Twenty seven different yellow fabrics in fourteen foundation-pieced triangles. Inserted, with curved piecing and appliqué, in to a rather crumpled and tired looking background. Union Jack fabric at the bottom, tea-stained and of nondescript shape, dissolving into tattered threads at the far right. ( This is straight - unlike UK politics, just distorted by the medium - like UK politics).
Initial sketch, transferred to tearaway stabiliser. Triangle layout adjusted during transfer.
Auditioning yellow fabrics
Testing out triangle placement
I’ve been sewing on the Singer Featherweight.
Years of sewing on a flatbed,curtesy of a Horn cabinet, have made me value how less physically taxing it is to sew for extended periods on a machine inserted in to a flatbed. Much domestic discussion led to the purchase of
a SewEzi table. After a full weekend of sewing on it, I am full of praise. Sturdy legs, smooth table surface, easy to put up and down, truly portable, worth every penny. It helped me get to the borders stage with the splash and triangles quilt top.
I’m still making design decisions on the plain parts of the borders and am swaying between appliqué of some of the splash shapes, and leaving them blank for some dramatic machine quilting. To be considered further.
