Having completed the needlefelted river panel, it was time to start thinking about the overall composition of this work. My process in general is to components up on the design wall and audition fabrics for the supporting quilt. I work quickly on this part, pulling fabrics and pinning them in place. I try to set aside time without distractions so I can focus and make good decisions. I then leave it up for a few days of study, and may do some tweaking, but in general the initial composition is what I go with.
I often make strip sets in particular colorways to go with my panels. For this quilt I tried a different approach. I have a bin of leftover bits of strips from previous quilts, and I rummaged around in there to find pieces that would work. It was a really interesting challenge to arrange and incorporate all the disparate bits; but of course they were not all that disparate because my sensibilities had informed them all. And using parts from other quilts helped tie this particular one into my body of work..
And while that was going on, I did a round of quilting on the wet cyanotype panel. It was all very exciting and I was working long hours obsessively.
Up next: pebbles and the backing.
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