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Fall Retreat 2018

November 16, 2018 admin

Hello,

The Schweinfurth Fall Retreat was last week end. I had a good time and got a bit of work done along with lots of old friends. Janice, a friend I made at the fall retreat two years ago, made and appearance and worked on this baby quilts. Her child is due in April. Sally finished up this top. One of her children gave it to her.

Victoria returned to work on this piece that has some hand dyed stuff in it that she created in the wet studio last fall.

Susan made three Christmas stockings( yes, that is an opossum on the one above her head ) and quilted on a piece that she started at QBL two summers ago.

Sally F worked on this wonderful soft colored piece that is a jump off from a Kay Facet design.

Randy quilted with the quilting machine in the front of the class room and made progress on this quilt.

Janet worked on creating these diamonds in Cherry wood strips and she got all the blocks done this weekend.

Liz worked away on this piece using some of her hand dyed fabric.

I started playing with some trapped cut yarns just to see what would happen. Then I also started to assemble a top using the crows I printed at Susan’s in Florida in March. Everyone had fun and made progress. There was so much going on it was rather exciting.

Sisterhood of the Scissors meant at the Schweinfurth today and looked at the the Q=A=Q show. We decided to use this nine patch quilt as the basis for our next challenge. The wild piecing and applique work appealed to us. Not sure about he rules- but I think it will push folks to some unique work.

After checking out the Q=A=Q show the group went upstairs to view the Members Show. This is my piece, Deep Jellies that is in the show.

Lots of my friends are in this one too. There is work by Victoria . I know she dyed this in a workshop with Pat Pauly.

Lori’s piece from Danalia was displayed.

Angela’s felt work was shown too. I regret to say that my shot of The Crows Of Auburn, by Regina , is too fuzzy to post- but it was there as well. NOel had a ceramic piece too. It is a strong show with lots of variety and very enjoyable.

Progress Report: Purple Study I enjoyed building this little 11” X 11” piece. The hand work class is still resonating with me.

JacketAs further proof of that the handwork classes influence, I started altering this linen jacket this week. I took out the shoulder pads and added a few patches of color. I have even done a little hand stitching here as well. I can see this is a long term project.

Black Capped Chickadee I did some tread painting of Chickadees this week as I want to keep building the free motion skills.

Earth – Waterfall I have not touched this piece in awhile but I got back to it this week. I am building in the trees at this point. The water over the rocks will come later.

Scrap Happy I am assembling the rows through the backing and batting in a sew and flip fashion. I will quilt over all of it later to add strength.

Rework FOX I thought I was finished with this work a few weeks ago. When I took it to the QuEGs meeting folks like the colors and the layout- but said it needed more quilting. This is a case where in my rush to finish I did not really look at the work to see it’s flaws. It is easy to repair this one- I merely took off the sleeve and labels and pealed back the facings so I could add more machine quilting. I am building up the new quilting in a diagonal pattern.

Daily Practice The hand work continuers to fill in on this work. I need to finish that step and then live with it a while to see if it needs any additional embellishment. I am trying to allow for the looking stage.

Southern Crows The top I stared at the the retreat is all assembled now. Pressing and basting need to come next so I can begin to quilt it.

Shredded Color This is a close up of the other piece that I started at the retreat. I have plastic bags of shredded yarn in color groups that I capture between the felted background and various colors of nylon net with free motions stitching. It is an experiment and I am leaning lots. I may or may not keep the piece as a whole unit. Got to do the careful looking and living with it – but first I need to finish the work.

Label Card: Beyond In this crazy fast pasted world, it is difficult to look beyond our next step or the next day. I fear we are losing lots of joy and wisdom by not looking a little bit beyond the immediate events. So this card is to remind me to slow down and think about the future as well as the past.

Next Thursday is Thanksgiving so there will not be a post next week. Enjoy your blessings.

Keep Creating,

Carol

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Good News

October 19, 2018 admin

Hello,

This work is in the Quilts unlimited Show in Old Forge NY. I got a letter in the mail this week that told me this work won a Judges Choice award. I am delighted.

Other events happened this week as well. Tanya came to visit and we talked of dyeing. She is working with silk and experimentally dyeing with different materials. I love the colors she The big event was yesterday and it was my first meeting with the Sisterhood of the Scissors. It was a play day at Regina’s house. Everyone just did their own thing.

Wendy spent her time at the meeting working on shome stitchery. Several gals worked on their weaving.

They both had handmade looms.

one can see the image of her dog under this weaving. It will be great.

Regina is mixing her indigo dyed doily and a rust dyed one.I dyed with shaving cream and put a few items into Regina’s Dye pot. We had a good time and d to the next meeting.

Progress Report: FOX This work is 25.5” w X 4hhh. I am finally finished with this work. I used some of my hand dyed.

The modeled orange red here is that fabric. The background with the greens is one of the fabrics I inherited from Ethel. Her influence just keeps going in my life.

Wildfire- I am now done with the free motion quilting on this piece. It sure seems to give the work more of a flow pattern across the surface.

