After seeing a patchwork jacket in a Yuletide catalog, I could
not get patchwork off my mind. The idea of using scrap bits of fabric and
making a whole piece of clothing appealed to the recycler in me.
This gradually morphed into making a fabric journal cover,
using remnants and embroidery thread. Teesha Moore has a lovely patchwork
journal tutorial
using two-sided fabric. I decided to try something a little different. Using a
piece of primed canvas as a base, I hand sewed various swatches on and added a
bit of poly fiberfill.
Experimenting with some Jacquard cotton ink jet sheets, I printed
my photograph of cows near Doolin, Ireland. With an Emerald Island theme, I was
off. I recruited a faded old linen tea towel with the Book of Kells animal imagery,
some Celtic knot fabric, a Celtic button, along with colors and textures I
associate with Ireland.
Soon I’ll sew in watercolor pages with a long stitch,
possibly with lime green eyelets on the spine…I haven’t quite figured that part
out yet.
