tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045361194925707412024-03-27T16:53:39.302-07:00Quilting PotpourriNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.comBlogger471125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-87514193610896388672024-03-16T14:52:00.000-07:002024-03-16T14:52:25.821-07:00Less is More- Keeping it Simple...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSlzW_ISCf0Cgfo_Q04Fw9XY960QC8DBMhebGblVXN5ZfZ1UF9RVKW4nR4ZFarXJyRC6Wno4GS-wzGkukIy-NxyuwbDKQEcqQ_JWs1a0qZcFaTFsgrq89ecPOlfc6o7l4xsHcujnoa_9ortAqiZxwupC5PrAQrbJRy10O9VdgmJt1XRaWtPu-jyD94fQ/s2691/Book1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2691" data-original-width="2003" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggSlzW_ISCf0Cgfo_Q04Fw9XY960QC8DBMhebGblVXN5ZfZ1UF9RVKW4nR4ZFarXJyRC6Wno4GS-wzGkukIy-NxyuwbDKQEcqQ_JWs1a0qZcFaTFsgrq89ecPOlfc6o7l4xsHcujnoa_9ortAqiZxwupC5PrAQrbJRy10O9VdgmJt1XRaWtPu-jyD94fQ/w476-h640/Book1.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our month-of-February lesson for Fodder School 3 was taught by artist/instructor <a href="https://www.jenniferwilkinpenick.com/about" target="_blank">Jennifer Wilkin Penick</a>. I'm sharing the work I did in her classes here. But first off, I'll offer a bit of info about <a href="https://www.willawanders.com/fodder-school" target="_blank">Fodder School 3</a>. It's a year-long series of classes in mixed media art. There is a new teacher and project each month. During one half of the month, students get instruction in the artist's special and favorite techniques for creating papers and elements referred to as "fodder." </span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmYOvEUvu3j2VuVB5YneNypvjwPOsAf6dCM2h9K4XOBcbAAd90T9QR18z9CSPJ8gnnnnBByNOadaG0JS-s12OSMthIAs-KxLCm_Xbat-n2HhFZNHV_3npgYbij39bIimTzxsDpS_i7GrL3DGSgseerFtqL4FVfXOHOhK5-FsDJu4Xmd-IDt70Zf2pl50/s3076/Book2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3076" data-original-width="2216" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAmYOvEUvu3j2VuVB5YneNypvjwPOsAf6dCM2h9K4XOBcbAAd90T9QR18z9CSPJ8gnnnnBByNOadaG0JS-s12OSMthIAs-KxLCm_Xbat-n2HhFZNHV_3npgYbij39bIimTzxsDpS_i7GrL3DGSgseerFtqL4FVfXOHOhK5-FsDJu4Xmd-IDt70Zf2pl50/w462-h640/Book2.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Then, in the other half of the month, the elements come together in a creative project. The variety of projects and methods keeps Fodder School always interesting. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxPDit3dC7O59IkmuDOy0Zd3pFyOr5XmcJVsX1_C2iWCZ0YLKy5HlgOVBZvwCzwG1VnnEIxw7pr2uPGGhwqLi2GWzyfAMgkJdSYig3gpr52H0BLZcn7UOX3m77dDf9yWxaQb0FZG3uxz4RJ95eZrCd_etltqZVcpTwnOdwHoYb9wKO6GmmFi7Kx5X3F8/s2861/book3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2861" data-original-width="2058" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxPDit3dC7O59IkmuDOy0Zd3pFyOr5XmcJVsX1_C2iWCZ0YLKy5HlgOVBZvwCzwG1VnnEIxw7pr2uPGGhwqLi2GWzyfAMgkJdSYig3gpr52H0BLZcn7UOX3m77dDf9yWxaQb0FZG3uxz4RJ95eZrCd_etltqZVcpTwnOdwHoYb9wKO6GmmFi7Kx5X3F8/w460-h640/book3.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Jennifer's lessons focused first on painting and embellishing an assortment of papers we would use in our projects. The lessons certainly helped me to look at paper designs in a different way. We even used magazine paper and old book pages.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sz9ExAUjFjQrO9rxS2xYbTqjfMSkYSejUhNou3_ta1-D4T7Y1VZeEJ7BeWKoQ_t2ioOzFHh1Tocz58JnumOlrQ-il1oMs-TWxmXlZHsJmpZDTt6wYIUxeCpqbbfEcplq87mcAX74DluvhBIUL_eipKxHMeUpr5FtrQ9lMtqsAOsbyCC-P1LP7l1XZbg/s2847/book4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2847" data-original-width="2119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2sz9ExAUjFjQrO9rxS2xYbTqjfMSkYSejUhNou3_ta1-D4T7Y1VZeEJ7BeWKoQ_t2ioOzFHh1Tocz58JnumOlrQ-il1oMs-TWxmXlZHsJmpZDTt6wYIUxeCpqbbfEcplq87mcAX74DluvhBIUL_eipKxHMeUpr5FtrQ9lMtqsAOsbyCC-P1LP7l1XZbg/w476-h640/book4.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Modifying the papers once they were painted was a fun endeavor, and it only added to the many choices we'd have once it came to making our projects. I'm always a fan of recycling the liners from security envelopes, and popping a few of them into the mix became a really nice accent. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBxeNRoqzjGGRZ7xiZ_Hc7sCyLvru4EbXaKqnxkfWFsgmHsZ89-lM8DrPpOv02euCBX76bTTNHQsAkP0jfz_hqh1bWWjK4IShrvroxiaK7ZE0nbAFeNbWAJmsptTPXLZqy7XScsOu04gK4_0Oia89ifsqNHoWmE18OmrfoyKxOrJ63gyxa17SebjCNdU/s2895/book5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2895" data-original-width="2020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsBxeNRoqzjGGRZ7xiZ_Hc7sCyLvru4EbXaKqnxkfWFsgmHsZ89-lM8DrPpOv02euCBX76bTTNHQsAkP0jfz_hqh1bWWjK4IShrvroxiaK7ZE0nbAFeNbWAJmsptTPXLZqy7XScsOu04gK4_0Oia89ifsqNHoWmE18OmrfoyKxOrJ63gyxa17SebjCNdU/w446-h640/book5.jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A close look will reveal that the vase in this still-life began as a sheet of music paper. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZO7weEBxBgYA7ealEDqNkY-jHNB1Q3q4ehd6kNtA-FZRu0sKRF2B_nbI08yvrZXAoAXPtImeSaYrAJr92JxGwMbLnBVygN1HSFuouyAoXRBl24yRcuICbbzBNNLm9NEChgihy8iuD34W80of15T4ppo9mKWXp3Xe6cmn3iaSX9IRMhL5Xm0fmFJaA7A/s3059/book6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3059" data-original-width="2328" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZO7weEBxBgYA7ealEDqNkY-jHNB1Q3q4ehd6kNtA-FZRu0sKRF2B_nbI08yvrZXAoAXPtImeSaYrAJr92JxGwMbLnBVygN1HSFuouyAoXRBl24yRcuICbbzBNNLm9NEChgihy8iuD34W80of15T4ppo9mKWXp3Xe6cmn3iaSX9IRMhL5Xm0fmFJaA7A/w488-h640/book6.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Jennifer titled her project Simple Shapes Sampler. Starting with a simple shape and then building a collage arrangement from them was very relaxing and creative. These little shapes remind me of tongue depressors. Pretty simple! </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl6GvbD6TgP_AhIZkNI3TeK7dgYuPh3pwjAbQDyrdX-wsS2bDKD7RffQi-7SVOPrGEwIBKhZgEkh8QuOoRrtuIF6qnKMXdmAYBlv5yscDAWTwdHES41smTYvhX4QFFr9PRJI2xKtb_7U9rfaY_ZKTzcPnx75BZ4smHg5S2CvtcQP_f2NyLDyuHojmrU4/s3292/book7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3292" data-original-width="2382" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJl6GvbD6TgP_AhIZkNI3TeK7dgYuPh3pwjAbQDyrdX-wsS2bDKD7RffQi-7SVOPrGEwIBKhZgEkh8QuOoRrtuIF6qnKMXdmAYBlv5yscDAWTwdHES41smTYvhX4QFFr9PRJI2xKtb_7U9rfaY_ZKTzcPnx75BZ4smHg5S2CvtcQP_f2NyLDyuHojmrU4/w464-h640/book7.jpg" width="464" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Floral designs were fun.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgPjg7TGYoSK0_GaxssGlUxt8O34pVnRqPAQxXOuF_Q6cpW69u-2XUQJGk-kFU4yPhwimZy9vn7SOM9htUCnH4pydzRdRjvpVmQyqZleKThCAsJsZmJw2nR3la_bCKMMYp8xwmozeA7wpAimsot64yWI9iDiXTvTvUSJwL2H102pTFqRxbhZ4U5ATRuM/s3353/book8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3353" data-original-width="2467" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgPjg7TGYoSK0_GaxssGlUxt8O34pVnRqPAQxXOuF_Q6cpW69u-2XUQJGk-kFU4yPhwimZy9vn7SOM9htUCnH4pydzRdRjvpVmQyqZleKThCAsJsZmJw2nR3la_bCKMMYp8xwmozeA7wpAimsot64yWI9iDiXTvTvUSJwL2H102pTFqRxbhZ4U5ATRuM/w470-h640/book8.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And just picture the blizzard of paper scraps generated when we began to cut these pie shapes. Putting them together in colorful wheels was more fun than cleaning up the workspace afterwards.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoOzR8qeRsDJZsswYU3OaZ-9sH2W9P0BiiL0rI2B16SQJU2rcu-og3jDaaJThkIuG_eb6U60as2CtVnI0Q-AJc4GVvoudYglN07hch5b3hTu9iK4VvbQpKsrgyE6UCBPc6xK0MJLiocrokNAD8KjL4SdxxNjjKq_5xDq3iwLGuyHx1reAorFrUGi2HMQ/s3313/book9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3313" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijoOzR8qeRsDJZsswYU3OaZ-9sH2W9P0BiiL0rI2B16SQJU2rcu-og3jDaaJThkIuG_eb6U60as2CtVnI0Q-AJc4GVvoudYglN07hch5b3hTu9iK4VvbQpKsrgyE6UCBPc6xK0MJLiocrokNAD8KjL4SdxxNjjKq_5xDq3iwLGuyHx1reAorFrUGi2HMQ/w472-h640/book9.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One flower leads to another. The variations on a theme could go on and on.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtf9nZeSIMDYa2LOyj0TCBrTafWHgJiEM2-rO4zug0RY8g7jdbULdl4R_lo0qYNW_oVTtNrE1b_oxeczjp9fsBdWIAV8rrBeN2DFt5VW33iZTN0c0XiiF5waPuHYO8NZ5NvMs4qzIaVBRQukorNGy51vrq0xGsyWZWkw7UTuyGcXZP7XiVcesOUW7SLo/s640/BookA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="640" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtf9nZeSIMDYa2LOyj0TCBrTafWHgJiEM2-rO4zug0RY8g7jdbULdl4R_lo0qYNW_oVTtNrE1b_oxeczjp9fsBdWIAV8rrBeN2DFt5VW33iZTN0c0XiiF5waPuHYO8NZ5NvMs4qzIaVBRQukorNGy51vrq0xGsyWZWkw7UTuyGcXZP7XiVcesOUW7SLo/w640-h252/BookA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And here's the entire project- a concertina book. It's a challenge to photograph one of these as they stretch out across the desk. But you get the idea.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjIPjkdUsibX_ahvfEV8a0plra7mJfDMsVclkjJJzsiAxpwEmiEe7L72VzH-MIVxjhYzbYzthx__mAaETEr1isABX9QUlPcNB4VeSgIoE122VIffH4fGQfsa_486SGSmmxqg91ykiTdxOg9gZHruFHE3MsJq38Ea_E1iFzym-YNT0qMsVsX5tge7De7c/s640/BookB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="640" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJjIPjkdUsibX_ahvfEV8a0plra7mJfDMsVclkjJJzsiAxpwEmiEe7L72VzH-MIVxjhYzbYzthx__mAaETEr1isABX9QUlPcNB4VeSgIoE122VIffH4fGQfsa_486SGSmmxqg91ykiTdxOg9gZHruFHE3MsJq38Ea_E1iFzym-YNT0qMsVsX5tge7De7c/w640-h274/BookB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A feature of a concertina book is that it can showcase a lot of these collages in a small space, and then it folds up nicely. This was such an enjoyable project. Would you be surprised if I told you that I have plenty of little shapes left over with which to make even more delightful collages? It's true!<br /></span><p><br /></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-17884093619891262762024-02-12T07:18:00.000-08:002024-02-12T07:18:47.726-08:00Hearts Can Be Art...<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Pfa9VbAGl2_yV93qUbEs2kBFNt4oUt3yk6O4oKKbWH1x45FZEpzbOubZno9MwWdIcTUt7nTfWSu02MkffPDjULZCG_wcxHq6CutuEaaKwbBGSyHVSMsx5sEKHkO-fmqFHXFrhrf-ZAHOAN3VLvXCQ6onqlHYfJB2LZgk3NSc_Kt6jcUMgZKPmVuC69M/s2127/Febheart1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Pfa9VbAGl2_yV93qUbEs2kBFNt4oUt3yk6O4oKKbWH1x45FZEpzbOubZno9MwWdIcTUt7nTfWSu02MkffPDjULZCG_wcxHq6CutuEaaKwbBGSyHVSMsx5sEKHkO-fmqFHXFrhrf-ZAHOAN3VLvXCQ6onqlHYfJB2LZgk3NSc_Kt6jcUMgZKPmVuC69M/w452-h640/Febheart1.jpg" width="452" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Vintage photos- always a fan! When a friend posted some family photos recently, I was quite taken with them. This is her grandmother, married at 15 and then following her life's work as a mother and a baker in an Italian bakery. I thought the pose was so graceful and serene, and the photo very expressive. So I printed out a copy and made this Valentine gift to send her. A little lace, some pearls and other embellishments and this mixed media project came together nicely. Size-wise it can be hung on a door knob or drawer pull as a decorative accent. </span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmDsiZ15Bcl_SJ55NLCdWH6qR-GLz29gy0Pgg42pKrpnlsaOgRfcExtTnAVjGRZ6JtOi-eBB5Xge9wZV54Ruat06BMUsDcdVgQEj6fYNbdP1Wr7HWvsUuv6-1r_e0VvaHOF4DBfzUb83HM0h_SYt58RI5vMC51q6ySF6RR3d3R4s1borytwRP3CDdmbA/s2187/Febheart2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2187" data-original-width="1137" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwmDsiZ15Bcl_SJ55NLCdWH6qR-GLz29gy0Pgg42pKrpnlsaOgRfcExtTnAVjGRZ6JtOi-eBB5Xge9wZV54Ruat06BMUsDcdVgQEj6fYNbdP1Wr7HWvsUuv6-1r_e0VvaHOF4DBfzUb83HM0h_SYt58RI5vMC51q6ySF6RR3d3R4s1borytwRP3CDdmbA/w332-h640/Febheart2.jpg" width="332" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Another friend in a local sewing group shared her family photos, too. This portrait of her grandmother was so strikingly artistic. Quite often the people in old photos are staring fixedly at the camera with stoic looks on their faces. But this one looks as if it could have come from a modern-day photo shoot for someone's Instagram page! I thought it was uncommonly pretty, so again made a copy and put together this tag. Those rosy pearls are also a family treasure so I included part of the strand with all the lace and trims. These photo projects are such fun to make and a way to pay tribute to people from the past.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkt_qgBGleMDviY_PFCK1UeRLgQauiNDAiG4hFewNlb7xPld4xFgizi30TUmiA5uYc6WkGJY0TNxm4vwQascUa1dU26bI_9bj4zqcwqGNkF0mrHJlWODoUT3TZvXJ1q_GUs-8PBajiBiDwNfJGvtUaW9ZhifBL8Eetg_t-KD5HSuCiqvtHkSFPDoXoZI/s2463/Febheart3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1641" data-original-width="2463" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGkt_qgBGleMDviY_PFCK1UeRLgQauiNDAiG4hFewNlb7xPld4xFgizi30TUmiA5uYc6WkGJY0TNxm4vwQascUa1dU26bI_9bj4zqcwqGNkF0mrHJlWODoUT3TZvXJ1q_GUs-8PBajiBiDwNfJGvtUaW9ZhifBL8Eetg_t-KD5HSuCiqvtHkSFPDoXoZI/w640-h426/Febheart3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And in a more current trend, this post card is one of several I made in Alisa Burke's online class titled <a href="https://alisa-burke-redefine-creativity.teachable.com/p/graffiti-love" target="_blank">Graffiti Love</a>. We learned to play with paint layers and messy, expressive lettering and symbols in our art projects. There are ten affordable lessons in the class, and it's another source of mixed media learning and fun! I've just scratched the surface with this one. </span><p></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-28539278559688347432024-02-01T05:10:00.000-08:002024-02-01T05:10:29.901-08:00Green Acres is the Place To Be....<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeouZlESEYWcuz7QH3MiUgUSvDWLn3S3VEW8IMmH-K4I01RqLyHKpDThjkc6anDLSso8p-z4JHKladUSL4KQs0Esn24DN303cOLyjWTfAo7YQM_jCzmV3552vjGx5s27DWUROQFd05BS-CBIqT7N5kJDry2Wjs68yEN64CAvPTjCeNVAVS7E9Yh61w8KA/s2394/GreenAcres1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="2119" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeouZlESEYWcuz7QH3MiUgUSvDWLn3S3VEW8IMmH-K4I01RqLyHKpDThjkc6anDLSso8p-z4JHKladUSL4KQs0Esn24DN303cOLyjWTfAo7YQM_jCzmV3552vjGx5s27DWUROQFd05BS-CBIqT7N5kJDry2Wjs68yEN64CAvPTjCeNVAVS7E9Yh61w8KA/w566-h640/GreenAcres1.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Farm livin' is the life for me. I had to hum that song from the old Green Acres tv series while making this peaceful quilt. The center is a beautiful painted image digitally printed on fabric. And the surrounding border blocks are the ones I made from scraps. I have stacks of those blocks, which I learned are called Switch Plate blocks. An apt name. Having them on hand makes putting together a quick quilt like this one quite easy. The only thing I needed was to piece square units for the corners. I showed another Cowboy panel quilt quickly made with similar blocks <a href="https://quiltnans.blogspot.com/2023/05/quickest-quilt-of-all-time.html" target="_blank">here</a>. My husband Jack has claimed this pastoral quilt to hang in our home because it reminds him of our horse farm. We don't have big red barns here in Florida, but we do have green pastures and contented animals.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUc2JaNMnElncqzr9uxTK2AXIOmbROgXFDLwSHt2bXUq2G0wq6MzsRBsSqTftHyczvW67usE8Z_PPybXmc56Ca3-GZDBWQywVy8Pz_EOiC3GW9_AnJ-AegsTOc3G2lE0BuH55cQ6t-xHqEAKUEAAg5O-Z7jr4NKbmrShhxFPT78kc4xF0Vw4XJIkATNs/s4032/GreenAcres2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUc2JaNMnElncqzr9uxTK2AXIOmbROgXFDLwSHt2bXUq2G0wq6MzsRBsSqTftHyczvW67usE8Z_PPybXmc56Ca3-GZDBWQywVy8Pz_EOiC3GW9_AnJ-AegsTOc3G2lE0BuH55cQ6t-xHqEAKUEAAg5O-Z7jr4NKbmrShhxFPT78kc4xF0Vw4XJIkATNs/w480-h640/GreenAcres2.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's one of those contented animals. Other than horses, our critters are rescues that have found their way here one way or another. This is Scooter. He arrived at our barn one October morning over a decade ago. Shivering and full of fleas, he melted our hearts. The vet estimated his age at the time to be only about 12 weeks old. So I'm not sure where he came from, or how, but we just love our Scooter. He has enough mixed breeds in him that we just call him a Florida Brown. What would be your best guess at his dominant breed? Would it surprise you to know that his DNA test results showed Weimaraner? It did surprise us!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF9qdVuz07KZJKqJqRfWbl0bYM3RRIZmL4jYCOHK7uYZU50fcRF9u-zt01OLlzXEfa15Lt5UcsplB6JFL4zGjzMGE_9oGwBAlKxHtoVlqFCFuMXAtsDJHe2Neu2aAWuXM8X-SKYV9o-eWCFIH1IQYgq0XvqGTqiOyJM-p08Rj7xez_3r_TjGfeLxVv6U/s4032/GreenAcres7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUF9qdVuz07KZJKqJqRfWbl0bYM3RRIZmL4jYCOHK7uYZU50fcRF9u-zt01OLlzXEfa15Lt5UcsplB6JFL4zGjzMGE_9oGwBAlKxHtoVlqFCFuMXAtsDJHe2Neu2aAWuXM8X-SKYV9o-eWCFIH1IQYgq0XvqGTqiOyJM-p08Rj7xez_3r_TjGfeLxVv6U/w480-h640/GreenAcres7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Iggy, the Silver Tuxedo cat arrived after running out in front of our daughter's car on her way to work. She took him home and secured him for the day, but knew her two cats would not welcome a kitten. So we took him in. I shared his story and "baby pictures" in <a href="https://quiltnans.blogspot.com/2018/04/its-jungle-out-there.html" target="_blank">this post</a>. </span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqg8h8kxe4c9nZInNySNYHO3nNRgffMciIgBes_N8RAtkKcJ6c9A59lVgGWh_uBrmVnHprevB9X1oYyGg5P367qBWTebK2E1O5ThENxdFFfQl4VURvNKgbAKea8JKmjhvlQ29Jb6rsFExD00XwPsXhNomX9DwEALddQpWaEmopWdANdlZCPV8VcR7PHCY/s960/GreenAcresFreckles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqg8h8kxe4c9nZInNySNYHO3nNRgffMciIgBes_N8RAtkKcJ6c9A59lVgGWh_uBrmVnHprevB9X1oYyGg5P367qBWTebK2E1O5ThENxdFFfQl4VURvNKgbAKea8JKmjhvlQ29Jb6rsFExD00XwPsXhNomX9DwEALddQpWaEmopWdANdlZCPV8VcR7PHCY/w480-h640/GreenAcresFreckles.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Freckles the Quarter Horse is the one horse we have now. After Jack broke his hip in a fall two years ago (not horse-related he is quick to point out), we were unsure if he'd be able to ride again. The good news is that he is able to, and Freckles gets ridden nearly every day. Part of Freckles' mission has been to take part in competitions with the University of Florida Western Equestrian team. Student teams from several colleges draw for the horses they will ride in each class. The horses are loaned to the home team by various supportive horse people. The students love to draw Freckles as their ride, and he's been a popular guy. He's retired from that now that he's aging.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwixWztyDVxi77ZmsOJCmfhlEO2DFAF1IjKhNc63_tE7bZF4wnR-SINs8DmGFwpB_3JuOHhtSGKUlerfFk5cVylJJZEmLP9gMo2DtYRSgQ062Kh3CnOka_WQjcoTbzynWPIiMWfCjOo7II_1X3froZ7AkEJG-egyNuUFKBk-FKG0opvpelm_Whwf0J5Ag/s640/GreenAcresRide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwixWztyDVxi77ZmsOJCmfhlEO2DFAF1IjKhNc63_tE7bZF4wnR-SINs8DmGFwpB_3JuOHhtSGKUlerfFk5cVylJJZEmLP9gMo2DtYRSgQ062Kh3CnOka_WQjcoTbzynWPIiMWfCjOo7II_1X3froZ7AkEJG-egyNuUFKBk-FKG0opvpelm_Whwf0J5Ag/w640-h480/GreenAcresRide.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But he's still up for his daily rides in the paddocks at our farm.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9xjYPeiB7W83r4SQEdskXQnDR1gOaEnOBw5WyOmPl3TIpPvWyH5Qx_Az_jtnxliLaLoTHPauIXPBTkhkzppFEslzQUtjsJlWiaCG4P0sE4-Er-VXiAZ8vzaKBPjFEqKbrvYTLlqAKDikQp_CtZFCQE4Gjq338I_Yq_hFZ_p-unt_XJ40GY3DV8rfT1I/s640/GreenAcresAbby.