Friends I am done with the hand applique and directive stitch work on this piece now. The glasses are from my friend Mary and the copper belt buckle is from my mom. I now need to purchase some additional stretcher bars as I did not mark the outer edge of the size and I filled the space allotted. So I will purchase some 16” bars and finish this work.The wool is from Tanya and the leaves from Pam. I got the buttons from a big tin from my friend Sally. Folks are so very generous.

Daily Practice All the fabric pieces are attached now and I am working on stitching to pull them together.

Felting I went a little crazy when I got the felting machine out and did four bases. Then I ordered more roving as I did not have as much blue as I wanted.

Birds The felting lead me to do some machine drawing and the Blue Jay and the Killdeer are the result. I will build a few more birds to

apply to the backgrounds.

New Work I started a new background using lots of my hand dyed stuff .

Creative Assistants I watched a little football this week and built a few faces along the way.

Label Cards Thousand Words I think this is a true and powerful statement. Feed Your Soul For each and everyone of us that idea is unique. Color, texture and exercise are some of the things that feed my soul- but I am sure that is not true of everyone.

Keep Creating

Carol

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Fall presence

October 11, 2018 admin

Hello

One of the sure signs of fall for me is the appearance of small mushrooms in my yard. These golden ones looked like little coins scattered across the lawn. Marty and I made a quick trip to Maine last week to see Elizabeth and Barbara. We stopped at our favorite bit of geology wonder on the way home. We had never been there in the morning when the rock was in shadow. It changes the color a bit I think.

Progress Report: Scrap Happy Being away for five days meant I did not get as much work done as usual. I am assembling the squares for for this project now. I am a little beyond the half way point with that step. I always love how chance plays a part in this process.

Wild Fires I am in the free motion stitching process on this project now. The trees are all done and I am working on the fire parts now.

Friends – collection This work is moving along. I have most of the big parts attached and I am working on details now. This embossed copper piece was a project from my teaching days. The students made jewelry with this process.

FOX I just finished all the reflective quilting on this project. Now I will bind and finish it.

New work- Curvie cuts I made this ripple cut background with the intention of applying all the “cut aways” from the last few text pieces. When I tried that I realized it is too strong to support the little pieces. I have no idea for it’s future now so I will live with it until inspiration hits. As to the leftovers- well perhaps l will try a quieter base for them.

Label Collages: Differences I hope we can all be open to the uniqueness of each of the person we meet.

Dramatic Episodes Everyone experience episodes of profound emotion it their lives. Hopefully the sad ones do not last too long.

Keep Creating

Carol

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Dye Class

September 27, 2018 admin

Hello,

I took a dyeing workshop at the Schweinfurth for three days last week. Pat Pauly was the teacher. This was my second experience with this teacher doing a similar class and I learned a lot. My first class was shortly after I had inherited powered dyes form my friend Ethel. It was also my first time dyeing where I had to mix the dye. When I dyed with Ethel, I would show up and we would play. She had done all the prep work

before I arrived on the scene. So I learned a lot that first time about those steps in the process- But not a lot of what the teacher was trying to impart to us about application and techniques of using the dyes effectively. This time I feel I got what she wanted us to learn. There was lots of variety in what folks did in class as this shot of Jacquelyn with her work behind her shows.

Up stairs at the Schweinfurth there is a great show of stitchery and weaving by a Mayan family. It is beautiful and I would encourage any one at all interested in visiting.

On our way home Liz and I stopped and took a bunch of photos of this beautiful old barn. I hope to use it as a jumping off point for a new piece.

I have washed out some of the fabric- 30 pieces so far. I am quiet pleased at the colors and textures that I got from the class. I feel that because I had class with Pat before that I managed to put my own stamp on the work I created and did not just mimic Pat’s techniques.

FAB meant here yesterday. It was good to see everyone again. Sharon shared this nearly completed quilt that is part of a triptych that she is making for a friend. I lone how she added just a small amount of snow on the branches.

Progress Report: Wildfire This work is going forward. I feel I am ready to now add batting and backing and begin to add the free motion stitching to give detail to the work.

FOX All the parts are now stitched down with nylon thread. It is pin basted and ready for the satin stitch work to unite all the parts and move toward finishing the work.

Collections- Friends I am adding the individual parts to the surface of this work now. I called this work Friends because I am putting little gems that friends have given me together in this work. This trading card is from my friend Sharron.

Daily Practice I m still adding the satin circles to the surface of this piece.

Creative Assistants It is football season so I am working on Creative Assistants. These are ready for pin backs and squeezie paint embellishments.

New work I am ready to start a new piece and I have pulled these fabrics to cut and sew together to be my new base. I want to use the cutaways from several of my text pieces in this work.

Label Cards

Dance – Life is movement so thinking of it as a dance is a normal reaction. Sometimes we forget there is no real pattern that fits everyone. This is a reminder that we need to relax and go with in our personal direction listening to our unique theme.

Dream Dreams change as we grow and change with the events that shape our lives. We need to keep revising and believing in our dreams.

