2022 has been sweeter to me than 2021 was. Though I still don't like Covid Effects, I am used to it. I've discovered that I rather like hunkering down, doing less running around, & having more time available.
I made quite a lot of stuff in 2022.
Two baby quilts, for example..... for baby Willow...
I repaired a quilt for Joslyn, one that was over 20 years old & had quite a number of patches that were plumb worn out. I just discovered I didn't/don't have a photo of it at the beginning!
Visiting in Whistler at Lesley's house, I was able to get a shot of a collage that I made in the 1990s. The underimage came from a marvelous collection of illustrations for children's books in an appointment calendar book I had. The over paper I made inspired by a student I had named Geeta. I made quite a few sheets of "Geeta paper" that I used & treasured. I often wonder what she would think if she knew how she has inspired me. She was very shy & rather sad.
Then I happened upon a book written by Ferren Gipson called Women's Work. She was born in the USA but now lives in London. She's quite well known as a designer, writer, thinker.
The cover image & the title captivated me & so I googled her & found she had made two "checkerboard" quilts that I loved.
"What a great new playground for me," I thought.
Of course square-patch quilts are about the oldest kind, but I had never played with squares in quite this way before.
My first effort was a bit chaotic... Summer Checkerboard...
Then I did a second one based on zinnia flower colors... Zinnia Checkerboard
I got to wondering if I were going to run through the seasons...
I realized that I had quite a few leftovers from all three endeavors.
Checkerboard Salad Delight was generated.
That's it for now.
At this point it's patched & I'm just starting to quilt it up.
Do I want to do more in this zone? I'm not sure, but I know I do want to try some work based on Ferren Gipson's book cover.