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="376" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw9xjYPeiB7W83r4SQEdskXQnDR1gOaEnOBw5WyOmPl3TIpPvWyH5Qx_Az_jtnxliLaLoTHPauIXPBTkhkzppFEslzQUtjsJlWiaCG4P0sE4-Er-VXiAZ8vzaKBPjFEqKbrvYTLlqAKDikQp_CtZFCQE4Gjq338I_Yq_hFZ_p-unt_XJ40GY3DV8rfT1I/w376-h640/GreenAcresAbby.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Another resident of Oak View Farm is Abby. Abby came home with Jack from her mis-adventures as a drop off near the Interstate. Very thin, young, and needing some TLC, she's been here for nearly 10 years now. From time to time we discuss whether we need to down-size from our 10 acre farm as we grow older. But this crew is a big part of our consideration, and they love it here! So we all agree- we'll stay for now.</span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-15855313323225722602024-01-11T18:48:00.000-08:002024-01-11T18:48:35.676-08:00A Trip to The Appleton Museum for Art Deco...<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwR20oe1WJZNGd0gqeC-w4gSG-1PSYVz-5amA-xiM_-17CPjLWx9QEbrcGueMb-GIokIlFgp4pNkhxJe2jRrN37OfJhp4RlBwbYaovMmsJAeMtG6PAiqT3CPrauSgZPIvoyui54CJ1S_Ngv1Ohhi2wHOMyUaFMIcsDLjzwwaLyoh_J1Yw8Es9cS-RyOU/s2415/Art1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2415" data-original-width="2413" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOwR20oe1WJZNGd0gqeC-w4gSG-1PSYVz-5amA-xiM_-17CPjLWx9QEbrcGueMb-GIokIlFgp4pNkhxJe2jRrN37OfJhp4RlBwbYaovMmsJAeMtG6PAiqT3CPrauSgZPIvoyui54CJ1S_Ngv1Ohhi2wHOMyUaFMIcsDLjzwwaLyoh_J1Yw8Es9cS-RyOU/w640-h640/Art1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our local museum in Ocala, <a href="https://www.appletonmuseum.org/" target="_blank">The Appleton Museum of Art</a>, put on a very well-done exhibit titled "Skylines to Hemlines: Art Deco." It began with a poster describing Art Deco as a movement in arts and architecture that was internationally popular during the 1920s and 1930s. It might be thought of as "between the two World Wars". The style originated in France, but its popularity quickly spread worldwide. And the characteristics include streamlined shapes and clean, simple lines. Symmetry like that seen in the graphic image above is also a characteristic.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeAl7S5ooZO3H18Q1vKlNU2FE1-ZBXa0qU44gkseAOx7PyXIWPOYa4BngXX0ZtwWylW_gWx3kly9u9QY81TMsFGCAxpJ0nhqMrCEjFB4nlnhjtHvIolf9EOX9aRC0fyJ37jwHLZz6fuWbYKPUdGuCdbYNk99NqqqVY7c3b4O3mR9RHFl-oPzlU2dERVc/s2746/Art2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2746" data-original-width="2725" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzeAl7S5ooZO3H18Q1vKlNU2FE1-ZBXa0qU44gkseAOx7PyXIWPOYa4BngXX0ZtwWylW_gWx3kly9u9QY81TMsFGCAxpJ0nhqMrCEjFB4nlnhjtHvIolf9EOX9aRC0fyJ37jwHLZz6fuWbYKPUdGuCdbYNk99NqqqVY7c3b4O3mR9RHFl-oPzlU2dERVc/w636-h640/Art2.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The exhibit also began with a timeline showing the span of popularity for Art Deco, and it highlighted important historical events. In our case locally, even the filming of the Tarzan movies at Silver Springs (home of the famous glass bottom boats) throughout the 1930s and beyond was featured on the timeline. The wool tapestry fragment above depicted scenes of warfare, including the powerful searchlights used to spot enemy aircraft during nighttime raids.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdRWigTRcmt0_KOqmV5lmSPME0j06xXncMBloBaqIEZq96Ok_0rW4Y08aF3-T99-zJ0JGXJ55F3p2nB3lpweMmJR3UXs9CV52m-345muK-y-zNklUCbpQyoG0MVvxwnqclY_YK_j628bZVxkISQzecZDHZq1VOZHPewHcaQjSIW7O5SMCrlKAWf2QADs/s2999/Art3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2999" data-original-width="2020" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHdRWigTRcmt0_KOqmV5lmSPME0j06xXncMBloBaqIEZq96Ok_0rW4Y08aF3-T99-zJ0JGXJ55F3p2nB3lpweMmJR3UXs9CV52m-345muK-y-zNklUCbpQyoG0MVvxwnqclY_YK_j628bZVxkISQzecZDHZq1VOZHPewHcaQjSIW7O5SMCrlKAWf2QADs/w432-h640/Art3.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This textile fragment from the late 1920s shows a military transport Zeppelin along with US and Japanese flags.</span></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqamM2YGKqtiiGTWifv4ZNXfdDCKKQUhKfbflH9gNpd9nqXGXx7K22tM6kJbgqvmsHMfxC_QtQkZl5vymAWdF5THkIZZLr68tCmaPEZmzuh-Pp6aUUFFhM6WD3K8Z_i2GNOHGn2f2L1jNkI_sAtAcfi55rT9M63Qq0G8pTwMG5f1cPpyVcZdAXDO7O_c/s2703/Art4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2703" data-original-width="2140" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibqamM2YGKqtiiGTWifv4ZNXfdDCKKQUhKfbflH9gNpd9nqXGXx7K22tM6kJbgqvmsHMfxC_QtQkZl5vymAWdF5THkIZZLr68tCmaPEZmzuh-Pp6aUUFFhM6WD3K8Z_i2GNOHGn2f2L1jNkI_sAtAcfi55rT9M63Qq0G8pTwMG5f1cPpyVcZdAXDO7O_c/w506-h640/Art4.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This colorful portrait poster was the work of French artist jean Chassaing and featured celebrated performer Josephine Baker, an American-born singer who spent her career primarily in France. According to the information with the poster, even her hairstyle, known as an Eaton cap, features the clean, simple lines of the Art Deco era.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9H_k3vFLsBqEIp_GZoFka5EuPmVn4XuQZkCcFi1tqq00KKoG8pjofEcFF59F-RTuDP3HRdquFJ4oJ7JnDllSbKUSuGWjD6cplVoOLbE_YdmucWYxwDS7Z9iC7YAbjPJxgvl8i2aCxi4qE9E4bCPXcWLXY2RUPQhhw9UB0boTGcDf0VKvrGCa4dyodJV0/s4032/Art5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1634" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9H_k3vFLsBqEIp_GZoFka5EuPmVn4XuQZkCcFi1tqq00KKoG8pjofEcFF59F-RTuDP3HRdquFJ4oJ7JnDllSbKUSuGWjD6cplVoOLbE_YdmucWYxwDS7Z9iC7YAbjPJxgvl8i2aCxi4qE9E4bCPXcWLXY2RUPQhhw9UB0boTGcDf0VKvrGCa4dyodJV0/w260-h640/Art5.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Of course fashion reflected the Art Deco era as in this silk chiffon and velvet dress.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uCxLWq2tG1_5PBvYSnzLMh7Yl9n_cXwmAfe-ZDbJKp3sr1qbbgGzu6mEpWHxnD6iKH3VlCa6oDJPB2ZKUSfloL8CBeZ4qLo4-eWHbB47SiHbapTdFqw6lXoUH4HQcr7Y-3lAflTfAYgPNeD70JdQASKsbhL7Hxq4h12Q_550sJYtVW3e81az-QhBPZU/s3759/Art6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3759" data-original-width="2357" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1uCxLWq2tG1_5PBvYSnzLMh7Yl9n_cXwmAfe-ZDbJKp3sr1qbbgGzu6mEpWHxnD6iKH3VlCa6oDJPB2ZKUSfloL8CBeZ4qLo4-eWHbB47SiHbapTdFqw6lXoUH4HQcr7Y-3lAflTfAYgPNeD70JdQASKsbhL7Hxq4h12Q_550sJYtVW3e81az-QhBPZU/w402-h640/Art6.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Woolen swimsuits, mostly one-piece style, were on display.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJwtMDFKJgJb0RaH_lMdxuKKkHrHA1r7jxbdrMd97MfL9S1WHJYo7spy_aASdjqEQShuyYZutFQkJ8mTR6Fyu8X6-zTjRB3ds7Mp0qmwr0FGrtgmKMf61Pe-pWpjo9-O5TGlSxRnqy0__0pMulu58yUVziqBuvgVLHctLeRJvXz-dpslklmeNvZ7yG9o/s3593/Art7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3593" data-original-width="2089" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaJwtMDFKJgJb0RaH_lMdxuKKkHrHA1r7jxbdrMd97MfL9S1WHJYo7spy_aASdjqEQShuyYZutFQkJ8mTR6Fyu8X6-zTjRB3ds7Mp0qmwr0FGrtgmKMf61Pe-pWpjo9-O5TGlSxRnqy0__0pMulu58yUVziqBuvgVLHctLeRJvXz-dpslklmeNvZ7yG9o/w372-h640/Art7.jpg" width="372" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The appliqued designs in the woolen suits (also waterproof) fit the style.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPtIcT8ep0VLy67pDtM3MiBBNe1MA9y6GiI37A-2rIEJb8dy_KGiVvhr8N30xeK4_ubn-t80WhR_ZDPdyIQQYPMiylPWW8rC6hVfX4qr7zqzD9vdpiq7vj37RWLxGAvc60hlH5-qLcYOCHS2wGGISGVdYfkXLI46mmTFqq3qwMxj3aFTFem0Jun22IdY/s3778/Art8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="3778" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPtIcT8ep0VLy67pDtM3MiBBNe1MA9y6GiI37A-2rIEJb8dy_KGiVvhr8N30xeK4_ubn-t80WhR_ZDPdyIQQYPMiylPWW8rC6hVfX4qr7zqzD9vdpiq7vj37RWLxGAvc60hlH5-qLcYOCHS2wGGISGVdYfkXLI46mmTFqq3qwMxj3aFTFem0Jun22IdY/w640-h454/Art8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's another example of symmetry, line and shape that mark Art Deco architecture. It's very pleasing.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcNhWG0GsTTIuUiaqzwz11bSkh1yEG8Da-Yr3o66D-6jbumyuOsNvlngQUsxWLAVosLrXGIyT1f_9e8-M81bsmmp_RN9NzGSfVBxfF7kFMBhDmsIkgcHkibPhItT4kujb5CE_GA6ZgaWD0u3vU419fZMp-in6viv7ZWJslPhu1IQCXDeKwntkizd8xF0/s3682/Art9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2186" data-original-width="3682" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAcNhWG0GsTTIuUiaqzwz11bSkh1yEG8Da-Yr3o66D-6jbumyuOsNvlngQUsxWLAVosLrXGIyT1f_9e8-M81bsmmp_RN9NzGSfVBxfF7kFMBhDmsIkgcHkibPhItT4kujb5CE_GA6ZgaWD0u3vU419fZMp-in6viv7ZWJslPhu1IQCXDeKwntkizd8xF0/w640-h380/Art9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was one of my favorite images in the exhibit. The architecture and fashion were certainly expected features in this event- they were both in the title, after all. The surprise to me was the number of everyday household objects that were included to reflect the Art Deco style. There were radios, beds, dressers, mirrors, hairbrushes, brushed chrome and brass coffee pots, cigarette cases, jewelry- so many common yet familiar items. With music of the era playing in the background, the exhibit was a pleasure to view. It's on until the 14th of January, so there are a few days left if you can fit a trip to the Appleton into your schedule. But if not, do enjoy these photos!</span><p></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-91866651552964442052023-12-29T18:11:00.000-08:002023-12-29T18:11:06.754-08:00Sparkle Plenty...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij05ULLmFjCBVSehrsOLvN81sTWaLma0B84TTMYRoialC0G8MNNavaBragletMZ4Y86PXwVwV2IPGGOCAdLpS0BTqWeSIsVsyH-9oS3fs7gtFh_wqqQ3n6gXA5-TqYBolgxMOroGzlrTH3So6OZ4P4_qW03MaI1Ib5zakQTYwAYoPQMGEh2-zrpUSTg8E/s2839/Sparkle1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="1658" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij05ULLmFjCBVSehrsOLvN81sTWaLma0B84TTMYRoialC0G8MNNavaBragletMZ4Y86PXwVwV2IPGGOCAdLpS0BTqWeSIsVsyH-9oS3fs7gtFh_wqqQ3n6gXA5-TqYBolgxMOroGzlrTH3So6OZ4P4_qW03MaI1Ib5zakQTYwAYoPQMGEh2-zrpUSTg8E/w374-h640/Sparkle1.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Makeup artfully applied? Check. Sparkly outfit? Check. It's time to ring in the New Year! This fancy girl is ready to party. She is another of the fun-to-make Art Warrior Dolls from a class taught by sisters Celeste Beck and Merri McKenzie of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/GoatfeathersStudio/" target="_blank">Goatfeathers Studio</a>. I've made several of these dolls before, but this one was stitched from a kit I picked up from our Fiber Art Bee free table. It had been donated by the sisters. All of the sparkly fabric, netting, and canvas for a face were in there. I just had to paint the face and do the stitching and stuffing. She got done just in time for the holidays.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfEVjFdQsHxYnDJyj-mtvh8hhLxBqW3ea8kiNoYB3srqgIjYReaJe5YEp7qB86e9Us97-bb-q0UBne2JhcNUGrR8dDdbf23Fb2U4CItJn5W2tIboXxmtuNLnCy2QY1J25kdYTc7pg3U_Lf99om3a4MEXp454FVnhrtwlkG1RX1XXyLxdKq2BXzf5W-P8/s3009/Sparkle2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3009" data-original-width="2060" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqfEVjFdQsHxYnDJyj-mtvh8hhLxBqW3ea8kiNoYB3srqgIjYReaJe5YEp7qB86e9Us97-bb-q0UBne2JhcNUGrR8dDdbf23Fb2U4CItJn5W2tIboXxmtuNLnCy2QY1J25kdYTc7pg3U_Lf99om3a4MEXp454FVnhrtwlkG1RX1XXyLxdKq2BXzf5W-P8/w438-h640/Sparkle2.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yes, she has a heavy hand when it comes to applying makeup, but it is the season after all. These dolls are such fun to sew and their personalities just develop in the making. She needs a name though. Suggestions are welcome.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xTmKh7ZOjIeteO_9eNX2oI6wOemFbFDzBv2sRyc1q9rkXyd693AiaNl3NB3832I4iCHGNub_w2FHtJwuNOGnMHhMvlo4FaP9m7yfyEtMyXCsJW7OcdfZYZJcg7Xn4c2ffNocMv2awv2XczJvHWxNNyhl1BJX5bRpZNdpurLt7X_tDOHU3fRYq3y7DUU/s640/Sparkle3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="616" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2xTmKh7ZOjIeteO_9eNX2oI6wOemFbFDzBv2sRyc1q9rkXyd693AiaNl3NB3832I4iCHGNub_w2FHtJwuNOGnMHhMvlo4FaP9m7yfyEtMyXCsJW7OcdfZYZJcg7Xn4c2ffNocMv2awv2XczJvHWxNNyhl1BJX5bRpZNdpurLt7X_tDOHU3fRYq3y7DUU/w616-h640/Sparkle3.jpg" width="616" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You'll notice a couple of scraps left from the doll in this sparkly flower, too. A quilting friend, Joanne in Pennsylvania, and I have each made a fiber book from muslin. We are sewing pages in our own book, and then swapping through the mail to work in each others' book. Each page has a small stitchery based on a theme. This is a fancy flower I sewed for Joanne's book. I'll show more of the pages soon. So far we've made pages on faces, flowers, vintage, rusted fabrics, and redwork embroidery. It's lots of creative fun and the pages are about 6" x 6", making each one quick and easy to complete. We've got only three empty pages plus covers left to fill and our fiber books will be complete.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSoZNrmYlG1gxhuT5ZXJT6F7fCeUtXeuSmKV38aBS8OA8tCRwT_Z9Zb5q2Zp0y65kmtAxrG3YGxcigKj_GHjBsU8xIXs0Pr-Ws9mbvOKtsgHCx7Zt8cnrQ5z4baMRJA6eS67fYqqhYsaZXLBNRRrDhyphenhyphen3a0iWT145cUOaZPCcgmQfoiUTbYh_iaGWJafY/s1926/Sparkle4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnSoZNrmYlG1gxhuT5ZXJT6F7fCeUtXeuSmKV38aBS8OA8tCRwT_Z9Zb5q2Zp0y65kmtAxrG3YGxcigKj_GHjBsU8xIXs0Pr-Ws9mbvOKtsgHCx7Zt8cnrQ5z4baMRJA6eS67fYqqhYsaZXLBNRRrDhyphenhyphen3a0iWT145cUOaZPCcgmQfoiUTbYh_iaGWJafY/w242-h640/Sparkle4.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Finally, I had some sparkly green scraps left from the flower which were just right for making Snappy Pickle! He was the brainchild of artist Kecia Deveney. She taught an online workshop in designing the whimsical stuffed pickles as part of the Holiday ARTfest 2023. There were lots of chuckles over the pickles that came from her workshop and were posted on Facebook. Snappy has ample sparkle, a mega-watt smile, and a great big personality. Plenty of sparkle and shine for the holidays here. Wishing you a happy and healthy 2024! </span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-81921440796508503972023-12-14T16:56:00.000-08:002023-12-14T16:56:30.738-08:00Angels We Have Heard On High...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLnR7XLlCrB9oZF05pgb0twkpIKvdf0uF6DA6zy4vxcO9cfYEwbW9j76NOZ0ISd0uccq9Oe62-BNL54eFNQkZ5WUUNgOtUxwLTXAxo4Bl-KyO_J_YRT746RKUXfsL_Yg15DTtoHeCs9_mhmRPqQew82AFbhGGRJC6wwiohm3LVmAumDgaro0Vf4UdOLY/s640/Angel1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnLnR7XLlCrB9oZF05pgb0twkpIKvdf0uF6DA6zy4vxcO9cfYEwbW9j76NOZ0ISd0uccq9Oe62-BNL54eFNQkZ5WUUNgOtUxwLTXAxo4Bl-KyO_J_YRT746RKUXfsL_Yg15DTtoHeCs9_mhmRPqQew82AFbhGGRJC6wwiohm3LVmAumDgaro0Vf4UdOLY/w480-h640/Angel1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">These fun wooden ornaments are the result of an online class titled "Angels Among Us" taught by <a href="https://www.pzazzonline.com/" target="_blank">P'zazz Art Studio</a> on Facebook. In just three hour-long evening classes, participants learned to draw and paint cute angel designs on an ornament, a greeting card, and a journal page. One lesson also covered the lettering, which is a specialty of the instructor. </span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZi4cKFoMRx5J5Rt8ocxMIo-Qmp-L9htRcuPPaDNBNK5etIGcurncRuwTZ9wbZ4NV5-rENzIRFlajCoqNO89vwqzK7oCJhLn2uN02KhxSX-q3Ktf8zyvFStiFTht0ZT5tBiH0-xW5ErkXnJ_5B584EuFkbbME8z1zZnQwN45SuEDC3PMIDqD96VNdPSQ/s640/Angel2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZi4cKFoMRx5J5Rt8ocxMIo-Qmp-L9htRcuPPaDNBNK5etIGcurncRuwTZ9wbZ4NV5-rENzIRFlajCoqNO89vwqzK7oCJhLn2uN02KhxSX-q3Ktf8zyvFStiFTht0ZT5tBiH0-xW5ErkXnJ_5B584EuFkbbME8z1zZnQwN45SuEDC3PMIDqD96VNdPSQ/w480-h640/Angel2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A few special techniques included the gold metallic highlights and the use of molding paste to create texture on the angel wings. </span><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJekqnNG3YDFLfXCQieEz18YpV0SqYoClLcm_6-1wHGwgad7SDaAiaCn7wygp-CzOJEBbq944iODc6U5KM-S-iNFieUJcJ_Sg_d1Xmg9d0F7F5nssYYjR0w5kNBBy-ixbpe0J3hv6Ec6v2ssOVvblFLBRjrV2_VjsmhRygFglhyjzx2ehoR1hRRc1JzM/s640/Angel3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGJekqnNG3YDFLfXCQieEz18YpV0SqYoClLcm_6-1wHGwgad7SDaAiaCn7wygp-CzOJEBbq944iODc6U5KM-S-iNFieUJcJ_Sg_d1Xmg9d0F7F5nssYYjR0w5kNBBy-ixbpe0J3hv6Ec6v2ssOVvblFLBRjrV2_VjsmhRygFglhyjzx2ehoR1hRRc1JzM/w480-h640/Angel3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Participants could make changes in hair styles, and some even drew and painted male-looking angels which are more reflective of Biblical descriptions of angels.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA4DFaRG2UniPKyx2rNPG_c25rEt9GA_SXWjBCBqK-yMF35QcEFduZ1Wwk7k8NJ9yoY2OQ3Uob3tLXbXPvUQ2qRZacKU9i6FNt82MESZOVztE4qyJxfLEO0mb2la18Ivct_2mvpsp4S7lMJsSoaconTccl3LrzwHgDIMqUOvCS7fKssvihDW1fFu4fJA/s640/Angel4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLA4DFaRG2UniPKyx2rNPG_c25rEt9GA_SXWjBCBqK-yMF35QcEFduZ1Wwk7k8NJ9yoY2OQ3Uob3tLXbXPvUQ2qRZacKU9i6FNt82MESZOVztE4qyJxfLEO0mb2la18Ivct_2mvpsp4S7lMJsSoaconTccl3LrzwHgDIMqUOvCS7fKssvihDW1fFu4fJA/w480-h640/Angel4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And on the backs of each ornament, we wrote a message in white acrylic marker. I chose The Priestly Blessing from Scripture. The replays of the lessons are available continuously, so I can practice and repeat the painting skills as often as needed. I'm never a fan of my writing, so did appreciate the lettering instruction, especially. These make lovely hand-crafted Christmas greetings and I'm sure I'll be making more. Christmas blessings to you!</span></p></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-28983129275236463682023-11-27T06:22:00.000-08:002023-11-27T06:22:46.129-08:00Mary Poppins Might Be Jealous...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXSsQqpdpNG0R0ra3m3529b59T6OBgvZG74y1Txy6uzfYdtm9ZEZo07xK-WEQS5xOvCie2AZ9HCkhSrulSAulozN0J5EiQYJ3xCmk0VktIgaLiL0aKDO7cLnlsvuJ8P7QWsGdxk_bGT_VQp60PvG8yuIefcsJ-D0IDomHX1BcHOD9S66oFSRnioSXTM8/s640/Aussie1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="398" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTXSsQqpdpNG0R0ra3m3529b59T6OBgvZG74y1Txy6uzfYdtm9ZEZo07xK-WEQS5xOvCie2AZ9HCkhSrulSAulozN0J5EiQYJ3xCmk0VktIgaLiL0aKDO7cLnlsvuJ8P7QWsGdxk_bGT_VQp60PvG8yuIefcsJ-D0IDomHX1BcHOD9S66oFSRnioSXTM8/w398-h640/Aussie1.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Do you remember Mary Poppins' Magic Bag? Her umbrella and her bag were her two fashion accessories that were also very functional. From that bag came all sorts of things like a lamp and a hat-stand along with lozenges and cough syrup. (I loved all of the PL Travers Mary Poppins books as a child.) Well this colorful big tote bag reminds me of Mary Poppin's bag, though I have yet to try and fit a hat-stand inside. I almost could. No doubt Mary Poppins would have loved this bag. I took a class last fall to learn to make the roomy tote and I just love it. It features assorted Australian Aboriginal print fabrics and a Kookaburra & Jabiru panel. It's called The Aussie Dream Tote.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPaZAlTxOvDFp80gX4g6E0tC1Cri1E0ON0a_YDS-ammf_Vm9za6hcoY67l1ESRNkYG_aE0hl3Y8qcV9r04i6mo4NANw1LwMrV7qPXyjRVWXEWlWzLdXVZ__ngg3L3zNukrJJav_14Q5q5f3dxaR0RumZsNU_6szkNZMroRxBziV6db9q3TC0VrsZRlSQ/s640/Aussie2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="412" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpPaZAlTxOvDFp80gX4g6E0tC1Cri1E0ON0a_YDS-ammf_Vm9za6hcoY67l1ESRNkYG_aE0hl3Y8qcV9r04i6mo4NANw1LwMrV7qPXyjRVWXEWlWzLdXVZ__ngg3L3zNukrJJav_14Q5q5f3dxaR0RumZsNU_6szkNZMroRxBziV6db9q3TC0VrsZRlSQ/w412-h640/Aussie2.