and a design -
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| (working title: River of Days) |
I thought to do the background in neutrals, in stitch-and-flip rows, and sorted through my fabrics for (recycled) linens, nice to handstitch on -
Having found some congenial backing, I cut it to size, and laid out fabrics to get an idea of the flow of colours -
After looking at it and thinking about it for a while, I decided to abandon this project, not to take part in the challenge.
The size required - 150cm x 50cm, is simply too large. Until it was laid out, I couldn't imagine it - almost as tall as me, and rather wider. Also, the range of fabrics is too great, colour-wise. Most of all, I don't want to piece, I want to stitch....
But I like the "burning horizon" - as seen from the train as I travelled back from Norwich -
and I would love to do a lot of stitching onto linen, in a long narrrow(ish) format - maximum size about 90cm x 40cm.
Perhaps this "horizon" quilt will happen one day.
It was definitely a bonus to come across these damasks, dyed years ago with a Procion black -
They tempt me to get going on this idea ... but other things are more urgent just now. (All the more reason to start??)
I think the size is too large too Margaret and was equally alarmed when I actually confronted it in fabric. I am going to try and do something for it but it will involve failry large pieces of fabric. If I don't get it done in time it will become my entry for the Art Quilt group at Festival.
ReplyDeleteusually lots of other more urgent things to do is enough of a spur to make me do something creative :)
ReplyDeleteit's a beautiful sunset - and those striking yet blurred verticals....