Indigo continued

A further 2 indigo quilts have also resulted, both larger than the 12" SAQA donation. Using a different plant from my garden the photo above shows a progress shot of Indigo #2.

I've used a lovely wipe-up cloth for the backing.

Indigo #3 is for the Viewpoints 9 Be Natural challenge which I set on January 1.

 

Indigo

My quilting making in January after the family visit was to revisit the indigo pieces of cotton fabric dyed last year in Ali George's indigo vat. I stitched resist patterns and Ali dyed them for me as I couldn't be there for the day. The colouration was splotchey and not as bold as I imagined. My resist stitching wasn't strong enough to carry the design intended. However printing with white enhanced the pieces and above, is the first stage of the Studio Art Quilt Associates 12" square auction quilt I'll donate this year.

Pinned and layered with batting.

The backing fabric is a Jacaranda print.

Machine quilting underway using my trusty Bernina 440.

 

The results

The moment of cutting the binding string to reveal our eco experiments. Swiss Army knives rule!

Lots of steam coming from our bundles as we are excited to see what has happened! Marilyn does the first reveal.

Jennie

Di

Marg was very happy as she got some purple, her favourite colour, in her piece.

Marcia

Happy with mine.

 

 

Boiling up

This outdoor cook house area was the scene for creative endeavours by 6 Mexettes! We wrapped native vegetation into wool scarves, tied them with string and put them in the pots to brew.

Marg and Jennie at work or was it play?

Di and Marcia also having fun. We are rugged up against the cold.

 David was instrumental in tightly rolling our bundles, ready for the pot.