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">My usual tote bag projects are simple affairs with handles and that's about it. This project seemed daunting to me as it has two zippered pockets, an inside pocket, and bottle pockets. I was pleasantly surprised that my skill level was up to snuff and I was successful with sewing the bag, especially with the zipper insertion method that was used. I just love this roomy bag and am so glad I took the class.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggK1nzUKZVlss4UvFM0Jw8Xvn_oNMUACWrDwhP0VoGOHH9WofDzQBFcRtCayDP-I0HSJr6hUCct6t2MQlQtsKA0C3ZTRJecEr4MX0bG6LLmkoVmCH5nQrMi-IV7Gymfn0hahNSl3LpPTi6b0bW-MkQE-PfAsAtBdn2zNeaoZMESyuXTd0g_OOBDwI9s9o/s640/Aussie3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="468" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggK1nzUKZVlss4UvFM0Jw8Xvn_oNMUACWrDwhP0VoGOHH9WofDzQBFcRtCayDP-I0HSJr6hUCct6t2MQlQtsKA0C3ZTRJecEr4MX0bG6LLmkoVmCH5nQrMi-IV7Gymfn0hahNSl3LpPTi6b0bW-MkQE-PfAsAtBdn2zNeaoZMESyuXTd0g_OOBDwI9s9o/w468-h640/Aussie3.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You can get a better idea of the bag size in this photo with Gabriele Bullard (right) of <a href="https://fabrilish.com/" target="_blank">Fabrilish</a>, the designer of the bag and pattern. She came to our recent quilt show with a display of her Aussie Dream Tote kits. (Gabriele's mannequin is covered in Aboriginal print scraps by the way.) After showing the bag at the guild show-and-tell, a number of members were also interested in taking the class, so Gabriele will be teaching it again after the holidays.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KPsXIPz8fu3GJcqhdCukfC6hpSiD1vTyRGxu-PuwjHnxpyNtyZkrUXJTasBSNN-L0rrG-O_Anh0bMLZHsknr0wxEr7ig6gOUrhunk6elhGALBjF49U_ZkIcKUMpcXqakSHhmzcR8m8jp1JVxyFLNUIutYMycVHJ8hV9xkHwXfppkqZsoc82EK6pe0qg/s640/Aussie4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="640" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4KPsXIPz8fu3GJcqhdCukfC6hpSiD1vTyRGxu-PuwjHnxpyNtyZkrUXJTasBSNN-L0rrG-O_Anh0bMLZHsknr0wxEr7ig6gOUrhunk6elhGALBjF49U_ZkIcKUMpcXqakSHhmzcR8m8jp1JVxyFLNUIutYMycVHJ8hV9xkHwXfppkqZsoc82EK6pe0qg/w640-h514/Aussie4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I ran into fellow class members Celeste Beck (center) and her sister Merri McKenzie (right) at the quilt show in Jacksonville, FL. They, too, were carrying their Aussie Dream Totes to hold all those purchases. Celeste chose the kangaroo design for hers. One fun thing about quilt shows (in addition to the quilts and vendors) is seeing how quilters display their love of fabrics in what they wear and carry. All three of us are also wearing our fiber necklaces made during a workshop I taught at the Gainesville guild. And we all sported button bracelets crafted at a Fiber Art Bee meeting. The totes certainly caught the eye of some show-goers who stopped us to ask about the pattern.</span>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-28904115528383705142023-11-06T06:48:00.001-08:002023-11-06T06:48:32.085-08:00Behold, the Humble Button...<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96lKJJkd-07gWy4pKTIeYZ0mWuxZr4TMKQRdf8ESCWzAvIvKDwd4dhVQSHpKpr1Lzs-bQFXgeQyQbIxsPuJmErJ0IyPegDyW_cPh_kO-AETwM0FhWxT0npxzX4e0mYrRnr2tstAflfxKqBtZk3qE3BmKgsPBU_w6Ek3Pzjg6_fmG_Ks0bXzq0g_aN_hw/s3224/Buttons1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3224" data-original-width="2308" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96lKJJkd-07gWy4pKTIeYZ0mWuxZr4TMKQRdf8ESCWzAvIvKDwd4dhVQSHpKpr1Lzs-bQFXgeQyQbIxsPuJmErJ0IyPegDyW_cPh_kO-AETwM0FhWxT0npxzX4e0mYrRnr2tstAflfxKqBtZk3qE3BmKgsPBU_w6Ek3Pzjg6_fmG_Ks0bXzq0g_aN_hw/w458-h640/Buttons1.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">They won't wilt and they won't fade! Check out these fun floral bouquets made using buttons and floral wire. I'll bet you have a good-size button jar or tin in your sewing room that's just chock full. I certainly do. So when our Fiber Art Bee group had a button workshop to learn to make fun things using them, I took to it like a duck to water. And it's been non-stop since then. So much color and such a variety of ways to put the buttons together- everything looks good together. Don't they have an almost Seuss-like look?</span> </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BfK8jaRwec9rSQL8O9hz0F0gLWK3O40FFXE3-1-WbOjQ8INVsdM9IK70nNKaJu-uP7eRV_fiZGvk6CEiItAifVDotct20zP9IJkvmQKnMtqX2b1ToXb5mXc9D4SDi7W342JfAgEwSQvYd5EgJaGfzssHsIskAexJS6wDgm68mpMFXue1NSjSwp9_Rgc/s2798/Buttons2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2798" data-original-width="2085" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BfK8jaRwec9rSQL8O9hz0F0gLWK3O40FFXE3-1-WbOjQ8INVsdM9IK70nNKaJu-uP7eRV_fiZGvk6CEiItAifVDotct20zP9IJkvmQKnMtqX2b1ToXb5mXc9D4SDi7W342JfAgEwSQvYd5EgJaGfzssHsIskAexJS6wDgm68mpMFXue1NSjSwp9_Rgc/w476-h640/Buttons2.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A few beads also found their way into the button flower stems. In addition to the fun of making the flowers, I also enjoyed several trips to local thrift stores to find inexpensive vases in which to display them. My one rule is the vases needed to be under $3, and I found some beauties!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbh-CizD0PQYlTgzD_ky4Tzu-xBs-C4eOpxUvLX1vWCwX6fFKVDfhcZs63DgF0gReAF2HwEXsxr6H1VqW_pY0YOLvZo6UVKeVVoHIdK0c_CWY4jBgtwVlIyoWaHsZsEHuFcjbWLdKZ1pF0fOyAwJo0rITbPJrf4icAu1LsWfqr_4NkkNArXxXO6rDWeQQ/s3133/Buttons3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3133" data-original-width="1634" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbh-CizD0PQYlTgzD_ky4Tzu-xBs-C4eOpxUvLX1vWCwX6fFKVDfhcZs63DgF0gReAF2HwEXsxr6H1VqW_pY0YOLvZo6UVKeVVoHIdK0c_CWY4jBgtwVlIyoWaHsZsEHuFcjbWLdKZ1pF0fOyAwJo0rITbPJrf4icAu1LsWfqr_4NkkNArXxXO6rDWeQQ/w334-h640/Buttons3.jpg" width="334" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The bouquets look so bright and cheerful sitting on a desk, shelf, or windowsill all around the house. And yet, there is a limit. I want to keep making them and using up buttons, but have space for only a few. So some of these bouquets have been welcomed into a new home after I donated them to our quilt guild's shopping boutique for a recent show. That button box is not empty yet, so I'll keep making these!</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h38fq_mTFnxqcqa_rPIreRIrl76dsbV-tIlyMUJxbO8oxXfmnBi5JJO3O_c1BgBZ3SLjl2J6kPcNhXtD-lXuoxtFl12leVVadPFHWX39aRnAQJKhH1ltYffAEgdk3ZbPWdVAp2rbRQA1LUsrgQsHe3dVQGY6GaxWWdVdYoFeRXvXh8YvkmlgFJ4ld7w/s640/Buttons4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="638" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h38fq_mTFnxqcqa_rPIreRIrl76dsbV-tIlyMUJxbO8oxXfmnBi5JJO3O_c1BgBZ3SLjl2J6kPcNhXtD-lXuoxtFl12leVVadPFHWX39aRnAQJKhH1ltYffAEgdk3ZbPWdVAp2rbRQA1LUsrgQsHe3dVQGY6GaxWWdVdYoFeRXvXh8YvkmlgFJ4ld7w/w638-h640/Buttons4.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The supplies are simple- buttons in assorted colors and sizes, and wire or wrapped floral wire. I prefer handling the floral wire as it seems to have a bit more substance than jewelry wire. It does want to fray at the ends, so I coat each end lightly with clear glue- or even clear nail polish would work. That helps when it's time to thread the wire through the button holes. Just bend the wire in half so the mid-point becomes the top of the flower stem and thread the two wire pieces through the buttonholes. Thread several buttons to make a stack, starting with smallest and working to largest. Twist the wires together for about a half inch or so and add more buttons. You can see that my button stems each have three to five stacks. Then twist all the way to the end of the wires and arrange the stems in a vase. Add some glass marbles at the bottom of the vase to counterbalance the weight of the buttons if needed. So get you some buttons, and start stacking and twisting!</span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-18402242550315071802023-10-27T17:46:00.000-07:002023-10-27T17:46:11.507-07:00Happy Fall Y'all...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakm1-ffCgdqqovwUA_a8m3VjE-Hvm3ci1XE4IZ9GomvWG1Uw94oQaRWtXy-G_x-npS2c2AhYJ_rfeN25O9-JQ9bxl-9GJcMUChbaAcSsxC1akKu-_dyrJqbMQMl2SnqvleLykI_Np-FJa8DzRjIs1YZKaEPhz4AI1Njiel-rNTkNGGiaRrzoRrU34JyA/s640/Fall1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="626" data-original-width="640" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgakm1-ffCgdqqovwUA_a8m3VjE-Hvm3ci1XE4IZ9GomvWG1Uw94oQaRWtXy-G_x-npS2c2AhYJ_rfeN25O9-JQ9bxl-9GJcMUChbaAcSsxC1akKu-_dyrJqbMQMl2SnqvleLykI_Np-FJa8DzRjIs1YZKaEPhz4AI1Njiel-rNTkNGGiaRrzoRrU34JyA/w640-h626/Fall1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I noticed the blessed relief in temperatures here in Florida lately where it actually began to feel like fall. That prompted an urge to decorate for it. But when I looked for my selection of autumn decorations, they were nowhere to be found. I couldn't believe they weren't here. Finally, I concluded that I must have donated them somewhere in a fit of "downsizing" last year. So when I saw the cute Halloween tea towel on our sewing group's "free table", it came home with me. It wasn't long before I was auditioning it for a wall quilt project. I had lots of those wonky circle blocks already sewn, and when I started playing with them and the towel, this "make-it-work" quilt top happened. I still need to quilt it, and I better get at it soon if it's going to hang up this year.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR_D365MJG_CAVF2eZihYjOuPIHPGxkMckIx_LX_PzEIbxtxEuMKEfDaRoMFeB8Sc_RnaYfGp76vszcr_QNgkKL3Vt73wGpa-hS8rYnWbmuUKQEZ2w6-I59cUZGIcd73uCG-fij0r3BKhrQug0f8yg-ktIGYoO7OKDgFbrRAjYleX7Of69PWSDqlgAZE/s640/Fall2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="300" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR_D365MJG_CAVF2eZihYjOuPIHPGxkMckIx_LX_PzEIbxtxEuMKEfDaRoMFeB8Sc_RnaYfGp76vszcr_QNgkKL3Vt73wGpa-hS8rYnWbmuUKQEZ2w6-I59cUZGIcd73uCG-fij0r3BKhrQug0f8yg-ktIGYoO7OKDgFbrRAjYleX7Of69PWSDqlgAZE/w300-h640/Fall2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On that same "free table" I found this lovely bouquet of fall silk flowers and it came home, too. Voila! Instant fall decorating.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GURP_ckoXzFCDSZftzB9mtXqjEz643E1kHveEUS467OATJJphlLlcK_NWVBosoVPNHCYnEaAS3N9vxImbnLebsQPVO9xn9VOX9La5hvRO8cYP-OSmLqJOMQmkSfwE36z7TTYTi8gWnG33vxYMvYes_tHToNklM0tXiTpnLvzM6HGOSMa2AhJuTjBfT4/s640/Fall3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="640" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6GURP_ckoXzFCDSZftzB9mtXqjEz643E1kHveEUS467OATJJphlLlcK_NWVBosoVPNHCYnEaAS3N9vxImbnLebsQPVO9xn9VOX9La5hvRO8cYP-OSmLqJOMQmkSfwE36z7TTYTi8gWnG33vxYMvYes_tHToNklM0tXiTpnLvzM6HGOSMa2AhJuTjBfT4/w640-h600/Fall3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What happened next was a nice surprise. While hunting for our bike helmets (it's cool enough to do that now, too), we found a tote labeled "Fall Decor." Lo and behold... inside I found the pumpkins, light swag, and other fall items to add to my display. Neither my husband or I remembered storing them away so efficiently. But I'm glad we did! Several of the pumpkins are ones that I painted and I really enjoy looking at them. Lessons learned: keep looking for lost items and make sure to label things in totes!</span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-74315786800289677642023-10-18T10:37:00.000-07:002023-10-18T10:37:12.925-07:00Almost a Quilt Trail...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRbaJgRqceGClRd8Y35jRI5Bz1QNBERou9a1d8nCKUpNioivbgT2FzPYEQrfnQxklxdvpUqTJZK4Mi9qhQL3LqZ1PweueEWMH3EIAg3W116og0ISL5pfmJDjqem7mO3x14BJHI2f3m-QwUM7xpWlXZx5MLtBIhlvqsjPJhVH-Rkxx1lYnF7489zvFBpU/s1082/Barn1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1082" data-original-width="1048" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPRbaJgRqceGClRd8Y35jRI5Bz1QNBERou9a1d8nCKUpNioivbgT2FzPYEQrfnQxklxdvpUqTJZK4Mi9qhQL3LqZ1PweueEWMH3EIAg3W116og0ISL5pfmJDjqem7mO3x14BJHI2f3m-QwUM7xpWlXZx5MLtBIhlvqsjPJhVH-Rkxx1lYnF7489zvFBpU/w620-h640/Barn1.jpg" width="620" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I chose the simple and traditional Ohio Star for the pattern on a barn quilt made in a recent class at quilt guild. And am I ever glad I did because the more complex the pattern, the more taping and the more time it took to complete the project. You'll see why that's so in the process photos that follow. You've likely heard of Quilt Trails- the driving tours of various rural and picturesque areas of the country that feature painted quilt patterns on barns and home. It's quite a tourist draw in many states. The members of Country Road Quilters got a start on our own Quilt Trail in this fun class. Mine will be going up on our horse barn soon.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-lSRAy-2IVbslXIit0-nOi2chWeKvNT8htKP9QEgqvc9OBW6q54mP0rUwtAUCUuInZ3PRtUIo_WMrPM_vq_rBfpv6D2g-uLN6u3PKsSpxARDfZK8b9mYkL4WuxJuBncIXV-40Y14l_nIB_vGaEYqqDamWjHj-cDW_ZwGAzVQPh-4bXfc_ozzMlfROqzk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh-lSRAy-2IVbslXIit0-nOi2chWeKvNT8htKP9QEgqvc9OBW6q54mP0rUwtAUCUuInZ3PRtUIo_WMrPM_vq_rBfpv6D2g-uLN6u3PKsSpxARDfZK8b9mYkL4WuxJuBncIXV-40Y14l_nIB_vGaEYqqDamWjHj-cDW_ZwGAzVQPh-4bXfc_ozzMlfROqzk=w539-h640" width="539" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our instructor was just the best because she brought most of the materials for us to use in class and we had to pay only a kit fee. The fee included primed boards, foam brushes, X-acto craft knives, house paint, and even Kilz corrective paint for any of our mistakes. Not that we needed it, of course! We brought painter's tape, plastic to cover our work surfaces, rulers, and a hair dryer. Our first step was to follow the selected pattern to lightly mark the design on the board. We then taped outside the first color sections, using a craft knife to trim tape away and achieve sharp angles. Next we painted just inside the taped lines to establish the outline, and then followed that with paint inside all of the sections of that color. A hair dryer (set to air, not heat) helped to speed up the drying time.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv62qp9PNRDiwUaRYQ7zU8FWbpS2rxfV3KCH_UDTiWdRQ9Tpd27Rv1zLb0s7up1LwlLujnR3qCqg4UwaG8juRBSm0JnGGvzDyiBAdrs2Q1qoAGvH2mQBwMnIJZK9DIWdcpO2ayg56KsK7t_oy4XXjwCvHDhpR-0CvCP7B9dxXJKStx2YWvt7PnO1cvP4/s4032/Barn4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGv62qp9PNRDiwUaRYQ7zU8FWbpS2rxfV3KCH_UDTiWdRQ9Tpd27Rv1zLb0s7up1LwlLujnR3qCqg4UwaG8juRBSm0JnGGvzDyiBAdrs2Q1qoAGvH2mQBwMnIJZK9DIWdcpO2ayg56KsK7t_oy4XXjwCvHDhpR-0CvCP7B9dxXJKStx2YWvt7PnO1cvP4/w480-h640/Barn4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In this photo, you can see that the first color is painted and I've taped off and painted the blue sections. It was very satisfying to pull up that tape and see the crisp lines of the design. I had better luck pulling tape in this painting project than I sometimes do when painting a room at home. Somehow, I often manage to pull up paint with the tape. But not this time, thankfully.</span><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9JYOetUCDD4B1ROHXnnrKxkMGL-Ao2OnUMABBHtabSq1Ms9XskE59p68eLyX3Okx7EhldaGV7Kz6GTnMTyB5DCvNJSshBvodpjiQHTACcVgPwemsbjAKlf8dgva3v9J-LH68v5YzhtifrxxIiwo4JrQunxcQmaZ5Pda3pCkDjNOsS_nSggsSHC_C4YQ/s4032/Barn2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9JYOetUCDD4B1ROHXnnrKxkMGL-Ao2OnUMABBHtabSq1Ms9XskE59p68eLyX3Okx7EhldaGV7Kz6GTnMTyB5DCvNJSshBvodpjiQHTACcVgPwemsbjAKlf8dgva3v9J-LH68v5YzhtifrxxIiwo4JrQunxcQmaZ5Pda3pCkDjNOsS_nSggsSHC_C4YQ/w480-h640/Barn2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And finally, the project is taped and ready to paint the cream color sections and edges to finish the piece. I was surprised at the time it took to complete our barn quilts, but with a couple of coats of paint, drying time, and the need to make corrections with Kilz (yes, I actually did need it- twice!), I guess I shouldn't have been surprised. And the taping... that really was the most time consuming part. I did not envy the classmate who chose the Carpenter Star for her pattern as she was bent over the board most of the day. But her results were looking quite spectacular.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWdcuKLdMyH63RcgaxrUilJe4yliEfGmnnFKsBFbKLkklWSjPQLEO7tneDKuOkVAeEf5fW1ORR4fLl_iNBrK_BU-I5AbaUMUVxwzBCDdzaaMiSnpdbE5gZQADVgQKecph766Rpxcr64ONG-ikE_U6rrUVY6138-9HeUwwmgeMWnY5RfI3_Seei_o2SJ4/s3554/Barn3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2681" data-original-width="3554" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWdcuKLdMyH63RcgaxrUilJe4yliEfGmnnFKsBFbKLkklWSjPQLEO7tneDKuOkVAeEf5fW1ORR4fLl_iNBrK_BU-I5AbaUMUVxwzBCDdzaaMiSnpdbE5gZQADVgQKecph766Rpxcr64ONG-ikE_U6rrUVY6138-9HeUwwmgeMWnY5RfI3_Seei_o2SJ4/w640-h482/Barn3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Cardinal was a popular pattern, as was one titled Folded Glory done in the colors of the US flag. I like how the cardinal is looking in this one. And our instructor had enough paints and small cups to customize colors. Whatever we needed, she whipped up for us. Setting our sewing machines, thread and fabrics aside for a day, turned out to be just the most fun!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-86777961773768343962023-09-29T13:50:00.000-07:002023-09-29T13:50:45.772-07:00Circle Mania...<p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCwxgH8XlBGAsLXZqiYXAEQgybKXCDr_zeyawgFIsJ98MJ4_huBs4bDlWVtnygKiBSn8t8DvKYMYb1J7iKLBLtYP3M0p_43KtrAqcylCJOEiFtqATICS1e2CDbD1uT7ThpYUc8u2MmwoTiHV_IGNSifiHsx9Vjq7clpPN87sMPqPWRk3_N6xqNsiA3Xw/s640/Circle1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="525" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCwxgH8XlBGAsLXZqiYXAEQgybKXCDr_zeyawgFIsJ98MJ4_huBs4bDlWVtnygKiBSn8t8DvKYMYb1J7iKLBLtYP3M0p_43KtrAqcylCJOEiFtqATICS1e2CDbD1uT7ThpYUc8u2MmwoTiHV_IGNSifiHsx9Vjq7clpPN87sMPqPWRk3_N6xqNsiA3Xw/w526-h640/Circle1.jpg" width="526" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Since completing the "Eye of the Beholder" quilt (seen <a href="https://quiltnans.blogspot.com/2023/09/eye-of-beholder.html" target="_blank">here </a>in an earlier post), my eye goes right to quilt designs based on circles. I recently visited QuiltFest Jacksonville where I saw some beauties. Come to the quilt show with me and I'll show you a few of my favorites. This quilt, coincidentally, is also titled "Eye of the Beholder" and is the entry of maker Tori Drew. I was impressed with how she controlled the many improvisational pieced curves in her quilt.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE6EmlUCpWo9EK12wrFY1M0AXI1NvjogIfz8-K-JWiXjOjSH0f4yqYvYip6mNdW6uBQY3SzmK5HvNtBxIvfMOg93WKV-YvbQKBLIKmSFJGVjj6A1U77aUL3pAiDxovAvOUI8i0y0RG2D0w7p59QP-1ppgz4cp-WnUfpA7oU1Qk84gg1luS_jy8uSWvBA/s640/Circle2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="601" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE6EmlUCpWo9EK12wrFY1M0AXI1NvjogIfz8-K-JWiXjOjSH0f4yqYvYip6mNdW6uBQY3SzmK5HvNtBxIvfMOg93WKV-YvbQKBLIKmSFJGVjj6A1U77aUL3pAiDxovAvOUI8i0y0RG2D0w7p59QP-1ppgz4cp-WnUfpA7oU1Qk84gg1luS_jy8uSWvBA/w602-h640/Circle2.jpg" width="602" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> This is Paula Fuqua's entry titled "Time Passages" which was quilted by Laura Bezares. Pieced fabrics are cut into curves and pieced into the blocks. It's full of color and fun fabrics.