38/52 2008 Weekly Journal Quilt
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008Posted 9/24/08
This is my weekly journal quilt 38/52 2008, 6″ x 8″. I was a little stumped for ideas, so I decided to grab a ziploc bag of “non-fabric” materials. I really need to work with a combination of paper and other recycled materials more often, as I really find it challenging and fun! I used some leftover brown paper bags that I printed with red and black paint when I was working on my Collage Mania 2008 pieces. I also used some coffee cup sleeves (the backs) that I printed with black ink. For building this piece, I started with a red and black batik whole cloth background fused to a piece of Peltex interfacing. I then fused black rounded off square shapes that echoed the tiny black shapes on the batik. Next, I layered the cardboard shapes on top. Lastly, I added the brown paper bag pieces on top of the cardboard. I used a bit of glue to hold the non-fabric items down while I stitched them. I stitched in black and red variegated thread around the shapes. At this point, I added diagonal black stitching lines to echo the cross movement in the piece. To finish it, I fused a piece of fabric on the back and then zigzagged the edges.
This piece is for sale for $3o in my Etsy shop.