As I said in my earlier post I was becoming fascinated with the quality of light that comes through a stained glass window and I particularly became fascinated with the cut through process that I had been playing with. After I had made a pice 10" square for my Journal Quilt I have gone on to make an A3 sized piece for this challenge. It is not the only piece I have made, more of that in a minute.
As you can see I didn't actually take this particular technique any further, mostly because I didn't have the time but I may well play with it some more when time allows.
I said in my previous post that I wanted to experiment with sheers and I have had a great time doing just that. I took a selection of neutral organzas, silks and nylon sheers and used fabric paints tostamp and make monoprints on their surfaces. I kept the monoprints neutral in tones of grey and was a bit worried at first that they might be too light to show up. Sadly I was so busy working I didn't take any photos of the process.
The next step was to use silk paints to add colour to the pieces of fabric. I decided on silk paint as I didn't have a lot of time, again. Once the fabrics were all prepared I started to cut and piece them using a pojagi style of seam. This is the result:
The photograph above was taken indoors with the piece laying on the top of my sewing table. It is very slightly smaller than A3 size. I then took further photographs outside.
After photographing the piece hanging from our driftwood I couldn't resist hanging the 'window' in the lilac tree where the sun was shining through this morning.
I have made a lot of mistakes with the stitching in this technique and a certain amount of drifting has occurred but I am so delighted with the way this has turned out. The surface marks are really exciting me and I am really happy with my interpretation of 'Through The Window'. I am quite tempted though to leave it out in the garden to let the sun shine through and see how it ages. You may also have noticed that this isn't really a quilt as it is only one layer. Tant pis! (As the French would say). Actually a couple of the pieces do consist of two layers as I felt the sheer was too fine.
I shall look forward to seeing everyone else's interpretations and to the next challenge!
4 comments:
Love your piece Julie - the colours are gorgeous,
Two gorgeous pieces here Julie - the light through the pojagi piece is mouthwatering. Do I detect developments following Jo Budd workshop here?
If you ever get tired of it I can find it a good home!
Haven't you been productive!!2 glowing pieces - I love how the shadows interact with your Pojagi piece- makes me want to return to that technique
Thank you ladies :-) I think Jo's workshop has had a subconscious influence Sandra and probably a conscious one too. Sadly I am not looking for a new home for it but I may get round to making another. Watch this space!
I hadn't paid much attention to Pojagi until I went to Ally Pally this year and saw the stand there, Mags. I was intrigued by the way the pieces floated layer on layer and it intrigued me enough to play.
Thank you for your compliment on the colours Claire, I did get a bit excited about the way they turned out, it was very hard to cut into them!
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