Mandy Winter

UNDER A TURQUOISE SKY

Inspiration
The inspiration for my quilt came from the fabric itself, which I printed out in my garden on a sunny day during lockdown. To print the fabric, I used the breakdown method of silk screen printing. As I pushed my thickened dye through the screen the design was created by the breaking down or fragmenting of the dried dye placed on the back of the screen. There is no way to know what pattern will be created and that unknown quality is what appeals to me. The design was created intuitively, assembling the blocks onto a design wall. 

Materials and techniques
PFD cotton 
Procion MX dyes/soda ash/urea/Manutex  
Silk screen/squeegee  
60wt Mettler threads for piecing 
50wt Superior threads for quilting 
80/20 wadding 
Polyester/cotton recycled sheet for backing 
Domestic sewing machine
I printed the cotton, using a silk screen and the breakdown method of printing. Having washed and dried the fabric to set the print, I cut, pieced and then re-cut strips to create a series of blocks which I then assembled using my design wall until I was happy with the overall look. I used simple straight line quilting before adding the binding and hanging sleeve. 

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