My Journey – A Flotilla! – Donna Cheshire Textiles

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I decided to make all of the boats separately so that I can fit them into the waves as I go along. It has been a very nice change to work on something a little smaller and easier to manipulate! DSCF3370

Who recognises this sail?

Or this spotty cuddy cabin…

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And whilst I’m about it, quite a lot of this one went into the cobble stones …

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I hope that you will be able to spot some of your fabrics in the final images but I must admit I haven’t kept a full record of where each colour came from – I’d never get finished!

The fabric pile is shrinking rapidly, most pieces have been used in some way already, but I have been saving lots of blues and greens for the sea itself.

That’ll be next weeks task – when all boats and harbour details are complete!

Published by Donna Cheshire Textiles

I am a professional textile artist specializing in Appliqué and Free Motion machine stitching. In order to create a unique colour palette, I hand dye my own fabrics and then use these to create the landscapes and coastal scenes recorded in my sketchbook. I often incorporate recycled or vintage fabrics in my work - they add meaning to the story the work is telling. I love being so close to the Northumbrian coast and countryside and I especially like taking time walk and draw these stunning landscapes View more posts

4 thoughts on “My Journey – A Flotilla!”

Wow! I remember the workshops with the young people, and enjoyed seeing them illustrating their journeys on fabric…it’s lovely to see these being used so effectively in the little boats. It’s great that through your blog I can follow progress, even though I’m in the North Of Scotland. keep going Donna, it’s looking wonderful

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donnacheshiretextiles says:

April 7, 2016 at 9:32 pm

Thanks Steph:) Nearly there! Its going well but the framers deadline is looming!!

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