Tuesday, November 04, 2014

Art Quilt -- A Glimpse Through the Lattice

Life …

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… as a Quilter

I continue to work on this quilt. The ‘rocking chair’ idea is still brewing in my mind. Surely I could add it in some sort of way. So, I took a picture …
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… and printed it out. Then I glued black netting over it and cut it out.
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Washing the glue from the paper and netting.
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The black netting laid over cardboard.
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The black netting over the quilt. It showed up more from an angle. When you looked at it straight on you could hardly see the chair.
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The paper pattern of the chair on the quilt.
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The chair cut from the background fabric of batik.
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The chair from black Kona cotton.
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And a smaller chair from a gray/blue fabric with stitching. Too much stitching on the left side.
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So, I cut another armrest, leg, rocker, and a few rungs to fuse over the overly stitched pieces.
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There, that’s much better.
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Come … rest and relax with a glimpse through the lattice!

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Fiber Art Quilt – Can This Piece Stand Alone?

Can this piece of fiber art stand alone?
When I started this work HERE, I was thinking of making this the background and then adding a focal point (a rocking chair) in silhouette form to the front like I did my peacock quilt HERE.

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The small square patches measure 7/8” with 3/16” between patches. I placed the apple there to help you get a feel for the size of the whole piece that measures 22” X 22.”

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Now that I’m ready to add the rocking chair, I feel the background is way too busy. So, can this piece stand alone?
What are your ideas and thoughts? Is there some sort of name and artist statement that could accompany the piece?

Creations by Nina-Marie  

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

The Start of Something New

Except for maybe the color, I found 2 completely different fabrics in my stash.

I applied Heat-n-Bond to the back of the fabric on the left and cut out 7/8” square patches on the diagonal. I starched the fabric on the right and then drew a grid of  1 3/16” squares onto the fabric. Starting in the bottom left corner I cut only a few rows of patches at a time of the fused fabric and ironed them to the fabric on the right. It was essential for me to keep all the square patches oriented correctly and in correct order.
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And now my piece of background needs a focal point.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Art Quilt – Meditation

I’m joining other quilt enthusiasts for

Amy's Creative Side

Thanks to Amy over at Amy’s Creative Side for hosting this wonderful online quilt show.

I started this quilt as a sample for C-Spire and then it never materialized, so I decided to make an art quilt out of it.
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Meditation
Size: 11.75” X 15.25”
Technique: machine pieced, fused, and heavily quilted
Category: Art Quilts
$85.00

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

This has been my prayer many times and continues to be.

Friday, October 24, 2014

Lily II

Life …

One open-faced sloppy joe … coming right up!
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… as a Quilter

I started another class sample, Lily II, in a smaller format and simplified the design in the process. The square patches for the background are fused to a background fabric in a diagonal grid similar to the way I did my peacock quilt.
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I used Superior’s Fantastico thread for the quilting.
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I finished it by sewing a facing to the front and folding it around to the back.
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Detail
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It finished at 10.5” X 13.5” and is ready for hanging.
Although it’s a class sample, it is for sale. $75

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I also made this little Christmas Wreath that measures 4.5” X 5.25” for our PTQs.
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And the winner of my striped fabric giveaway is
Vicki in MN. Congratulations!
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