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPtZ5wH_dE20MXp-WLG7hBIq1a7hgxHkZWcTXCLlvFH7H3KUCxr-ZiRJoB672SMPfuR79dcH4RcnF1ralB7O52SgNVW_DMlIXEL6mXvuzGEoZEpkYMDIoxeb2nlYWaGJownIac5i7HkWQDhWC633pjz2sUxxsN5HsLoHSO2nkuWyBcOSgEzXk9xovNI8/s640/Circle5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="640" height="626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPtZ5wH_dE20MXp-WLG7hBIq1a7hgxHkZWcTXCLlvFH7H3KUCxr-ZiRJoB672SMPfuR79dcH4RcnF1ralB7O52SgNVW_DMlIXEL6mXvuzGEoZEpkYMDIoxeb2nlYWaGJownIac5i7HkWQDhWC633pjz2sUxxsN5HsLoHSO2nkuWyBcOSgEzXk9xovNI8/w640-h626/Circle5.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Pieced scraps and project leftovers also appear in "Orange Marmalade" by Candi Lennox, a ribbon winner in the Intermediate Pieced category. She used the same set of Giant Nested Curves templates to create her quilt.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhgEwBYTsfh24Nw0L-XQJJl2vMLY4FZOmZZCpEfIhb1QSCqxie2r8gOu9EiB_ZHguc4Ad_pFDGXwCvSxbxSWJYOAaXqy9MT_tshf4k_h3ABr4DsDiP3LMtYth1boq0hK8IMwqbOfK-L4nl43mM7Xj5XkSfIwEF9h4oTh36j7JeyBJ93b8uAQx8j3kgKk/s640/Circle3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="505" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhgEwBYTsfh24Nw0L-XQJJl2vMLY4FZOmZZCpEfIhb1QSCqxie2r8gOu9EiB_ZHguc4Ad_pFDGXwCvSxbxSWJYOAaXqy9MT_tshf4k_h3ABr4DsDiP3LMtYth1boq0hK8IMwqbOfK-L4nl43mM7Xj5XkSfIwEF9h4oTh36j7JeyBJ93b8uAQx8j3kgKk/w506-h640/Circle3.jpg" width="506" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Big and bold is how I'd describe this Bulls-Eye pattern by Karen Kimmel. It earned a Judge's Recognition award.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtzCg1VZEMW9FcGyo69wbfH2VXHoSR46hKbEPbAecA7TODWnVuBQbBG6ThaIoV1yC-Kl9FT1SNExQrqFalLwNPD7RerGSH5T475kG4KuWBBb2UCQiLY2VbLxXeVtikP741CU73emz4wfmrdPWGRY0ZwTBo4ZVFWKni1g46kg91g84dTXlJpoLOXnSXK8/s640/Circle4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMtzCg1VZEMW9FcGyo69wbfH2VXHoSR46hKbEPbAecA7TODWnVuBQbBG6ThaIoV1yC-Kl9FT1SNExQrqFalLwNPD7RerGSH5T475kG4KuWBBb2UCQiLY2VbLxXeVtikP741CU73emz4wfmrdPWGRY0ZwTBo4ZVFWKni1g46kg91g84dTXlJpoLOXnSXK8/w480-h640/Circle4.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Tori Drew pieced "Strawberry Tide Pool" using indigo prints and a novelty strawberry print together in traditional Drunkard's Path blocks. To me, it's somehow a soothing, calm quilt.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjngF2qWzciNBfG2_2OIyrJZEi14G0PI_id1Jz3Ml3oE0vvDLKExPUZP4_FVLs83IwzmGFUNqN6G2KPxnzDu34oe3KriWh0Eq4gxxAyoGdIYCyQPEoH8PoyrL04rFvxbdfcyFOha9t080p6EoGb3XxxG42OlrgNcrvfhRkJZ9vbaYyB91UudmQmXLM8s/s640/Circle7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjngF2qWzciNBfG2_2OIyrJZEi14G0PI_id1Jz3Ml3oE0vvDLKExPUZP4_FVLs83IwzmGFUNqN6G2KPxnzDu34oe3KriWh0Eq4gxxAyoGdIYCyQPEoH8PoyrL04rFvxbdfcyFOha9t080p6EoGb3XxxG42OlrgNcrvfhRkJZ9vbaYyB91UudmQmXLM8s/w480-h640/Circle7.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Circle in Motion" is the entry of Karen Kimmel (quilted by Nimmi Kroos). She used a pattern by Karen Friedlander in this bright happy quilt to which she added her own applique elements.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTK4ufBqZZ8to1HAk-vOSkHQKG_JrKNMgQtg0g0-h_dZCirRQ4t75IyF2FbMAkgJKhquVovftCAqSt8pRAZzFDS7q6aqX7NL10WzDGCpNp12dDk8twyLCoko4SB2sXY9C23vf7b0Ptzu-f-4n2sKzAslyD8zIvb2jOmScuHxxQuFGlAB0m4UGsusudaA/s640/Circle6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYTK4ufBqZZ8to1HAk-vOSkHQKG_JrKNMgQtg0g0-h_dZCirRQ4t75IyF2FbMAkgJKhquVovftCAqSt8pRAZzFDS7q6aqX7NL10WzDGCpNp12dDk8twyLCoko4SB2sXY9C23vf7b0Ptzu-f-4n2sKzAslyD8zIvb2jOmScuHxxQuFGlAB0m4UGsusudaA/w480-h640/Circle6.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A paper-pieced pattern by Karen Stone made for perfect points in Caroline Moegenburg's "Untitled" entry (quilted by Susan Melarvie Sturgeon). The quilt looks to contain many different necktie silks.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqI9F3uFbTAThsIdbKnJo8xV9ykj_WNNYdQKcuLM-VJAl6yGzl22nGjtlHfB-ge11r_MAEJsfiaC625oADVoCKPVwsdtwfhdESYZQ8jwyImr0c3-iuMvQduZZAVgsAdlfZptAkv0AuCZIhPyRueg1ZNiDvfWcsV7YFCx_IlQe0zmapoJfP5AyFyjVBYI/s640/CircleC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="465" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDqI9F3uFbTAThsIdbKnJo8xV9ykj_WNNYdQKcuLM-VJAl6yGzl22nGjtlHfB-ge11r_MAEJsfiaC625oADVoCKPVwsdtwfhdESYZQ8jwyImr0c3-iuMvQduZZAVgsAdlfZptAkv0AuCZIhPyRueg1ZNiDvfWcsV7YFCx_IlQe0zmapoJfP5AyFyjVBYI/s320/CircleC.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Acrylic templates like these arcs and Drunkard's Path pieces go a long way in helping accurate cutting and piecing of curved units like those used in some of the quilts.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxHT2lgtI79alS315PfbE8BmGtL_b-aAM-uyjZeeinoAabWi7ejfK1zHcH5YVJtbzc2c7j86u3Pu38kHE3JSyWtf9jp0M8pGwfnswt3eKrVTad2-3tZMbgzQZrX0Ec4MgK73gRcPTkMmudMAIFcFQe4vphIRdpfcD-xHxs7xC6lk8aVI1FpkkxsNlVBA/s640/CircleB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="640" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUxHT2lgtI79alS315PfbE8BmGtL_b-aAM-uyjZeeinoAabWi7ejfK1zHcH5YVJtbzc2c7j86u3Pu38kHE3JSyWtf9jp0M8pGwfnswt3eKrVTad2-3tZMbgzQZrX0Ec4MgK73gRcPTkMmudMAIFcFQe4vphIRdpfcD-xHxs7xC6lk8aVI1FpkkxsNlVBA/w640-h530/CircleB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I use them to cut the pieces for Drunkard's Path units from scraps, and keep a stack of them by the sewing machine. When I finish a seam on a project, I sew a unit to avoid cutting the thread between piecing runs. Eventually I'll have a quilt-worth of them. I use them in a manner similar to quilt teacher Bonnie Hunter's popular "leaders-and-enders" piecing.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_lgy9v0Vy9BuHeumjpk77WkuqjHt8iptNTV8QswxDSVCrJOEh2XkCL429tvZFmbKVqYhLE4eC7ul4s1Wj0qyxdwKdnWp8I-f8SIfiyaIF0y3aLCoURHSYUp9TFOSiyzMy6SVExlDsIWDKD5fZD5yNkLReUi-haqSewjnvYYjxhC90BIHSLprU2rVMo0/s640/CircleA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="640" height="630" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_lgy9v0Vy9BuHeumjpk77WkuqjHt8iptNTV8QswxDSVCrJOEh2XkCL429tvZFmbKVqYhLE4eC7ul4s1Wj0qyxdwKdnWp8I-f8SIfiyaIF0y3aLCoURHSYUp9TFOSiyzMy6SVExlDsIWDKD5fZD5yNkLReUi-haqSewjnvYYjxhC90BIHSLprU2rVMo0/w640-h630/CircleA.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was intrigued by the Radiant Suns templates and borrowed a set from a quilting friend just to try them out. I'm doubtful I'll make an entire quilt from them, but it might become a center medallion in a future project. Most of the fabrics in the block are ones I purchased at the quilt show- a new release called Story Board by artist Seth Apter. I think I'll just keep the wheels spinning in the sewing room for awhile.</span></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-14872241780622933282023-09-13T12:21:00.000-07:002023-09-13T12:21:02.618-07:00Step Into the Textile Cocoon...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKm8tJ05-tqgDROPqljzvtVVp6Wern9dUEXksSj_FmUaxx6aRf_m2wMXBK7acPryX2eFxthaoG6W6bKU_P4LgFr4En-NNFmapXfzWyNro53WaBGdJJGz22cI7JF_IxNbU0JM-fg7D9W0dP6AP9hbJlMQV3kmMDrUikaZbl1z_pL4reE42ccILEGZCrQ5s/s640/Textile1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKm8tJ05-tqgDROPqljzvtVVp6Wern9dUEXksSj_FmUaxx6aRf_m2wMXBK7acPryX2eFxthaoG6W6bKU_P4LgFr4En-NNFmapXfzWyNro53WaBGdJJGz22cI7JF_IxNbU0JM-fg7D9W0dP6AP9hbJlMQV3kmMDrUikaZbl1z_pL4reE42ccILEGZCrQ5s/w640-h480/Textile1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">What to do with vintage textiles that are tucked away in closets and drawers? Bring them together in what is known as installation art. That's what artist Susan Lenz did in a recent exhibit at the Webber Gallery in Ocala, Florida. Installation art is defined as "large-scale mixed-media constructions designed for a specific space or temporary period of time." This display actually featured three installations by Susan. This one, titled "The Cocoon", was the largest and it was one viewers could walk through. Isn't this entrance a most inviting sight for textile lovers?</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAgzSyFoO9IPTG83IuzAmfAU_CIstuvLcNQuRUL24hcL8K9TpaCLRQSGjr78McnHZ4URvCXwODsmOoUgj0Cd1WiHTg1Lu1gLMPL4OkcEKSXYvimpnmsIhnHCBFubfKwbxss-GhPjIh2CW11j3PRaA0gyCInQ_QY8Pg_jWX1RITJH14XaW9L1oU2QGaOo/s640/Textile2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="640" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAgzSyFoO9IPTG83IuzAmfAU_CIstuvLcNQuRUL24hcL8K9TpaCLRQSGjr78McnHZ4URvCXwODsmOoUgj0Cd1WiHTg1Lu1gLMPL4OkcEKSXYvimpnmsIhnHCBFubfKwbxss-GhPjIh2CW11j3PRaA0gyCInQ_QY8Pg_jWX1RITJH14XaW9L1oU2QGaOo/w640-h374/Textile2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Susan stitched old quilt tops, tablecloths, doilies, quilt blocks, christening gowns, gloves, crochet pieces and more into panels and joined them all to form the cozy surround of vintage textiles. You can see a glimpse of a second installation, The Clothesline, suspended above Cocoon. She appliqued hands on the old dish towels and linens for this installation and used wooden pegs to hang them. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugaRrcn_WeKj2vBflfliSG5X1myftMuxl33KCFZ7SJ25TATn8bVHDZWV4Hn_KIGIbPKLBIwNTuV3cgxpHA23U_gW1Bsu0lpBxwPBYlxmXNzHVzTPwf01L3n27DKfWf2v_1c8BFNLm5qUvzLf2QXWgd5izywbIpYhzqM_aTZo2ygXT6nknYIuzeAxAivk/s640/Textile3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugaRrcn_WeKj2vBflfliSG5X1myftMuxl33KCFZ7SJ25TATn8bVHDZWV4Hn_KIGIbPKLBIwNTuV3cgxpHA23U_gW1Bsu0lpBxwPBYlxmXNzHVzTPwf01L3n27DKfWf2v_1c8BFNLm5qUvzLf2QXWgd5izywbIpYhzqM_aTZo2ygXT6nknYIuzeAxAivk/w480-h640/Textile3.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A Carolina Lily quilt block became the seat for this folding chair placed invitingly in the exhibit. And we saw the many of the old calendar dish towels included. Remember those? At one time it was the go-to gift for children who saved their money to buy their moms a Christmas present every year. It was fun to see so many of them incorporated here.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheakqY7aTJXQyu_jffcipV4wbR4V7ffG0RhsdIy5nAKllXvC5023PyFMOsAjZL8PYYY9szoFvwQekRqc3M_QvDJT0p3s3mGTmhTi-mmOhnFuiMW_6Zbynjkp5Z0eENhJ-jgFLNomZYGkrgYwNl7IokPVYI1Ja3AZ3_d6L7aQVL7cJVJXd5um3L3h2o3iw/s640/Textile5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheakqY7aTJXQyu_jffcipV4wbR4V7ffG0RhsdIy5nAKllXvC5023PyFMOsAjZL8PYYY9szoFvwQekRqc3M_QvDJT0p3s3mGTmhTi-mmOhnFuiMW_6Zbynjkp5Z0eENhJ-jgFLNomZYGkrgYwNl7IokPVYI1Ja3AZ3_d6L7aQVL7cJVJXd5um3L3h2o3iw/w480-h640/Textile5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Even Grandma's apron became part of the installation, displayed on a special tablecloth.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzT8UMZpLfYnNhb8vbLK2eLNO3EJzrX7DIVJ-gtGh8JUWLmiZxwqSXtZh5GYtwfJjCj_IfqinhrokIG74lGZZLHNIsKYvcM2uf7eYPrwnY0PBj-R4AVAGrfU3dwXm22B0k5Lfq4fETv4Eo8X5vgfO9KKPaeGTXI7-u2DmH_1JSMNn_fz68fXMB9uoFrA/s640/Textile6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="485" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzT8UMZpLfYnNhb8vbLK2eLNO3EJzrX7DIVJ-gtGh8JUWLmiZxwqSXtZh5GYtwfJjCj_IfqinhrokIG74lGZZLHNIsKYvcM2uf7eYPrwnY0PBj-R4AVAGrfU3dwXm22B0k5Lfq4fETv4Eo8X5vgfO9KKPaeGTXI7-u2DmH_1JSMNn_fz68fXMB9uoFrA/w486-h640/Textile6.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This stunning old wedding gown was gifted to Susan to add to her collection of vintage pieces and makes a wonderful focal point in Cocoon.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiVdSJy2GAKF60JoYCdC2AUj2L0yMBfu_3SdFuMkkunZ9WtJr-vPuimQa5IQiIdx2O_0-_ftnd0OHbF8UmMJDXRrdGlKYi4u9o2QvNI4u2KMoPaYVUviyWPyWtGZQYv9MBB_-hPfEdb_m1AD5ZQaobEhA1xFGJA9pWjJG-MG1_SKKa_G-_qKuh3AeVVk/s640/Textile7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiVdSJy2GAKF60JoYCdC2AUj2L0yMBfu_3SdFuMkkunZ9WtJr-vPuimQa5IQiIdx2O_0-_ftnd0OHbF8UmMJDXRrdGlKYi4u9o2QvNI4u2KMoPaYVUviyWPyWtGZQYv9MBB_-hPfEdb_m1AD5ZQaobEhA1xFGJA9pWjJG-MG1_SKKa_G-_qKuh3AeVVk/w480-h640/Textile7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The variety of vintage pieces was impressive in the two-sided, surrounding Cocoon. I count at least a dozen different textiles just in this corner view. More if you count every yo-yo! Viewers could easily get lost in time as they became absorbed by the needlework on the individual pieces as well as in the body of the work. So much to see.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmwBRKgHCstVn-WuguxJbX0brvKHUM7-EqXfAU1SxLUm-hQpARkDSgSkEfXAymr_LdKSHhno8tgxD28ekIhmRynIv78sG6CUqE-sLJ-MbgR6IOdcQjsq831s9g_dFR464VTEKkzNnBXK2_B65RhO-YOqZCqD50queOGKh-v7X4en9vWrbvXG0xfYqTks/s640/Textile9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmwBRKgHCstVn-WuguxJbX0brvKHUM7-EqXfAU1SxLUm-hQpARkDSgSkEfXAymr_LdKSHhno8tgxD28ekIhmRynIv78sG6CUqE-sLJ-MbgR6IOdcQjsq831s9g_dFR464VTEKkzNnBXK2_B65RhO-YOqZCqD50queOGKh-v7X4en9vWrbvXG0xfYqTks/w480-h640/Textile9.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This poignant display may have been my favorite- The Loss. It's the third of Susan's installations in the gallery and it speaks to all losses in families from stillbirths and crib deaths to age-related deaths. Each garment is hand embroidered with redwork and the empty cradles are filled with bundles she fashioned from the scraps cut while making the many textile art pieces.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh5i2cwhviZZK5bsp8UAat4uv5AOSJvzEWa7qgaXMUTHUszA6Nw4m87ixIZGIGCL1_0dBTymB32A79EGu1RZXVtyNw_HhoUY7skcxYPtEab79sjeK8qS9_wrLMSR4QezDGVj-zHImaXs_CHas7h-Jarm3Q4sffdZD3i-C8iQxp2NloNtECa9jO_wAQAc/s640/Textile10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFh5i2cwhviZZK5bsp8UAat4uv5AOSJvzEWa7qgaXMUTHUszA6Nw4m87ixIZGIGCL1_0dBTymB32A79EGu1RZXVtyNw_HhoUY7skcxYPtEab79sjeK8qS9_wrLMSR4QezDGVj-zHImaXs_CHas7h-Jarm3Q4sffdZD3i-C8iQxp2NloNtECa9jO_wAQAc/w480-h640/Textile10.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">You can see how the light coming through the walls of Cocoon adds to the nostalgic feel of the installation. Susan added applique hands to the already intricately embroidered dresser scarf. The grand scale of installation art for textiles was truly impressive.</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_yZw8KdfMKcjyPCY4qm-XxukAYXcqzAiobLodGuQB6Klf9jA_NDmXpbTwLGWJQ2irz1vAgDtZoELO6KWDB1LmQYfvS33CjbEkm8qmgFEUQ-LIiMjKNCRaCoMwtJbVWaCcmRusSFK6NtIyHjKlIOOVDjaqMdohhckVbfv2Di4dAzX3-ZBYGByHWFQL0I/s640/Textile11.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="570" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU_yZw8KdfMKcjyPCY4qm-XxukAYXcqzAiobLodGuQB6Klf9jA_NDmXpbTwLGWJQ2irz1vAgDtZoELO6KWDB1LmQYfvS33CjbEkm8qmgFEUQ-LIiMjKNCRaCoMwtJbVWaCcmRusSFK6NtIyHjKlIOOVDjaqMdohhckVbfv2Di4dAzX3-ZBYGByHWFQL0I/w570-h640/Textile11.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I got to meet Susan Lenz, right, when she presented an artist's talk at the college. Plenty of quilters along with art students from the college were in attendance while she told about her background and growth as a studio artist and answered questions about her installations. You can see a short video on The Cocoon on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2AjGEdyJSo" target="_blank">YouTube</a> when it was presented in another, smaller venue. It's a treat. The beauty of the Webber Gallery is the space her work was given to be seen and appreciated.</span><br /><p><br /></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-73653516495240471442023-09-04T18:13:00.001-07:002023-09-04T18:13:22.289-07:00Eye of the Beholder...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7o1X9oGoyAZJNt93TLvQPRVmrm9elbcfZbzo6GFpaWDkT8Y-Q39k2dlcUONCa_v524M-NafV6R6sjiMdVOJKsmnwxJowoVJXdh9oxQ-Cg_AJ1MytPe5dIFMkQkCMejivKpZeL_4d_VgJZz_brGeNC2U5Eha4DNknCdx9G3lWuj6ZKkldzr1r_mmJsh3g/s1709/EyeQuilt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="1269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7o1X9oGoyAZJNt93TLvQPRVmrm9elbcfZbzo6GFpaWDkT8Y-Q39k2dlcUONCa_v524M-NafV6R6sjiMdVOJKsmnwxJowoVJXdh9oxQ-Cg_AJ1MytPe5dIFMkQkCMejivKpZeL_4d_VgJZz_brGeNC2U5Eha4DNknCdx9G3lWuj6ZKkldzr1r_mmJsh3g/w476-h640/EyeQuilt1.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I'm told. So that's what I'm calling this quilt. It may not be every beholder's cup of tea, but I'm loving it. We had a tutorial at our Quilter's Day Camp sessions earlier this year and learned to make these blocks. They are so fast and so much fun to make that I had a hard time stopping to assemble them into a quilt!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNALuJhQVG1GVCCn7offIOteUocYR2LavSP6QLf4wPruOWksAEnReEjKQ9B0SQ9_HF9iviaZQhwBOFD7PY6UOrdaz-l29G3sY1ne_xdDHLP6wWbLOtZGL3-tUtzkH5YG21_Lgo1VBgJFzrD-2wcan_Ov-tJ30ZqImhhnG9AkzgKAUDJ07Lyeq_9qOedGg/s2028/EyeQuilt2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2028" data-original-width="1729" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNALuJhQVG1GVCCn7offIOteUocYR2LavSP6QLf4wPruOWksAEnReEjKQ9B0SQ9_HF9iviaZQhwBOFD7PY6UOrdaz-l29G3sY1ne_xdDHLP6wWbLOtZGL3-tUtzkH5YG21_Lgo1VBgJFzrD-2wcan_Ov-tJ30ZqImhhnG9AkzgKAUDJ07Lyeq_9qOedGg/w546-h640/EyeQuilt2.jpg" width="546" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The arcs are free-cut from a stack of four 10" squares, then the pieces are swapped around and sewn back together. You can see in the photo that each block winds up with one piece from each fabric, but in a different position within the block. It's so random that pretty much any fabric works in these. All you need is a sharp new blade in the rotary cutter. And one of these turn-table cutting mats is also useful when it comes time to trim the pieced blocks to 7 1/2" square.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3ckhZyHqglNLnWIrpUokLrkUOjH63eRsSB4b3fvjcZ3KUW9fKfmJ2rSutdgiuQ-u3MdvjEc-ite3TFIocV3FFy2NTfWQMFQYzy3ptIxvGM5-l665covrZILOiTfKHEWb9226iUgwosdnCOaSiSmqngTAMrVv2ZeYanv_wFy8oLquEhjaLZnGOKfgnXA/s2048/EyeoftheBeholder.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3ckhZyHqglNLnWIrpUokLrkUOjH63eRsSB4b3fvjcZ3KUW9fKfmJ2rSutdgiuQ-u3MdvjEc-ite3TFIocV3FFy2NTfWQMFQYzy3ptIxvGM5-l665covrZILOiTfKHEWb9226iUgwosdnCOaSiSmqngTAMrVv2ZeYanv_wFy8oLquEhjaLZnGOKfgnXA/w640-h480/EyeoftheBeholder.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Merri, our instructor is on the left, and group member Joyce is holding the pillow I also made on the right. We're having show-and-tell at our Fiber Art Bee meeting. Merri is also holding Sal the Southern Sass doll I showed <a href="https://quiltnans.blogspot.com/2023/07/a-little-southern-sass.html">here </a>on the blog previously. I made a tote bag, too. AND I have lots more blocks made, plus squares cut for more. I thoroughly enjoyed making this quilt.</span></div><br /><p><br /></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-86027563207929284742023-08-19T06:48:00.005-07:002023-08-19T06:48:58.967-07:00A Star is Born...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcmRmBewwx9L_Rhadu0ztniXHIuwgomNW4BIxUeyBcwNg7stqy6uTmS7LgUvFsy-jG1sx5yRaGRZ9WPFwzVvUk5AlCKUqL0rIE3XHmPlerZ6cJ97mcVTN8SVeMzc1eiglIqI-wfIcBcsitJcUYqSGJJKwex6rEa6G6FRdy9VjfEIdCliXW-RPMv1FDWg/s640/Cards1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="478" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqcmRmBewwx9L_Rhadu0ztniXHIuwgomNW4BIxUeyBcwNg7stqy6uTmS7LgUvFsy-jG1sx5yRaGRZ9WPFwzVvUk5AlCKUqL0rIE3XHmPlerZ6cJ97mcVTN8SVeMzc1eiglIqI-wfIcBcsitJcUYqSGJJKwex6rEa6G6FRdy9VjfEIdCliXW-RPMv1FDWg/w478-h640/Cards1.