Category Archives: Spring Forest

Carrol Iowa, Diva Meetings, FAD (Fiber Art Dames), Frozen, Glyph IV with Beads, Label Cards, Spring Forest, The Lovers

Moving Forward

March 8, 2018 admin

Hello, The wet heavy snow this week really effected the landscape. We got about 17 inches and it really ground things to a halt. But by Monday the world was almost normal at least for March. I got a bit of cheer with these tulips from my friend Joyce. The first Tuesday of the month came this week so I had meetings. The QuEG’s meant at Sue Ellen’s. She had a lot to share as she is working on a commission. This shot is of the sun set she is working on. All the rows are cut- but not connected yet and there is a sea to add on the bottom. I look forward to seeing how this turns out. Liz is pulling up her UFO’s and working on this long lost piece.

The Diva’s also had a lot to share. Liesa is doing great things with the marbleized fabric she has created.

Sharon is busy creating now that she has finished Graduate school . I really like the colors she has put together here.

Cheri showed off her DNA quilt. She stared it in the Surfaces class we were in at the Schweinfurth last fall. She is mixing papers in her surfaces now too.

Regina is being as productive as ever. This is just one of four wool birds quilts that she has created this month. She also shared her felted scarf that is very jewel like. I always get so much inspiration and support from all these gals.

Yesterday the FAB group meant. Patti showed off her loaded loom. And explained how it works.

Progress Report: Forest I have been beading away on my Spring Forest piece. The colors of the beads make me feel like a season other than spring so I am going to change the name to just Forest. It may not work so well for the Awakening show. But I will see.

New Work The base layer is cut and pinned for this work.

.Most of the leaves are my own hand dyed with a few ( the dark green ones) cut from commercial fabrics. I like the red brown of the vanes in the leaves so I tried to follow that idea. I loaded the eye of the sewing machine with a light green thread and a red thread to get this effect. It takes about 15 to do the vanes in each leaf so it will take a while to finish this step.

Glyph IV I keep doing the beading on this piece too. I am more than half way down the left side of the O now.

Frozen This project is inching forward. I think most of the rocks that are protruding through the ice are done now and I only need to concentrate of the last few ice flow patterns. This project requires lots of looking and thinking on my part.

Memory Map: Carroll I stared a new Memory Map project. It is the same size as the other three completed ones. I spent my life from the third grade to seventh grade in Carroll Iowa and have great memories that I will try to incorporate into this work. This is the base layer.

Daily Practice The hand work on this piece goes forward. I continue to use the strait stitch as much as possible on this piece.

Collage X- Flower Dance The work goes forward.

The Lovers This is the next card. I love to use old photographs when I can in my collage work. They are not family ones but little jewels that I have picked up along the way.

Keep Creating

Carol

3 Witches, Collage, Glyph IV with Beads, Hand work, Indian Pipe, Indian Pipe, Label Cards, Medusa, Radial Joy, Spring Forest, Winter Apples

Spring Approaches?

March 1, 2018 admin

Hello,

March in its typical approach can not seem to decide if it is ready for spring or if winter should still dominate. I saw these Snow Drops on my walk yesterday and I did hear a Robin’s song this morning. But there is also snow in the air and in the forecast for this evening and tomorrow. Mother Nature is a bit fickle.

Progress Report: Indian Pipe This work is 16” t X 20” w. The background is felted and it is based on a photo of a rock cut along a road in Washington state. I selected the Indian Pipes as my subject from one of my mother’s slides. The steams are made from organza that is wrapped around a pipe cleaner and the heads are satin ribbon.

Winter Apples This work is 27.5” t X 29.5” l. It is based on a photo I took of a crabapple tree at Thanksgiving when we visited the Turning Stone Cession for our family dinner. The crystalline snow is made up of silk with a lacy ribbon on top.

Radiating Joy I am to the quilting step with my work on this piece. I did reflective quilting in the rainbow letters and I am doing strait line quilting in the dark areas.

Frozen I continue to move very slowly on this piece. I am just about ready to cut the wholes in the ice where the rocks stick through.

Glyph IV I am happy with the progress on this piece as the top of the O is now complete and I am working down the right side.

Spring Forest I am done with the quilting on this pieces as well and have moved onto the beading of the trees. I had help selecting the beads that I am using.

Afghan This work is now done. I like the colors and it is worm.

Daily PracticeThe daily hand work is moving along. All of the parts are at least tacked down with stitches now. I look forward to playing with decorative stitches on the rest of the surface.