City Lights

A little while back I blogged about some gray fabrics I had dyed. It was for a "Gray Plus One" challenge in which we are to make an 18 x 24 piece using only gray and one other color. I thought it was natural for my Configuration series in which I use different combination of my hand dyed fabrics and my wonky piecing to give an illusion of buildings.

I found this a bit daunting because, even though I've done six configuration quilts before, none were this small or had a size restriction. I did a lot of units over or added strips to "stretch" them to fit. It was also difficult to photograph.  The wall that it's on is white, so in person it's a bit brighter. I photographed it with and without lights and with and without flash.  This was the best of the lot and shows the texture somewhat. Be sure to click on the picture for a bigger view.

And then there was the quilting. First the metallic thread was obstreperous and kept breaking, but after finding the correct needle it behaved. All those seams did not help either. Some of those squares at the top of the quilt are only about 1/4 inch.


The show will be hung on September 11, so I have time to make another. It will be another abstract, but no buildings this time. I'm not sure what my one color will be.......maybe turquoise or lime green..... maybe.