I completed this little handquilted piece yesterday -- eco dyed recycled linen and raw silk backed with an unusual commercial batik. Streamers measures 21 x 15 inches.
Saturday I steeped a pot of eco dyed fabric -- I'll post photos of the finished fabric on Wednesday. I'd been given a small piece of silk/wool fabric that I was anxious to work with...hoping once again that I could get an orange color from my local eucalyptus, which didn't subsequently happen. Although the fabric is beautiful nonetheless.
Monday I prepped two quilts -- one to be machine quilted for the latest Fiberactions challenge, the other one to be handstitched. I'll also likely do a second Fiberactions piece for this challenge, as I did for the last one. Since I have so few things going on this year, I've decided to get more work done by completing more than one piece for each challenge.A friend gave me some little jars of Jacquard Procion dyes about a year ago, and I'm planning to dye about five yards of mixed fabric later this week via the Jar Dyeing Method.
I've noticed that when I'm in a fallow period, what happens for me is that I cease being able to make any creative decisions. Which is why I stop taking action. Being creative is all about making decisions, all the time. And sometimes it all just feels overwhelming and I have to stop. But I'm good to go again now, for a while.
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