Some years ago I made a quilt for Sound. I always prefer to do something with the back of a quilt - don't like it being 'forgotten' - and for some reason I decided to do a labyrinth. This was waaaaaaaay before I really got interested in them - can't recall how old the quilt is, but it's at least 5 years, probably older. So this was effectively the first labyrinth I ever made - out of the back of a shirt. You'll have to excuse the wonkiness - stitching down every single hem was ... ah ... 'interesting' is probably the politest word I can think of!!
Having lived with this quilt on the wall I can say that the "wonkiness" definitely makes it come alive. A quilt for contemplation, but if I do look at it for a long time I tend to have the labyrinth pattern floating before my eyes for a while afterwards! The teal colour against the white is very vivid. The labyrinth seems to float in a white space extending behind and beyond the quilt surface. Something very compelling about the path spiraling into the centre. There's a drawing inwards and a radiating outward.
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