I made a small quilt this month. I'm calling it dream cloth.
The name comes from Paul Klee's quote about imagination that is pinned on my studio wall.
The red Japanese Azumino cotton and the pink linen have been in my stash for a couple of years. Putting them together in this piece was an impulsive decision. I didn't think about it. I reacted to the two colours together with my heart.
Hand pieced and then hand quilted.
I used big thread (pearl cotton) to quilt the star and regular hand quilting thread (black) from YIL to quilt the welsh circles and leaves in the surround.
I've been wanting to try this type of quilting for a long time.
I was glad to have it in the car when we went to Toronto to visit family in the middle of the month.
It's the same colour as my dream cloth yet with an open heart shape. She called it Loving Red.
I've admired Anna's work for a long time and am so glad to have been able to see one of her piece in real life at the World of Threads festival last fall.
Anna Wagner Ott died in her sleep on Christmas night. It was a sudden, unexpected death that shocked the textile community. I feel as if I knew her, and although we did not meet, I am so sad that we are no longer able to be inspired by her constant making. In 2022, Anna was interviewed by fibre arts take two . A tender obituary written by her daughters is on instagram, view it here.
I like January because it seems empty after the bustle of the fall and then the holidays. This January seemed especially empty for me though and I was glad to have a solid, small quilt to complete.
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| bundle of old sweaters |
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| Veiled by Anna Wagner-Ott |
