working on a blue quilt - Japanese fabric

Here’s a little picture gallery of the quilt I’ve been working on. The fabric is almost all from Japan. A little is from my dye pots (the pink / purple), some is a delicious old (real) black velvet.

 
A stack of Japanese fabrics in blue and green, neatly folded sitting on a table
Shibori resist printing on indigo fabric/ Graphic floral design print
 
blues patched pieced quilt Japanese fabric
resist printed indigo dyed dark blue fabric, with graphic floral design
improv quilt backing in progress. Pink and blue fabric on wall
studio with windows, improv quilt on the wall. Indigo Japanese fabric in blue and pink.

If you’d like to get started working on the joy of Improv quilting, then you might like my Fear-Less quilting course here.

Ellie ~ Petalplum

Textile artist, writer, and photographer (among quite a few other things). 
I love working with textiles, natural dyes & slow mindful moments, as well as guiding creatives (artists, crafters, photographers, alternatives therapies) on how to best share their work, voice & authentic self with their community & audience. 

Mama to 3, live in Northern NSW, Australia

Instagram @petalplum

https://petalplum.com.au
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