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.