Tuesday 9 February 2010

Wash... and go!

Following on from the previous post...

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:

arlee said...

your enthusiasm is very inspiring--i'm in the doldrums--perhaps its time to have a dig in the basement!

Jacky said...

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

jude said...

i like that spin on things....

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