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Winter Moon

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 Hello,

Happy Valentines Day to everyone.      The Moon was full last night- a snow moon – and we have had lot of that this week and last.  There are three more storms headed across the country that are set to hit us as well.     I guess we are making up for the mind winters of the past few years.

Last Friday the gals in the Trifurcation show meant at La Moyne with a young student and did a TV interview about the show.     He told us he selected us for his interview because he wanted to learn more about fiber arts.   I am glad we tickled his curiosity.

 

FLFA meant on Saturday   and we added Jean to our membership.  This is her leopardess.

 

 

Pat had a new jacket that she had made for her next fashion show.

 

 

 

 

 

Noel who told us she will be moving to Oklahoma, shared her newest hand work.

 

 

 

 

 

Maureen  is doing more Shiori for  her next hand work project.  This will be her starting point.

 

 

 

 

 

Anne is getting ready for a two man show and these are two of her new works based on her  Yellowstone trip.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joan did a seirs of six studies in line.  They are all fun and interesting.   She selected tis one for me to shoot.

 

 

 

 

Linda is doing thread painting.  She taught a workshop in Colorado and now she is  hassling  to completed this for a class she is taking.

 

 

 

 

Bev is delighted to finally be back in her studio and she is working on this powerful muted piece by hand.   She is using all her own hand dyed fabrics here.

 

 

 

I also had  FAD meeting this week.   Judy shared one of her works with us.

The Pixies meant this week as usual too.

 

 

 

Progress Report:   Purple Jacket #2  I am happy to sha this project dose in deed fit as apposed to the first that I had to give to Judy because it was too small for me.  I also added pockets on the inside yesterday.  I will say it is warm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

California Burning- the Victorian  I can see the end of this project.  All the quilting is done and I am working on the sleeves and labels now.

 

 

 

The Tide’s Out   This  is a shot of the top edge of this piece.  I have been working on it most of this week and hope to finish this section today or tomorrow.

Cut & Print   I am out line quilting the scissors now on this project.  I have 22 pairs to go at this point.     I will be working out additional  quilting as I go forward.

 

 

 

 

Handwork  I am working away on this project when time allows.   I have had so much other handwork it has been pushed to the bottom this week.

 

 Felt Owls   I   am going to do  bit of felting now.  These four bodies will become small owls I hope.

 

Lap 2-25    I decided to use all the leftover fabric from the purple jackets to make a lap quilt.  Here is day ones work.

 

Enjoy the holiday and keep your fingers in the creative pot

Carol

Balance, Birds, Collage, Collections II Grandmother Mc, Drawing, Hand work, IV, Machine Drawing, Perception, Persuasion, Pixies Group, Ravens, Rocky Shore, Scrap Happy Quilts, Spring Spin, Summer Family - Cardinals

Calm Winter Time

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Hello,

For me this week has been very calm.   I did do the Textile Talk on Wed and  zoomed with the Pixies, but beyond that I mostly caught up with myself.      A bit of a fallow time and one can always use that.

Progress Report: Scrap Happy   I did the quilting on this project this week and now it is complete.   This one had lots of leftover blocks  in it.

 

 

 

Valentines      I finished up all of these on Tue.  Now I am ready to add the address  and mail them.

 

 

 

 

 

Purple Jacket II    I am making slow progress on this piece.  the back of both sleeves as well as the jacket back need to be completed now.

 

 

 

California Burning: the Victorian    I finally got to the free motion stitching on this project this week.      I need to build the hedge and the background and it will be able to complete it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tide’s Out      The progress on this one is slow.  I feel good that I am now working  from the center towards the top edge  at this point.  So one is looking at it up side down at the moment.      I try to do a little on this every day.

Cut & Print  I was unhappy with the “film” on this project so I took it off.  Now I am ready to rebuild that so  I can connect the parts.

 

 

 

 

Collage/ Drawing   This first collage with a drawing on top is called  Teton’s Slopes.    I am learning a lot about how the types of papers I use effect the markers and colored pencils.    I also think I will take a photo of the collage before I start to draw on top  next week.

