Structures #47
I completed sewing together Structures #47 over the weekend.
The colors aren’t accurate in the photos I’ve posted of this piece because there is black felt behind the light colors, so they are a bit distorted. It will look different after the quilt is completed.
Here’s a view of the entire top:
Someone asked me how I handled this disparate block sizes when piecing. This is what I find interesting and fun in this type of work. Fitting all of the odd shapes together and retaining a quality composition.
To do this I have to add extra strips in places where the blocks were too small, or cut down a block that was too large. I do all straight line seaming (although this piece does have 1 set in corner). Sometimes I have to sew only part of a seam and finish it later when the adjacent areas are ready to be attached.
It’s a slow process but it’s enjoyable and the result is worth it as I think the quilt has more movement and interest with varying blocks sizes compared to an easy to piece simple grid.
This is a detail shot of the upper left hand corner. You can see the extra strips I’ve added to some of the blocks.
Posted by in: Abstract Contemporary Textile Art, Quilting Process
