Saturday, September 07, 2013

Emily, Dana, and Carolyn Make Quilts

Life …
I captured this picture over the catfish pond on our way to Quintens house for supper.
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… as a Quilter

This has been a fun week, almost like a mini sewing retreat.
Emily needed something to do while her husband Perry helped with field work.
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Dana continues to work on her blocks.
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Carolyn is here for a week with us. I got her interested in making wonky log-cabin-like blocks for a small quilt or throw similar to what Dana is making and Gina made here.
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She is intent on getting the edges cut straight.
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… in progress …
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And now she has all nine blocks finished and is ready to sash them together.
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Monday, September 02, 2013

Fiber Art Quilts -- Fractured Roosters

Recently I took a "Fractured Quilts" class using 4 identical panels. The size of the print on the fabric and also the subject matter made a difference in how the quilt tops turned out for each student. You can see some of the fractures by clicking HERE.
When I finished "fracturing" my fabric, I was disappointed how some of the roosters had 2 heads and how the top rooster on the left had green background showing between the rooster and his breast.
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I studied the piece for a while and picked out a blue border to match the blue in the rooster. As Diane said, "The piece as a whole is rather unsettling. There is no place for your eye to rest, and while movement in a piece of art is good, this one is hyperkinetic - for me." Since I didn’t care for the 2-faced roosters I cut out other rooster heads … 
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… and fused them to the top of my quilt.
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And then since I didn’t care for just the tails of the 2 bottom roosters showing on the quilt top, I cut out more roosters and fused them to the borders to make it look like they were walking out of the picture.
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Now … I think I’m ready to quilt it!

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I joined a swap with our regional SAQA members and was tickled to receive this "Hot Coffee" postcard quilt from Ms. Martha.
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And I’d love to sit and sip coffee and visit with her a spell too.

One of my little Sequoia Trees ...

...went to Sharon B. who makes quilts of the sky. Her "work is an interpretation of God's majesty in outer space. Nebulas, stars, galaxies, comets, all unseen with the human eye but captured for our viewing pleasure through NASA's Hubble Telescope photographs."

I hope to meet her someday.

Grandchildren and Denim Comforter

Life …

I took care of grandchildren a few days last week.

Ashton and Georgi played “Air Balancing Engineers” with old joy sticks and computer paraphernalia. As I walked by I heard Georgi say, “Nice landing, Captain Graber!”
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Is that a salamander or a lizard?
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Why is it so “cool” to wear your hat backward?
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… as a Quilter

Evie made this comforter from denim jeans and added bright colored fabric for Stacy.
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The boys used it for fields and roads as they farmed.
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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Scrappy Trips Goal Met

… as a Quilter
I set a goal for August to get my “Scrappy Trips” quilt top all pieced and ready to be quilted.
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I’m glad now to have met that goal and I have even started the quilting process.


Saturday, August 24, 2013

Life and Fractured Quilts

Life …
Quintens pose for a family picture.
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Six little clowns!
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Talya loves to snuggle up to Clyde and use him for a pillow.
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… as a Quilter
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We each chose 4 identical panels of fabric and sliced and sewed and diced and sewed them back together to get the #fractured look.
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Marilyn’s ducks above and fish below turned out so cool.
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Here are some fractures from others in our class.
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