Recycle, reuse. reinvent

Again, over lockdown I was trying to use what was at hand. I am a real sucker of buying unfinished work from the opportunity shops. These hexagons were some that I had acquired in that manner. A bag of hexagon that someone had lovingly cut out and then not used. I mused about their history - had someone passed away, were they surplus to a project or had someone just got tired of joining them together I joined them together and then cut out some leaves and added some eco dyed and some stitched between organza real leaves. The diagonal strip of machine quilted coffee bag inner acts as a strong visual and this line is repeated in the pale yellow block at the bottom left. The pods hanging from this diagonal are actual pods that have been encased in organza. I added some bits cut from an old book and laminated onto the piece and then stamped freely with some softie stamps to knock back some of the pale lemon hexagons that were too bold. The whole is mounted on felt