This second collage drawing is called Snake  River.   I am using a book of images from the Tetons as my starting place for the works.

 

 

 

 

Handwork   I did not spend as much time as usual watching TV this week, so not a lot of progress was made on this piece.  I am always glad to pick it up and stitch when the news is on.

 

I hope you are enjoying the joys of winter and staying warm when you are at ease.

Keep Creating

Carol

Collage, Drawing, Hand work, Lap Quilts, Pixies Group, Tide Pools

Opening

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  Hello,

It is a cold January, but many friend came to the short opening at La  Moyne  on Tue evening.   The director said it was one of the biggest turn outs he could remember. I was pleasantly surprised  by a friend from Associated Artists   and folks from several  quilt groups that I belong to.

 

Eric said he was proud of me.

When we hug it, I was impressed with how things went together like this shot of my Forest Fire and Victoria’s , Fires Within.

The guests  were varied and I talked with many folks I did not know at all.  Sharon even roped in some of the students that were in the library  who stopped mostly to eat the goodies.     It was a good time I think.

On Friday last week I went to Marcia’s for a work day.   Kathy shared her new eco printing work.  And she even gave me a book  with a cover made with one of them.   She did a good job getting lots more color than I usually do.

 

 

 

 

 

Joyce had a new doll  that she shared with us.   Her “Bringer of Light ”  has an electric candle .

 

 

 

 

 

Jeanne is going on a binge of making bags.   This leather one  is a strong piece I think.

 

 

 

 

I am working away in the Making Connections class.    I did the mark making with  some of the brushes I had made from another class.  For this class we were to work on tissue paper as well as old books.

 

 

I also make it to the Textile Talks  and the Pixie meeting this week.

 Progress Report:  Wash Up    This work is 18″ X 18″.     Sometimes it takes me a  long time to see what a work needs to be complete.  Such is the case with this piece.     It needed a focus.  When I came across the box of Mom’s  sea horse’s and star fish, I had my answer.     I attached them on  Tuesday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lap 1-25     I worked on this piece this week and it went together quickly.     I enjoy these little quick works  that are pure play for me.

Tide’s Out      I am adding buttons, beads, shells and other odd bits to the surface of this one now.   I like building up the surface with lots of additions.   Texture is the thing I love the most and this work really shows that love.

 

 

 

 California Burning- the Victorian   I am cutting and pinning away on this house structure now.  I can’t seem to help myself with the addition of the fire too.  It is made from painted lutador, dyed silks and scarves, as well as nylon netting.  There is some painted fusible too.

Collages/ Drawings  I am having a good time mixing drawing with the collage work.   Knowing I am going to draw on top of the collage, I am freed up to keep that step a bit cleaner and simpler..

 

 

 

 

 

I have also learned to stay a bit lighter with my  color choices .

 

 

 

 

This one is a little heavy on  the  dark blue  paint, but I am still learning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

With this one I can see now that I really need to out line the wings to make them show up

 

 

Purple Jacket 2   I am working away on this second attempt.  I used a zippered front sweatshirt this time and  that was a new problem.  It needs hand stitching  and I think that will solve that problem.

 

Handwork   I am not making any speed record with this project.  Too  many other things going on at the moment.    I did work on it a bit this week.

 

 

 

 

 Valentines   I added some yarn, ribbon, scraps, roving  red plastic fruit bags and some sequins to three different papers and then put some red nylon netting on top before I did machine stitching all over the place.  I’ll cut heart out of these papers  this week and make my Valentines with them.

 

I hope you are enjoying the  wonders of winter and keeping  the blues away.

