Challenge for Art: BLUE

The first challenge many many months ago in the "Challenge 4 Art" group was the word 'growth'.  I created a long thin paper pieced sprout wall hanging.  This showed my 'growth' in sewing skills (a year prior to making it, I had not even heard of paper piecing before and then when I finally did try it, I cried)!!  Growth for me, was to learn new skills in my sewing and growth also literally meant things that grow. 

The next challenge:

Our second "Challenge 4 Art" project, the word to interpret was 'BLUE'.  The first thing that came to my mind when the word 'blue' was suggested was 'depression' and the thought of having a 'blue day'.

I often 'feel blue' but I am lucky to have a supportive family who love me.  Even though they may live some 5,538 kilometres away, they share their love, concern, worry and advice from afar and it gets me through a tough day!  If I am feeling low, I often just say 'I am feeling a bit blue'.

I used 100% blue scraps from my scrap bucket but I chose mostly plaids as they are one of my favourite things.  My organic straight line quilting was done in the white section with two lines in the blue to give a variance of texture and I am really pleased how it turned out.  "I am BLUE" measures 17" x 10" and is bound with Neptune - one of my favourite dark navy prints.  Once I hang this mini art quilt up I know that I will smile when I read it because though "I am BLUE", I am also so many other things too!

Be sure to check out how the other members of "Challenge 4 Art" group [Claudia of Machen & Tun, Ellie Q of Color My Word and Susannah of Fiberchick] interpreted the word "BLUE" too!

And by the way, I am not feeling blue today :)  I am feeling bright green and happy-ish!!  How about you?

[Paper pieced letter pattern 'Just my Type' from Quiet Play]