This month’s challenge was Aurora Borealis.
That’s it, no other guidelines! I knew right away that I had the right fabric, leftover strip sets from my Bargello Quilt. I had a vision in my head and began the research (aka – surfing the internet- the only surfing you will see this girl do!)
My idea was blues and purples with a touch of green. Have you ever searched “aurora borealis”? well some of them are an intense green and black. This did not match the vision in my head. So I pressed on… yes countless hours on the internet, completely distracted by the original intention of the project. I did find a great recipe for my Instant Pot along the way!
There were a lot of different ideas floating around, and I had thought of creating a mini bargello. But time was ticking. I also thought that I wanted it to be a long narrow quilt, the same size as a Row by Row. When I pieced it together it seemed like the two elements were far away and disconnected. I shortened the piece to about 24″ and now I feel it tells a story. Have you ever created a bargello quilt?