Keep  Creating

Carol

Applique, Balance, Birds, Collage, Collections II Grandmother Mc, FAD (Fiber Art Dames), IV, Lap Quilts, Perception, Persuasion, Pixies Group, Ravens, Rocky Shore, Scrap Happy Quilts, Spring Spin, Summer Family - Cardinals

Moving Forward

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Hello,

This is the time of year when it seems like I am just inching forward.  I keep being pulled in so many directions,    I’ll just load the dishwasher, and then go to the studio.  Or I open a drawer and decide it needs to be cleaned out, and then I’ll go to the studio.   So when I get to the studio I see  I need to put away the remainders from the last project and I need to write that Thank you note…   on and on it goes and the day it done and I have not done any real studio work.  I will admit that I did a trunk show for The Thumbstall Quilt Guild on Tuesday night and that did take a lot of prep time.   I related quilting like learning how to read.  You learn the letters( how to cut the shapes) then how to make words( making blocks).   The next step is reading books( like putting the quilt together).   Hopefully the Librarian shows one that there are   many different categories of books:  Like mysteries, romances, plays,  comedies,  poetry and nature text to mention a few.  I related the different types of books to  the many different techniques one can use to create  quilts.      I think they enjoyed the narrative as well as the work.     I still need to put the quilts away in there proper groupings so I can find them the next time I am called upon to do a quilt talk.    I also went to the Associated  Artists Group this week and made it to both FAD and Pixies.   In between that the battery in my car died so when I feel like I have done little or nothing this week, I need to remind myself that there were lots of distortions along with the laundry, shoveling  and …

One other little note, the purple  sweatshirt jacket that was too small for me fit Judy perfectly, so I set it home with her.

 

Progress Report: Scarp Happy I got this piece all put together this week.      The machine step of the binding is in process now too.   I’m working on the hand step of that process. Then  I will need to do additional quilting to complete the job.

Tide Pool   I attached the punch needle work and I am in the middle of adding the yarn  puffs now.   Still lots to do here, but I am enjoying the process.

 

 

 

 

Lap quilt  I started this new lap quilt this week.   When I look at this  I realized  the California fires are effecting me  subconsciously

 

 

 

 

   

New fire   I did indeed start a new fire piece  with one of my last pieces of Judy Roberts fabrics for my base.     It is basted now and I will start the fabric collage work on top this week.

 

Collage/Drawing        In my on line class, Cass challenged us to mix drawing with our collage work.   I can see it is a lot more challenging than I expected .  In my own analogous, I think I need to keep the collage a bit simpler.   But making mistakes is a part of the learning process.

Keep Moving

Carol

Collage, Drawing, Hand work, Pixies Group, Re Work, Scrap Happy Quilts, Stretch Works

Winter Beauty

Hello,

We are really into winter now with lots of snow and shoveling.   One can see changes almost daily from additional snow or interesting melting and wind blown patterns.    I love how the snow can out line the trees some times.   I had to stop and take this photo on my way to a luncheon this week.   Just lovely if one take the time to look .   So  slow down a bit , keep your eyes open and find the beauty of this time of year.

 

Monday this week I helped Sharon and Victoria hang the Trifurcation show at La Moline.

This is Sharon’s newest piece an  it is part of the show.      I really like the shadows it casts to make the work appear more complex.

 

I sent four works off   to the  6X6 fundraiser for the Rochester Art Center yesterday and I meant with the Pixies too.    In addition I listened to the Textile Talk on   Wed.     The weeks just seem to fill up.

 Progress Report: Poinsettia    This work is 12″ X 17″.   It got stretched   and finished this week.     It is a great way to mix drawing with stitch work.

I think I will try a bit of this with some of the work I am doing for the Find Connections class.

 

 

 

Blue Tide Pool   This piece came home form the framers on Wed.   I am very happy with how it came out.     The silk cocoons and hand felted shells are the most unique items on this one.

There is some real shells and coral bits Mom collected  too.

 

 New Tide Pool  I just had to start another one of these works.   I am having too much fun building up the surface  and Ideas keep filling my head.

 

 

Cut& Print   This work has been pinned to the wall for two weeks.    I just could not figure out what was wrong with it.   Then while going through a stack of fabric, I came across this little strip fabric and knew immediately what was wrong.   The  black strip I made was too big to represent the wholes in film.   I think the images need to be on black too.     I am glad I did not push forward, as  I am sure I will be much happier with this solution.

Collages   I have to do collages for my Finding Connections class  so the emphasis is a bit different this week.

