The first piece - actually, second piece - started as what I tend to think of as a play piece. If I haven't got anything else on the go I sometimes start a piece that doesn't matter - just to play around and try things out. I find if I think about a piece as being for an exhibition or as being even remotely important in some way I get all locked up and hesitant. So, if I start out working on a play piece I already have it in my head that it may not work, but it just doesn't matter. Quite often a play piece turns out OK but sometimes I abandon it if it isn't working. The main thing is that I don't put any PRESSURE on myself with these pieces.
So here is the start of the second piece in my water series, called 'Ripples'.
It is a piece of fused applique on some hand-dyed cotton. I did they dyeing ages ago and have been waiting for the right idea to use it on as it's not that big - roughly 45 x 35cm.
The fabrics fused on top are mostly commercial cottons apart from the turquoise.
Since taking this picture I've done the free-motion quilting (and boy did that nearly go horribly wrong!) and added a few tiny beads - quite subtle (had to take them out a few times till I got it right) and just to emphasise the movement of the water.
My next post will have show where I've got with the next stage
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