Last month I shared with you, in more or less real time, The Process of Creating Dreaming in Colour – my entry for for the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork/ European Patchwork Meeting 2014 contest- Imagine. I was drawn to this contest not for the substantial prize money on offer but the opportunity to have my work […]
Dreaming in Colour Process
Dreaming in Colour: Entry Submitted!
It’s nearly three weeks since I decided I would try and complete an entry for for the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork/ European Patchwork Meeting 2014 contest- Imagine. Although this hasn’t been the only project I’ve been working on, it has been quite intense. In case you missed them, here are my previous posts about the process […]
Dreaming in Colour: Approaching the Finish Line
I finished quilting Dreaming in Colour on the weekend. There have been a few hitches along the way. Don’t you hate it when this happens?! Here’s a shot showing before and after quilting: There are a couple of changes that might not be immediately perceptible. The first is that I decided that the blue line […]
Dreaming in Colour: Quilting in Progress
I have reached the half way mark in quilting Dreaming in Colour. After some auditioning, I decided against including hand cross-stitch elements. This was partly for aesthetic reasons. I enjoy adding cross-stitch to my work (see, for example, Dreamlines #3) but in this case, it seemed to detract from the design unless I did a […]
Dreaming in Colour: Let the Quilting Begin
The top of Dreaming in Colour is complete! Then I delved into the fabric mountain to find a suitable backing. I like my backings to relate to the front in some way and the motif on this fabric (Flutter Bright by The Woodrow Studio) has a familiar feel: However, I had more meterage of this […]
Dreaming in Colour: Update from the Rainbow Room
Dreaming in Colour is coming together. There are a couple of rows of dancing shapes to go along the bottom – or maybe a row on the top and the bottom. Decisions. Decisions. The next step will be to audition some different colour combinations. I can always look out the window for inspiration! This the […]
