Showing posts with label Art Quilt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art Quilt. Show all posts

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Sunflowers in Quadrants

The challenge for our Southern Fiber Artists was to make a sunflower in four quadrants; and then we will exchange 3 quadrants with other artists.


I was a little late getting mine finished but here it is now. We will do the exchange at our next meeting in February.

Here are some of the sunflowers that were brought to our last meeting.
  

And then we mixed some of them up just for fun!



I started my piece by preparing the background and quilting it.

I printed off a pattern on paper and glued it to a piece of fabric. Then I cut out the sections of the pattern and glued the sections onto another piece of fabric leaving a space between each piece.

It was tedious work and easy to get mixed up; but finally it was done.

I cut the circle out ...

... and laid it on my prepared background.

Then I proceeded to sew it carefully down to the background removing the paper as I sewed.
  

The center all sewed down.

Then came the scary part of cutting it into quadrants.

I then added the golden yellow petals and finished it by twisting fabric into a thin rope and zigzagging it in place.

I'm afraid now that my center is way bigger than it should be. I guess I could cut off the two center edges but ...

Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Cypress Queen

I have finally had time to work on a piece for SAQA's 2017 Trunk. Here is my submission of an egret perched on a cypress stump.

  
Cypress Queen
7" X 10"
Materials: commercial cottons, Superior Thread, and other thread

Technique: fused raw edge patches and bird and then heavily quilted

Statement: One of the objectives of the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge is to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl and other birds. This egret stands as if queen of the surrounding lowlands.


The back.

Cypress Queen

I have finally had time to work on a piece for SAQA's 2017 Trunk. Here is my submission of an egret perched on a cypress stump.

  
Cypress Queen
7" X 10"
Materials: commercial cottons, Superior Thread, and other thread

Technique: fused raw edge patches and bird and then heavily quilted

Statement: One of the objectives of the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge is to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl and other birds. This egret stands as if queen of the surrounding lowlands.


The back.

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Miriam and Dorcas

I have been working on two small pieces of fiber art for Paul's sisters
Miriam and ...

.... the Randy Miller Family for Dorcas.

I first found a picture of Miriam when she was in her late teens or early twenties. She and I taught school together and this was her picture for the yearbook.

I cropped and tweaked the picture using a filter on the computer and then printed it out on fabric that I had ironed to freezer paper.

Then I layered it with batting and backing and quilted it it.

She was surprised to received it as a birthday gift.

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For Dorcas' gift, I took a picture from her daughter's collection of their family's recent trip out West. They sang a song together at sunset at the Grand Canyon and someone snapped a picture for them.

Since the image was so dark; I lightened it up to trace the outline of each person.

Then I found some fabric to resemble the sky, canyon, and foreground and cut out their silhouettes from black fabric. Unfortunately I forgot to turn the image over to get the correct orientation.

I think she was right pleased with the outcome.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Friday, September 09, 2016

2016 SAQA Benefit Auction

Benefit Auction starts Sept 16th!

There are many wonderful pieces of fiber art on this benefit auction, including my "Willow."
You can see how I made my piece in a previous post HERE.

Monday, August 08, 2016

Flying Geese on My Design Wall

On my design wall ...

I'm working on a quilt using the traditional 'flying geese' block as inspiration. I set the blocks into a 'carpenter wheel' layout and colored them up to get this design.

You can see the start of this project here.

The changing sky captures my attention so often.


Friday, July 29, 2016

Weeping for Home

Weeping for Home
20"X25"
$650

Psalm 137

Detail

In the course of human history, many people have faced exile or been forced to seek new lives far from the shores of home. These refugees carry in their hearts memories of family, friends, and familiar landscapes that shine like treasured jewels in the darkness of uncertain futures. Weeping for Home is the fourth in a series of willow trees. This piece depicts a scene from Psalm 137, in which the Israelite captives wept by the rivers of Babylon when they remembered Zion, their former home. Their captors demanded they play music and sing, but the despondent slaves hung their harps on willow trees that lined the river, unable to sing the Lord's song in a foreign land. The lattice background hints at the Israelite's confinement, while the blurred colors reflect the loss of their distinction as God's special and separate people, His treasure.



Weeping for Home was created using fused commercial cotton fabrics and quilted with Superior thread.

Creations by Nina-Marie 
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