backing and pinned the layers together.
Pinned layers
I chose 2 multi-coloured threads, one for the top and a
different one for the bobbin. I sewed a stabilising row of stitches around the
outside edge of the block 1/8” in to keep the layers stable.
Multi-coloured threads
And before I knew it, I had quilted the sample block with a favourite
free-motion design.
Quilted block front
Detail
The squares of backing fabrics will be cut from colourful
fabric also. So I’m working with colour again and this makes me happy so all is
well with my world. I hope to make some progress with this project in the next
few weeks so watch this space.
Quilted block back
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