Journal Quilt

My journal quilt is finally complete - made with garment offcuts and made entirely by hand. It's taken me a year to finish.

Delighted that my mum could hold up the finished quilt so I could photograph it.

My journals document all manner of things - recipes, quotes which inspire, local customs.

Between the pages of my journal are all manner of bits and pieces which I collect - things I find, labels which I find striking or colourful and I press flowers and leaves between the pages of my journals and sketchbooks.

My cat - Gin is usually nestled amongst the fabrics and art materials depending on what project I'm working on.

The collage above, has images of the quilt top. On the left is the finished quilt top.

The quilt top has a central portion of different dark blue fabric  pieced together onto which recipes in different languages, quotes , the cat and a turkey feather has been hand embroidered.

A tambola ticket, a feather and some pressed flowers have been appliqued.

Around this central portion is a colourful border meant to be the pages of the journal and to tie it all together is a patchwork border of dark blue fabric

My 87 year old mother has seen this quilt come together. I have been carrying it with me every month when I visit her and spend sometime with her. She has contributed some stitches to the applique in the colourful border.

Details of applique and hand embroidery. The quilting is the kantha style of quilting . Tiny stitches which cover most of the surface of the quilt so the surface of the quilt is characterised by a sort of stippled appreance.

So honoured to have my Mamma by my side as this quilt took shape.