Textile experiments

With thanks to my friend for the perfect name I'm finally ready to introduce this idea on the blog. I've been thinking for months about a series of, for lack of a better term, "interactive" quilts and textiles. Basically I create a piece that is in some way incomplete and then someone else finishes it.

Sort of like those stories where one person writes a sentence and passes it to the next. But with a quilt.

Here's how "it takes two" is going to work:

• I create a piece (a small quilt, pillow cover or other project).
• I post a photo of that incomplete piece on the blog and open it up for comments.
• Anyone who in the United States who is interested in playing along leaves a comment (if you're outside the U.S. and willing to chip in for shipping please join in--I'll pay for domestic shipping)
• I'll select a winner (probably randomly but maybe not) from among all the comments
• I'll mail the piece to the winner
• Within one week of receipt the winner will complete the quilt following the instructions provided
• The winner will take a photo of the completed quilt and email it to me and/or post it on their own blog/flickr etc.
• The winner keeps the finished project good or bad as it may be.

I know it all sounds a bit odd but I'm really excited about this. I have at least 10 ideas in mind and 3 projects already complete or partially complete. I hope to post once a month or so until I run out of steam.

Want to play? I'll post the first quilt today!

Thanks so much for reading and hopefully for playing along.

Comments

[Lisa]

I love the logo you created!

[Melissa Haworth]

Lisa Thanks for the name!

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