ART PROMPT - #18 – Use stencils

It's been a while, but continuing on with my Art Prompt project.

Fifteen Moons

Fifteen Moon

For my background I'm using a bargello quilt made several years ago, still trying to get rid of all my UFOs.

Bargello - UFO

I wanted to paint circles all over the piecing but decided that it would be too much.

So my next idea was to do the phases of the moon and that would let more of the background show.

I made my own stencils, using what was on hand – a cutting board (from a goodie bag at a Fire Dept function), a small bowl and a sharpie to mark my circles, x-acto knife and scissors.

Cutting stencil

I chose 4 different colours of Lumiere Metallics (pearl white, metallic bronze, halo violet and pearl turquoise) and applied with a stencil brush.

Applying Lumiere Metallic paint

first coat of paint

second coat of paint

I used wool batting on top of thermalan and found that it hangs very nicely. For the centre of the quilt I did a straight line stipple, not sure what to call it.   Around the outer border, I wrote three lines of the phases of the moon. First quarter, waning crescent, new moon, etc.

quilted

I zigzag the edges and instead of adding a binding, I found (in my stash) some fuzzy wool in just the right colour. I had just enough to twist 3 strands together and zigzaged it around the edges.

Adding wool "binding"

quilting and "binding"

Here's the back

Fifteen Moons - back

and the label.

label

My next prompt is a little scary!!

Linking to Nina-Marie's Off the Wall Friday and The Needle and Thread Network WIP Wednesday.

See you next time,

Terry

NEXT PROMPT - Add Wood

ART PROMPT - #19 

HERE'S MY “ART PROMPT” PLAN

One prompt, one project (taking as long as required to finish the project)

It's OK to finish or use a previously started project (UFO) as a starting point.

Make something creative.

Use any Media.

Blog about the project.

Pick another prompt once the project is done.

Emma's Quilt

Quilt Documentation #185

Emma's Quilt

Quilts for Christmas

My personal quilting challenge for 2014 was to make a quilt for each one of my six grandchildren. This is #4 and is for my granddaughter, Emma.

This quilt's history goes back a long ways.

I actually forgot I had made these blocks and found them while rummaging through a box of miscellaneous bits and pieces.

They were from a Mystery Quilt found in a Canadian quilting magazine (name??) in the early nineties when I first started quilting. This was the first I had heard of a mystery quilt and was quite intrigued with the whole process. I did get the blocks made, and there was a whole lot of small squares and strips cut -  but that's as far as the project got.   I stitched the strips end to end for the outer border.

Close-ups of a couple of blocks:

Emma's Quilt

Emma's Quilt

A lot of the fabrics are polyester, but back then I used what I could find at our two local fabric shops and there was not a lot of cotton to be found. I don't really have a problem with the fact that the fabric is polyester other than it is harder to handle and doesn't press well.

I chose several different turquoise fabrics for the lattice to brighten up the blocks.

My husband has travelled all over the world with his work and has surprised me a few time with pieces of fabric from different countries. The back and binding of Emma's Quilt is made from a piece of cotton that he brought back from India a few years ago.

cotton from India

The quilting is a simple grid - stitched in the ditch.

Emma's Quilt - back

And here's the label:

Emma's Quilt - label

I was quite happy with the way it turned out and Emma loved it!

Linking to The Needle and Thread Network WIP

Happy Quilting,

Terry

NOFA Meeting February 7, 2015

Another successful Northern Ontario Fibre Artists meeting was held on Saturday, February 7^th. Six members attended, Kit was unable to attend.

As usual, we had a good showing of projects – some completed, some WIPs.

terry

Karen

round robins

round robins

Jane - Silvia

Terry - Marnie

Karen

Silvia

We decided to hold our workshop before lunch so we could all take in the Boreal North Sculpture Association show held at the Harry Oakes Museum of Northern History. The show was amazing and featured sculptures made from every kind of material imaginable.

Karen presented our workshop which involved making paper using toilet paper over carved stamp blocks. These have a somewhat embossed look and were a lot of fun to make.

At our last meeting we made round robin quilts,  four persons worked on each quilt – you can see the progression of each quilt here.

The following photos show what everyone went home with and the finished product.

Jane

Terry

Marnie

Karen

Silvia

Marie

Little bags - fronts

backs

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

Happy Quilting

Terry

Sammy's Quilt

Quilt Documentation #184

Sammy's Quilt

Quilts for Christmas

My personal quilting challenge for 2014 was to make a quilt for each one of my six grandchildren.

Sammy's Quilt is another scrap quilt and again I used one of Judy Laquidara's pattern from her Scrappy Challenge 2014.

This is #3 and it is the March block in Judy Laquidara's Scrappy Challenge 2014 at Patchworktimes. 

Here are two other setting options I considered:

And this is the one I chose:

Sammy's Quilt - top, not quilted

This pattern only uses squares and half-square triangles. Here's a couple of close-ups so you can see the "puzzle quilting design":

I chose  flannel for a cozy back.

Sammy's Quilt - back

And the label.  This quilt measures 59" x 84".

Three more to come.

Linking to The Needle and Thread Network

Happy Quilting,

Terry

Medallion for Mackie and Jesse

Back Home!

After spending almost 3 weeks in California and Arizona, it's back to the deep freeze and lots of snow. 

Oh well, more time for quilting and playing with artsy stuff!

Quilt Documentation #183

Medallion for Mackie and Jesse

Quilts for Christmas

My personal quilting challenge for 2014 was to make a quilt for each one of my six grandchildren.

“Medallion” was made for my grandson Mackie and Jesse, who recently moved into their new home. I found out that the decorating was heading towards a neutral palette with touches of copper.

I made this Medallion top a few years ago when teaching classes from my own original design.

The colour scheme was just right, so I took it to Marnie, for long arm quilting.  The back is extra wide flannel, the binding is a solid black cotton.

Here's a few close-up shots:

 Medallion - centre

Medallion - corners 

Medallion - outer borders

All I needed to do was square it up, add the binding and a label.

Medallion - back label and binding

This quilt measure 76” x 92”

Jesse and Mackie with Medallion - Christmas 2015

I have made a total of four of these medallion. You can see the others:

here (Country Stars), 

here (Elephant Walk)

and here (Jewel Tone Medallion).

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

Happy Quilting,

Terry