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Sunday, October 5, 2014

ANOTHER FINISH

Several months ago a friend of mine saw a quilt that I was adding a sleeve on while we were in a meeting together. She loved the quilt and wanted to know if I would sell it. The answer was no because this quilt was already spoken for. She asked if I would make her one "just like it".

Well, we all know that cannot happen if the line of fabric is more than a few weeks old. I explained to her that I would have to research and see if I could come up with the fabric line. If I could, then we could make a "similar" quilt to the one she just saw.

Of course, I started my search online.

I was able to find a fat quarter bundle of Moda's line called "Freebird" designed by MoMo. Whew, that was great!! I ordered the bundle and off we went to make the quilt.

Since the pattern "Lawn Chair Quilt" from Moda's Bake Shop called for a jelly roll, I had to cut the fat quarters into strips.

The quilt is finished and ready to deliver to my friend/customer!! It is not identical to the one she saw, but it does use the same fabrics. I made sure that I did not refer to the original one while making this one. This one has a couple fabrics that are not in the other quilt and vice versa.

I hope she enjoys using this in her "cabin" in the woods!!

By the way, the original one was chosen as part of the BAQS Exhibit in Des Moines, Iowa for 2014 Quiltweek.

-LilBit and Sandi

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

DOINGS IN JULY

It has been a while since I have posted.

July was indeed a very busy month for me. I worked on lots of projects and completed a few.

Chattanooga is a host city for AQS Quiltweek September 10-13, 2014. I have had the pleasure of working on many of the venues throughout the city where quilts will be showcased during this event. I will be posting more about AQS Quiltweek in a few weeks.
I spent time putting sleeves on five quilts to be hung as part of an exhibit at our local mall.
I also had two quilts accepted for the BAQS exhibit. One of the quilts will be shown in Chattanooga and the other one in Des Moines. Both of these had to be prepped and mailed.
I will show pictures of these quilts later after they are in place.

I was able to finish the top for my Pineapple Blocks quilt.

This quilt is now ready for quilting on my domestic sewing machine. Maybe next month???

Some other projects that I have ready to quilt:

A fun project from a SewIn at Chattanooga Modern Quilt Guild:

And I read a good little book in some of my spare time.

August is in full swing now and I have been busy with so much paperwork and preparations for our AQS Show that I have not spent a lot of time sewing.

-sandi

Sunday, October 20, 2013

CITA COLOR CHALLENGE

This is another special exhibit from AQS Quilt Week in Des Moines, Iowa.

This exhibit was from the Central Iowa Textile Artists. CITA came into being in 2013, when six people with an interest in textile arts decided to meet on a monthly basis to encourage and challenge each other.

Today there are 13 members of this artist's group. Of the 13, three are now published authors, four have pattern companies, six teach classes in various techniques, two have hand-dyed fabric and/or clothing companies, and all are award-winning artists.

COLOR CHALLENGE

All 13 members of CITA participated in this color exhibit and are listed below with the pure color they were challenged to use as the focus of their quilt. They could use the tints, tones and shades of this color as well as small amounts of other colors. The focus colors were taken from the even numbered cards in Joen Wolfrom's Ultimate 3-in-1 Color Tool (colors based on the CMYH of today's printers). Each quilt is 15" x 30" and designed without a visible binding so when hung side by side there is a continuous flow of color from one to the other.

The art work on display represents numerous techniques which include piecing, painting, hand dyeing, machine quilting, hand embroidery, free-hand machine embroidery, applique, beading, and couching. Textile fibers in these quilts include cotton, silk, wool, and polyester.

My photographs are not the greatest but I wanted to share these with you because I was so inspired to work in a color challenge that I might give myself or find some friends who are interested in doing the same project.

You might check the list and google some of the artists. I found a couple of their websites and some are on Facebook.

-sandi

Monday, October 14, 2013

MORE QUILTS FROM AQS - DES MOINES

These are some of the entries in the Modern Quilt Challenge AQS Quilt Show at AQS Quilt Week in Des Moines, Iowa.

MALIBU
Colleen Wootten

MODERN VIEWS
Victoria Findlay Wolfe

MODERN QUILT MEDITATION 1
Ann Lepak

WARM OR COLD
Marina Kontsevaya

QUIETUDE
Anita Karban-Neef

COLOR BLOCK
Tone Haugen-Cogburn

GALACTIC OSCILLATIONS
Nancy King

PINK ' PLEATED
Jean Larson

POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Diane Heimel

THE ROAD TO LOVE
Elizabeth Dackson

SOCIAL NETWORKING
Phyllis K. Campbell

CURVE SAMPLER
Cheryl Costley

CATTYWAMPUS CORNERS
Margaret Williams

MID-CENTURY MODERN II
Serena Brooks

BREEZY
Nancy Baker

BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
Thelma Bearden

WHITE PLACES
Beverly Bird

These are not all of the entries, just some that I liked.

There were 112 entries and 30 of these were chosen for a travelling exhibit at the upcoming AQS shows for the next year. Some of the quilts shown here were included in the 30 chosen. Look for this exhibit at the AQS Quilt Week that you attend in the future year.

-sandi