This is
"Windswept Sparks".
I'm
fortunate to have a small quilting group that retreats together, at a property
called 'Windswept'. At our retreat in the fall of 2018, I created this
beauty.
I've been collecting Shweshwe fabrics from Meerkat
Shweshwe as they vend at various shows. The fabric is produced
in South Africa. The colours are deep and designs are fabulous. I
spent a day prepping the fabrics before the retreat, and packed up a nice, deep black
solid to pop all the colours.
On my way
to retreat, literally, running through how I wanted to put these fabrics
together, I had a lightning bolt of an idea. A method I have not seen
before. And I had to stop in at a couple of shops to pick up some bright
solids to work with.
This is the
result, and I love it! The quilt is a nice lap size.
I just
adore this quilt! So much that I took a bold leap and entered it into
QuiltCon2019. December 2018 email brought the news that it was not juried
in. My entry was #423 of more than 1,750 quilts submitted, and only 400
are accepted. So it became part of the Instagram #quiltconreject quilt
show!
I submitted this for the National Juried Show for the Canadian Quilter's Association
for the 2019 show in Ottawa, and it was accepted! It was on display June 12 - 15, 2019. Happy, happy dancing! I even took a road trip with my BFF to the show to see it hanging - and take in a few classes. There may have been some shopping. Maybe some new Shweshwe purchased.
I'll also be showing this at our London Modern
Quilt Guild show in Sept 2019.