It is always difficult to create a
journal quilt about a catastrophe such as Katrina or 9/11 and the one in Japan.I looked for a fabric that expressed maelstrom or upheaval, and I found the word for
disaster is s
aigai. On-line I Googled "how to say
disaster in Japanese" and found some characters and pictures at
Japanese Symbols. I printed a couple of the many possibilities and then put the paper and fabric on a light box to mark with Sharpies.
My fabric was too dark to see the markers so I got out the black Lumiere fabric paint and a tiny brush to enhance the characters. I will only be satisfied when I sharpen the edges with black crochet thread. I made a sandwich of batting and background fabric, stiched a border at 8" x 8" and cut the excess off with pinking shears. I went back to make a few quilted lines,
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| Saigai, Japanese disaster |
You can view
9/11, my first journal quilt at my website, as well as
Katrina, here at the blog, posted July 1, 2010. Relax a moment while the particular image loads.
