What started as an exercise to compare pairs of complementary colours (those opposite each other on the colour wheel) and the impact of varying amounts of each colour became a small wall quilt which I'm really happy with.
The impetus to get it finished was the South Coast and Country Quilters' Guild show which I had entered it in - so, for once a deadline......
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| Pairs of complementary colours from my earlier hand dyed fabric. |
I quilted it using straight lines a quarter of an inch apart. I had considered straight line quilting but after watching a Craftsy class with Jacquie Gering (Quilting with a Walking Foot) the idea was confirmed, ultimately creating a modern look I think.
The back was cobbled together with some of the less successful fabrics - but they seemed to work - and a hanging sleeve as required........
This small piece was my entry into the challenge for the same show - 'I See Red'
Another small abstract pieced together as I went along until it felt balanced.
I then quilted it with another of Jacquie Gering's straight line techniques using two focal points, which again I was very happy with.
I couldn't get to the show but was pleased I made the effort to enter. It was a good mental shift from the renovation and other life events tossed into the mix.
Sue xxxx
