An Experiment in Thread Sketching

For our Contemporary Quilt Journal Quilt Challange

 this year we have to make an 8" sq mini quilt each month,

theme etc to be decided upon individually but each piece

must have a line that cuts through it from one 

side to the other.

So I have given myself 2 challenges.

The first is to use up some 

of the many pieces of fabric I have experimented 

on! Some have been dyed, some printed on in

various ways.  Many of them reside in my

'What on earth am I going to do with

this  piece!' box. 

The 2nd challenge is to improve my

thread sketching skills and to learn

to let go the regimented 'I must

follow the line and be neat' mentality!

I started by sorting and stacking my fabric into

 seasonal colours, Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter.

As good a starting point as any.

SPRING

The proceeded to tear the fabric up

into strips and lay it down on my wadding

any which way I chose before adhering

it all down with 505 spray.

SUMMER

Once stuck the pieces were then stitched 

down with a zigzag stitch.  

AUTUMN

All that is left to do now is to 

let loose and stitch the birds on before .....

WINTER

Adding a few hand stitches to finish it all off.