“Save the 9”
15” x 15”
By JeanAnn Fenrich, playing with fiber and fabrics in Scandia, Minnesota.
The second half of the proverb really struck a note with me. My “Stitch in Time” isn’t saving nine stitches, it is saving the 9! This 9 has a tear in his leg, just like a pre-schooler who has worn a hole in the knee of his jeans. I have always liked saving a good pair of blue jeans with a patch and a few stitches.
I spent a lot of time doodling and finally had a concept. I started by sketching the 9 in cartoon style and surrounding it with hourglass line-art.
The background fabric is a Moda Grunge (green). The body of the 9 is a faux red suede. (I'll never use that for binding again - way too much stretch and bulky in corners). Arms/hands are yellow batik and the mouth and border are orange batik. Embroidery thread was used on satin and background sketches.
Layers basted and then hourglasses stitched in various sizes to fill background. The appliqué was added next.
Tear in the fabric is mended with red embroidery floss. The needle left in place is a Boye Tapestry 22 (Package says 7 needles 15¢ - guess it is decades old!)
This is one of those projects that will end up in a box of my sewing history – just for fun.
created for the Project QUILTING Challenge “A Stitch in Time”.
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