This morning I was so happy to have found several pieces of fabric, which I bought way (way!) back when and which have been M.I.A. for a few years. Someone had stashed them in a black plastic garbage bag, right at the back of the attic.
I'm very happy to see these fabrics again, and they couldn't have showed up at a more perfect moment, as most of them are either white or cream (like the piece of raw silk fabric in the image above), and this is a new - and terribley uncharacteristic - direction that I'm moving in at the moment. Pale!
Anyway, having been stashed up there for years, they all needed to be washed, and so I set to work, with my super-dooper, state-of-the-arts twin tub! While I was waiting for the wash to finish, I started to notice some amazing patterns happening in the machine! Quick... grab the camera! Here are a few of my favourite snaps:
It's like roses... and clouds... and whipped cream with blueberries! It's like this old thing...
... a cloud study I did a couple of years back in oil on paper, and that I got mad with and threw away.
After a while, the water was looking pretty grungy, and when it was draining I snapped these:
And what I wanted to show you was how the last image...
... makes a traditional five-patch square like this...
... into something new and exciting!
How do you like that spin?
You see, inspiration really can come from just about anywhere!!!
Added 10th February: Check out this!
3 comments:
your enthusiasm is very inspiring--i'm in the doldrums--perhaps its time to have a dig in the basement!
A whorling five patch... I love it! Aahhh only through the eyes of the observant...noticing life around them (even in the washing!).
Love your new found fabrics...perfect timing.
Jacky xox
i like that spin on things....
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