Kintsugi

The March @beesewcial prompt from my beemate M-R @quiltmatters is Kintsugi - the Japanese art of repairing pottery with lacquer and gold or silver dust. M-R provided a pin board for inspiration, and asked for specific colors - the backgrounds were to be a mix of navy/dark blues, with orange accents in each block, and the joins in silver. In my case, I used four dark blues in varying Kona shades (Navy, Windsor, Indigo, and Storm), Kona Orange for the accents, and for the 'silver,' I included Konas Silver and Ash, Essex in Gray, and bits of retroreflective fabric, courtesy of Stephanie @spontaneousthreads.

The first block measured 9.5" x 15", and honestly, I found working with the retroreflective fabric a bit tricky. You can't iron it, so finger-pressing it is, and even then, it didn't seem to want to lay completely flat.

My second block was a tad larger at 11" X 17.5". I stuck with more straight lines on this one, due to the laying flat issues. That seemed to help.

At any rate, it's a fun technique to play with. As always, I'm looking forward to seeing my blocks with the others made by my beemates. AND, though we have April off, I'm up for providing the prompt in May. Still mulling that over....