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Maybe that should be "several stars are born." A quilting friend gifted me with a fat quarter of <a href="https://www.tildasworld.com/category/fabric/#" target="_blank">Tilda Studios</a> fabric featuring these pretty girls. She wasn't sure how she'd use the fabric and thought something might come to me for using it. Almost immediately the wheels started turning. And it seemed as if the girls were watching me every time I walked by them on my work table. I decided to back the fabric with Heat 'n Bond iron-on adhesive and then cut them apart to use them in collage-style greeting cards. A little corrugated cardboard, paint, lace, and ribbon... and Voila! Stars are born. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J2OlWfIbj7n6EC97NkpCQzoe-VEPViW5VWoxRWcQceKX7qCIkyQUEXF33gSOjFgO5d6KtlaAfho5y2ZcdO8rtxZMx3p5N-3PRL1JsNtHMNalvGIxX2KMCg7jicHHGTe5UBUXpFlmnq8Hv1NPSvo3Xtz7KP_4Sg2wy9PH6x3XAxW0RrobKU8gahPfxrw/s640/Cards2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="461" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4J2OlWfIbj7n6EC97NkpCQzoe-VEPViW5VWoxRWcQceKX7qCIkyQUEXF33gSOjFgO5d6KtlaAfho5y2ZcdO8rtxZMx3p5N-3PRL1JsNtHMNalvGIxX2KMCg7jicHHGTe5UBUXpFlmnq8Hv1NPSvo3Xtz7KP_4Sg2wy9PH6x3XAxW0RrobKU8gahPfxrw/w462-h640/Cards2.jpg" width="462" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">For this pretty blonde I used painted kraft cardstock for the background along with some linen and lace. I love how the designer used very few features and yet made these girls so expressive.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HeM3rKaQdn9uBwmbMBdjebPPd-h1goXxl8IK0p62OhvwFHbWoyhlUCZ55vRLtu5nyeb6kWinBWwuVZG-AdPlzJlT-5t8yPKW983lIOn7s5Z1o9PB8YcljZF0O1hEtuF2gADgL6UmYU_vSCnB2zJbRDMtTthzLAK1bD_v0p92ODNgLYJ_Fuc-vvfwpxk/s640/Cards3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="336" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0HeM3rKaQdn9uBwmbMBdjebPPd-h1goXxl8IK0p62OhvwFHbWoyhlUCZ55vRLtu5nyeb6kWinBWwuVZG-AdPlzJlT-5t8yPKW983lIOn7s5Z1o9PB8YcljZF0O1hEtuF2gADgL6UmYU_vSCnB2zJbRDMtTthzLAK1bD_v0p92ODNgLYJ_Fuc-vvfwpxk/w336-h640/Cards3.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One row of girls had heads but no bodies. No problem. I gave this one a polka dot dress and added arms, legs, and hot pink shoes. She's ready to dance.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fiiMu36ZlIaqltUf9ASShcjBpbWQRIJGndg42xMr9LBClq3SNvITdDJU4gu2g8tYzLAQF1a3BmxvD7rP_9av01jpvTtupBZEngXN5INiM_4xCW9LMODn4mXId0PhoA0WowvC_QkCr6YJIKzTalPCxLFVF8VWKI-M3kdQopMLjOEcRqr_frlfjrw_DYQ/s640/Cards4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="483" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fiiMu36ZlIaqltUf9ASShcjBpbWQRIJGndg42xMr9LBClq3SNvITdDJU4gu2g8tYzLAQF1a3BmxvD7rP_9av01jpvTtupBZEngXN5INiM_4xCW9LMODn4mXId0PhoA0WowvC_QkCr6YJIKzTalPCxLFVF8VWKI-M3kdQopMLjOEcRqr_frlfjrw_DYQ/w484-h640/Cards4.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lace plus bows plus pom-poms plus cardboard plus.... it's pretty endless what I'll throw into one of these cards. But they are so much fun to assemble.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN86YhCJCs_dhmJmsWO6nMcfiAW8HanrRRNvQjb9j4_FXZ9aA2B6I2pHhBh6jeS44p9xOfrtzhIPTuJymjnaOQJyamX_NvQ5PLJ87LAGlJZmCXlKXBPcuNPbelj5VldQS7R_D8oeIDb25RBBYQH43Lw9QM8k-pVKDWLNloHz-a_RdxOHROtSTCZsbZh7A/s640/Cards5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN86YhCJCs_dhmJmsWO6nMcfiAW8HanrRRNvQjb9j4_FXZ9aA2B6I2pHhBh6jeS44p9xOfrtzhIPTuJymjnaOQJyamX_NvQ5PLJ87LAGlJZmCXlKXBPcuNPbelj5VldQS7R_D8oeIDb25RBBYQH43Lw9QM8k-pVKDWLNloHz-a_RdxOHROtSTCZsbZh7A/w480-h640/Cards5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This sweet girl is set on a painted background with a touch of lace. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT48FHbkvm-bKCfduow1htbLC72yvkket5qakoT_Enp8C9sx7Fq5JTuUvrI-BDWW864Qw1PRDdWFlS48Gql7fkPT3_mGraWQ75mr90TWy_XnLjns1faVg7-zji1lrzFU0U4WngTG9uWmAdbqyh48NnjOsiSQt6Nw-cnhTNCGPqBawL5qR-rufZOHimIEA/s640/Cards6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="487" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT48FHbkvm-bKCfduow1htbLC72yvkket5qakoT_Enp8C9sx7Fq5JTuUvrI-BDWW864Qw1PRDdWFlS48Gql7fkPT3_mGraWQ75mr90TWy_XnLjns1faVg7-zji1lrzFU0U4WngTG9uWmAdbqyh48NnjOsiSQt6Nw-cnhTNCGPqBawL5qR-rufZOHimIEA/w488-h640/Cards6.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There are a lot of girls in a fat quarter of fabric, so there are several more cards and maybe other projects in the offing. These girls are quite the fun distraction and I find myself drawn into making one when I planned to other things (like dust).</span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-58747650418652918852023-07-27T07:33:00.000-07:002023-07-27T07:33:32.954-07:00A Little Southern Sass...<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnKy3UdJn0CWCedcCueK_UkdvJ_KFy5BtCSsEYA_XVBedvkBNaijMRBTOOZ1NIH839dK2r5w3onTygaumFSCQP-8VpuBKrDdHiTM4_UQaxCGIW8PVar2ZWmBvmw5FYHeaop0vNeyh2Vyw6MZK4wshKVhzMG4FvU5cOealpb7AL0zAEBfVNlMEDtpLfSc/s640/Sal1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="470" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisnKy3UdJn0CWCedcCueK_UkdvJ_KFy5BtCSsEYA_XVBedvkBNaijMRBTOOZ1NIH839dK2r5w3onTygaumFSCQP-8VpuBKrDdHiTM4_UQaxCGIW8PVar2ZWmBvmw5FYHeaop0vNeyh2Vyw6MZK4wshKVhzMG4FvU5cOealpb7AL0zAEBfVNlMEDtpLfSc/w470-h640/Sal1.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Meet Sal. Granted, she's not your standard cuddly soft doll, but she has her own special style. And she did enjoy sitting on several people's laps when she made the rounds at show-and-tell at our Fiber Art Bee meeting recently. So she is kind of cuddly. Or at least huggable for sure. Sal is my project made in Kecia Deveney's online class called <a href="https://southerngalscreativeacademy.teachable.com/p/southernsass" target="_blank">Southern Sass</a>. Kecia teaches her students how to design a pattern and pull together the elements and mixed media techniques to come up with a one-of-a-kind fabric art doll. I've been working on Sal for many weeks. Half the fun is searching through my stash to find the bits and pieces I thought belonged to create Sal's personality.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnBdIlla-YlLW7JNYIk8kV0HOJmgeMYBV8cNxp0TThckGW-UZZ38UozrEGNi4gYmEfcG6xVUS2_I80dhyObTzNdeC4xr_c_74arxxrOh_P-Xxd6AWE2EBtJmIqp57uQ5TGOLZRdNE5HAUTgT6X3xtXMTjja8-7cCusmYaD3JKXNGhlUap7zrswVOeu00/s640/Sal2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="435" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnBdIlla-YlLW7JNYIk8kV0HOJmgeMYBV8cNxp0TThckGW-UZZ38UozrEGNi4gYmEfcG6xVUS2_I80dhyObTzNdeC4xr_c_74arxxrOh_P-Xxd6AWE2EBtJmIqp57uQ5TGOLZRdNE5HAUTgT6X3xtXMTjja8-7cCusmYaD3JKXNGhlUap7zrswVOeu00/w436-h640/Sal2.jpg" width="436" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sal looks good both coming and going. Even her backside got plenty of attention with fabric and embroidery accents. The fabric base is one I learned to make in Liz Constable's tutorial as part of <a href="https://www.willawanders.com/fodder-school" target="_blank">Fodder School</a>, a year-long online class featuring a different teacher each month. The fabric involved scorching and painting which was quite fun. Online classes have pretty much replaced tv for me. I find so little I want to watch on television, but never tire of learning new art methods and techniques via these classes. I'm sure I won't be able to stop at making just one, so Sal will have at least one sister soon.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-15648099828235417482023-07-09T09:44:00.007-07:002023-07-09T09:44:39.458-07:00Down By The Seaside...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK6KmoX22JS8eJzZjM7WEkTQldzRQR80F306UHrs1N1WW8pIDPgXOrp4iZ6Ycw9hLqFkLxdjjuxOqeRNVLQa-cSK7yxRDE7qFqt8GzJbEgZt94S7X-o1_RmBAFeOQoi9A3WHvHvU4cH184OcTVX8Phu2nP2AQJ7NBkEfRvk9ObAKLtjlQNBSSNj7r0JU/s640/Sea1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="505" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWK6KmoX22JS8eJzZjM7WEkTQldzRQR80F306UHrs1N1WW8pIDPgXOrp4iZ6Ycw9hLqFkLxdjjuxOqeRNVLQa-cSK7yxRDE7qFqt8GzJbEgZt94S7X-o1_RmBAFeOQoi9A3WHvHvU4cH184OcTVX8Phu2nP2AQJ7NBkEfRvk9ObAKLtjlQNBSSNj7r0JU/w506-h640/Sea1.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So many things about the ocean seem to draw us. For me it's the freshness of the air, the sound of waves, and the fascination of the far horizons. We flew from Florida to Maine- "down east"- for several days in June. This photo was taken from the rocky coast of Southern Maine.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpH9LBdhWM5WkexCUujbioPUnJ8QVuEGuvqkJWByecqfd8sne34xku2_zCznBM0wVyrTGdDHWXwbAViaro6w9_xhm1DP4F1KC0VdgL2Kbu6N4BwDfL3L9Uxt8kcakQo4qAxXYOjU1aPAdF2RCiXhQFmBhG5aVOPr4Uvl-Lfn0aONYPISWZvGPx2VQN7U/s640/Sea2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="640" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpH9LBdhWM5WkexCUujbioPUnJ8QVuEGuvqkJWByecqfd8sne34xku2_zCznBM0wVyrTGdDHWXwbAViaro6w9_xhm1DP4F1KC0VdgL2Kbu6N4BwDfL3L9Uxt8kcakQo4qAxXYOjU1aPAdF2RCiXhQFmBhG5aVOPr4Uvl-Lfn0aONYPISWZvGPx2VQN7U/w640-h452/Sea2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The Marginal Way in Ogunquit offers a walk along the coast with many beautiful views. It was cool and overcast some of the days, but we had a couple of sunshiny ones, too.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpe1ZIW15BYycBRHC2UZmBifhC8lZpP37viBILPVqozJBg17Ft1WTbbAkEUHMmKufYPChsG31de0-B26CrD4RIw_PKbEGYMPoA7En3cYQb5syu53IgAdh0V6jJ5UxxJy7xWfL_yYj8gr2R2OAC5cLWx8ioAZOQ0QZI5hKP5ZhkVK6uS8e2-_OnjAL114/s640/Sea3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="640" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpe1ZIW15BYycBRHC2UZmBifhC8lZpP37viBILPVqozJBg17Ft1WTbbAkEUHMmKufYPChsG31de0-B26CrD4RIw_PKbEGYMPoA7En3cYQb5syu53IgAdh0V6jJ5UxxJy7xWfL_yYj8gr2R2OAC5cLWx8ioAZOQ0QZI5hKP5ZhkVK6uS8e2-_OnjAL114/w640-h470/Sea3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In a happy coincidence, mixed media artist Lenna Andrews offered her By the Sea Swap of Artist Trading Cards right about the same time as our travels. ATCs are small works of art about the size of a baseball trading card- 2/12" x 3". Nearly two dozen participants took part. We each made three ATCs to trade and sent them to Lenna, who sorted and returned three cards made by others. I received this happy shark on a printed fabric background made by Pam Gonzalez from Illinois.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-0gmB6s-tQDukvUsjQkctrD8sCq45jWWrploYqA2jTgPn96Fd1uq5S3kMZs1Sa4Aaxqgd2vTCUbHrfbY8voTKW5rzLaWECHsWU4MnlBkFvz785-V0F1DbWvT7SR_g4OR4VgXgf82IDVn98yfclazWWa5xHNiOnucTG2am3YyJhhqEym9TrG8UpU8l5E/s640/Sea4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="640" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg-0gmB6s-tQDukvUsjQkctrD8sCq45jWWrploYqA2jTgPn96Fd1uq5S3kMZs1Sa4Aaxqgd2vTCUbHrfbY8voTKW5rzLaWECHsWU4MnlBkFvz785-V0F1DbWvT7SR_g4OR4VgXgf82IDVn98yfclazWWa5xHNiOnucTG2am3YyJhhqEym9TrG8UpU8l5E/w640-h456/Sea4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Sabine Schneider from Germany stitched this little storm-tossed sailboat. She incorporated a lot of fabrics and stitching in such a small space.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWNUyJ3ABeCcDNlPkNq2TRVXOsOur0KGG1aCbKMXaPxPAKZNzzQZfj7W1H3mxr-eUJw1qSNKzY9BVYdYdztfoRPDF4FTK2chyO68_TShVJ9StnJN_vfoBeLcTQwDpAAmvG50t5b4FHgNcg0TEMuU8Fhvinh9sqsMTSts9mWZk_MlaqFURwSdTH0uHt40/s640/Sea5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="465" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWNUyJ3ABeCcDNlPkNq2TRVXOsOur0KGG1aCbKMXaPxPAKZNzzQZfj7W1H3mxr-eUJw1qSNKzY9BVYdYdztfoRPDF4FTK2chyO68_TShVJ9StnJN_vfoBeLcTQwDpAAmvG50t5b4FHgNcg0TEMuU8Fhvinh9sqsMTSts9mWZk_MlaqFURwSdTH0uHt40/w466-h640/Sea5.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Catherine Mommsen Scott who has a fine art shop on Etsy called <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/ImajicaAmadoro?ref=shop_sugg_market" target="_blank">Imajica Amadoro</a>, used the photographic process of cyanotype to create her card and added inked details.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqJ79I9lVWftCFzG8jRQqex7hK1AmT3uP3lTIRNo1Z_MTSS6HAsmFYYzGtj2J12jZl-e7eOPTHn0Q8Nqkifbz2xrmoXgH1t_LRvNmh_HOMwlHTyBjAMzaDPauvOHA6lX32UbGwY2UaWhfxZkiGgBD8k3-ih9wuv4fxYHd-fGf0dkdF-ZZxzpEOBXB1JQ/s640/Sea6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="458" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAqJ79I9lVWftCFzG8jRQqex7hK1AmT3uP3lTIRNo1Z_MTSS6HAsmFYYzGtj2J12jZl-e7eOPTHn0Q8Nqkifbz2xrmoXgH1t_LRvNmh_HOMwlHTyBjAMzaDPauvOHA6lX32UbGwY2UaWhfxZkiGgBD8k3-ih9wuv4fxYHd-fGf0dkdF-ZZxzpEOBXB1JQ/w458-h640/Sea6.jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Some participants made more than one set of ATCs in the theme. And Lenna also recieved many extras of the cards sent in. She generously included a fourth card along with some collage materials in the return envelope. I found this ocean blue, hand-stitched beauty made by Siri Hauge Opdal from Norway in mine. These swaps are fun to participate in, and of course the happy mail you get in return really brightens up the day.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EbFWvB4EsHTDScW4mPW2zFtSNVSVhlEHtvJN29EWlHZmHfnijEmnEzhgZU36kVnGsH1a-WmsZpv9m9Ej0swbgbxO-d3yHfmrsNHXghjJoFL_lntcpI2mjkEIpunnS6YcahXJJfG0c61JjQ9LNcAGrQ5BamnJcNq1dRjBCUgj1BprtMrYQintOAS7yMk/s640/Sea7A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="492" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8EbFWvB4EsHTDScW4mPW2zFtSNVSVhlEHtvJN29EWlHZmHfnijEmnEzhgZU36kVnGsH1a-WmsZpv9m9Ej0swbgbxO-d3yHfmrsNHXghjJoFL_lntcpI2mjkEIpunnS6YcahXJJfG0c61JjQ9LNcAGrQ5BamnJcNq1dRjBCUgj1BprtMrYQintOAS7yMk/w492-h640/Sea7A.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">As I thought about the swap theme, "almost monochromatic" kept coming to mind. When I found this evocative vintage image of a woman reading her book beside the ocean, it seemed made for a "by the sea" challenge. I used watercolor background paper along with bits cut from security envelopes to frame the image, and then sewed on the tiny flower sequins for a touch of color.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2Nj3JV9lu4O8lly_tQ1H94MVPtyk2cTc-jei4pPjSBx0Qh5iF5aE6v5sdVIBV7LDVzUqGydPJCqKo1hO14_YWNNEG-avF62mIcSxOX3sr29oFW-ewwmViF8LixYe67BTxk0ExHAsHwrho-rz-TTZtVc_Tmyo-24SApuZj2_Ny1Dv_Zy8Oo9i9JUOAv8/s1459/Sea8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1459" data-original-width="1063" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2Nj3JV9lu4O8lly_tQ1H94MVPtyk2cTc-jei4pPjSBx0Qh5iF5aE6v5sdVIBV7LDVzUqGydPJCqKo1hO14_YWNNEG-avF62mIcSxOX3sr29oFW-ewwmViF8LixYe67BTxk0ExHAsHwrho-rz-TTZtVc_Tmyo-24SApuZj2_Ny1Dv_Zy8Oo9i9JUOAv8/w466-h640/Sea8.jpg" width="466" /></a></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I think she's reading and dreaming of travel to those far horizons. The only things that changed in the three ATCs I made were the background papers and the colors and position of the sequin flowers. This was great fun and I look forward to another swap with Lenna in the fall. She made a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jKXjRBZhWg" target="_blank">YouTube video</a> showing all of the work of the participants. It's less than three minutes, so take a look if you get a chance.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DSAY4AZ2SD9RyQODaKWUtztNjFi-tGjlvh_E8Jruibu1xfYKNh17YhZZbZwANrNNLitkvZjXbfLF9_ODwovDYrmghDyx-ZKYnHN8-gfN92DgQqRgNdtJJ1ykTRJb6IOgwJiWjUctvo2F6Tw20Ze8XUTslEzdaTFUgOtmuiph3vy5vSeOMKRGiVhPnxk/s640/Sea9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="640" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2DSAY4AZ2SD9RyQODaKWUtztNjFi-tGjlvh_E8Jruibu1xfYKNh17YhZZbZwANrNNLitkvZjXbfLF9_ODwovDYrmghDyx-ZKYnHN8-gfN92DgQqRgNdtJJ1ykTRJb6IOgwJiWjUctvo2F6Tw20Ze8XUTslEzdaTFUgOtmuiph3vy5vSeOMKRGiVhPnxk/w640-h462/Sea9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When you're by the sea, there are so many charming buildings and scenes inviting photography. Don't you love the Harbormaster's cottage at Perkins Cove?</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfjFSdQd9t-rRQzKiADd2ieW0d-UwetCpa1GY6Sx38rv6y6UdrsaIb6FOqcwJlIIN8QEQ3V69d-hEpyLKEfi0pAoBIyERN5I92NoKVNxSed9ufWzrs3g2b4nRllp_TqGIrJaUEBxCDYzZg5t-sv4W0csI29DVrX_5de6F_NOlRSroWWtaPVFeijJG5Dc/s640/Sea10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggfjFSdQd9t-rRQzKiADd2ieW0d-UwetCpa1GY6Sx38rv6y6UdrsaIb6FOqcwJlIIN8QEQ3V69d-hEpyLKEfi0pAoBIyERN5I92NoKVNxSed9ufWzrs3g2b4nRllp_TqGIrJaUEBxCDYzZg5t-sv4W0csI29DVrX_5de6F_NOlRSroWWtaPVFeijJG5Dc/w640-h480/Sea10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">We've visited Maine many times over the years with our children, and I think I take this shot every year. All these boats at anchor in the cover are like a postcard. By the sea is a refreshing place to be.</span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-72171423550728276402023-06-07T18:48:00.000-07:002023-06-07T18:48:24.159-07:00Look- It's Twins....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRR7NdOAZVt02PJd1iBkzwWc3q5RTfOhYbfbbeGchjjJbGRo-pdqRqoxCzhGp7Wd86erJR-hsbSB0AyMbUqbCHqiqyRNnGVJo120JuS_EhMm3a0PrAceww0W7XV-d94JWcI8AHdxTSKgNyaNJQB-IHCDR_eGM9WL7QnBvNZ0bSIcbPsnt8z0HB0bCc/s2079/Doll1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2079" data-original-width="857" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRR7NdOAZVt02PJd1iBkzwWc3q5RTfOhYbfbbeGchjjJbGRo-pdqRqoxCzhGp7Wd86erJR-hsbSB0AyMbUqbCHqiqyRNnGVJo120JuS_EhMm3a0PrAceww0W7XV-d94JWcI8AHdxTSKgNyaNJQB-IHCDR_eGM9WL7QnBvNZ0bSIcbPsnt8z0HB0bCc/w264-h640/Doll1.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I often say I'm not a doll maker. And yet, when I look around my sewing room- well- I seem to be a doll maker. This tall girl is my version of "Coralie", an Art Foamies Doll made in an <a href="https://createartsonline.com/p/coralie-artfoamie-doll" target="_blank">online class</a> with Kecia Deveney. I bought a foam stamp of the doll's face, and then used paints to color her face and features. Her dress is sewn from hand-dyed fabric stamped with decolorant to remove color in the mandala flower shapes. Even her necklace with the scissors charm was crafted from bits and pieces I've collected and kept just for her. She's quite charming, don't you think?</span></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh801qC9UtAGeH44ir4Hgu8WAitWDTbQ9rPwkRq7n_M_PozqELpUu22snJ7QpbRal1A87cXWsDWgHeBww78G6xMBua2ScP69CDuqlpPG_izBrec7mgwC_GYPwQ5-yPl96XfmCLr4hDVIL20bRNQvCNpYGx03JscC9JCQJmdyf0bo2C2xGEenaGSzJII/s2081/Doll2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="821" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh801qC9UtAGeH44ir4Hgu8WAitWDTbQ9rPwkRq7n_M_PozqELpUu22snJ7QpbRal1A87cXWsDWgHeBww78G6xMBua2ScP69CDuqlpPG_izBrec7mgwC_GYPwQ5-yPl96XfmCLr4hDVIL20bRNQvCNpYGx03JscC9JCQJmdyf0bo2C2xGEenaGSzJII/w252-h640/Doll2.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But why stop at one? So Coralie got a twin. Again, stamping and painting; stitching and stuffing with fiberfill and doll beads; and hand-embroidering on her fancy print dress gave this version of the doll her own look. She, too, is wearing a handmade necklace under her lacy collar. These dolls were so much fun to make.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5BgFx5Au9dZgeQO16kvBil1GtS0AbEdD2N62hTIX71aiY4TfqV-1QwmWqqqUk-6DIf2Vgo71Xu27tsMV74sWHkACwIkQvVZIv0yniyn1n2dWHn2FLE-gtLuE9h4ml9YmJsTLp1aT91zirTHjYoerIr5Nux8LhzMJVOiYcMe5L_4BgyPIGvuTaIk2/s3013/Doll3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3013" data-original-width="2540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl5BgFx5Au9dZgeQO16kvBil1GtS0AbEdD2N62hTIX71aiY4TfqV-1QwmWqqqUk-6DIf2Vgo71Xu27tsMV74sWHkACwIkQvVZIv0yniyn1n2dWHn2FLE-gtLuE9h4ml9YmJsTLp1aT91zirTHjYoerIr5Nux8LhzMJVOiYcMe5L_4BgyPIGvuTaIk2/w540-h640/Doll3.