Monday, October 04, 2021

Sew4theSoulBook#1

I'm back to working with fabric after a 4 or 5 years, when digital artistry and knitting became my creative outlets. I have a LOT of fabric and threads and beads and buttons ... it's time to use them.

My first project was a new needle book. Fabric collage and hand stitching.



I've had this circle quilt in blocks on my design board for several years. I don't even remember when I worked on it last. I've now finished the hand stitching and beading, and joined the blocks. Need to attach a back fabric, quilt, and create a border.


I've also started a new project: #sew4thesoulbook. Originated by textile artist Anne Brook, it is a fabric book with cotton batting as the base of the pages. There are prompts for each spread. The first two pages are "Straight lines and a circle"


I'm am really loving this project. It is challenging in several ways: selection of fabrics for the spread, placement of fabrics, selection of threads and stitches to create interest. It really feels good to work with fabric again!





2 comments:

jacki long said...

Wow!This is wonderful and what great colors!
I love it all, and cam imagine your satisfaction in putting your earlier works together.
As you work, maybe more blogs?

Jan's Art and Musings said...

Jacki, thank you. I've begun to post some on IG. I need to be more consistent in posting. I recognize how much inspiration I receive from artists like you who show their work, both finished and process.
https://www.instagram.com/artsyjan/