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Tuesday, 3 September 2013

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]
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13 comments:

  1. Kristy @ Quiet Play3 September 2013 at 13:02

    Fabulous! Love the piecing! Love the sentiment behind it - andhope that it does brighten your day and remind you of all the wonderful things you are on those blue days!

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  2. DeborahGun3 September 2013 at 13:49

    This is great (although I am glad you are feeling cheery today :-)). Its so fun to look back and see how much our sewing improves and our styles change over time :-)

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  3. Rosa3 September 2013 at 13:58

    Gorgeous.Love it!

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  4. fiberchick3 September 2013 at 14:17

    I think your blues convey the emotion of sadness really well. Love it! Incidentally, I feel green today too:)

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  5. Heidi3 September 2013 at 17:03

    First rate. I love that you have 'embraced your blues' ..

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  6. Erin @ Once Upon a Donkey4 September 2013 at 01:02

    Great interpretation. Very clever. Glad to hear that you are feeling more cheery today, though. Bring on the good days! :)

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  7. Ellie Q4 September 2013 at 03:46

    What great blues! (and nice paper piecing!) You could make an entire series of quilts like this and change them based on your mood. :)

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  8. machen und tun4 September 2013 at 07:37

    love this, Amy!! And how interesting that you connect the color to the feeling.. I love your interpretation, it does not look sad at all :-) Yay for not-blue days!!

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  9. Laura4 September 2013 at 07:42

    Looks lovely :) I do love blue as a colour...

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  10. Indianna4 September 2013 at 08:55

    Looks lovely, hope you have a big NOT on Velcro for your happy days!

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  11. Sarah4 September 2013 at 20:06

    Perhaps a reversible one for the days when you feel green?

    Lovely work and what a nice piece of your stitching history to show how much progress you have made as a stitcher in just a year.

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  12. Charlotte5 September 2013 at 10:12

    it's fantastic. I really love where you are going with your art these days xxx

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  13. Nicky17 September 2013 at 17:40

    Is there anything you cannot do Amy!? Looks great! Glad you are not blue but green - my happy colour too!

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