 

 

 

 

She is encouraging us to use fabric so I used the cut offs from one of the tide pool bases in the second two works.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drawing     I am following through on the second little assignment Cas Holms  gave us for that class and doing a 15 min   drawing study every day in the sketchbooks I  made.   I ‘m having fun.   Playing and exploring is why I Create.

 

 

 

Handwork      I laid out this new fabric collage to do handwork on this week.   The malty colored shapes are all cut aways from one of the  scissors works.   I just loved the fabric and could not bring myself to toss it.

Second Try- Purple Sweatshirt Jacket   When I went to the Rescue Mission with two bags of stuff this week I also popped into the store.     I found a second purple sweatshirt- much larger this time that I will   use to make a second attempt at creating  a jacket.

 

 

New Scrap Happy   I started assembling the third set of rows that I started at the Sisterhood retreat in the fall.   The next Scarp happy will  be a ways off I think.

 

 

The work is enjoyable and I sure find ways to keep at it.

Enjoy the season  and Keep your eyes open.

Carol

 

 

Balance, Birds, Collage, Collections II Grandmother Mc, FAD (Fiber Art Dames), IV, Perception, Persuasion, Ravens, Rocky Shore, Scrap Happy Quilts, Spring Spin, Summer Family - Cardinals

New Year 2025

  Hello and Happy New year- 2025

I can’t believe we are starting the  second quarter of the 21 century. Time has a powerful way of constantly moving forward even if we are not paying attention.    Our worry about all the computers crashing  when Y2K hit seems so silly now.  I’m showing my age.  So many demands on all of us I guess.    I spent my morning closing my books on 2024 and setting up the book keeping for this year.  Doing that always make me take stock.

It has been a somewhat quiet week for me with  FAB  the Pixie meeting  and me stating a new class.    Making Connections with Cas Holms  is my new challenge for  this year.    I am looking forward to her approach to exploring what is close at hand.

 Progress Report:    My Year   I did finish   the quilting and stitching down the binding this week.  Now to get the sleeve added and labeled.

Collage     I did my usual two works this week.

I am trying to do more drawing a a part of the process .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scrap Happy    I am doing the binding on this queen sized quilt now.  Each side takes more than an hour so the process is slow.

 

 

 

 

 

Purple Jacket     In the  newest issue of Quilting Arts Magazine, there was a article about a using a sweatshirt for the base of a jacket.   So I thought I would try it.       This is my back.

Autumn Tide Pool       I am making progress on this project.   I sure seem to enjoy adding all the little buttons and beads to the surface.

Stay safe.

Carol

Collage, Hand work, Lap Quilts, Pixies Group

Holiday Time

  Hello,

The December moon is called the “Cold Moon” and it has been cold here in central New York.     Not a lot of snow though.   It is a busy time of year and it seems like all the Drs want to get their last appointments in too.

I went off to Marcia’s on Friday with Liz and Zoie.   We all had a good time talking and working on our projects.

Bev did a great self portrait

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joyce worked on her newest doll.      He is finished now  as she displayed her at the Sisterhood Zoom meeting on Tue.

 

 

 

 

 

She and I also  had our exchange and I now am the proud owner of her “Woodie” as she named him.     She really is enjoying mixing natural elements into her work some times.

My only other meeting was the Pixie one yesterday.

 

 

 

 Progress Report: Cut the Cords   This work is 34″ X 51″.   I am pleased with the final result of this project. 

 

It took a long time to do  the quilting, but I am happy with how flat the thing lays.

 

 

 

 

Autumn Cut Aways    This project is 19″ X 20.5″.   The fabric pieces are all pre cuts from the first Scissors project.

 

I do enjoy doing handwork and this project celebrates this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collage       This collage is called City Garden.   I am feeling like I am on a roll with the collage work so I will keep doing them until I run out of enthusiasm   for this idea.

 

 

 

This second   one is called Earth History.

 

 

 

 

 

Lexi’s Throw    I finished this  project for Christmas at my Granddaughter’s  request.   It is  47″ X 52″ and all in pink as she wanted.

