In August, Harry fell nine feet straight down through the framework of the deck that he was rebuilding. He landed on his feet, but shattered his right heel. He has healed now with some residual pain and swelling but doing well. We both had to deal with it in our own way. My way was less painful than his!!!
Tender Foot
It’s mounted on stretcher bars.
The latest challenge in the Uncommon Treads Art Quilt group was chosen by Carol Bormann and entitled “Transportation.” I really felt challenged to come up with an idea and in trying to think of some unusual mode I decided on a woman carrying a baby on her back. Obviously, the woman doesn’t get any kind of transportation but the baby sure does.
The work of the other members can be seen here.
In addition to the 80 plus napkins that I found hidden away, I probably have that many handkerchiefs. Most are floral prints but there are a few white ones. Why not play with them?
I’m also playing with mounting small work on stretcher bars.
The latest Uncommon Treads challenge was Hot and Dry. Dianna Callahan chose that title since we have experienced a severe drought this summer. You can see the other participants works here.
Mine was inspired by my dead and dying landscape, thirsty animals, and the dying trees in the forests. If I were to make it again, I’d put a window with bars on the house because I felt like a prisoner in my own home. It was so hot one only went outside when it was absolutely necessary. The worst day was a Saturday that actually was “106 in the Shade ” when the sun felt unbearable and the wind felt like I was standing in front of a blast furnace. Thank goodness, we’ve finally had some rain and some of the landscape has revised.
The latest Uncommon Threads challenge was chosen by Cathy Jeffery which had to be about the Beatles and it had to have some white in it. Being an old fart and not in love with the Beatles, this was a tough one for me as it seemed to be for the other members of my generation. Three of us considered the Yellow Submarine but trashed that idea and did something else. I can’t remember what inspired me but I did the following of John Lennon. I’ve always wanted to try this technique in paper but never got around to it so with the aid of tracing paper and tweezers I’ve done it in fabric. The quilting doesn’t really show, but it’s there; white on white.
John
And here’s a composite of the groups’ 12 x 12s. They’ll be posted on the UT blog site next week. Our next challenge will have to do with the 4th of July and be red, white and blue. I’m stumped.
The latest Uncommon Threads challenge was Music. While at our retreat last fall,I played with some “birdie” fabric and lacy stuff that Merrilee brought, then put it away. How serendipitous! I pulled it out and created my challenge from what she gave me.
The dots are beads and the blue wings are hand embroidered with metallic thread. A real nightingale is just another brown bird, but with such a beautiful name I think it should be more colorful! My free hand machine quilting is getting better but still not what I want it to be.
The title, “A Nightingale Sings” is from the title of the song, “A Nightingale Sings in Barkley Square.” You should hear Nat King Cole sing it. Oh my! You can view the rest of the groups’ work here.
At the just past meeting of the Uncommon Threads Art Quilt Group, we all brought our “Winter White” challenge pieces. The following is a composite of the finished works. They can be seen individually at the UT blog.
From goggle images I found this wine bottle with a “winter white” label:
I really liked the colors
Mandy in the snow. Isn’t she cute? The snow was deeper than she is tall.
Road Snow. This would have been challenging but I like the monotone.
This is our local gas/convenience store. The white and black with the three primary colors really spoke to me and this was my choice.
Winter Oxymoron
The Uncommon Threads exhibit “Threads of Memory” has opened and is a great show. You may go to the UT blog to see pictures of almost all the pieces that were exhibited and read Merrilee’s lively descriptions. Here are the members present at the opening standing behind our Good Grief quilt. I wish all members could have been there.
Front Row: Maureen Ashlock, Roberta Ranney, Donna Olson, Dianna Calahan                     Second Row: Cathy Jeffery, Merrilee Tieche, Carol Bormann, Emmie Seaman
I exhibited the three carrots pieces that I finished this summer. They were fun to make and everyone seemed to get a chuckle out of them.
Emergence
Anticipation
Jubilation
Time flies when you’re having fun and I’ve been having fun spending time with a Dear, Dear Friend and traveling. Will show a few of the travel pictures later, but since returning home I’ve done a tiny bit of creative work, like cleaning the studio and finishing some of what was started before I left home. It’s time to DO ART.
Got the bug to do some little studies. Here are three more. Can you find the cat hair on one of them? Oh, good grief.
I’m really in the mood to do more of these, but we’re leaving next Tuesday for Durango, CO to attend the Intermountain Weavers Converence and then on to a camping trip in Wyoming. Too much to do to get ready.
I am a fiber artist whose always been in love with anything "fuzzy." My evolution has been from a weaver to knitter to silk painter to quilter. I knit for relaxation and currently do pieced, fused, and/or appliqued, art quilts inspired by my photographs.
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SEWING MACHINE SETUP
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