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So when our fiber arts group had a challenge to place 10 items in a brown bag and then each draw a bag to see what we'd work with, I made a third doll using all 10 items in the bag. She's the even-taller girl on the right in the photo. I don't think I've shown her on the blog before. And you can see what I mean about maybe being a doll maker! I have a few more than the just five shown here. I've always heard that any more than two of anything is a collection. Would it surprise you to know that yet another doll is underway? This one is also from a class with Kecia titled <a href="https://southerngalscreativeacademy.teachable.com/p/southernsass" target="_blank">Southern Sass</a>, so stay tuned.</span><p></p><p><br /></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-88702661590208775702023-05-18T08:45:00.000-07:002023-05-18T08:45:02.024-07:00Bark Fest, The Sequel...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmYEdefsBbmuz0dUmieCOSdO21hif-Ie2h_vwbZPB_t-_MmZZuAmOJp5OWbAPGNcsoZuYIJCUMGwBH3Ra7DyT7353Tr7QVJ6vFM0kBmrgqTwrtvcXCpUqsBQKUXDRPuZnYKMtY_qoz7A8HZY6XBjP_-bAyoXQawuqwgyLhsbKakXb28ApJbM46o8N/s1584/Bark1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="1584" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmYEdefsBbmuz0dUmieCOSdO21hif-Ie2h_vwbZPB_t-_MmZZuAmOJp5OWbAPGNcsoZuYIJCUMGwBH3Ra7DyT7353Tr7QVJ6vFM0kBmrgqTwrtvcXCpUqsBQKUXDRPuZnYKMtY_qoz7A8HZY6XBjP_-bAyoXQawuqwgyLhsbKakXb28ApJbM46o8N/w640-h606/Bark1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Say hello to Emmitt. He stopped by the <a href="https://realfordogs.com/" target="_blank">Carolina Real Food for Dogs</a> booth at Bark Fest for a sample, even though he eats this food daily. I get a kick out of Emmitt- a small dog with big personality. He's often at the center of every activity. I think I referred to him as The Rabble Rouser in last year's <a href="http://quiltnans.blogspot.com/2022/04/spring-is-in-air.html" target="_blank">post</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hoFJOHJH8RhuVVgy7llsp_UirpeC3uUsy94SwkcOpIOdzfglJz8ZTwQmA6czgWgNI62F6AIdayudEb96u-14ERXN8sC-d2wysTtHVgdEZ53r899w7IyKqtVKJt56d0wkeMGjbLEO21zbRFyeT8lTwZ_Q6qW-sxZpahG39cjAHAhiDXIWDAmUvQDS/s4032/Bark2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-hoFJOHJH8RhuVVgy7llsp_UirpeC3uUsy94SwkcOpIOdzfglJz8ZTwQmA6czgWgNI62F6AIdayudEb96u-14ERXN8sC-d2wysTtHVgdEZ53r899w7IyKqtVKJt56d0wkeMGjbLEO21zbRFyeT8lTwZ_Q6qW-sxZpahG39cjAHAhiDXIWDAmUvQDS/w480-h640/Bark2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This year is the second Bark Fest event held in the Charlotte, NC, area and organized by our son Lee, who founded Carolina Real. This is Bender, another happy customer, posing in front of the pop-up sign featuring Winston, the "spokesdog" of Carolina Real. Winston was quite a sick boy as a puppy and wound up with digestive problems that were a problem for the whole family. Lee began to research and came up with a home-made food recipe that resolved the problems and helped Winston to thrive. When some friends asked if he'd make food for their dogs, the idea for his new company was born. More education and working with food scientists allowed him to formulate and refine his recipes further to meet government standards so he could sell the food. Last year's Bark Fest was the launch of the company and he gave out samples. This year his larger kitchen facility is up and running. We were offering samples and selling the food, which is fresh-made and then frozen so he can ship it to customers in the Carolinas. The feeding amounts and recommendations for transitioning to human-grade food are on the website.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5FPj_6g2w6CMkGhLboGmzPqXIuvAplCwa662EfWPOnXEQELI5LgvdUYBP0hJvUZKOzRPh8HgbVjp7HrR8_jyDZEU7tKDsaLlBa1xOE6eLJxH-uEXDz79Wu4CFJoMGyNHb5-ZGLTXyAXMsmEN0RENoBJx151EJ97bqpYQ6VLe1lpzSrqXGxzh6m5S/s2195/Bark3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="2195" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-5FPj_6g2w6CMkGhLboGmzPqXIuvAplCwa662EfWPOnXEQELI5LgvdUYBP0hJvUZKOzRPh8HgbVjp7HrR8_jyDZEU7tKDsaLlBa1xOE6eLJxH-uEXDz79Wu4CFJoMGyNHb5-ZGLTXyAXMsmEN0RENoBJx151EJ97bqpYQ6VLe1lpzSrqXGxzh6m5S/w640-h572/Bark3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It was a beautiful day and there were lots of meet-and-greets happening on the grounds. Vendors included a dog photography tent (proceeds going to Carolina Boxer Rescue organization), Muddy Dog mobile tread mill, a mobile groomer, a poop-scooper lawn service, a dog treat baker, a veterinary clinic, dog walking service, dog-themed gifts and t-shirts, a food truck, a brew truck, and more. Our daughter-in-law Carin had her own booth, too. As a nutritional consultant and coach, she offered a line of dog support supplements for sale. Just as last year, there were no incidents of doggy "turf wars" and the whole day was uplifting and fun. In the words of one attendee, "I wish Bark Fest could happen every weekend!" Good vibes.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB4IMUl_zjS9M1pUl0qiBh6ykEH3ROBfbpuOnHl9RMUQm-Z3yGs9QEYtQv0U1c9AFhjz7jbbxzYBiIGw4d6rmzsiqbP5U4IMradLXuOKSvlN-c3ZdPPizfoh04ZBZdDuEGKKhUH0rgmmrLQShrXdeUp8_Yfsftx8XlUKs9BAnu6Wd9qPA3p3ZaPyT/s2259/Bark4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="1905" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKB4IMUl_zjS9M1pUl0qiBh6ykEH3ROBfbpuOnHl9RMUQm-Z3yGs9QEYtQv0U1c9AFhjz7jbbxzYBiIGw4d6rmzsiqbP5U4IMradLXuOKSvlN-c3ZdPPizfoh04ZBZdDuEGKKhUH0rgmmrLQShrXdeUp8_Yfsftx8XlUKs9BAnu6Wd9qPA3p3ZaPyT/w540-h640/Bark4.jpg" width="540" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The opportunity for me to travel and be part of Bark Fest is truly a highlight of the year. I just loved meeting all the dogs and seeing how much their families love and enjoy them and provide good care for them.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9W4f_-dphUgtK_gAyjn81gxWKFNCDG-RVAp2p9bgLB7aFvu86K_0Wxeyr-HSPKg0fAqY_WBsZp-e8vazCqCthqGnodVfv4PqTNnZEnlb4NOtkW7_DgSLWOYYLkCWtzSukWkuHxoHZj1AYmtg5zuFAW8Oi-ZSysRPhh_FqV_JNNGWhnAele8fdzT4/s1311/Bark5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="1249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9W4f_-dphUgtK_gAyjn81gxWKFNCDG-RVAp2p9bgLB7aFvu86K_0Wxeyr-HSPKg0fAqY_WBsZp-e8vazCqCthqGnodVfv4PqTNnZEnlb4NOtkW7_DgSLWOYYLkCWtzSukWkuHxoHZj1AYmtg5zuFAW8Oi-ZSysRPhh_FqV_JNNGWhnAele8fdzT4/w610-h640/Bark5.jpg" width="610" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is Riley, a German Shorthaired Pointer. He's getting ready for a sample of Carolina Real. Most dogs readily chow down on it, but some were too stimulated by the goings on to focus on food, while a few hesitate because they aren't just sure what to do with real food. They figure it out quickly though.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEison7TAi2WvCOS5gEiY5urQVRrk7Hl1fdqNcfxRzWBv64QOfaaoErP1_ACMK6KyRXBKa7OvEoB-0Hp7_Lv36Ofo-JOdI5CGnE2QAKE6CkKri2mgctmKL4Lh6GebtR-3iLD9oHFfoIzEI_r2PiMQKUESXFyvNBwGpWXumpztjkPDZAf6KssThL58AnE/s2812/Bark6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2812" data-original-width="1904" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEison7TAi2WvCOS5gEiY5urQVRrk7Hl1fdqNcfxRzWBv64QOfaaoErP1_ACMK6KyRXBKa7OvEoB-0Hp7_Lv36Ofo-JOdI5CGnE2QAKE6CkKri2mgctmKL4Lh6GebtR-3iLD9oHFfoIzEI_r2PiMQKUESXFyvNBwGpWXumpztjkPDZAf6KssThL58AnE/w434-h640/Bark6.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This beautiful standard Poodle was so well behaved and her coloring is quite unusual. Her ears were a dark chocolate brown contrasting with the rest of her lighter coat. </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil59m6cZsmZ93G-RqPGpaoYbAX31Nhl_Is6SLCnIoGcDwYSIBhEoJMLNbmxPCf0ke1kuyYsm72JrLlhJmOWtawcAr4QLbi7twa120JNkRBWWe76u5isPCA8rw6bCnukwN3xuJaOBccELIQ9-9l7-UUJGaTXPVznZ1P8B5P8fSWGiSW40BiDsR8eX9q/s640/Bark9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="640" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil59m6cZsmZ93G-RqPGpaoYbAX31Nhl_Is6SLCnIoGcDwYSIBhEoJMLNbmxPCf0ke1kuyYsm72JrLlhJmOWtawcAr4QLbi7twa120JNkRBWWe76u5isPCA8rw6bCnukwN3xuJaOBccELIQ9-9l7-UUJGaTXPVznZ1P8B5P8fSWGiSW40BiDsR8eX9q/w640-h638/Bark9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This pair of Mastiffs were in attendance. They were not as large as the pair in last year's post (if you want more dog photos, click this <a href="http://quiltnans.blogspot.com/2022/04/spring-is-in-air.html" target="_blank">link</a>- the larger Mastiffs are pictured there along with a cute Pomeranian in a Caribbean hat!). But I think these two are young with some growing to do. Imagine the food bill for these two! Some people with large dogs or multiple dogs add Carolina Real as a topper or mix it in with the less expensive dry kibble they feed to add nutrition and appeal to the meals. You can see the mobile dog spa van in the background.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG3e4Bj276XqOVBhJA-eW3VwvnyqZoISpRmn9L0YRkoGO4P0qyMvapoRUeK8t9vzTc6oCJYIPi4Gg7STRmW_ps4XqbXkOXVsIcOIlDxMKIDjQ9SYarD9n2nX6Q_XhQ8c4dFWLZLJ182X-v6X3PQW8g-ycNE5EfJtCEqweENJ-TBOBC9j-rShfQJsW/s1913/Bark7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1913" data-original-width="1116" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG3e4Bj276XqOVBhJA-eW3VwvnyqZoISpRmn9L0YRkoGO4P0qyMvapoRUeK8t9vzTc6oCJYIPi4Gg7STRmW_ps4XqbXkOXVsIcOIlDxMKIDjQ9SYarD9n2nX6Q_XhQ8c4dFWLZLJ182X-v6X3PQW8g-ycNE5EfJtCEqweENJ-TBOBC9j-rShfQJsW/w374-h640/Bark7.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And this one!! We got to meet 12-week-old Ruby, a dappled Miniature Dachshund. Her owner carried her through the grounds because she has not completed her course of innoculations yet. She's a candidate for Carolina Real when she gets to about 6 months of age and she lives in the same apartment complex as Lee, so delivery will be an easy thing. I'm sorry granddaughter Brooke was traveling and unable to attend with her miniature Dachsund Gisele to meet Ruby. All in all, it was another wonderful festival of dogs and I loved every minute!</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aokH8aYUQovsv5uH3foTuDn8RW1p8AHVR7-6vE9b2LwKiJdw6Bnhce4IFr-g4jEnin3FjPgXxOMLRI97bchLZi3c9Yypkx6wj0lU7lLzP7XrB8tqpJoKKa4vZs_X5e3qfTH1yw9HRaNLSk-5TaaX0scqBTRRKHAQjy4fHirOm3uin43tbHxe2KoJ/s4032/Bark8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8aokH8aYUQovsv5uH3foTuDn8RW1p8AHVR7-6vE9b2LwKiJdw6Bnhce4IFr-g4jEnin3FjPgXxOMLRI97bchLZi3c9Yypkx6wj0lU7lLzP7XrB8tqpJoKKa4vZs_X5e3qfTH1yw9HRaNLSk-5TaaX0scqBTRRKHAQjy4fHirOm3uin43tbHxe2KoJ/w480-h640/Bark8.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">An in other animal news, on Mother's Day our daughter Joanna and I attended The Gala of the Royal Horses, a performance showcasing Friesian horses, Andalusians, Arabs, and Lippizaners. Majestic indeed.</span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-68407857293358739932023-05-01T07:25:00.000-07:002023-05-01T07:25:27.599-07:00Quickest Quilt of All Time...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdCB4Mt1rq1hCc7vZfyV9B1ujVq6KZWF2uA34gqWNM5JptOx7xJAgJzwa3gsUKRq3BW4grWEJFm1BOfkTY79zVaNYpz1C3dWvGXQjHZpNsZvrgbZaOJTwO2uxeUGQEzBnBXFoDoI-sRp2VvnkOitMjtlC5uu4QBx_KVORv_3icxj4jn6QJ1cRVV4O/s640/Quick1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihdCB4Mt1rq1hCc7vZfyV9B1ujVq6KZWF2uA34gqWNM5JptOx7xJAgJzwa3gsUKRq3BW4grWEJFm1BOfkTY79zVaNYpz1C3dWvGXQjHZpNsZvrgbZaOJTwO2uxeUGQEzBnBXFoDoI-sRp2VvnkOitMjtlC5uu4QBx_KVORv_3icxj4jn6QJ1cRVV4O/w550-h640/Quick1.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When visiting our local Cowboy Church recently, I learned that a group of members were planning a mission trip to Alaska this summer and were doing some fundraising. My impulsive response was to say, "If I can get my act together and make a quilt, would you want to use it in your fundraising?" They responded with an enthusiastic, "Yes!". I gulped and began thinking of what I could make that would be quick enough to get to them in time. The answer came in a look through my fabric stash. I'd had this Riley Blake fabric panel called Back of the Chutes for some time. Plus I had an entire storage tote containing these completed blocks. So it was a simple matter of a little bit of math, choosing some complimentary blocks and bordering the panel with them. The quilt went out to longarm quilter Debra Johnston who turned it around in record time, and Voila!- the quilt I titled "Rodeo Days" was done. The panel itself does the design work, and of course it was very appealing to the members of a Cowboy Church, among others! </span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxqQ_UzLHj4n07wopVVZVgaGjOx0FxVFKEz6j6Tw2hqkGXbFlNSY6keUZHjNB6XgAY6szcrEvvvwhz2jhvWzIV9xJTqsJm61GjELa0aTXEacK6sUS7pUxfZviPuAjqzmdj89BcsIH6_tOzPhkCZHpUSmLG1EqctBJGxzHEba5M3ME8_gEKOMsquNo/s640/Quick2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxqQ_UzLHj4n07wopVVZVgaGjOx0FxVFKEz6j6Tw2hqkGXbFlNSY6keUZHjNB6XgAY6szcrEvvvwhz2jhvWzIV9xJTqsJm61GjELa0aTXEacK6sUS7pUxfZviPuAjqzmdj89BcsIH6_tOzPhkCZHpUSmLG1EqctBJGxzHEba5M3ME8_gEKOMsquNo/w530-h640/Quick2.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I thought I'd show you the easy blocks used in the border. Several years ago Emily Schaefer, a now-late member of a local quilt guild, presented a program on using up scraps in a fabric stash. She encouraged us to cut and sort scraps by size and color so they are ready to use in a quilt project. She was the Scrap Quilt Queen. I took her words to heart and spent a happy afternoon sorting, pressing and cutting fabrics into 2 1/2" x 6 1/2" strips. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQm80_Q1Ywira6djkZ31NnMbXptxOIPBP82ZEaKWi07OszQk9Yz_29TGgrQHT7gO6MKvQs-OZuMm7x4JHiUjEtAfa6SNBYj5Pg6t-fyokLXYOST37dNFAmc6fyvqkgN56rxXfauXUe8Qy9K9BfSK9F1cxM6OASEcqFY3HBQSkwmW0IighTHbW31UT/s640/Quick3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="374" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQm80_Q1Ywira6djkZ31NnMbXptxOIPBP82ZEaKWi07OszQk9Yz_29TGgrQHT7gO6MKvQs-OZuMm7x4JHiUjEtAfa6SNBYj5Pg6t-fyokLXYOST37dNFAmc6fyvqkgN56rxXfauXUe8Qy9K9BfSK9F1cxM6OASEcqFY3HBQSkwmW0IighTHbW31UT/w374-h640/Quick3.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I then organized the strips into groups- four of one print, and one of a second print- so they were ready to sew into rectangular blocks. I was not overly careful about colors, but there is an innate sense of making things look somewhat cohesive.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CUVyfclvVMAimIOK4ihbzWS73QjFgw7ZLF2ZkqLFubyZTlHjnWC6jRPxBzp8I8neN9xPvJDYsAdzce89-0XKP37ovt-CsFlEOiDOPqwQeLLggLcfEbxj-I0SYyY_PmwjCoZb2bloQc7x7CeyWJUnz6mfGCMufYOJPeyy1uDXFSdh1O7TzJS_Pd9F/s640/Quick4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="640" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CUVyfclvVMAimIOK4ihbzWS73QjFgw7ZLF2ZkqLFubyZTlHjnWC6jRPxBzp8I8neN9xPvJDYsAdzce89-0XKP37ovt-CsFlEOiDOPqwQeLLggLcfEbxj-I0SYyY_PmwjCoZb2bloQc7x7CeyWJUnz6mfGCMufYOJPeyy1uDXFSdh1O7TzJS_Pd9F/w640-h476/Quick4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I kept a zippered tote of the pieces next to the sewing machine. Then, in the manner of notable quilter Bonnie Hunter who developed the concept of "leaders and enders", I sewed a seam on these strips each time I completed a seam on another project. It's helpful to have something "under the needle" to chain sew and prevent an abundance of thread ends. It also keeps the machine from chewing up the beginning or end of a seam, so it worked very smoothly. And the bonus is that I was completing blocks periodically. Here's a pile of blocks ready for another project. Having them on hand really added to the speed with which I was able to assemble "Rodeo Days". So there's a scrappy idea for you if you have plentiful fabric scraps. There are so many pretty panels available now, that a quick baby quilt or holiday project can be done on a moment's notice! It was just what I needed.</span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-85325352039481687842023-04-21T10:09:00.003-07:002023-04-21T10:13:11.234-07:00Upcycle for Earth Day...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-fWjLLn4lDPPkHI_SipwsTItBBB9WvqiukqeKq8rxbygtX89k0Y8Q_nyuUv8Y_1wECAfQ-ig0KXzSGEbLAL6KWE4JKsiMF2A_IQqrONKYl2i0LgxVI79ilPP2GNk0az-12tBkBXAbYX-dgeO8VwlH5T7V1hexIa3emC701_cUR5Fcqbz7HT_moQ1/s3856/Brick1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3856" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-fWjLLn4lDPPkHI_SipwsTItBBB9WvqiukqeKq8rxbygtX89k0Y8Q_nyuUv8Y_1wECAfQ-ig0KXzSGEbLAL6KWE4JKsiMF2A_IQqrONKYl2i0LgxVI79ilPP2GNk0az-12tBkBXAbYX-dgeO8VwlH5T7V1hexIa3emC701_cUR5Fcqbz7HT_moQ1/w502-h640/Brick1.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The <a href="https://mcaocala.org/" target="_blank">Brick City Center for the Arts</a> in Ocala, Florida, is hosting the exhibit "Upcycled: Turning Waste into Wonder" for the month of April. Nearly 50 local artists have pieces on display. Each piece is required to contain at least 50% recycled materials. There are lots of quirky and fun items on display, including two of mine, shown in this post below. </span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrX3Szx1QIMCL61vvdpQ1F71nmLanHZmmGS4zzyOA5khUj9HAvO5DGMvWFL6YS4Wsi2mTw-WS-2iamxrGb75IHmtD7OqFDaWXkchPucS4w6IFQzvBsy0IzWtakUblNclcyFJg81eKIgNRrXbWxnethMeW013uXwd2ykyIkR5SQ7kqJ1cy8hedk7uH/s640/Brick2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="447" data-original-width="640" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrX3Szx1QIMCL61vvdpQ1F71nmLanHZmmGS4zzyOA5khUj9HAvO5DGMvWFL6YS4Wsi2mTw-WS-2iamxrGb75IHmtD7OqFDaWXkchPucS4w6IFQzvBsy0IzWtakUblNclcyFJg81eKIgNRrXbWxnethMeW013uXwd2ykyIkR5SQ7kqJ1cy8hedk7uH/w640-h448/Brick2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's hard to pick a favorite, but I was very taken by "Wire Horse" crafted by Elisa Prescott. Ocala is known as Horse Country, so this sculpture made from a rusty crib mattress really represents the area. The skill and finesse it took to mold this metal into shape in quite impressive.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CwQEKyaIjBsAabwqwpzwforGihNtnt7jUyn6dIESPN2PxSw7ezciUmKtuBzUxQWiv6CFuJcfSosFi6POzzuEMfDbjJ0D5qSafdCTFuxbq-HbD3vpx6x5z5kcPNxjSRXRKCiECk1XGfVOWptmg6svXaP9S84bJoPNKS9CdKYMFVLPS3nQMQb8JEAi/s640/Brick3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="432" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CwQEKyaIjBsAabwqwpzwforGihNtnt7jUyn6dIESPN2PxSw7ezciUmKtuBzUxQWiv6CFuJcfSosFi6POzzuEMfDbjJ0D5qSafdCTFuxbq-HbD3vpx6x5z5kcPNxjSRXRKCiECk1XGfVOWptmg6svXaP9S84bJoPNKS9CdKYMFVLPS3nQMQb8JEAi/w432-h640/Brick3.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is my upcycled fiber bead necklace "Nothing But Scraps" made from recycled plastic drinking straws and denim scraps. I showed it along with some made by students in a class I taught on making the beads in my last post <a href="http://quiltnans.blogspot.com/2023/04/accessorize.html" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wR9eNMDtge9rz6tzA5BmZXOUzhqQiYRItK0S9EeiCr-8zhcTYroQ4AsDoNeyWrcvrqR_k4sa0vwvVN0cei8qPgWUerdpNsAULDJF6aQgQEgkPE44eE0dSCURWq0UeD-gJYBuspl1L2iIIw4RK2B-44fwI8li1Bf7oXU-JxTX_8eWzfVeXJQ6TGND/s640/Brick4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="356" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wR9eNMDtge9rz6tzA5BmZXOUzhqQiYRItK0S9EeiCr-8zhcTYroQ4AsDoNeyWrcvrqR_k4sa0vwvVN0cei8qPgWUerdpNsAULDJF6aQgQEgkPE44eE0dSCURWq0UeD-gJYBuspl1L2iIIw4RK2B-44fwI8li1Bf7oXU-JxTX_8eWzfVeXJQ6TGND/w356-h640/Brick4.