Small Job

In between big projects in June I took this vintage crazy quilted patchwork block out of the UFO bin so I could work on something small during my deadline week, and sort of clear my head. Although it's not really valuable the block is probably from the late nineteenth century, and is beautiful.

This was a patch up repair job to preserve the piece; I mostly covered some shattered silk patchwork with lace, net or printed organza, and added a few embellishments.

It also reminds me that everything we make will someday be gone, and to appreciate not only the process, but the fleeting nature of art.

To honor the original maker I left some repair patches unadorned, just covering them enough to keep the shreds intact under the new fabric.

Here's the finished block. I might turn this into a pillow to keep in my home office, so that it can serve an upcycled purpose. But it was just delightful doing the patch up.