Earlier this month, I showed my process for finishing up a fabric collage I started two years ago. I added layers of printing and overprinting, then quilted it to bring it to closure. I have a number of these unfinished fabric collages laying around the studio and I would love to get them finished. I have decided I will use them to try developing my skills with abstract imagery. I have also decided to use printing / surface design and the printing will include handwritten screen prints of recipes written by my grandmothers.
Here is my next challenge. It is a very muted pale yellow - green to bronze collage of hand dyed cotton. The size is about 34 x 50. Below is a detail showing how I have stitched the raw edged fabric pieces together using a free motion zig zag stitch. In doing this stitching, I have included the batting and backing fabrics so it is essentially already basted together in layers. I don't have to worry about anything other than getting the printing imagery and quilting right.
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