It's been awhile

but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy.  The first of the Batik pieces is quilted, and faced.  I'm quite proud of it, and look forward to displaying it in May.

"Solar Flare" is bound and ready for hanging.  Neither of these has a label, but I'll do all the labels at the same time.

My Improv piece has come back from the longarmer.  I was aware that the design just wasn't working for me, and didn't anticipate any future for it, but as we were looking at it, she held it up rotated 90 degrees.  Wow!  What difference!

This isn't the first time this has happened to me.  I see this second design as being absolutely right for this piece.  My plan now is to bind it, and add a hanging sleeve, with the idea of taking it to the gallery with me in May, and using it if space can be found.

There is also a sketch book cover being made.  I found the bag of 3/4" hexies that I made from circles rather than using English Paper Piecing.  These had been pretty well sewn together at some point, but there are as many again, if not more, waiting to be joined.  Those last are back in the drawer, but the others have been appliqued to a black background, and will be made into a sketch book cover as soon as is feasible.  They were beaded using Miyuki drops in a blue/green before being sewn down to the background.

Lastly, one of my groups, Textile and Fibre Arts Manitoba, is organizing an exhibition on the theme of "River".  Previously, I have mentioned a third batik piece that, but never shown it.  I have a design for a piece to be made using it as a background.  This design would fit into the theme of "River", but, after doing a lot of soul searching, I've decided that the design I have in mind will just not fit into the size constraints this exhibition calls for.  So, I'll proceed with making this, but use it for my May Gallery Show, rather than enter it into the other exhibition.  This is how it looks today.  Watch for further developments.  It's already been turned 180 degrees.