but their light was already fading ...
Not only had I failed to neutralize the bleach used to create the patch clouds, I had compounded the insult to the cloth by rinsing it in vinegar. Fortunately, Deb Lacativa saved me from myself by sending this informative link:
Likewise, I realized the clouds were obscuring the details of the sun's arc through the sky. And to get really down to it, I knew in my heart that the strip of patches would appliqué better if they were rotated 90 degrees before stitching them together. Three strikes ...
So I took a deep breath and cut ... and cut ... and cut ...
then stitched a whole new batch of patches. Which will be put together at the beach ... soon.
Removing the patch appliqués meant I likewise had to cut into several of the base cloths ...
of which there are now seven ...
with nine more to go. This too was a good thing, as my recent revisiting of Jude Hill's online classes opened my eyes to a better way to stitch appliqué.
Always I am learning ...
