Signs and Symbols

This is my "Signs and Symbols" quilt

Signs and Symbols - Gillian

I find working to a smaller size much better - not particularly because of the size but there is less pressure - at 40cm x 80cm, if it is not a great quilt, it doesn't matter, I feel I could easily do another.
I felt inspired to get going with the long overdue challenge
Signs and Symbols
I couple of years ago, whilst in the carpet museum in Istanbul I photographed some carpets with the information next to it, explaining what the symbols mean.
I made some drawings of the symbols and used my Interchange Applique technique.

You may have heard that, in Yorkshire, on Boxing Day we had some devastating floods. It has caused chaos and has been so sad to see so many homes ruined. My quilts were hanging in our local quilt shop, as part of a small exhibition. The water came into the shop to waist high and several of my quilts got very wet. They were in very dirty muddy water for 24 hours! They have surprisingly  washed well.

We spent the next few days helping to clear the shop etc. Elaine from the Quilt Cabin gave me some fabric ( the type and colours she knows I like) for helping so I wanted to use this fabric to make my next quilt.

So, although it is a signs and symbols quilt it is also a Hebden Bridge Flood Quilt, at least that's what it will remind me of.






Gillian

Signs and symbols -- Kathy

For some reason I've been having a hard time deciding what to make for the "signs and symbols" prompt.  When the answer finally came to me I felt really stupid -- it is so obvious!!  why didn't I think of this sooner??

For many years I have been making quilts in a format I call "postage stamps" because I make a bunch of tiny "quilts" and then sew them together in a grid, and each little quilt is not much bigger than a postage stamp.  I love this technique and return to it every now and then, and what could be better than to use the alphabet for the theme?



You can read about my other postage stamp quilts HERE, on my other blog.

Signs and Symbols

Ok - I am happy to admit here and now that I have not even started working on the Afghan square challenge. Nor do I have an idea worth mentioning. But hey! I finished the quilt for Eti's Challenge Signs and Symbols.

Quilter's Curse

These past weeks have been a plain hassle in my real world job - I'll spare you the details, but it has not been pink clouds and pixie dust. Just hard work and loads of it. And no quilting. At all. And when I did have a chance to sew - I messed up.

Usually I don't swear or curse ( ok, I'll say "scheisse" on and off) but that's it. But these past weeks I would have, if I had had the slightest hope of turning anything for the better.