Category Archives: Foggy Dawn

Briar Patch, FAD (Fiber Art Dames), Foggy Dawn, Label Blocks, Out the Window, Parts, Silver Growth

Purple Touches

Nancy's workHello,

It is really feeling like spring here  and this wonderful shot of Nancy’s quilt in progress really expresses this feeling.  I love all the flowers and the bright colors.  She is amazing with her use of more and more pattern.  This shot is only about one eights of her quilt.   It was all we could show on the small space of my studio at the FAB meeting yesterday.     Judy is working away on her sweater.  She got some of the yarns from Patti .    Judy is IMG_5214such a good knitter she does not even need a pattern to do all these fancy stitches.     We had a good time yesterday.

IMG_5220.jpgI finished up my  entry for the  SAQA auction this week.  I had a good time creating this little twelve inch square piece.   I enjoy and support this organization.

 

PartsProgress Report:  Parts    This work is finally complete.   I sure enjoyed doing hand stitches all over the surface.     I think I will give this work to the local camera shop were I purchased the cameraIMG_5223.jpg that the parts are from.   I got  the new camera from them too  when I dropped this one an broke it.IMG_5221

IMG_5228.jpgFoggy Dawn   This work is the second half of older work.   I took Corrine’s ‘s advice and did the quilting in a spiral patterns.IMG_5230

 

The glitter that is on this work was on the fabric when I purchased it.   Lots of us like glitz.IMG_5234.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMG_5217.jpgSilver Growth  I am almost finished with this project.  I did all the free motion silver thread work earlier this week and I only need to add the facings now.

IMG_5215 Briar Patch   I am to the stage where I am adding the leaves and black berries to this quilt.   I added most of the black berries first.   I did not realize how many leaves I cut until I had them all pinned to the surface .  It sure makes it pricklier at the moment.IMG_5224

 

IMG_5216.jpgOut the Window   I was having so much fun with the turquoise and purple combination that I did a second quilt using this  color combination.  I lightened it up and did not go for much of the deep green of summer here.   It is a lot closer to the colors of spring and windflowers and snow.  Something that I saw on my walks this week.

Label Block #43     Slow and steady get’s the job done on this one.IMG_5219.jpg

Looking back over this blog I see lots of spring purple here.  I sure am influenced by the season.

Keep Creating

Carol

Briar Patch, Diva Meetings, Foggy Dawn, Label Blocks, Quilt Exploration Group (QuEGs), Scrap Happy Quilts, Silver Growth, Trickle

Ice Cycles

iceHello,

Long ice cycles are one of the sure signs of spring to me.  The weather keeps shifting from cold to warm  here and that means melt and thaw and melt again.

I had lots of meetings this week.  Sat was a meeting of the Mixed Group.  It is always very stimulation and enjoyable to see the work of other artists and get their feed back on one’s own work. IMG_5183Tuesday the first of March so  both QuIG’s and the Divas meant.  Liz  found a weekly offer by Moda on   Their web sight were they publish two new blocks ever week.  She has a note book already and four blocks are completed.IMG_5184.jpg

Corinne shared her print work from our last play day at Angle’s.

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At the DIva meeting Kristen shared her shop entry for the “Row by Row “ show at

quilters corner. IMG_5186Donna shared her Bernie Sanders doll.

IMG_5189.jpg Noel showed off her piece for the “ 15” show that the Divas will have this summer.   It was inspiration to see what everyone is doing.  I am so very lucky to have such wonderfully creative friends.

 

 

IMG_5202.jpgProgress Report: Trickle    This is the forth stretched quilt that  I felted first.  For this one I did not add any thing to the back of my woven wool fabric before I felted it.  IMG_5204 This meant that it all stretch at the same rate and so it ended up much flatter.    Now I need to get the corners of the work to be smooth and flat.  It seems there is always something to learn. IMG_5206

IMG_5193Foggy Dawn      I have taken the advice of my fellow quilters from Tuesday’s meetings  on how to quilt this work and did it all in swirling patterns.   It is now ready for the facings.   

IMG_5195Briar Patch    I am having fun doing free motion raw edge applique of the leaves on this work.  I will also do free motion to add the black berries .

IMG_5198.jpgSilver Growth  I started this work because of the gift of a beautiful top that my friend Regina gave me.    The deep purple with the silver work on it at the bottom.    Now I need to figure out how to ingrate this work.

 

 

 

New Work  I have enjoyed laying out the balance of this work.   Now IMG_5191.jpgI am ready to begin the sewing step.  I will fill in the white areas with narrow strips of fabric as I always do.

IMG_5199Scrap Happy  I am to the step in this quilt  where I have put the blocks in rows.  I need to stop now and make a back for this project before I can go forward.  It will make a good quilt to pass on.

Label Block # 42  I just keep working away on these little pieces.

Keep CreatingIMG_5192.jpg

Carol