A bag I made from Da Gama fabric (it came printed in the pattern, so all you had to do was cut, a no-brainer, but a very useful bag to lug projects around in.) I lug a lot of stuff around, to catch all the little bits of time; very necessary if you're a single, working parent with a desperate yearning to make art all the time.
This is actually a fairly old one and I may already have blogged it, but I keep doing a few more stitches on it, so it's at least in progress... I'd like to do more in this vein, perhaps of proteas and local South African flora. The huge oak tree right next to my house is just an endless inspiration (but it would be nice to do some local flowers).
Bobby Brain posing on a house-warming present I'm making for a friend who has bravely moved. The pieces are just pinned down in the photo, I later fused everything and am now stitching everything down, as it's meant to be a utilitarian lap quilt and will need to withstand frequent washing.
Once I had it all together, and looked at it, I felt the colours were way too haphazard. I had that sinking feeling, when you've put lots of work in already and then look at it and realise it just doesn't work and you have to decide whether to dismantle or soldier on. Had this been a wall piece, I might have dismantled, but as a lap quilt, I think it's okay for it to be a bit random. (Note: must persuade her NOT to put it on a wall.)
What on earth could this amorphous mass be...?
Sorry, no more information until it's finished, it's my Innovative Threads Entry for 2008 and all will be revealed in time.... It's been 2 years in the making, so what's a few more weeks?
[wicked grin]
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