Tu B'shvat, challenges, etc.

I wish I knew how to tell the photos to appear in the same order I uploaded them. The two darker wallhangings were inspired by my fabric art group's challenge. The challenge was to make a triangular bag as per instructions in Quilting Arts Gifts 2008. I swear I started following the instructions... I made the rectangles & squares first, improvising along the way. Then I decided not to make it into a bag but rather make a wallhanging. I had so much fun making it that I made a "sister" piece, using the same colour palette but with curves. I prefer the wavy one.

So, in honour of Tu B'shvat, here is my homage to trees. I'm not sure I'm finished yet -- I may try dry brush painting the sky (to cover the bleach marks...)

Now I am working on my next challenge which is also a bag as per instructions by Angie Hughes (from a magazine -- I only got the photocopies so I don't know which). It is supposed to use transfer foils.

I haven't yet, but the bag is shaping up. Since it is an exercise in transfer foils, I will make another bag using them once I buy the materials I am supposed to have in the colours I like.

Anyways, that's it for now.