WIP: fabric grid art

In July, I wrote about cutting small squares for a grid project (WIP: using fabric scraps). I placed (and very carefully pressed!) dozens of the little fabric squares onto the grid and imagined what the final project might look like. My inspiration is the lake scene below.

When I ran out of squares, my progress stalled. This project waited as I worked on other projects that had deadlines. While it hung at the entrance to my little studio, waiting for my attention, I walked by it frequently. It waited. I walked by.

And now, several months later, I am back from a wonderful vacation and with a lot more inspiration from several artist dates. I'm back to my lovely lake scene and enjoying every second of it.

It takes me longer to match and pin together the grid lines (that are printed on the back of the grid fabric) than it does to sew the seam. (When I pin, also remove and reattach those fabric squares that I haven't placed with enough accuracy.)























I chose to sew the long vertical seams before the horizontal seams. I love this part of the project because a more finished design emerges. As well, the size of the project dramatically decreases. The below photo shows the project once all of the vertical seams are sewn and pressed. The next step is to sew all of the horizontal seams. 

Perhaps I'll do that tomorrow. I'm completely absorbed in Louise Penny's "The Nature of the Beast". I have only a handful of chapters left and am quite anxious to find out how the story ends.