 

 

 

 

Steampunk Doll    I completed this  this project this week and showed it at the Sisterhood   of the Scissors meeting too.      There ae old computer parts and a watch face stitched to her.  The feet are old bells.

 

 

 

Autumn Tide Pool    This work is done and stretched- but I can’t decide what way it up.    Guess I will have to live with it a while to discover that .

 

 

 

New pool      I started a new tide pool piece this week.      The light green is  more punch needle work.

 

 

 

 

 

  My Year  I am also making progress on this piece.   The top is all assembled and  it is bigger than my design wall.  Now I remember why I do these things at retreat.  I hope to start the layering and quilting this week.

I hope you enjoy the holidays and  do just the things that please you.

Carol

 

 

Collage, FAD (Fiber Art Dames), Hand work, Lap Quilts, Pixies Group

Busy Season

  Hello

The season is full of action for me.   After seeing the Lion King last Thru evening I went to see Cinderella  on Saturday.   I really enjoyed the giant puppets of Lion King.   Perhaps my fascination  come from all the years I spent making costumes for the school plays.     I so enjoy live theater.      Sunday was the final trunk show at the Schweinfurth.

 

Pat Pauly was the presenter.     Her quilts are so full of action and rich in color that I always enjoy them very much.   She prints her own fabric, that makes her work so distinct I think.

 

 

It was also my last trip to the Quilts= Art= Quilts show this year.      I really have enjoyed the  presentations and  get inspired every time.

 

There was so much variety this time.      Liz even agreed with me that one seemed to see something new every time.     I learned that I will also be privileged to help with the take down of this show in a few weeks.   So I get one more preciouses look.

FAB meant this week and we had a good talk. I also made it to the Pixie meeting and did the Textile Talk.   My other event was to take  Coral Bleaching to the framer.

Progress Report: Cut the Cord

I finished all the quilting  this week and yesterday I moved the pieces to this top.  I hope to applique them down later today.

 

 

 

 

Lexi Project   The top is assembled  with the exception of the boarder.  I want to make this one reversible so that will me the next step.   This is a lap/throw  project.

 

 

 

 

Collage   The Pixies have moved on to doing more of their own thing- but I want to keep playing with collage.     This one is called  Search.

 

 

The second one is called    Eyes.   I love this quote ” The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new  landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust.

 

 

Autumn  Cut Aways    I am  to the quilting of the background now and think I will finish this   project soon.

 

 

 

 

Steam Punk Dolls   I put is a far amount of time in on these gals this week.  They are starting to look like I imagined.

 

 

 

 

 

Autumn Tide Pool   This piece got  a lot of  polished quarts chips added on  this week.   I am adding lots of seed stitches too.

Enjoy the wonders of the season

Carol

 

Collage, FAD (Fiber Art Dames), Finger Lakes Fiber Artists, Hand work, Pixies Group

First Snow

Hello

We got our first big snow this week.     There have had several additions sense that time too.    Beautiful Winter is really here.

I have had a busy tine sense the last time I wrote.     There was a FLFA meeting at the Schweinfurth on the 30 of Nov.

 

 

This quilt won the FLFA prize at the Q=A=Q show.

 

 

The meeting went well as they usually do with lots of folks in attendance.

 

 

Pat Pauly Shared her new work.

 

 

 

 

Sharon Souva showed off the quilt she did for her grandson.  She told us  that she included the  blue jean pockets in the construction so she could tuck in some surprise cash it them for him too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anne had finally completed her commission.   This will be her last she says.

 

 

 

 

Susan had finished her crow piece for the class this summer.

 

 

 

 

 

Linda brought her machine drawing Elephant for us to view.     It is all built from thread!

 

 

 

 

Then on Dec 1 Jean had a trunk show.  It was a great one too.     She specializes in fabric collage for her work.

 

 

Sharon    Had her trunk show on Sunday last week.   She has completed her Heron piece  in record time.

 

FAB and the Pixies also meant this week.     Throw in  trips to the Dr and a play and the time has been hectically fast paced.

