Fiber Art -- Turmoil

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Recently I asked for suggestions on naming this small 8"X11" art quilt. There were so many good replies that it was hard to choose. Twister, Tornado, Whirlwind, Carried Away, Winds of Change, ... and many more. I finally settled on

Turmoil

Detail of stitching.

The back.

I tried out a few different background fabrics ...

 

... before settling on this one.

Detail of back label.

           

A Resting Place II

On my design wall this morning is
"A Resting Place II." It has squares instead of diamonds for the background. It too is small, 8" x11."

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Our PTQ ladies worked tirelessly to complete a top to be quilted and ...

... ready to present to "Habitat for Humanity" recipient "Cookie."

Red clover

   

  

A Resting Place

Life ...

Our neighbors have some very picturesque buildings.

After a busy day, the track hoes sit silent and still.

... as a Quilter

The start of something new.

I couldn't decide what to name this small quilt so I asked for suggestions over on Facebook. There were so many good ideas that it was hard to choose; but someone mentioned "The Resting Place." And I liked that but just thought this is one of many resting places so I changed the 'The' to 'A.'

A Resting Place

8" X 11"

Commercial cottons fused to background and heavily quilted.

Stitched with Superior' Fantastico thread and other thread.

$75 -- SOLD

  

Poppy Quilt

Life ...

I had the pleasure of keeping these little 'grand' folks for a day while their momma's did other things.

... as a Quilter

I finished my "Poppy" quilt this morning.

Detail

 The back.

Label

Poppy

Dimensions: 13.5" width X 13.0" height

Techniques / Materials: fused commercial cotton patches onto cotton fabric, fused poppy onto heavily quilted background, finished with piping, binding, label, and hanging sleeve, embellished with glass beads

Willow, a Tutorial

Here's a tutorial on how I made my "Willow" art quilt for the SAQA Benefit Auction.

Background fabric.

Patches fabric.

Patches fabric with fusible on the back.

Background fabric that I marked into a 1.25" grid on the diagonal.

1" square patches being cut from the patches fabric.

Square patches transferred to background fabric and kept in correct placement.

More square patches transferred to background fabric. 

All the patches in place and fused to the background.

Layer the top, batting and backing and begin quilting.

Add more quilting, and more quilting, and more quilting.

Keep adding lines of quilting until they are +/- 1/8" apart.

Audition fabric for a silhouette.

Sketch of bouquet.

Fuse dark brown silhouette fabric to fusible.

Cut willow tree parts from paper and audition for placement.

Audition dark brown and gold leaves.

Audition dark brown and white leaves.

Decide to go with all dark brown silhouette.

Fuse tree and leaves in place.

Cut and make more leaves.

Fuse everything in place.

Free motion quilt the tree and leaves.

Continue quilting.

All quilted and ready for trimming.

Trimmed to 12" square. Facings are cut and the long edges ironed down.

Ready to apply the facings.

Facings are pinned to the front and ready to be sewed, turned to the back, and finished with hand stitching.

Finished front.

The back with hanging sleeve and label.

Ready to mail to SAQA.