Journal quilt – 2018.09.10

This little quilt is 8.5 by 11 inches.  It’s for the artist exchange at the upcoming annual Fibre Art Network (FAN) conference.

It’s the result of a convoluted thought process on my part, in response to the newest FAN exhibition “20/20 Vision”.   The exhibition will be “based on personal interpretations of the concept of 20/20 vision in light of the Fibre Art Network celebrating twenty years as a cooperative of artists based in Western Canada.”   All pieces will be 20 x 20 inches.

It was suggested that we could use the FAN journal-size art exchange as an opportunity to create a trial run of our “20/20 Vision” piece.

Sometimes when I read a call for entry, I immediately know what my subject matter will be.  But sometimes, I struggle to find a subject – and I turn to Google for inspiration.

Searching for “20/20 vision” led me to “vision test” which lead me to “tumbling E vision test eye chart”.  The clean lines and abstract look of the tumbling E’s appealed to me, and I decided to make an abstract piece using the E-shape.

My initial plan was to use mostly black & white fabrics with text patterns, but I got distracted by some colorful solid scraps on my cutting table.

These were improv blocks, only roughly measured.  So I was pleasantly surprised when all the corners matched!  I quilted it with a 1/2″ grid, and I faced the edges.

I think when I make the actual piece for the exhibition, I’ll revert to my original plan of black & white text fabrics.  I’ll have to make some test blocks and see what it looks like.

Thanks for stopping by. Today, I’m linking up with these blogs – click on the links below, where you’ll find many other creative and inspirational projects.

Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
Em’s Scrap Bag Moving It Forward Monday
Love Laugh Quilt Monday Making