The challenge of “cells” was a difficult path for me. I saw the limitation in animal, human and plant cells. Which one do I continue with. What am I going to portray. 

Finally, I chose the general theme of cells. I wanted to  put my feeling about cells in the quilt. With the naked eye, you can’t see cells. But what if you look through the layers? I have tried  to capture what you think you see in dust.

So first a rag painted. Often I paint 2 rags, then I can choose the most beautiful one for the front and at the same time I also have a suitable back.

My preference was green/blue.  This time I wanted to  make a square quilt.

Ik opted for a tight design.   With a commercial fabric, which I found super beautiful, and had been in the closet for a long time, I was extremely satisfied. I tried multiple options.

When the summit was ready, it was time for the Bernina longarm machine. With many different yarns, always in the right color, I quilted the shape that I saw in the fabric.  In the other places I quilted rounds and rectangles. After finishing, I looked for a connection between the square and the background fabric. 

With paintsticks I applied color to create depth. Finally, the trick is not to continue decorating for a long time. I always ask myself the question, when is it enough and when is it too much. 

All in all a difficult but instructive road thanks to Dörthe-Ina Liebing.

Dimensions: h40″ x w40″

Material en technique: cotton dyed and commercial fabric, paint-sticks, longarm quilting