I went to a doctors appointment with Jon this morning so didn’t get to my studio till after lunch. And soon I have to get ready for bellydancing class.
I would have left myself more time to blog, but I got stuck in my studio, trying to figure out what happens next on my Winter Shadows quilt.
After sewing the blue and white garden fabric around the border, I was at a loss. Everything I tried, just didn’t work.
Eventually I decide I needed to clean off my work table which was full of rejected fabric and use what scraps were left to make the next move. I also pulled out a few scraps of more rusty red fabric.
Then I began sewing them together.
You can see one square I made in the photo below on the bottom of the quilt. After I use up the rest of the scraps, I’ll once again see how they fit together on the quilt….
i love how you recycle and recreate usable art and beauty with every piece of scrap. i have some antique fabrics (linens, doilies, etc.) passed down in my family which (i do not sew!) my daughters and i have no talent for doing anything with. so they sit in a closet. i think i am ready to moved them on. i would love for them to be re-used and re-homed by an artist like you, but if you have enough then perhaps i will send on to sue silverstein and her art students. can you let me know? thank you for your gift of sharing your inspirational work.
Nancy, I started using my grandmother’s doilies when I went to art school when I was in my twenties. So I know just what you mean. I do have a lot of doilies and linens right now, so if you wanted to send them to Sue I know she’d find a good use for them. I will email you also, to make sure you get my message. Thank you!
thank you for getting back to me, maria. i will send the doilies and linens onward…but not to you. i think i will save the quilt top (sunbonnet girls from the 20’s i think) and maybe i will run into someone in the next few years who can do something with it. keep up the good work and creativity! a joy to see your pieces come together.
Oh Sure Nancy, Thanks so much for your generosity.