Where I am

Beginning of January and I thought as I am going to be away in February i thought I had better get on with doing my first piece.
I started by cutting out a template 10" x 20" just to see how big it really is. Panic.... it is big! It is bigger than the usual Journal Quilts I do, Worried about the time I have and all the committments I have I thought I would do some techniques I am familiar with.
I sketched out some ideas. I thought i would divide the piece into 5 each one showing a big part of my life eg my sewing machine, the hills that we are surrounded by, the village I live in , my bike, my walking boots and I section of some ethnic textiles (that I love). Left it on the table in the studio, had a coffee etc. Came back to it and thought why am I doing this I need to try something new or extend my thoughts etc. So i am now back to square one and have an idea... I am going to develop some work i did last year - our village was once home to 19 mills where they used to dye the cloth for naval uniforms - no mills left now but i think I will do a navy blue piece with gold and red. watch this space!