SAQA Meeting and Painting Fabric

Life ...

At Great Grampa Grabers, these cousins wait for supper to be served.

 

... as a Quilter

I enjoyed a SAQA meeting today in Jackson. We showed our "H" Challenge pieces. Can you find an "H" in each piece of fiber art below?

 

 

Rhonda demonstrated how to use household latex paint to make beautiful fabric. She tore up a bed sheet and gave each of us a piece to paint.

There are lots of ways to make fabric: stamping, brushing, painting, screen printing, and finding all kinds of household objects to use for texture.

 

 

Martha made a beautiful path along the trees at sunset.

 

 

We learned lots of different techniques.

 

 

Drying our newly made fabric.

 

 

Those purple and yellow clouds are outstanding!

 

 

I especially liked the bubble wrap  with the orange paint.

 

 

Some more pretty fabric.

Now it will be interesting to see how this fabric will be used in a piece of art!

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.

And now my piece of background needs a focal point.

Linking with WIP  Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.

Fabric Giveaway

 I think it’s about time for another giveaway. This time I have 4 fat quarters of stripes up for grabs.

To be in the draw, all you have to do is let me know in the comments below which is your favorite 2014 Quilt in the tab above.

For an extra chance in the drawing become a follower in some way or follow by e-mail and come back and let me know how. If you are already a follower let me know that as well and how you follow in your second comment.

This giveaway will be open until Wed., Oct 22, 2014 at 5 p.m. PST and to US addresses only. Then we’ll choose a winner with Mr. Random Generator.

Visit other blogs that are participating in the giveaway at Field Trips in Fiber.

Fabric Giveaway

I decided to join Sew Mama Sew in the giveaway fun.

This giveaway is now closed.
Edited 5/19/2014
And the winner is #136

136. ytsmom said...

I love these blender fabrics.

14 May 2014 15:02

Items have been shipped.

This is your opportunity to find new blogs, meet new people, and maybe win some prizes in the process.

I’m giving away 4 fat quarters of fabric in these bright colors.

To be in the draw, all you have to do is leave a comment in the comment section of this post.

For an extra chance in the drawing become a follower in some way or follow by e-mail and come back and let me know how. If you are already a follower let me know that as well and how you follow in your second comment.

This giveaway will be open until May 16, 2014 at 5 p.m. PST and to US addresses only. Then we’ll choose a winner with Mr. Random Generator.

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Sew Mama Sew.

American Made Brand Fabric by Clothworks and Mississippi License Plate Quilt Block

I was recently invited to be part of a blog tour of American Made Brand fabric. Clothworks is introducing a new line of fabric that is grown, produced, manufactured and distributed in the USA.  So when Candace at Clothworks asked me to participate by making a Mississippi license plate block using the AMB fabric … I said yes.

The fabric arrived recently and the colors are beautiful. They are all solid.

I decided to make a trial block using fabrics from my stash. I found a picture of an old license plate …

 

… and zeroed in on the pine trees, the magnolia flower, and the ocean at the bottom. Here’s my first trial quilt block.

Tina, Guests, and Sailing II Art Quilt

Life …

I took care of Tina one day this week. Her favorite puzzle piece was the motorcycle.

Building towers with my thread kept her occupied for a while.

Paul’s niece, Melissa & Scott and Kaylie from Michigan came to visit her family over the holidays.

We invited our family and a few from her family for supper. Her grandma Louise, her momma Miriam, her SIL Laura and …

… their spouses who had no problem not posing for a picture.

Georgi stayed for a ‘sleep over’ party.

Paul got a 10 point buck this evening.

… as a Quilter

There is still time to leave a comment for your chance to win my 4 yards of 100% cotton quilting fabric here.

I have decided now to make a series of Sailboat art quilts. So I took this picture, which is a little different from the other one …

… and made it into another small art quilt, Sailboat II. It measures 7”X10”.

Detail

 

The back is finished with “fast finished triangles” and is ready for mounting.

$125.00

Sailboat and Sailboat II

So now … I’m getting ideas for a third “Sailboat.”

Give Away–4 Yards of Fabric

Welcome to

Giving Thanks – Quilters’ Blog Hop Party

I thought it would be fun to give away an assortment of fabric somewhat similar to what I’m planning to use for Teryn Ray’s quilt. The total amount is 4 yards. That’s right, 4 yards of fabric of different size pieces.

To be in the draw, all you have to do is leave a comment telling which one of my quilts in the tab “2013 Quilts” you like the best, and if you care to, let me know why.

For an extra chance in the drawing become a follower in some way or follow by e-mail and come back and let me know how. If you are already a follower let me know that as well and how you follow in your second comment.

This giveaway will be open until Nov. 26, 2013 at 5 p.m. PST and to US addresses only. Then we’ll choose a winner with Mr. Random Generator.

Visit other blogs that are participating in the “Blog Hop Party with Give-Aways” by clicking the image below.

A Busy Week

Life …

Perry and Emily’s son Andy, brought a friend, Grant, along down to Mississippi from Virginia to help a few days on the farm harvesting beans.

I kept Talya for one night and part of a day while her sister Georgi went to the hospital for hernia surgery.

As I was leaving for Starkville one day, I noticed a light in the dash that warned me of a low left front tire. Quinten and Jamie got me going again.

I baked three peach pies. One for us here at home and the other two for our school’s annual fish fry on Friday.

The school gym was full with attendees at the fish fry.

And then we had the Annual School Benefit Auction on Saturday.

Gabriel helped run “Grandpa’s Express” making lots of children happy.

Paul and I practiced and sang with this octet for Jerry Yoder and Cindy Mast’s wedding.

The happy couple, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Yoder.

The ABC sisters, Arlene, Beattie, and Cindy sing one last song together.

… as a Quilter

My sister Emily took me to Boonville to Mr. Claude’s quilt and fabric shop. He uses a yardstick, carpenter’s square …

… and scissors to measure and cut fabric.

Fabric Giveaway

Join us at Sew Mama Sew for lots of giveaways.

This giveaway is now closed. And the winner is Marcia W. who said "Purple Irises are my favorite flower and my purple iris quilt on my bed highlights this .

I’m giving away purple fabric. A fat quarter of 6 different pieces.

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment about something purple.

And for me, I’m reminded of the child’s poem

GRANDPA DROPPED HIS GLASSSES

Grandpa dropped his glasses once
In a pot of dye,
And when he put them on again
He saw a purple sky.
Purple fires were rising up
From a purple hill,
Men were grinding purple cider
At a purple mill.
Purple Adeline was playing
With a purple doll;
Little purple dragon flies
were crawling up the wall.
And at the supper-table
He got crazy as a loon
From eating purple apple dumplings
With a purple spoon.

written by ........ Leroy F. Jackson

 

I’ll choose a winner by Mr. Random on May 11. This giveaway is only open to US mailing addresses.