Monday, November 11, 2013

Bird at Sunset and Cardinal Quilts

When both Emily and I saw this picture of “Bird at Sunset” and pinned it on Pinterest we decided to use it for a quilt challenge. We were to each make a quilt and not let each other know what we were doing until the grand revealing.
Bird at sunset...

So, here she is with her “Bird at Sunset.”
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She had bought a silk scarf years ago at a yard sale for a quarter and used it for her background. She said she had offered it to me and I turned her down. Wow! How could I have done that?
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She used twine for the fence and unraveled it for the grass.
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I like how she turned the bird around to face the center.
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Beautiful. Just beautiful!!!

And this is my piece.
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I changed the bird to a cardinal, repositioned it, and made holly branches in the foreground.
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The background was heavily stitched and then the cardinal, holly, and fence were added and stitched.
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I wrapped the quilted top around a canvas frame and stapled it to the back.
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Cardinal Statistics
Dimensions: 10”X10”
Gallery Wrapped on Canvas
Price: $80.00
Creations by Nina-Marie
November Finishes

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Fly-In and Possum Town Quilters


Life …

I know Joel and Quinten are enjoying themselves, but it looks scary to me! That fabric seat I made for them is working pretty good.
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They invited aviation enthusiasts to our place to hang out and eat pizza.
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Evie and Angie are cutting up old jeans to be made into those wonderful sturdy woven rugs.
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Supper guests this evening included Darryl and Laura Schrock, her brother Kevin, and their cousin Ryan.
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Quinten and Evie and boys.
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Perry and Emily
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While Paul snoozes on the recliner, Tina and I sing “When We All Pull Together.”
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… as a Quilter

I joined the Possum Town Quilters for their monthly meeting.
Sandi is so pleased to finish her fractured flowers with a beautifully over dyed border.
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Mary Ann shows her bargello Christmas table runner.
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This “wedding ring” is the beginning of our raffle quilt.
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Carla is pleased with her finished art quilt.
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Judy showed us her autumn quilt top.
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Tonya finished this king size sampler from “Craftsy.”
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Friday, November 08, 2013

Legal Eagle Seat

The boys are fixing up the Legal Eagle, an ultra lite airplane. I’m not sure you can call it an airplane. It’s more like a lawn chair with wings and a motor. The aluminum seat was in dire need of repair and they ask me to make the seat of fabric.
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They chose the drab olive brown fabric instead of the hot coral pink or the large, in vogue, red and blue chevron canvas that I thought would be nice.
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Careful now. Take it easy!
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And there is still more work to be done before they can fly it again.

Thursday, November 07, 2013

Houston Quilt Show and a Goal


Over the years I have admired the quilts of Caryl Bryer Fallert. She had an exhibit of 30 Quilts for 30 Years and a very interesting lecture which I enjoyed.
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Each quilt measured 30”X30”
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And here’s another quilt I like.
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The quilt show was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center. Wouldn’t this picture make a neat ‘fresh modern quilt?’
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I enjoyed a “Craftsy” demo by Victoria Finley Wolfe.
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This kite quilt would make a wonderful throw or crib quilt for a child.
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To see more of the quilts and the winners click HERE.

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And now I’m setting a goal for
to have a small 7”X10” quilt finished by the end of November for SAQA.

Tuesday, November 05, 2013

Houston Quilt Festival


I learned to know Kathy Kansier a couple years ago in Hattiesburg. I sat in one of her lectures and then got to visit with her later.
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Susan Cleveland makes pretty, precise, patchwork. She designed some tools to make the precision easier.
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I love the color and design of the Kaffe quilt.
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Emily and Sandy admire these hearts made of roses.
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They took a class together and are excited about making these art quilts.
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It Takes the Case often had a crowd of people around it.
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Abe Lincoln made by Virginia Greaves is a striking piece. I follow her blog.
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Emily and I pose with the infamous carpet between the Hilton and the Convention Center.
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I love the simple patterns of Blue Underground. I’ve made the Union Station quilt like what is displayed in the bottom right corner and the top left corner.
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Alex Anderson is so warm and personal. It was like she enjoyed visiting with little ole me!
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I love the sunshine and happiness of Laura and Frieda’s quilts
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When I met Mary Mashuta she was as glad to see me as I was to see her. She found her twin sister Roberta Horton so we could have a picture together. Their mother grew up here in Mississippi in Brooksville!
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