Sewing Project

The object of the project was to create a hanging patchwork of fabrics, made up of squares each decorated by individual members of the IWA, on the theme of Culture.

Culture might seem a lofty subject to tackle in such a way but as International women, we each have a different background to explore, draw inspiration from, and choose an image that could be used to express, however simply, what makes our home country so special to us. 

Needless to say, this was not a test of artistic ability!! Anything could be used (fabric, paper, wood, beads, foil, collage, paint, stitches, etc.) to create an image (abstract or not), any colours could be used, etc. The only thing that is fixed was the size of the square: 15 x 15 cm with a good 2cm extra all round for sewing together.