There's a kind of Hush...
"A kind of hush"
15.5" x 15.5"
Black and white mini challenge
Improv pieced
Sheer overlay
Machine and hand quilted
I wanted to participate in Curated Quilts Mini Black and White Challenge
so I started thinking of movement in air in water and in thought. I soon felt stuck and put it aside for a few days.
I was on FB and saw a photograph someone had taken of a really cool zen stack of rocks and the sun peaking through a crack between the stones. The hole was perfect and allowed rays of the sun to explode out through the hole.
I was so inspired by the beauty and calm that I walked into my sewing room last night and jumped back into my movement of air, water and thought.
Out came ....
A Kind of Hush.
I played around with the improv shapes but it felt too something? I always like to try new things and thought why not try a sheer overlay to calm it down.
I have a stash of clothing fabrics and found this sheer white organdy. I was scared it would be hard to sew but it quilted up nicely with my walking foot.
I then needed to bring some of the movement back to the forefront and chose to use black perle cotton hand quilting.
I think it works!
The backing also fits my calm theme.
I made a facing following a new video I came across on the Bernina We All Sew Invisible Faced Binding
Since this project was small I did it. I like the tutorial except I had trouble with turning the corners and having them pull enough fabric to the back. The extra bulk of that sheer organza made the edges slippery. I need to tuck the corners slightly at the bottom and on the top I stitched them down around the outside leaving openings for a hanging bar. I think it is okay.
I am happy with the movement and the flow of the design. It is hard to photograph something with a sheer overlay though and you don't want to press with a too hot iron. Can you tell I say this from experience? Anyway it is a bit crinkly with layers. I will definitely try a sheer overlay again.
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