Yes You Can Do it Sampler

Quilt Documentation # 163

More quilt documentation, this one from year 2000.

Yes You Can Do It Sampler

This quilt was started in 1999 for a guild project on how to make a quilt from start to finish. The design was in a magazine at the time. Sorry, do not remember which. The progession each month went like this: Fan Block, Pieced Block, Applique, Lattice and Cornerstones, Borders, Quilt Sandwich, Quilting, Binding, and Show & Tell.

Fan Block

Pieced Block

Applique

back

label

Borders & Binding

Linking up to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday

Happy Quilting

Terry 

DOCUMENTATION:

Quilt Name: Yes You Can Do It Sampler

Description: 3 x 3 pieced and appliqued blocks in lattice setting

Pattern: from magazine ???

Size: 40” x 40”

Fabrics: 100% cotton

Predominant colours: Maroon, green, white, gold

Construction Techniques: Applique, piecing

Back: cotton

Batting:

Edge finish: Double fold french binding

Quilting: Free motion quilted on Domestic Machine

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: yes

Label: yes

Date completed: 2000

Maker: Terry Whyte

Juried Show Entries and Printmaking Workshop

Juried Shows

A lot of exciting things have been going on in the last little while.

The Northern Ontario Fibre Artists had a group piece “Seven Create” juried into the Canadian Quilters Association National Juried Show to be held in St. Catherines in June.

I will do a separate post on this piece a little later.

I also had two pieces of my own juried in  Ghost Ship - Ciudad de Inca and Due North were both accepted.

Ghost Ship - Ciudad de Inca

Due North

 And last week I received a phone call telling me that 2 other pieces had been accepted into the 7^th Annual Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition 2014 held in Kirkland Lake at the Museum of Northern History.

Printmaking Workshop

This past week-end, I attended a Printmaking Workshop at the Temiskaming Art Gallery. A beautiful exhibition by five area printmakers was being shown at the Gallery.

All five participated in this workshop in one way or another.

It was a well organized, with a lot going on at all times.

We printed by hand as well as on a printing press.

This is my design and the stamp I carved (I changed the background to speed things up):

Original design and carved stamp

The printing included  embossing, printing one colour and rainbow roll, adding collage to printing and printing on watercolour.

Here are some of my results:

Embossing on paper

Blue and black print on paper

Print on paper collage

Monoprinting on plexi was also added to the mix.

Monoprint on paper

It was very informative and a lot of fun.

Linking to The Needle and Thread Network WIP Wednesday, featuring all Canadian bloggers.

Happy Quilting,

Terry

December, 2012 FMQ Challenge with Patsy Thompson

 Quilt #115 - Border Sampler

Border Sampler - Side One

This is number 12 and the last challenge of the year for the SewCalGal Free Motion Quilting Challenge.

Border Sampler - Side Two

This month, Patsy Thompson challenged us with doing borders. My favourites were the feather borders where we learned a couple of different designs. The tutorial on how to do take offs and kissing corners to get mirror images was excellent.

I found Patsy's video very helpful in getting the feathers to fit in the border spaces

Here are some close-up shots:

My sample this month uses plain white on side one and black on side two, for a little reversible table topper, measuring 22” x 22”.

I decided to try a very bright variegated thread on both sides and do alternate rows in plain rayon, light blue on the white side and yellow on the black.

Work in progress:

Auditioning for binding.  All along I had thought of using a black and white print but did not care for that look so went with a wild colourful print instead.

choosing binding fabric

I think it looks nice on my blanket box.

Thoroughly enjoyed the whole process, thank you Patsy!

Linking up to SewCalGal Free Motion December Quilting Challenge.

Have a look at what other Canadian bloggers are doing at The Needle and Thread Network.

Terry