Mise en scene, bring your own accent grave

Here's where we are:

Background, completed pillow, epp patches orl present n krect. They're so exact and neatly nested, in fact, that they look like fabric printed to look like patchwork! You can't tell it's pieced. I insist that means it well made, not that it seems to be back where it started...

Then, middle ground, are the 60  degree diamond templates for the silk tumbling block design happening next, and the silk pieces.  Since this will be see through, the seam allowances need to be consistent. We'll see how it goes.

Then, foreground, a mass of cheap and cheerful printed pieces for whatever happens after that. This will involve playing with and sorting and other kindergarten type "work".

And while you're here, this is the back of the above pillow which I printed from a scan of a lovely batik tunic I have. Scanned, printed on transfer paper, ironed onto the fabric.

 Not to be used in epp any time soon. The tunic, that is. But printed out versions are a possibility.

I think I like the idea of two sided pillows, for variety, and there may be more.

I have other pillows I've made using linen table napkins, which are a good size, press up a treat, and are hemmed already. The two you see here are probably 15 years old, still like new.  Gracious living. I think.

Ideas all over

So the pillow top is almost done,

fusible hemming tape done, needs to be stitched down, then the back attached, stuffing. Done.

So I'm looking at another idea or ten.

One is this heavy cotton runner I forgot I had, motifs of various exotic things, which I'll work into some design, using the plain backing as a contrasting element.

And the other is this batch of habotai silk samples, just waiting to be turned into a kind of suncatcher, pieced and hung in a window to catch the light.

I'm thinking about clamshell shapes, as you see, a few templates cut out, but that might change.

I might end up, whatever shapes I use, backing it up with another piece of translucent silk, one of which I have,from way back, already hemmed. It dates back to a workshop I taught on freeform embroidery on silk. I dyed the pieces for the students, but this I left white..

I have a second set of samples in shades of white and black, too, so this can go on further, if I like the first try.

I like very much being able to find art materials all round that I'd hardly registered before.