There’s nothing more satisfying than getting something finished. Last night I finished the seventh piece for the April Foster/White show. Even though there is much more work to be done (another 15 pieces hopefully) I feel like I can take a deep breath. I’ll be delivering these seven on Saturday and I want to share these photos of the interiors of them before I do.

At the top is Blade One: Lunaria. You see the interior of the front and the exterior of the back panel of the piece. I really liked the contrast of the light thread against the darker background as I worked on the front and decided to use it on the back, too. On the exterior front of the piece the stitching is a very subtle white on white, but not here.

In Blade Five I used a piece of silk that I had printed in a Jane Dunnewold workshop about three years ago. It was pretty big, about 50 inches and I had never really liked it. It was too busy and the imagery never fit with my work. But the colors worked with the exterior of this piece and here it adds a sense of whimsy. You could never tell, except through these photos, that such a wild piece of fabric is hidden inside this piece.

exterior front panels and interior back panel of Blade Five

interior front and exterior back panel of Blade Five

This last one here is Blade Eleven. Again, a piece of fabric that been kicking around for a number of years. It was a piece of cotton I had discharged, a little too wild for use by itself. I used part of the fabric on one of the front panels, covering it with a layer of silk crepe to tone it down and add color and texture. I used the rest of it on the three inside panels. It’s whimsical all right! I love the way the stitching contrasts with the pattern on the fabric.

interior panels of Blade Eleven

Blade Eleven