Fibermania

Sunnyside of the Street

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Sunnyside of the Street, unquilted cottons, machine pieced 36x21"

I was putting away the leftovers from the previous day and found some patchwork that I had made last winter. I deconstructed it and inserted roof shapes just to see what I could make from the parts. It was fun and faster than starting from scratch, which I'll do tomorrow.

The good thing is that I used up scraps and leftover parts, not letting it get too serious.
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While cleaning out another storage box, I found this old piece, fused, painted and hand dyed. Fused already to batting and just awaiting quilting. The painted fabrics are painted with diluted acrylics and have a matte finish, and are a bit more 'sturdy' feeling than plain fabrics. I remember the name was 15 Crosses.
I was going through a phase of wanting to work in a series and this was one of about six pieces that I made during that time. I used different from my usual cheerful colorways and this one was about the cheeriest of the bunch, but still kind of dark and murky in the contrasting dark bits.

I think I got the idea of series work after doing this and it was semi-a good experience, altho not one single piece in the series got my "I love it" vote.