it's time for this week's creativity round up.... things I worked on rather than finishes this time
I take the RSC challenge to focus on a color each month, to heart. I not only pull out the purple scrap bin, but think about the shades and tints of a color, it's relationship to other colors.
I did finish this month's hexie block in purple. It's so satisfying to finish the block press it and see it all together. It starts with choosing the shades and fabric patterns, which ones to put next to the others, moving the little basted hexies around til it feels right. Sometimes I baste the whole set and don't like how they look in the block and choose another fabric.
no project too small to dither over
I now have 7 blocks done, and am already worrying over how to set them. Do I put black between each block? just sew them together into some shape then fill in around them to make a border?
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| just on the sewing table for a picture |
will it have too much movement if just set next to each other, too much to enjoy seeing on the wall?
And how will I quilt it? there are so many seams here.
My granny hand quilted every quilt she made, or tied them with little tufts of thread on top. She followed the seam lines. I seldom do that, and this would be difficult to hand quilt.
that's another decision for another day
I walk a lot lately, and on walks I often notice things in the RSC color of the month. this month it's purple so I notice what is purple on my walks....
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| clematis is purple |
I started a pair of hand knitted socks, in a summer yarn, that is stretchy and so variegated
Knitting is soothing to me, and I do it at night. Stop the day's demands, slow down, turn on the TV
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| the colors really blend and blur with this yarn |
I do like the meditative aspect of handwork. Slower, more chance to observe color, repetitive stitches add up and like in meditation my mind can ping pong or quiet down and I go with it.
I worked on this project, curvy improve joins of tiny mosaic fabric pieces to each other, then strips to strips, tidy order made from the chaos of a pile of scraps. Like tiny pieces of glass in a kaleidoscope.
I'm also working on the table scraps challenge to use purple scraps and focus on the word blossoms
I'll show it next week... it's turning out well so far
in between studio projects I turn back to just what a small shift in shade will do to this journal cover.
The circle in the center was a scrap square I cut into a circle, changing the whole feel of it.
I plan to do stitching by hand over this for a texture addition
My good sister friend Cindy sent me a box full of treasures.
I LOVE a box of things to go through. She said they were from a studio cleanse but I see nothing but treasures. The fabrics are so pretty, so useable
she said she wouldn't use them but knew I would, and she's right.
It's good to have a friend who knows you isn't it?
She sent it for my birthday meaning there is a second gift in being remembered and being "post office worthy"
notions, beads, ink blocks.... needles to try, bead scrapers, a lighted "un-stitcher" and omg
Joy sent me a birthday box with flamingo fabric, in happy colors along with a journal in pink which lifted my spirits so much!
Pat in NM sent a big box of tiny scraps that gave me hours of sorting fun, and some of those are in my current purple work.... it's like a collaboration between artists to receive the fabrics they chose to use, and now I will pick up the gauntlet and carry on in my own way.
I am so grateful
10 comments:
Your hexie blocks are such great swirls of color! However you choose to set them for a quilt, they will be beautiful. Have fun playing with those new treasures!
Happy birthday!! Belated? The hexies are all so pretty. I'm confident you'll come up just the right setting for them.
I love your dedication to the colour of the month! Even looking for it while on walks! And yes, what a wonderful gift -- and the most striking thing of all -- THE FLAMINGO SCISSORS!
Great post. So much colour (unafraid) and knitting too! Perhaps, if you think your hexies are too busy you could join them with a single row of unpatterned hexies (black even) to give them a border each or a bacground. A really clever background would be to start with dark on one edge and fade to light across the piece. Too much for me but I've seen clever stuff like that.
I do love your hexies! Sending you happy birth day wishes - not sure if it's still to come or has already happened. Who knows, perhaps we share a birthday (mine's the 22nd)
Love your hexie blocks and I know whatever decision you make will be the perfect one! I love knitting and I soooooo wish that I liked knitting socks but I don't.
Happy Birthday to you! I’m loving your spiral hexies! Great use of scraps! I would use a border so that each block sings. I fell of the RSC Challenge, but you’re inspiring me to climb back on! I had no idea you knitted as well! What a multi-talented lady you are! Thank you for sharing!
Love those hexie blocks! What a great study in color values each block makes. I like them set together but could also see some interesting effects happening by adding paths between them. Well, it's easy enough to lay them spaced out on a piece of fabric to audition it the other way to decide what you like. I know it will be stunning whatever you decide! You have great friends to send you lovely boxes of goodies like those!
I just adore those swirling hexie blocks. Happy Belated birthday. You have good friends who remember you and your hobbies.
You are questioning how to finish your hexie quilt just as I have done! The solution always seems to present itself - I believe they call this ‘trust the process!’ I love your swirly blocks!
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