Keep Creating,

Carol

PS- I will be traveling next week so there will not be any Blog for Oct 4.

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First Opening

September 20, 2018 admin

Hello,

The fall is a beautiful time and I am enjoying it. I went to visit with my friend Chris who has a camp on Kuaka Lake this week. This wall work is by her late husband and one of the new items she has placed in her cabin.

This week was also the opening of the Broad Street Galley show. This is a shot is of two of my smaller works along with other gallery work. Sharon and I shared a pleasant evening talking to folks.

On Friday Liz and I spent the day painting on fabric. It was a new experience for Liz and she did lots of experimenting. I painted organza for use in my Wildfire piece.

We had fun.

I am off to a three day workshop at the Schweinfurth Art center with Pat Pally on dyeing, tomorrow and so I have been packing. I hope all this stuff fits into Liz’s car along with her collection too.

Progress Report: Label Block When you are a part of the Quilts =Art = Quilts show one is often asked to contribute a small work to be sold to raise funds for the gallery. This is my contribution for that cause.

Mulberry Memories

This work is 38″ w X 23″ t. It is part of the memorrie map series about my childhood. The town represented is Carroll Iowa and we lived in this town for 5 years.

Playing marbles and learning to ride a bike were important events in those years. Gene and I also spent a lot of time climbing the mulberry tree in the front yard.

FOX At this point I am attaching the words to the background with invisible thread. I plan to cut away the back and then I will be ready to applique the words down and quilt the piece.

Wildfire This work is shaping up now. I used some of the organza that I painted on Friday in this piece and I added some silk paper from my stash too. I need to build a foreground now and then I will be ready to stitch the work together.

Scottie block Lori’s new granddaughter has an eye disability and she asked us to make a square with lots of texture for her. This is my Scottie that I made with a soft velvet and an old towel for the grass. I want to add a eye made with a doll eye to give another texture too.

Collection III- Friends I have been working away on collecting more elements to add to this work and doing a little stitching too. I feel like there are enough items on the surface now and so I will concentrate on the handwork from now on.

Daily Practice This work is moving forward. I only have a few more circles to add to the surface and then I will be able to go forward with stitching designs.

Label Cards:This card is obviously a travel card and it is nice to go on journeys. But there are lots of potential trips just outside one’s own door that are journeys too. Be open to adventure.

And this adventure is one of the immigration.

Enjoy

Carol

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Bounty of Show Work

September 14, 2018 admin

Hello,

It is fall and the season of quilt shows. I always submit lots of entries and this year I really did well. I have two works in the Associated Artists at the Manlius Public Library. That show opened on the 8th of Sept and will go until the 29th. The reception is Sat. Oct 8 from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Library in Manlius NY. My works Black Capped Chickadee and Birch Trees are a part of that exhibit.

I am also a part of the Interwoven Journeys in Fiber Arts show at the Broad Street Gallery in Hamilton, NY. This show opens on Sat Sept . 15, with the reception from 5 to 7. Indian Pipe is one of the 14 pieces that I submitted to this show.

This is one of the four works that will be in the Quilts Unlimited show in Old Forge at the View from Oct 5 to Nov 5. The first weekend on Sat is the opening with a lunchen and awards. The other three works show are Quartered Glyph, Asters and Calling Crows.

Generational Whispers was the work that is in the judged “It’s All Relative” show by Experience Fiber Arts in the Whiler Building, 1 E. Main St in Rochester NY. The opening is Oct 6, 2:00 to 5:00. This show runs until Oct 26.

I was also accepted in the international Schweinfurth Quilts= Art= Quilts show Judged Show. My Label quilt was the entry for that show. It opens Oct 27 and runs until Jan 6, 2019 . 205 Genesee St. I also will be a part of the Members show at the Schweinfurth during the same time. My piece Deep Jellys will be a part of that show. I am flying high with all this work coming and going and it is requiring a bit of juggling on my part too.

I have also spent a little time with my friend Tanya this week. She is exploring dyeing silk with procion dye. I really like her use of color on this experimental piece.

Progress Report: JIG This quilt is 40″ w X 39″ t. I enjoyed working on this piece. It really was finished last week, but I wanted to fray the edges of the letters so it was in the washer last Thur.

I dyed the orange and red fabric behind these letters. One of my personal challenges for this year was to use my hand dyed in all my works this year and this is it for this piece

FOX

I have cut all the words for this piece and pinned them in place. I am now in the process of stitching the words down before I satin stitch around the out sides. The light green and the rust words use my own hand dyed work.

Forest Fire The base for this piece is a yard of Judy Roberts fabric. I have added Angelina to represent the light in the burning sky. The fur trees are fuzed down and I will build on top to create the feeling of fire burning them.

Scrap Happy I continue to add together strips and bits of fabric from the Ethel box to create squares for the new Scrap Happy quilt.

Daily Process The red orange in the background is some of my hand dyed on the fabric. I am now adding the hand stitching to this work as well.

Collection IV I am working on the hand stitching on this project now. I call it Friends because I am using lots of items that my friends have given me. The flower applique is from Tanya.