Tiny Art Quilt: Indian Summer 2011

Small is my size, as I get older.  I used to wonder if it was Adult Onset Attention Deficit, but whatever the cause, I will never finish a large piece anymore.  As I have aged, the pieces grow smaller and smaller!

This little art quilt is my most recent piece, called "Indian Summer 2011."  It is a sort of Journal page, a glimpse into what has been swirling around Studio 508.

It is hand and machine stitched on layers of linen and cotton scraps beneath a piece of vintage cotton voile.  The little "flags" are vintage fabric scraps from that bag of flea-market quilted scraps I keep dipping into (the English Major in me wanted to write "into which I keep dipping" *sigh*):

These little flowerlets and the white curve below are of leather (Ethan sees these as mailboxes).  I am lucky the Viking is a sturdy sewing machine!  Notice the little French Knots spilling on the striped linen-- I had to bite my lip and slap my hands to keep from obsessing on them:

Here are some more fabrics, both hand-painted and salvaged:

Everything is laid onto a scrap of rescued linen, batting beneath.  I don't know how the embroiderer in me became addicted to thick work, but it has just evolved into little quilting exercises.  The thicker, the merrier!

Enjoy!

And thanks for stopping by.