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Hearts at Home" is my other piece in the exhibit is this shabby-chic heart ornament stitched and stuffed using fabric leftovers from a local interior design firm. They would have gone to the landfill, but I got a big bag of some very beautiful fabric pieces from them. The embellishments are also recycled and include a "spray" of orange plastic produce bag and a hanger from sari silk, which is itself a reclaimed textile. I've been making several of these because the fabrics are so pretty.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sFbJ_hJes013Q_Na3JvQtV49pNPm2RKWt3-HEuHPtBqH1WYY_EusMhmONzgGYb4-UmL5JVM7qppy4gtG5t8SiirBElD-n-0xhII5pncGls0YkGD6IYym1RxftGVcaioHTHIEEPsG0e3lYyEx2PqKx5VEqtzV_JPOGOwxEZjh5iOSsbzc7bx9gXCt/s640/Brick5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="474" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9sFbJ_hJes013Q_Na3JvQtV49pNPm2RKWt3-HEuHPtBqH1WYY_EusMhmONzgGYb4-UmL5JVM7qppy4gtG5t8SiirBElD-n-0xhII5pncGls0YkGD6IYym1RxftGVcaioHTHIEEPsG0e3lYyEx2PqKx5VEqtzV_JPOGOwxEZjh5iOSsbzc7bx9gXCt/w474-h640/Brick5.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Darian Mosely made the nicely textured "REforestation" with corrugated cardboard and stones.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVcQNXijvq6X2n_HdpjBwo1W9qjoii8J2N89xJgcAnGG-MJGj1ruiN4Z21sAN6uIk9aZgrL8LxFwV-C-ZajDrtPD94J4B5ojVz8FG1WUluOgmV_gOG2LOApx7SnSsgYcaJXpsDWxHsDRCG_XbJ686Zv9hykEPHzPQVWCiJkmjxJatBKnNydIplp5x/s640/Brick6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="640" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDVcQNXijvq6X2n_HdpjBwo1W9qjoii8J2N89xJgcAnGG-MJGj1ruiN4Z21sAN6uIk9aZgrL8LxFwV-C-ZajDrtPD94J4B5ojVz8FG1WUluOgmV_gOG2LOApx7SnSsgYcaJXpsDWxHsDRCG_XbJ686Zv9hykEPHzPQVWCiJkmjxJatBKnNydIplp5x/w640-h490/Brick6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">There were other fiber pieces as well that made use of small bits of fabric. Liz Chojnacki stitched "A Whale of a Time" (11" x 14"). Lots of other interesting throw-away materials made an appearance as well. There was a full size mannequin covered with decoupage images and with a globe for a head! Very imaginative entries. All of the items needed to be for sale, and I'm happy that the necklace sold in the first week. It was so much fun that I hope the Marion Cultural Alliance will issue this art call again in the future. </span></div><br /><p><br /></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-51510796399481962412023-04-04T14:27:00.004-07:002023-04-04T14:27:40.492-07:00Accessorize!<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhQQPZ6Usjt1qez6W0sTmAon2hSvyyd4HOqV98nGOJeBwwGD2voOtGyfeMP7eZWq5t8NeumHqKzhHGmhLrm1fwvyNVc0TZIk0tLp64R2LawuIC8xM1sIxfeRM9QW0NEWMvNUM3qnUdZTySfBc_wvNnKjs2ERg8Vh7vYIrmKAsTOOX7clSG1e-ctXx/s640/BeadsA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOhQQPZ6Usjt1qez6W0sTmAon2hSvyyd4HOqV98nGOJeBwwGD2voOtGyfeMP7eZWq5t8NeumHqKzhHGmhLrm1fwvyNVc0TZIk0tLp64R2LawuIC8xM1sIxfeRM9QW0NEWMvNUM3qnUdZTySfBc_wvNnKjs2ERg8Vh7vYIrmKAsTOOX7clSG1e-ctXx/w480-h640/BeadsA.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Fashion designer Michael Kors offers his take on accessories like necklaces: "I always thought of accessories as the exclamation point of a woman's outfit." I took that advice to heart when making these unique textile necklaces. Fiber beads are just too much fun! I posted <a href="http://quiltnans.blogspot.com/2022/11/new-life-for-denim-scraps.html" target="_blank">here </a>about some necklaces I made last fall using denim scraps and recycled plastic drinking straws. The idea took off and I was invited to teach the bead making at a local guild's Quilter's Day Camp in February. I had several sample necklaces made by then, and this is one. It's made using African fabric scraps, recycled straws, and a piece from broken jewelry as the pendant. This type of bead is one of the three styles I taught in the class.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3RwtfkOvo-NVxaMd8ax2Z6Q1eH2HmvTh2yEYNGtgDvI-yIC4nAB713mLeEmuHq5O0P-b3amTrNiMgCOY-dWu9nB-9GIdtrpRGCCtbUl7NFB870alKn_H6RTrbY6z1tKO27rZd2ZO1uuzwbLix_KWVzpGdCHVgrglh3PJddtT6j6YlGbJEGErifAA/s640/BeadsB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="432" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3RwtfkOvo-NVxaMd8ax2Z6Q1eH2HmvTh2yEYNGtgDvI-yIC4nAB713mLeEmuHq5O0P-b3amTrNiMgCOY-dWu9nB-9GIdtrpRGCCtbUl7NFB870alKn_H6RTrbY6z1tKO27rZd2ZO1uuzwbLix_KWVzpGdCHVgrglh3PJddtT6j6YlGbJEGErifAA/w432-h640/BeadsB.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The denim beads were another style. Shortly after the class I saw a "call for art" for a gallery exhibit at Brick City Center for the Arts. The art call was for an exhibit titled "Upcycled: Turning Waste Into Wonder." According to the rules, any type of art would be considered and each piece needed to be made from 50% recycled materials. My necklaces fit the bill, so I entered this one and it was juried into the show. The exhibit is scheduled to open later this week, so I'll keep you posted about the other upcycled items shown. It should be interesting.</span></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6viSTCmuLHr9lC0LmgK2ePho2pxGiQVOLKGHhrG0x_XNDfCfAj16eVHAfEC9uNAJCrWquWG3fchB0qLIrd58LDQL-rKrpfM4op7kEJobV8gkU1b_qHKj8mwWNv_k-xySxLd_LalGEN9Q51AQtjiGAd4z1X7TtepQhVgyugvirv1ExN7i-2tJhs2Z/s640/BeadsC.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="573" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP6viSTCmuLHr9lC0LmgK2ePho2pxGiQVOLKGHhrG0x_XNDfCfAj16eVHAfEC9uNAJCrWquWG3fchB0qLIrd58LDQL-rKrpfM4op7kEJobV8gkU1b_qHKj8mwWNv_k-xySxLd_LalGEN9Q51AQtjiGAd4z1X7TtepQhVgyugvirv1ExN7i-2tJhs2Z/w574-h640/BeadsC.jpg" width="574" /></a></div><br /> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's a close-up of the pendant and the denim beads. The pendant is a discarded earring and the beads are denim strips from worn jeans wrapped around a length of plastic straw. A few craft store accent beads complete the necklace, so it's definitely more than half recycled items.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0hxrj3HQnhHBwf7mNC10XDi07SKIlFEz4L_rPGAW_gbYCHJOJq-vayVU9vSSeqcmjNq-E7RJDPCnl0OC1THZ0fpCzyXtWYE81-kGEpxuoUV5IlrlmOwUOaYcenKkyrpKSq1yY52k5x0T1rCWqJ4zuY71IBDmzhXR2nLvRm6E-tXMxJU7wTGqrzzc/s640/BeadsI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="127" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0hxrj3HQnhHBwf7mNC10XDi07SKIlFEz4L_rPGAW_gbYCHJOJq-vayVU9vSSeqcmjNq-E7RJDPCnl0OC1THZ0fpCzyXtWYE81-kGEpxuoUV5IlrlmOwUOaYcenKkyrpKSq1yY52k5x0T1rCWqJ4zuY71IBDmzhXR2nLvRm6E-tXMxJU7wTGqrzzc/w128-h640/BeadsI.jpg" width="128" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here are some of the necklaces made by the students who took the Day Camp class. Students traveled in some wonderful creative directions, making jewelry that expressed their personalities and interests. Terri combined two styles of beads and used some lace and yarn to embellish her beads in this piece. And the focal pendant works beautifully in it.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWl05y68AwcGCHokvRaK8UEhsGJsCpQeGdL3zl5GBOX6NW3JOMXPfpISdX_DQVrM_HYHM9RfopSgsFcpwa2wZzo-lnTsbyF3VJFeorkP4AMh-sd0mAKKFVG_vbuN7lIj_PvOk8qo9DuZ9CFQ5ho-4JDmLYOEgViGhxoOSuSuIdeXVCU3bUZLsahKt/s640/BeadsH.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="176" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWl05y68AwcGCHokvRaK8UEhsGJsCpQeGdL3zl5GBOX6NW3JOMXPfpISdX_DQVrM_HYHM9RfopSgsFcpwa2wZzo-lnTsbyF3VJFeorkP4AMh-sd0mAKKFVG_vbuN7lIj_PvOk8qo9DuZ9CFQ5ho-4JDmLYOEgViGhxoOSuSuIdeXVCU3bUZLsahKt/w176-h640/BeadsH.jpg" width="176" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">A University of Florida Gator fan, Lynn used the university's blue and orange colors and added a gator charm!</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimq7h4_SjKyLaYIemk-7LY7dBoRzA8GsRYJDhq2Niw805enn_sms0NZJ9SzICHjmW7hah3ipMdV_8DbhvlfGd39QcZsqFlKWwbCPucua878mabO00k0eqCv1hnAfPefHdqR88qoMefZMluwge-V4kx0UdtfOmc_MPWRGS4SZsoR84V9xz_Y7yE_Xjo/s640/BeadsG.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimq7h4_SjKyLaYIemk-7LY7dBoRzA8GsRYJDhq2Niw805enn_sms0NZJ9SzICHjmW7hah3ipMdV_8DbhvlfGd39QcZsqFlKWwbCPucua878mabO00k0eqCv1hnAfPefHdqR88qoMefZMluwge-V4kx0UdtfOmc_MPWRGS4SZsoR84V9xz_Y7yE_Xjo/w240-h640/BeadsG.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Peggy used yarn, glitter glue, and embroidery floss to add color accents to her necklace.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxe21yK-Y6gOs2ZTr8u0O6W4yyF9n7gFn5auD8svx7RyYgwvkQzGBUrNthYF0CTZF_SaCcqg0WTooUfVV46E9x8TbPyXkpArOJk1WBuELMkjiLve_sRhNyrhGC2IB8gD7fo0fsChVLH8KmD2Lo2b7R80OBNvVqhfOOC0ykPmWdYEvu7bow41RSUhqV/s640/BeadsF.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="185" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxe21yK-Y6gOs2ZTr8u0O6W4yyF9n7gFn5auD8svx7RyYgwvkQzGBUrNthYF0CTZF_SaCcqg0WTooUfVV46E9x8TbPyXkpArOJk1WBuELMkjiLve_sRhNyrhGC2IB8gD7fo0fsChVLH8KmD2Lo2b7R80OBNvVqhfOOC0ykPmWdYEvu7bow41RSUhqV/w186-h640/BeadsF.jpg" width="186" /></a></div><p><br /></p> <span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The cute owl pendant inspired Naomi's earth tone bead choices. </span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlYUIW-TiueWGpEipIX73WWb1wmOgIw2eQv99vyhAP1VPzTxZSYAsGGvvzm1Tvmn1wqpkGmiVfyz4YM3-xz4524VevFYPGGh-Lp8iKFWGbYpqntQVdX_S-S2X6ZqQo81dc4vTc5S_yoB6817l6MW1CX_jMePBaMjb8FootUSH1h_nhtl6vuxbHpX8/s640/BeadsE.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="109" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqlYUIW-TiueWGpEipIX73WWb1wmOgIw2eQv99vyhAP1VPzTxZSYAsGGvvzm1Tvmn1wqpkGmiVfyz4YM3-xz4524VevFYPGGh-Lp8iKFWGbYpqntQVdX_S-S2X6ZqQo81dc4vTc5S_yoB6817l6MW1CX_jMePBaMjb8FootUSH1h_nhtl6vuxbHpX8/w110-h640/BeadsE.jpg" width="110" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Carla brought a dichroic glass pendant and some metal beads with her supplies. She was able to combine them with her fiber beads for an elegant necklace.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEIvpI-tXmx5K5jz5_p6CfBU3zNucK71Gldjg1fK-7qThyeSE72gPFdnPK0f1WXNu5MAf_T-M95IrGp6rGFlO1AHFJN6bHi0fr7Zv3YajN4ulHvSyNib6R7rMk8gfIQzfb1uS-3Mg5m49tGcCHunyMRx7J1IiAoYhlX2i-_oZVSbuL15VfKDR5CdM/s640/BeadsD.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="202" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKEIvpI-tXmx5K5jz5_p6CfBU3zNucK71Gldjg1fK-7qThyeSE72gPFdnPK0f1WXNu5MAf_T-M95IrGp6rGFlO1AHFJN6bHi0fr7Zv3YajN4ulHvSyNib6R7rMk8gfIQzfb1uS-3Mg5m49tGcCHunyMRx7J1IiAoYhlX2i-_oZVSbuL15VfKDR5CdM/w202-h640/BeadsD.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And she couldn't stop at one- Carla also made this silver and denim cross necklace. She embellished her denim beads with floss and silver metallic thread. Lovely! Once we showed off these creations at the guild meeting, lots of other members wanted to learn to make the beads, too. So another class is in the works. I'll have more to show you after that I'm sure! And I can't stop making them, so there will be plenty to see.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-8320879051886348812023-03-01T05:35:00.000-08:002023-03-01T05:35:13.424-08:00Daytona Beach Shows Off...<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM-4MRHmXyUzyZEWPIZPKanHzXTqVTW6riZ-XId_a6AXqpH_59oOLSzoUM-K_I2KuYBB31nzBDlPPtuvZikdWYhrmiikVMyVSlxf4hRvaLzC9KLrIfYI-Cfb31AQCkE4ZM5jwQkRFUvIKgvqVMquASbLZXb1ZQe_ni6fLnd-9LY8p2_8wwPE5TNBT/s3732/Daytona1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2932" data-original-width="3732" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIM-4MRHmXyUzyZEWPIZPKanHzXTqVTW6riZ-XId_a6AXqpH_59oOLSzoUM-K_I2KuYBB31nzBDlPPtuvZikdWYhrmiikVMyVSlxf4hRvaLzC9KLrIfYI-Cfb31AQCkE4ZM5jwQkRFUvIKgvqVMquASbLZXb1ZQe_ni6fLnd-9LY8p2_8wwPE5TNBT/w640-h502/Daytona1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">From a beautiful daybreak over the Atlantic to the fabulous quilts at the Ocean Center where the <a href="https://www.americanquilter.com/daytona-beach-2023-award-winners" target="_blank">American Quilter's Society 2023</a> quilt show was held, Daytona was looking lovely. This is the view from our oceanside room at the Hilton. With the window open and the ocean breezes blowing, it was a most refreshing place to stay in February. And it was just across the street from the quilt show. By the way, the link above will take you to see all of the award winners from the show.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFcYgiBMF97fAP5xbJcZPlJjioO5XVLjXMdJeujMYjC74CJrJu29SYwdCjRg-d-Lrh7EHE_Z1oDMHIqOYoUBCK1fPWqtG_yng2RpWhMGHs82xFCsAVfoNqtSv_kUN4ILu7JqDAJmv4yxVoajtzPKVFq771KfxoF1Pd3j1OqltH7IggP8Xdvfsr01k/s640/Daytona2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="640" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsFcYgiBMF97fAP5xbJcZPlJjioO5XVLjXMdJeujMYjC74CJrJu29SYwdCjRg-d-Lrh7EHE_Z1oDMHIqOYoUBCK1fPWqtG_yng2RpWhMGHs82xFCsAVfoNqtSv_kUN4ILu7JqDAJmv4yxVoajtzPKVFq771KfxoF1Pd3j1OqltH7IggP8Xdvfsr01k/w640-h470/Daytona2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One masterful quilt after another was displayed in the exhibit area. I noticed that dogs, faces, and floral themes were the ones that drew me in. This is "Too Tired to Play" by David Taylor. The details in the pictorial applique quilt need to be seen up close. The artist was able to capture even the color variations in the floor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpRp0MXAS8RcBS4N-fndmUPq-bMSmjnD44q8Yq_bEcTwtpS_Dlx8WfP9kOR4g7JwgyAqALTWEadeacIRp0wRfCxmujKHuUF3dhNeI8gnEkWg939ZXu0nfzxVCVfNjfCsogoC-m5p8hxf_V8E39NTVF98WRgufrjZT5dAKncUA6m361PEClDqs0j8Z/s640/Daytona3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlpRp0MXAS8RcBS4N-fndmUPq-bMSmjnD44q8Yq_bEcTwtpS_Dlx8WfP9kOR4g7JwgyAqALTWEadeacIRp0wRfCxmujKHuUF3dhNeI8gnEkWg939ZXu0nfzxVCVfNjfCsogoC-m5p8hxf_V8E39NTVF98WRgufrjZT5dAKncUA6m361PEClDqs0j8Z/w640-h480/Daytona3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is Andrea Brokenshire's prize winner titled "Desert in Spring". Her photo-to-quilt entry is painted and thread enhanced. So realistic and beautiful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAGgk5hUa4Kq3X6hTNQBSSgP4BgY527-TdvuHmGDxi_5SJDtDue4v6gc0M9g1eLHXEY_DOnSwq19jffvtqwQda28zNgPxipBlg2en5CLoTL4skpDCjbdP18eXyLcWJWBoKYo7u3LXenFgOKh29qzhxstykNpoVLOG0R2ENgdzWEOb_GddDxsq65ro/s640/Daytona4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="560" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikAGgk5hUa4Kq3X6hTNQBSSgP4BgY527-TdvuHmGDxi_5SJDtDue4v6gc0M9g1eLHXEY_DOnSwq19jffvtqwQda28zNgPxipBlg2en5CLoTL4skpDCjbdP18eXyLcWJWBoKYo7u3LXenFgOKh29qzhxstykNpoVLOG0R2ENgdzWEOb_GddDxsq65ro/w560-h640/Daytona4.jpg" width="560" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Singing Bird" by Cheryl Hoffner won Honorable Mention in the Wall Quilts- First Entry category. Lovely quilting on her domestic sewing machine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheW64NrRw6_0vSk6ace9E5y57Uz07GvTj7POKyISVzy5abrv1w-bUC5ztk_Lmt4Gi3mQkfkX1mCsQsWLXIKcuDQxsqHu8ATTz5WoO2JUWyWaMbghnlAvemEabVfVNG-tGnwcCOJHmc8mtK2FW-wgPF9J-243U7lU0HEArpa3t5EpNDR6CteQZ5rk9I/s640/Daytona5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheW64NrRw6_0vSk6ace9E5y57Uz07GvTj7POKyISVzy5abrv1w-bUC5ztk_Lmt4Gi3mQkfkX1mCsQsWLXIKcuDQxsqHu8ATTz5WoO2JUWyWaMbghnlAvemEabVfVNG-tGnwcCOJHmc8mtK2FW-wgPF9J-243U7lU0HEArpa3t5EpNDR6CteQZ5rk9I/w564-h640/Daytona5.jpg" width="564" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Barbara Kilbourn translated her own photograph into this quilt titled "Feathered Friend." I like the variety of quilting designs she used.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Z186sUFynL4RSPGS6tyBnXQkS2keGrXO7wOD1tw8AafyV-JXar6vdOgRANkS6x8GHdB6RkEO2ekDRMF3YbXf05KT7gTFsrvPz5-H7RADvq7eJL32sQ8JWhMNHJ7olzAwtx-NeF6heSIJh2yltGbXr63X4WfF1MnYj7bag3m4Xjs5TvghP9pK_TdA/s640/Daytona6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="505" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Z186sUFynL4RSPGS6tyBnXQkS2keGrXO7wOD1tw8AafyV-JXar6vdOgRANkS6x8GHdB6RkEO2ekDRMF3YbXf05KT7gTFsrvPz5-H7RADvq7eJL32sQ8JWhMNHJ7olzAwtx-NeF6heSIJh2yltGbXr63X4WfF1MnYj7bag3m4Xjs5TvghP9pK_TdA/w506-h640/Daytona6.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Another face quilt! "Shape I'm In" was paper-pieced by Sue deVanny of Australia. The eyes and expression are so well done with fabrics that don't have high contrast. And she has an interesting mix of quilting patterns in the triangles.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu4wBnRktxeWt5PHw1qUFmXKTrX8d9ohpbYESr2KIn63Hnckct_uP8lwRtTfPzIIsawUsfWHC3uQAyT-w4c1mBjJBblw5AagRfFT1L61hm_l1MoVOcY9c_7H-do91CyBxrUsV3-btsBrBJPNVvSND0JjEcjOkvozNaivK99N75FmnLd5jDNcvOAov/s640/Daytona7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="596" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQu4wBnRktxeWt5PHw1qUFmXKTrX8d9ohpbYESr2KIn63Hnckct_uP8lwRtTfPzIIsawUsfWHC3uQAyT-w4c1mBjJBblw5AagRfFT1L61hm_l1MoVOcY9c_7H-do91CyBxrUsV3-btsBrBJPNVvSND0JjEcjOkvozNaivK99N75FmnLd5jDNcvOAov/w596-h640/Daytona7.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Isn't "Mother Nature" compelling? It's the entry of Maria Macheca. As in "La Catrina" below, this quilt artist developed her fabric design from a photo, this one by Kevin Mazur. When I look at the color in this photo, I realize I did not nearly capture the depth of the green. This was in the Wall Quilts-Pictorial category.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTtABZ3h4-RTNewP3ue7HcgTd91-sslp9NBLuk-ZBJ7H5RPse--nMuGiJgW4UlQ-M62cQLqkSNzZYNxKMsmL3uDfiviAyIyX4HdlSpjTbtp4cNBF5bXD2KUiRHwDue87zy-xbtJ-Cxw17I4slwssUht6Q34MmbmIv0XHzoihgCopoGeg72CD9_MF3/s640/Daytona8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvTtABZ3h4-RTNewP3ue7HcgTd91-sslp9NBLuk-ZBJ7H5RPse--nMuGiJgW4UlQ-M62cQLqkSNzZYNxKMsmL3uDfiviAyIyX4HdlSpjTbtp4cNBF5bXD2KUiRHwDue87zy-xbtJ-Cxw17I4slwssUht6Q34MmbmIv0XHzoihgCopoGeg72CD9_MF3/w440-h640/Daytona8.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Astonishing! Cindy Stohn's work "La Catrina" won second place in the Large Quilts-Moveable Machine Quilted category. She based her design on a photo by Jaimie Emery and completed it using raw-edge applique and collage methods along with free-motion quilting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGWQZIHpFNcKUIM1gajMedSZ75It-_6VoD8iAn1WRLeMIn9fyZX19uGGBjgDW-vxsh7I8U3WRUIr3GgiHvJPXhJYQ1RLhG45aUQlcWy2wxCgY4REFGaUwLZx7w4KrlOb4wSusJhtVTCh8x4w7dB688miSdIh3SYSmfhySEE0dXzedePJfDVK_FcEg/s640/Daytona9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="483" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGWQZIHpFNcKUIM1gajMedSZ75It-_6VoD8iAn1WRLeMIn9fyZX19uGGBjgDW-vxsh7I8U3WRUIr3GgiHvJPXhJYQ1RLhG45aUQlcWy2wxCgY4REFGaUwLZx7w4KrlOb4wSusJhtVTCh8x4w7dB688miSdIh3SYSmfhySEE0dXzedePJfDVK_FcEg/w484-h640/Daytona9.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Renew Anew" is by Elizabeth K. Ray. This quilt appealed to me as it feels so soothing with its simple straight lines. There is even straight-line grid quilting accomplished with the machine's walking foot. And the color shifting creates an interesting optical illusion.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstd9gjuLXSgfMvhjMNa3nDQPdn6-3sDwVtHZsdvAQEO7kcvKwRgDtxUPxvBHt6R9tzJfINjKIvq2PMq-voiOh1XGpYIs2G-Ov2XmxjyXGPe3Zt1RsHuRyjSjiQad3Xtgz13h4IebzDvz0t4wueGq5OcBqlJZlxEbC4qsP30_cW_R-qm9kk0HwbxSx/s640/Daytona9c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="605" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstd9gjuLXSgfMvhjMNa3nDQPdn6-3sDwVtHZsdvAQEO7kcvKwRgDtxUPxvBHt6R9tzJfINjKIvq2PMq-voiOh1XGpYIs2G-Ov2XmxjyXGPe3Zt1RsHuRyjSjiQad3Xtgz13h4IebzDvz0t4wueGq5OcBqlJZlxEbC4qsP30_cW_R-qm9kk0HwbxSx/w606-h640/Daytona9c.