I have signed up for the Contemporary Group journal quilt challenge again this year but, as we enter March, I am already behind. It's okay though as I think I know what I'm doing! Each JQ has to use a small area of a specified colour, purple for the first months of the year. My wonderful Indigo Sister, Judi, sent me some delicious pieces of kimono silk and I'm going to use these for the colour element each month. The rest of the quilt will be in natural colours and focus on texture.
So, my JQ for January has some stitching on it and is making progress.
My piece for February is set out but not stitched at all. Aren't the kimono silks fabulous?
March will follow shortly.
On Friday I am going to a workshop with Debbie Mitchell. She is a favourite tutor with Country Roads Quilters, not least because her workshops include an almost constant supply of good things to eat! We will be doing "some upcycling, possibly wet felting and using natural materials, maybe", I'd watch this space!