 

 

 

Progress Report:   Autumn Cuts      All the fabric pieces are attached now.  But I think it needs a bit more so I will spend time studying it this week.

 

 

 

 

 

Cut the Cord      I am to the quilting stage for this project now.    I plan to applique the scissors on top.     I am doing reflective quilting with a pointed jog added.   I like the look- but is sure is slow.

 

 

 

 

Coral Bleaching   I am done with the stitch work on this project and it is off to the framers now.   Lots of stuff I have not used before here.  Like the cut silk cocoons and some real coral that my Mom had collected on the beach in 1966.

New Tide Pool    So I have started a  new sea work.  I painted and melted some Tyvek and  and free motion stitched it down as well as some dyed lace.   Now I will start the embellishing.

 

Lexi’s top   Alexis asked at Thanksgiving for a new throw quilt in pink so I am busy putting on together for her.

 

 

 

 

 

Collages  I missed the pixie meeting last week do to a Dr appointment so I did not know the color choice  and as it turns out they have morphed the project any way.

 

 

 

 

 

I  still followed my own rule of using some paper I had  Gelli printed.      This time I used some of the pens that one of the other gals in the group gifted me too.

 

 

 

 

Several years ago I perched a book full of old images that were suppose to be used in collage and I added them to these works.

 

 

 

 

 Steam Punk Dolls   I was working to clear out a shelf that was full of old magazines.  I had to flip through them all as I did so and came across the idea of doing Stem Punk dolls.   This my start.

 

 

6X6   The call for the Rochester  6X6  show is a long way off,  but when I came across these squares I had to act.   That and finding a collection of old jewelry made for some fun for me.

 

 

I hope the approaching holidays are not stressing anyone out.   I do love the excitement even though it can be hectic.   Be sure to save some me time for yourself.

Carol

 

 

 

 

 

Collage, Hand work, Pixies Group, Scrap Happy Quilts, Sisterhood of the Scissors

Fall Retreat

  Hello,

Friday was the last Super Moon of this year.    It is also know as a Deer Moon or a Bever Moon.    I took this a dusk.     The Schweinfurth  Fall Retreat was last week end  as well.  It was a great time.   There were lots of old friends and a lot got done by many folks.

 

 

Sharon   did most of the work on this new Heroin quilt.  She still needs to finish up the actual bird, but I am sure she will do a great job on it too.

 

 

 

Liz asked for and received contributions from everyone  for her quilt.    The piece has lots of new memories in it now.   It is all pinned and she needs to do the hand work to finish it .

 

 

 

 

 

Marty got a dozen blocks done for this new work.    This shot was taken Friday.

 

 

 

Lourie did a lot of work by laying out a different   possible top every day for the three days.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janet finished her top assembly  on Sunday afternoon.

 

 

 

 

This top was completed on Saturday and she was well along the way on her second one by the end of the day on Sunday.

It was a great time for all of us.

I made it to the Textile Talk this week and  I had a Sisterhood of the Scissors zoom meeting .

 

The Pixies had a Green Collage Challenge  this week.

Next week the color is yellow.

 

 

 

 

 

I did a second so  I could use some of the Geli Print paper in it.

 

 

 

Progress Report: Scrap Happy  I finished this queen sized work this week too.  It will be a Christmas gift for my daughter.

 

 

 

Autumn Cuts      I have filled in only one of the shapes so far, but them I was away for three days this week

 

 

 

 

Bleaching Coral   I put in the time on this one this week.  I like how it is filling in.

 

 

 

 

Cut the Cord   I worked on this at the retreat.   I was not at all happy with the background  and so  I have built a new one that I think will work a bit better.

 

 

I am still quilting on it.

 

 

Cut and Print  I printed all the blocks at Angela’s a few weeks ago.  Now I am trying to build film( the stuff at the left )to fill in the blocks.  I am  not sure this works yet either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Year    I pulled out this set of blocks this week and now I am ready to put them together.      I have four more blocks and I have not decided if I want to include them or not…   Got to live with it .

There will be no Blog next week as it is Thanksgiving.   I have a lot to be thankful for this year and I hope that you feel that way as well.

Carol