Today I started another quilt. It’s one that I have been thinking about making for quite some time now. In fact I’ve been buying up black and white patterned fabric in anticipation of finally getting started on it for a good few months. It feels good to have commited now to making it. It’s going to be another quilt based on the techniques learnt in Dena Crain’s Structured Fabric class at QU.

Here’s what I’ve done this afternoon:

I was signed up for a second shibori class at QU, which was scheduled to start this coming weekend. Unfortunately it got cancelled. So I treated myself to a book on the subject instead. It arrived on Monday.

I was only able to really start looking at it in any detail last night, as up to now we have been completely occupied with our renovations. But they are over now, so watch this space, things should start happening again. We have a large space of wall left empty for a new quilt, so I have a new project to get going on.

Back to the book - it’s by Janice Gunner and from what I’ve seen so far it will be a great addition to my few dyeing books. She really explains the techniques well and there are lots of examples of fabric produced using the various methods to whet your appetite. So although my class fell through I think I may well be doing a bit of dyeing anyway.