Update

Someday I'll get comfortable with social media but it hasn't happened yet!  I sent off my 6 quilts for Prague to Kathy, then realized that I hadn't photographed "Lines".   I promise to post it when it comes back home...

Here is "Blue" aka "Things Fall Apart".  It's part of a new series that I'm working on.  The others are very large in scale -  about 80" x 80" (or 200 x 200 cm) square.

Also, Gillian, I have not given up on "Sketch"  even though it won't be done in time for Prague.  You have certainly put me out of my comfort zone with it, but I'm determined to finish it.  I'll post it with "Lines", I hope!

I'm very impressed with all of the work that you all have posted and wish that I could see them all in Prague - maybe next time...

Blue -- Blue Rivers

The center of this quilt was made with organza folds, and the supplemental units were cut out of a scrim cloth that I dyed. Quilting  made in circles represent  the pebbles. 

Finished with all seven!!!

Here's my blue quilt:

Blue Mountains  (details below)

Made like my sketch quilt, with some fabric stitched directly to a canvas backing, and some areas just thread on the canvas.  I just love the effect, and the process.

When we set up the ground rules for Intl Threads I said I wanted the themes or prompts to be broad enough that I could use these quilts as etudes or experiments for things I wanted to check out.  I have been pretty consistent in sticking to this approach, and have already come up with some ideas that have been springboards to larger pieces.  I think these last two pieces have opened up a huge new area that I plan to work in this year.  So thank you to everybody!!!!

No. 6 - Blue

Blue

I am going to be away for a few weeks in January and February and in between have loads of teaching so have been worrying about when I was going to find the time to make the quilts that I needed to. So the only way was to stop worrying and just get on and make them.

Here is the Blue Quilt.

This one is inspired by my trips to Scandinavian countries. I have always loved the jumpers that many people wear and have a few that I love to wear.

I dyed the 100% wool felt using acid dyes and then with an innovative way of piecing or counterchange I put the jumpers together.

The stitching in done using some thicker white thread using automatic patterns and the rest is done using lana thread

Here is a detail

For the last couple of years I have been teaching a residential course in the NWest of the UK at a lovely centre at Grange over sands. It is on an estuary and we always go over the estuary on the viaduct to a small town Arnside. 

We take photos, do some drawings etc and I have a fabulous collection of photos and I have never done anything with. I have meaning to make this quilt for a while so i was thrilled when Margaret announced her challenge. I had a few thermofax screens made from my drawings and printed some hand dyed fabrics.

This quilt is not my usual style of working but that's part of the group challenge

So now I only have the Sketch challenge to do for April. I can go away now feeling relieved

Gillian