Blog 482
Whilst many of my projects continue to develop gradually, I made great strides with my pansy wall hanging last week. It was spurred on by my appearance at the Royal Pavilion in Llangollen as part of Quiltfest. (I have included the details of the exhibition at the end of this blog.) I was demonstrating how to play and create with fused fabric, something I have been doing for years so it was an easy option! It was a busy morning and I met lots of old friends and former students there and caught up with their lives and their news. If there is one thing that I miss about not teaching, it is that easy socialising and being with like-minded people. I attend various craft groups so I am not devoid of company, but I have always enjoyed being on my own too and working quietly. I generally work in my playroom in silence especially if I am machine sewing. If I try to listen to the radio, the sound of the machine makes me miss chunks of the dialogue! At other times, I need to think and let my creativity flow and it is then that I find background noise distracting. If I am tidying, the radio is on and if I am doing mundane tasks too. But I value silence and search continually for that still small voice within me.
Below are some progression pictures of the pansy wall
hanging from humble sketchings on paper through to the finished creation, ready
for machine quilting. It went through several transformations on the design
wall as you can see. I am very pleased with it; actually I love it! Now for the
machine quilting/texturing.
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