I haven't been doing much stitching lately and my time on the train has mainly been spent on catching up with notes/ preparation for EDAM classes. I have however been continuing to explore the layers in sections of old quilt , carrying on from my '
indigoboro' journal quilts but this time working with the original colours rather than overdyeing. It's difficult to know how far to go cutting through the layers and adding stitch, wanting to enhance and preserve the ragged beauty of the original .
In a very small voice, I must admit that I haven't trimmed them down to the prescribed 7 x 9 inches as I love the uneven ragged edges and will probably mount them to show them off. Also against all the rules , I took photos for posting on CQ group in full sunlight but look how that raked light shows the peaks and hollows of the quilting.
It's slow work ,so running out of time , for November's JQ ( above) I found a section of old quilt with a light layer of gesso on and added 'stitch' using Pitt pen and for Decembers ( below) I found a section of machine quilting tension sample and added paint and pen marks.
Just shows you can find inspiration anywhere and I like the idea of recycling, reusing and returning to the salvaging of offcuts I started in
January. I do like to get involved with the Journal Quilt projects - this was my 15th year ! Next year it's a return to A4 size thank goodness but with an interesting challenge involving trying different techniques I think I'll try and keep to one theme - the year of
Indigo was one of my most successful.
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These are beautiful
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