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Cherrywood Hand-dyed Fabrics conducts an annual quilt challenge. The theme for this year's exhibit was Graffiti. From among 360+ entries, the company selects some for traveling exhibits. Look closely at "Graffiti Dog" to notice the words quilted into the background- love, tailwags, bones, and more. Such detail in a small quilt. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1NMNlBqtnVkaNkBJdVEwHU_gPI9cpCMZByy07zCc-uricp9tuPV14IFQEVfMc-mJHvA5b6coZpoGEl2vo8sRWQq-MuvAYrIbGRd1BGnI2gIY6FG-XGQMhCV9MNoidf2J8kI0pqQnfVYl4IR3NbR6pQ_j6zboBultqxKcghmc4ZKH7yBiJh9cLk90/s640/Daytona9a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="581" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1NMNlBqtnVkaNkBJdVEwHU_gPI9cpCMZByy07zCc-uricp9tuPV14IFQEVfMc-mJHvA5b6coZpoGEl2vo8sRWQq-MuvAYrIbGRd1BGnI2gIY6FG-XGQMhCV9MNoidf2J8kI0pqQnfVYl4IR3NbR6pQ_j6zboBultqxKcghmc4ZKH7yBiJh9cLk90/w582-h640/Daytona9a.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Lisa G. Was Here" has so many elements of a graffiti wall. Was Mona Lisa the artist? She's got the can of paint!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBIGKi4O7yQEZzTHDUzeJOZsPI0Gbw8Q97LMFeytBXZ0TQGB38NEBgrVIPkUQ_u3oRgPpdCa3azx4gzgXpBPjAKhaEpL3oBIkB5Di_0AYoN9gMC3rZFxaAYH7gqIsjtvtiYHp5-zzCAzbAtLo7UOkZtYAAL2tDJOq-lEy6-MymJD23hJHtObhEty1/s640/Daytona9d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="627" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIBIGKi4O7yQEZzTHDUzeJOZsPI0Gbw8Q97LMFeytBXZ0TQGB38NEBgrVIPkUQ_u3oRgPpdCa3azx4gzgXpBPjAKhaEpL3oBIkB5Di_0AYoN9gMC3rZFxaAYH7gqIsjtvtiYHp5-zzCAzbAtLo7UOkZtYAAL2tDJOq-lEy6-MymJD23hJHtObhEty1/w628-h640/Daytona9d.jpg" width="628" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Lots of color and texture were combined in "Lucky". Lots of imagination, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsL8i7yxpDudWBqtb-tij-UiOuxPCV6l8KzkUqVvz6uisMv5Fye3FccKVqMkb2SdWMmb2Yqw-Iw7rwG9sj8Vzh6tMCVvkLUTWB5t6NW-fLf-BTZd6wd8kF6Mt59WUE0IXgPiEr7gMqhlCjZt4wHFDJXwAEsl_vdUU1BUOXx5FxepuhIgTtL0gCFuHD/s640/Daytona9b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="618" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsL8i7yxpDudWBqtb-tij-UiOuxPCV6l8KzkUqVvz6uisMv5Fye3FccKVqMkb2SdWMmb2Yqw-Iw7rwG9sj8Vzh6tMCVvkLUTWB5t6NW-fLf-BTZd6wd8kF6Mt59WUE0IXgPiEr7gMqhlCjZt4wHFDJXwAEsl_vdUU1BUOXx5FxepuhIgTtL0gCFuHD/w618-h640/Daytona9b.jpg" width="618" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I was impressed with how many quilt artists captured the look of graffiti fonts in their entries. "Life" is an exuberant example. They all must have studied a lot of freight train cars.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gIpRLtEb3eKW8hvZRk3Thh4zA-3wPe7k4tDfDI7dX0GY2M1QuWsfTKGGhvFFisuJvOpGxVhazumoVGvWsbXnhayxHYvpaZgQ6zgNCterb8q3dfiEN-L8zCiQKdNziiO8xPgWtKVNhgBLjNqzoNeNBy3URGs8foIZwFKMpM6jjOn5XzOSCZ85UOv6/s640/Daytona9e.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="640" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6gIpRLtEb3eKW8hvZRk3Thh4zA-3wPe7k4tDfDI7dX0GY2M1QuWsfTKGGhvFFisuJvOpGxVhazumoVGvWsbXnhayxHYvpaZgQ6zgNCterb8q3dfiEN-L8zCiQKdNziiO8xPgWtKVNhgBLjNqzoNeNBy3URGs8foIZwFKMpM6jjOn5XzOSCZ85UOv6/w640-h592/Daytona9e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I enrolled in a half-day class with Laura Heine of collage quilt fame. Each student selected a pattern and fabric kit for one of her quilt block designs. Then we spent class time learning her methods for using fusible applique methods to assemble the blocks. I'm a slow worker in classes and did not make the progress my classmates did, so I'll show a couple of their projects and share mine when it's completed. Isn't this turkey colorful and cute?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh61UbqA7HGWwATFRQYvrVlTbosWIdwOLv0bzMjKktbUQVJmY91EO0G70Di-kBWo_5Qk9PbKWNZPSuk-cvb61vmvFdWGbwsPNOuy3usDZyA9NwJGGZUsYm2OtwcXl7Ujjzt1wX-3GSgG_99ITB1IvrDvTsliukMIhtWF6v9Dah-jsRrdWc99iBJyRa/s640/Daytona9f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="640" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh61UbqA7HGWwATFRQYvrVlTbosWIdwOLv0bzMjKktbUQVJmY91EO0G70Di-kBWo_5Qk9PbKWNZPSuk-cvb61vmvFdWGbwsPNOuy3usDZyA9NwJGGZUsYm2OtwcXl7Ujjzt1wX-3GSgG_99ITB1IvrDvTsliukMIhtWF6v9Dah-jsRrdWc99iBJyRa/w640-h518/Daytona9f.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And the snail- this floral one is so appealing. The hardest part of the class was choosing which pattern to work on. Mine is a peacock. You can see one of the key tools Laura recommends for making collage quilts which is the Applique Fuse Mat. It's a step up from parchment paper and other non-stick surfaces. Of course I bought one to use on this and future projects.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">And did I mention the vendors? Fabrics, threads, notions, patterns, sewing machines, longarm quilting machines, jewelry, and much more. After two days at the quilt show, I found myself pretty bushed from all the walking and probably from the sensory overload, too! But I'd do it again tomorrow if I could. What a treat. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-51270246339545778812023-02-10T17:20:00.001-08:002023-02-10T17:20:13.324-08:00Zipping Along...<p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhho-6KfPZS6FlkTyG8OSV1e6TZ7gLQorQeUh9LwBEdjatbonEmblp2nN25qEe_s8fLgnhcYYXiMUWqA86XRVsZZtHqeyBALwC4yE_mmonaln_ioC75B331nhAp3-Y93sWSKJZjTZrT023zP3-0pmmY-dPEBgq7Fh8nvOU8hToj3o0sCfdGyUMGDrVZ/s2222/Zip1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1846" data-original-width="2222" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhho-6KfPZS6FlkTyG8OSV1e6TZ7gLQorQeUh9LwBEdjatbonEmblp2nN25qEe_s8fLgnhcYYXiMUWqA86XRVsZZtHqeyBALwC4yE_mmonaln_ioC75B331nhAp3-Y93sWSKJZjTZrT023zP3-0pmmY-dPEBgq7Fh8nvOU8hToj3o0sCfdGyUMGDrVZ/w640-h532/Zip1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I'm pretty committed this year to using up the overabundance of supplies that reside in my sewing room. In fact when we were invited to choose a word for the year, I hyphenated the concept into my word: Use-it-up. Fortunately plenty of fun ideas abound for doing this and I came across a post by friend <a href="https://robbiespawprints.blogspot.com/2022/11/upcycled-purses.html" target="_blank">Robbie's Paw Prints</a>. She had followed a tutorial by Laura Kemshall for making <a href="https://www.designmatterstv.com/product/upcycled-purses/" target="_blank">Upcycled Purses</a>. I was intrigued, so I found the site on Design Matters TV where I could sign up, too. The purses are made using old quilt projects. One thing I enjoy is participating in quilt challenges and making projects to explore new methods. So there were many small projects hanging in the closet and doing nothing because there is just not enough wall space to display them all. These seemed like the perfect projects to upcycle. The little purse shown here began as a sample block, got turned into a quilt challenge project, and finally became a useful zipper bag!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrE21dGOlxyU4gePO-m0-sOJI3TWuny7PHolfN3hMM5vRXIX-MWxe1-78nNeKZft4nQLMS8dlrM6uNCEsNQ0HxTM8yEh200hpKn9njSPUGTBTIUp4o3Hn24lxBN66sLllmTMbuQIvNbWe7ZrkgdhLvx3H3eZCS_JYchtB6aSfs43FYc7IRwG7eC_ND/s2012/Zip2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="2012" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrE21dGOlxyU4gePO-m0-sOJI3TWuny7PHolfN3hMM5vRXIX-MWxe1-78nNeKZft4nQLMS8dlrM6uNCEsNQ0HxTM8yEh200hpKn9njSPUGTBTIUp4o3Hn24lxBN66sLllmTMbuQIvNbWe7ZrkgdhLvx3H3eZCS_JYchtB6aSfs43FYc7IRwG7eC_ND/w640-h530/Zip2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This was a stitch sampler project for learning and using my sewing machine's decorative stitches. I like that it, too, has become a functional piece. There happened to be several colorful zippers in my supplies, so it worked out nicely to use them up in such a fun way.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlRz5CZch5lm_HP4mheMzdk6MDf7hyZBKOEH64ySQgj3_ZV3J1b8AxFEVqHzjGA_U4-g9C5R9jFqHDOq79_dXu2nTE0c9PGU5vuMaMjEMnGi7b5CQLSmAUbDTQdtvV3REhkuEHQhY3ybG5pq1L_2tQ6xsqCba3L_u4U3E2_dMM6qli1mWagN-CRRx/s1572/Zip3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="1572" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlRz5CZch5lm_HP4mheMzdk6MDf7hyZBKOEH64ySQgj3_ZV3J1b8AxFEVqHzjGA_U4-g9C5R9jFqHDOq79_dXu2nTE0c9PGU5vuMaMjEMnGi7b5CQLSmAUbDTQdtvV3REhkuEHQhY3ybG5pq1L_2tQ6xsqCba3L_u4U3E2_dMM6qli1mWagN-CRRx/w640-h456/Zip3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This beaded fairy house was part of a "fantasy home" challenge. Since all of the pieces are already quilted, the zipper bags go together very quickly. And Linda has some handy tricks for sewing in the zippers easily. I didn't even need to change to the zipper foot on the machine.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj0lMVFIYe9uQ2sRP5n5K1YvCTm9ItIfo2OTFvbt6rD7xqLKrupuu4lw9TWV7ZEy34Uu8HIXYo7THE-B2DDWhwkelN2WAt9MyjO_1PSG34oVA4K8uXykpoNhnux7GtbvuCLkroR7WBWHv_N3HBZyP24Y90zUqCvGChHatbIuCoRB8L9ftX26-jFJi/s2601/Zip4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1809" data-original-width="2601" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj0lMVFIYe9uQ2sRP5n5K1YvCTm9ItIfo2OTFvbt6rD7xqLKrupuu4lw9TWV7ZEy34Uu8HIXYo7THE-B2DDWhwkelN2WAt9MyjO_1PSG34oVA4K8uXykpoNhnux7GtbvuCLkroR7WBWHv_N3HBZyP24Y90zUqCvGChHatbIuCoRB8L9ftX26-jFJi/w640-h446/Zip4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's the back side of the dream house bag. Because Linda's online video tutorial is priced in British pounds, I wasn't sure of the exact cost. But I was very pleasantly surprised at the conversion rate that showed it to be very affordable- well under $5. So I made good use of my purchase and have continual access to the video for review as needed.</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7wlDN7RRIL3xiHgx_l6H-BNPxnl_SnSU5xnRFVSbY9MFi6qvMNqpHDFKV-IRQovAhXN6SK1fh2oW2RrjHvLSBYMFL60frWdJWE6HwEfCFmAnIbQHUYXyln9RbAO6LOF398nLsyCgPls9o9kxsouGStr5zupDzv_zXBLoNieu_P2rhmrU2XGnDeyM/s1896/Zip5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1896" data-original-width="1363" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc7wlDN7RRIL3xiHgx_l6H-BNPxnl_SnSU5xnRFVSbY9MFi6qvMNqpHDFKV-IRQovAhXN6SK1fh2oW2RrjHvLSBYMFL60frWdJWE6HwEfCFmAnIbQHUYXyln9RbAO6LOF398nLsyCgPls9o9kxsouGStr5zupDzv_zXBLoNieu_P2rhmrU2XGnDeyM/w460-h640/Zip5.jpg" width="460" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This zipper bag is made using a class project done in a workshop with Jane Sassaman several years ago. I really enjoyed giving these old projects a new life. So "Use-it-up": old quilt projects-check; an assortment of zippers-check. A nice feeling to be moving toward my goal</span>.</p><p><br /></p> <p></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-13441615300615470052023-01-19T06:39:00.000-08:002023-01-19T06:39:05.938-08:00Facing the Year...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTR9tohCzKsF3-uSW2UP6INxRanf5cw8cyCbyp7Okp3D07MMjUBVa7IDPb6zOM9RlJW3PeZ9ctTZ5nkJWsbZXNlQ-mJRjpAysriVKZj3_gdATeq0ymFkXzFX1smRjtjwUSVFUQXl7VnfdLhuJMDqd_E6Ixl4z4GzdlY6bggD_tbxdQMB90XxQlYC0f/s320/FaceIt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="271" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTR9tohCzKsF3-uSW2UP6INxRanf5cw8cyCbyp7Okp3D07MMjUBVa7IDPb6zOM9RlJW3PeZ9ctTZ5nkJWsbZXNlQ-mJRjpAysriVKZj3_gdATeq0ymFkXzFX1smRjtjwUSVFUQXl7VnfdLhuJMDqd_E6Ixl4z4GzdlY6bggD_tbxdQMB90XxQlYC0f/w542-h640/FaceIt1.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Our Fiber Art Bee had a painting party for our January meeting. The goal was to paint a face on canvas or other fabric and then use it in a project. We were all pretty intimidated since few of us felt confident about painting a face. But we persevered. Here's my whimsy face all painted and embellished with free-motion stitching. It was great fun and we all enjoyed stretching ourselves creatively in a new year.</span></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNfDE-HXgA3bZ5veIYFM8clGP7kvY6XP6eWe4AHL_Rj_I3lQCpxiV9omobttIA2Nmb_58LEjjIR08Td5TiUFuTn8_p57egT23k0LxZfwiwDXlFb6gZEe-PtllQFwuQMgNKQVyfn_Sr8mcYgqFCNGxxEWRri9zXqOHBbHKd15URymC1B6TAqcGC9sD/s320/Faceit2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwNfDE-HXgA3bZ5veIYFM8clGP7kvY6XP6eWe4AHL_Rj_I3lQCpxiV9omobttIA2Nmb_58LEjjIR08Td5TiUFuTn8_p57egT23k0LxZfwiwDXlFb6gZEe-PtllQFwuQMgNKQVyfn_Sr8mcYgqFCNGxxEWRri9zXqOHBbHKd15URymC1B6TAqcGC9sD/w480-h640/Faceit2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I brought a stretched canvas to work on because I thought the taut surface might be easier to paint on that fabric that wants to wiggle around. Also, it had gesso on it already which made it helpful when painting. And canvases were on half-price sale to boot. Simple shapes- that was how we were instructed to begin. And we lightly sketched our faces with pencil first and then came in with paint.</span></p><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDcgecTcXqnLiicN3tGXyDHwgZ9LaregdPPRdqNw3icA5gugGslfhEmh1Nm1Ob6zQ720DCfCIWzhvQRFVSDd-51I3JYX72ZC5hWSTmvuD7Xejv0PszG7PGJe69zo088CprBAd4SJimMDcAfIEc7g77cuf8FR-rbCMnOVQe-HpicFivVDmWOziOrJi/s320/Faceit3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="288" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDcgecTcXqnLiicN3tGXyDHwgZ9LaregdPPRdqNw3icA5gugGslfhEmh1Nm1Ob6zQ720DCfCIWzhvQRFVSDd-51I3JYX72ZC5hWSTmvuD7Xejv0PszG7PGJe69zo088CprBAd4SJimMDcAfIEc7g77cuf8FR-rbCMnOVQe-HpicFivVDmWOziOrJi/w576-h640/Faceit3.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">She's progressing with her vintage-style rolled hairdo. My plan was to complete painting on the canvas, then cut it from the frame for the next step. </span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxmqw4ABxazHhCynXhrOyko322IbSrs5IjneGm5FOLprblC_P0sat24ghpuh9YKr4_4gTA33RbdVeY4bPiBF-NJni1hGk_T72vzipDVF-5_cJ8Sh_Ntd-PjQZ9W0kUJwu30MqVEw2hCHN2UCUKeIfwtVmZkbUGqYjJksjcwsV2-jL1115A_zNYhv_/s320/Faceit4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfxmqw4ABxazHhCynXhrOyko322IbSrs5IjneGm5FOLprblC_P0sat24ghpuh9YKr4_4gTA33RbdVeY4bPiBF-NJni1hGk_T72vzipDVF-5_cJ8Sh_Ntd-PjQZ9W0kUJwu30MqVEw2hCHN2UCUKeIfwtVmZkbUGqYjJksjcwsV2-jL1115A_zNYhv_/w480-h640/Faceit4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Her next step is to become a notebook cover. Quite a few of my small projects become tote bags, notebooks and journals. I might as well make something useful with these experiments!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnp15tKWhBt2a0azn-w8RGAzFAB0CkVem4CaKTJ8PK1sBvLPZHc7y9vv9nCs4vCnFrpSl1dCDJhpwsAuBHSwefmzypTUOLJUOECqowQ48C60TqaKoO7WWsvw39vffRBSBeai5jvaIy717__tfh9M_JTgW3eRcs3m6V5UcboUS7gq1Hm4AJP3UTSvb0/s320/Faceit5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnp15tKWhBt2a0azn-w8RGAzFAB0CkVem4CaKTJ8PK1sBvLPZHc7y9vv9nCs4vCnFrpSl1dCDJhpwsAuBHSwefmzypTUOLJUOECqowQ48C60TqaKoO7WWsvw39vffRBSBeai5jvaIy717__tfh9M_JTgW3eRcs3m6V5UcboUS7gq1Hm4AJP3UTSvb0/w480-h640/Faceit5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Painting faces is a messy business as you can see from our instructor's table. All of our work areas looked like this. She had several samples to share with us for inspiration and we will have our big "reveal" at next months meeting. I'm sure I can't make just one- more faces coming soon!</span></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsnIlBxz_06_kkLFmnBbYFIWDGZI_XmhhlzJP22fNVQrX_55avLO70kwwmjIjYoZ_ET8IpmCzX_JZGd6Aelvqza_gJWciXvJWp_4Z-yJUdtnBLD2YdbIrKeyPsxR3CzuZ4vLAgnQvIbmAzwqvG8-7IB6b21GshqhSyR4c1SLtYJn46ipjliU9LE9x/s320/Faceit7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsnIlBxz_06_kkLFmnBbYFIWDGZI_XmhhlzJP22fNVQrX_55avLO70kwwmjIjYoZ_ET8IpmCzX_JZGd6Aelvqza_gJWciXvJWp_4Z-yJUdtnBLD2YdbIrKeyPsxR3CzuZ4vLAgnQvIbmAzwqvG8-7IB6b21GshqhSyR4c1SLtYJn46ipjliU9LE9x/w480-h640/Faceit7.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is one of our instructor's samples. She incorporates her expressive faces into tote bags.</span></p> <p></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104536119492570741.post-18283618163999563442023-01-02T12:33:00.003-08:002023-01-02T12:33:29.119-08:00New Year, New Project...<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89RBB0avE1Mot-rJIxJ1nJZqbmb7iTAzvdr-SpLbTyf9LmtjQ4CicFYl8gXzX9hQ0pbYAvStcLIXPeG_gw5t4X1fxRjONbvbFzoCBJpDHk1pxLhUvpGDz_6VOIc63sfP8mn1nQpQVJsprfDKfEv4ZsbBxJCCCKn1Ukat3qwIV33FdtPaevv-9DDGb/s2371/Tote1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="1839" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh89RBB0avE1Mot-rJIxJ1nJZqbmb7iTAzvdr-SpLbTyf9LmtjQ4CicFYl8gXzX9hQ0pbYAvStcLIXPeG_gw5t4X1fxRjONbvbFzoCBJpDHk1pxLhUvpGDz_6VOIc63sfP8mn1nQpQVJsprfDKfEv4ZsbBxJCCCKn1Ukat3qwIV33FdtPaevv-9DDGb/w496-h640/Tote1.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">"Use it up" is my motto for this year. I really need to dig into my fabrics and put them to work. That's what I decided to do over the New Year's weekend by making this quilt-as-you-go tote. While I have an abundance of totes, I'm still drawn to them and they are always useful. They seem to be good repositories for scraps, strips, and other smaller bits of fabrics, too. This is side one of The Alexandra Tote, and as you can see, it's not easy to get a good photo of a tote bag.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWBj6viShoRvoE4oQok1uKmJMQBZDHClIIg_XThT5EW2oQzIH2D4tNrHmZ6jz1Nl6_RE5i7yElvoZ9IkT34XHFAw81g2VQxqk2ButTRlQIqs4tC8UA9FCNtIMmx-Yvv4QP5djwbKpYg2QOGJ8NK_VcmX2U6N5gkd60SNtMu4TeoZXk9ldgActUhO6/s2409/Tote2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="1984" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWBj6viShoRvoE4oQok1uKmJMQBZDHClIIg_XThT5EW2oQzIH2D4tNrHmZ6jz1Nl6_RE5i7yElvoZ9IkT34XHFAw81g2VQxqk2ButTRlQIqs4tC8UA9FCNtIMmx-Yvv4QP5djwbKpYg2QOGJ8NK_VcmX2U6N5gkd60SNtMu4TeoZXk9ldgActUhO6/w528-h640/Tote2.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's side two of what is a pretty roomy bag. It was easy to stitch as well because it's a "sew by number" project. I purchased a pattern with a kit that included batting printed with placement lines and webbing for the strap handles. The strip sizes are the same as pre-cut rolls, so that could make the project even quicker. But my goal was to use what I had on hand, so I first cut strips from assorted fabrics.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqEc5BJ_k7I_na8EMw-7nckwqYNKIzZVT_fqM4CRxcAGvXItgaHjW-L1NlWECWVB-f2sCzbNvNB7xu0RdKyXEa5veMqYBhNZonWpb_4ndA0525X5dd_z0omvyMrRT2RylCaA1WXpyyq676ciLe27kPYNKMNz2y0TxVqUdxGh9jvzVSa1yJh6LMqMk/s2323/Tote3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2323" data-original-width="1786" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinqEc5BJ_k7I_na8EMw-7nckwqYNKIzZVT_fqM4CRxcAGvXItgaHjW-L1NlWECWVB-f2sCzbNvNB7xu0RdKyXEa5veMqYBhNZonWpb_4ndA0525X5dd_z0omvyMrRT2RylCaA1WXpyyq676ciLe27kPYNKMNz2y0TxVqUdxGh9jvzVSa1yJh6LMqMk/w492-h640/Tote3.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here's the pattern view which shows a few different versions. It's always nice to start the year with a quick, quilty finish, and I know I'll get plenty of use from this bag. Now to make more progress in reducing the fabrics and other supplies on hand! </span><br /><p><br /></p>Nancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15432818284701098002noreply@blogger.com4