I have set a goal this year to expand my mixed media work by returning to my first love....fabric! I am lucky enough to join a local "journal quilt" group which meets monthly.
Journal quilts are generally small - often A4 size or 12” x 12”, are made regularly – weekly, monthly etc and are used as a way to experiment and to document. No rules except the size.
My first journal quilt was last December. I shared the results in my last post, but I could not stop myself from using the shape to make a doll. Here is my finished quilt:
and here is the doll:
And a "series" is born!
For 2017 our theme is colors and January was Grey.
Here are photos of my process.....
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| Playing with ideas... |
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| Things are taking shape |
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| Faces done on vintage paper that is collaged to muslin so I can sew them on. |
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| Ready for hand stitching.... |
And here is the final piece....
I just could not bear to cover up the beautiful hankie so.....
Here are photos of the doll I made, inspired by the quilt
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| The bear was made from an old grain sack and the sweater is a sleeve from an old sweater I felted. |
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| The sweater had holes, so I made them a feature! |
A quilt, a doll and now I think, a painting inspired by them....
