Believe me, this journal quilt is not what I had envisioned from my sketch. This one got away from me, and became a force to itself, or rather an expression of what I have been fighting for a few weeks. The edges are crooked, the lines skewed and shadows shifted..... and it is hard to look at for long. So if you leave without going further, I will understand.
I intended to create a heart broken into puzzle pieces that were scattered and cast shadows. But when I pulled out the black and white fabrics again, the floor moved and the room spun. I put it away. I decided to try again the next day, and to make it easier I just cut out hearts. When I placed them on the red background, vertigo exploded once again. I got the hearts fused that day, but put it away again.
It's a week later and the vertigo is still here. (Yes, I have doctor appointments set up to get checked.) And the journal project was still there too. Yesterday, after a bad bout, I decided to tackle the project again......so what you see is Vertigo. Don't laugh.....okay, do laugh. It looks better in the photo than real life. How is that possible? I think there is a life lesson here....I'll let you know when I figure it out. Now that this is out of my system, I promise a better journal technique next time.
Till then, happy stitching.
I intended to create a heart broken into puzzle pieces that were scattered and cast shadows. But when I pulled out the black and white fabrics again, the floor moved and the room spun. I put it away. I decided to try again the next day, and to make it easier I just cut out hearts. When I placed them on the red background, vertigo exploded once again. I got the hearts fused that day, but put it away again.
It's a week later and the vertigo is still here. (Yes, I have doctor appointments set up to get checked.) And the journal project was still there too. Yesterday, after a bad bout, I decided to tackle the project again......so what you see is Vertigo. Don't laugh.....okay, do laugh. It looks better in the photo than real life. How is that possible? I think there is a life lesson here....I'll let you know when I figure it out. Now that this is out of my system, I promise a better journal technique next time.
Till then, happy stitching.
It may not have met your expectations but I see it as a really free and loose design that worked out pretty well. sometimes our pieces do take over and we have to live with them a few days to appreciate them for what they are.
ReplyDeleteI hope you find a fix for the vertigo. I know that is miserable.