At the start of all of the lockdowns, I needed mindless stitching. No complex piecing, just pulling scraps from a bag and sewing them together. Mindless meandering quilting, bit of hand applique, Quilt 2 is the result. 70cm x 97cm, not large, probably destined for Project Linus. I also had the perfect piece of fabric for the back, found in a charity shop more years ago than I can remember.
I made this quilt during lockdown, loaded photos to Instagram, but did not blog about it. It was sewn completely from stash and is based on this pattern. Surprisingly straightforward to sew, and great fun choosing the placement of the tones of blue. It ended up at 102cm x 120cm, so not huge, but enough to cover a lap.
Machine quilted with straight line, walking foot quilting, in random geometric shapes.
Will I submit it to Festival of Quilts? It always seems like a bit of a cop out to submit a quilt made to someone else's pattern, but I suppose there have still been artistic decisions made in its construction.
I am thoroughly enjoying being a member of Susan Yeates " Inspire" group on Facebook. A theme set each month, a set of tutorials that you can follow or not as you wish, supportive members, interesting asides from Susan. This month's them is mixed media, so I'm off looking for bits and bobs in the " that'll be useful one day" bags!
An exercise based on the work of Jasper Johns
