Indigo Quilt Series
As a friend and I discussed our next creative summer adventure, she suggested we experiment with the Indigo dye kit she had received for Christmas. Our first results were amazing! So we spent the next week preparing more fabric. Our second results were even better. That was summer of 2017 and I am still smitten with indigo. Although I have learned to control some things, I love the serendipity of never knowing for sure but always being pleased with the outcome of each dye session. Even fabric that is disappointing is easily improved by a return to the vat. I enjoy the process of laying out my indigo fabric and letting various pieces call out and tell me what quilt they want to become. Enjoy my Indigo Quilt Series gallery below!
"Indigo Phase(s)" (34.75"x25.25") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson using Hand-dyed indigo fabric October 2017-January 2018 Bloomington, Indiana
"Indigo II: Sakura" Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson Hand embroidery on hand-dyed Indigo fabric. Bloomington, Indiana. In the Williams Family collection.
Indigo III: Moonlit Moths (11.5"x21.5") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson using hand-dyed Indigo fabric, hand embroidery and quilting Fall 2018 Bloomington, Indiana
"Indigo VI: Marine" (27"x44") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson using hand-dyed Indigo fabrics Summer 2019-June 2020 Bloomington, Indiana
"Indigo VII: Astro Metro Twinkle" (18.25"x18.25") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson using Hand-dyed Indigo, hand applique and quilting Summer 2020 Bloomington, Indiana
"Indigo V: River" (17.75"x54.75") Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson using hand-dyed Indigo shibori and hand-dyed green and brown fabrics Summer 2019 Bloomington, Indiana
"Spiral 1: Embellished Indigo" (8"x11.5"). Designed and Created by Hilary Cannon Anderson using hand applique and quilting. Indigo fabric hand-dyed November 2020. Embroidery embellishment by Brenda Lommel. January-March 7, 2021, Bloomington, Indiana. Collection of the Artist.
Spiral 15: Brenda's Garden for Brenda Lommel (8"x11.5"). Designed and created by Hilary Cannon Anderson, using hand-dyed indigo fabric. January-April, 2021, Bloomington, Indiana. Lommel Family Collection.
"Indigo XI: Owl Tree" (16.5"x23") Designed, shibori stitched, indigo dyed, and hand quilted by Hilary Cannon Anderson, June-October 2022, Bloomington Indiana. Available for purchase $200
"Indigo 10: Wonky Circles" (45"wide x 43.5"tall) Designed, shibori stitched, indigo dyed, embroidered and embellished with beads and sequins, and hand-quilted by Hilary Cannon Anderson, June 2021-September 2022, Bloomington, Indiana. Even more than usual this quilt told me what it wanted at each step, but never more than a step at a time.
Detail of texture of "Indigo 10: Wonky Circles" (45"wide x 43.5"tall) Designed, shibori stitched, indigo dyed, embroidered and embellished with beads and sequins, and hand-quilted by Hilary Cannon Anderson, June 2021-September 2022, Bloomington, Indiana. Even more than usual this quilt told me what it wanted at each step, but never more than a step at a time.