tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31100677949670401612024-03-15T18:09:47.839-07:00CapitolaQuilters e c o n d h a n d s c r a p sCapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.comBlogger481125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-6972402867441737292024-02-27T17:35:00.000-08:002024-02-28T13:23:56.565-08:00Quilt Show Featured Speaker <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-DJJJpxPF39K__RaiX87eWIzJvD5qwUblum5ijn_LEMZZPAEFEYnAUlNT5q4cB0WUI9ftQHawpDg596bQat041MR_0FsYy9Q3_Jly2d0pmigkKTVqP6EusMz9vFA6enGzUcGylKwtdvvP8a3HadTrejv45It8P4GpG7On7o18N7b3V9ooc-9i86jBsao/s1280/6B21B9DF-60D6-4687-84F5-C6E3B1BC8624.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-DJJJpxPF39K__RaiX87eWIzJvD5qwUblum5ijn_LEMZZPAEFEYnAUlNT5q4cB0WUI9ftQHawpDg596bQat041MR_0FsYy9Q3_Jly2d0pmigkKTVqP6EusMz9vFA6enGzUcGylKwtdvvP8a3HadTrejv45It8P4GpG7On7o18N7b3V9ooc-9i86jBsao/w400-h400/6B21B9DF-60D6-4687-84F5-C6E3B1BC8624.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This last weekend I had the pleasure of sharing my quilts and thoughts with our local community at the Pajaro Valley Quilt Association's 46th Annual Quilt Show held at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.<div><br /><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4__YrM6oPVtQ7AyUPanwNYbK6XR_OeTfdZ3gNBJKO_E1vzNCW0WWDSAgiaJVbow-f7YjHVaWF-OzVaVDd5VAHaM_dnqsh5tnb-N83dNv17dDMGOGb4iEfnR_ZgVPNd16Z5ieJZQIdAAM5qxsy97-Yxw0mE1Ul4okB2jv1XoLVUlZNnjBb74O2bsSSeeG/s1280/IMG_3254.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1171" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO4__YrM6oPVtQ7AyUPanwNYbK6XR_OeTfdZ3gNBJKO_E1vzNCW0WWDSAgiaJVbow-f7YjHVaWF-OzVaVDd5VAHaM_dnqsh5tnb-N83dNv17dDMGOGb4iEfnR_ZgVPNd16Z5ieJZQIdAAM5qxsy97-Yxw0mE1Ul4okB2jv1XoLVUlZNnjBb74O2bsSSeeG/w366-h400/IMG_3254.jpeg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As the Featured Speaker, I brought 25 additional quilts for a trunk show on Saturday afternoon and spoke for about an hour to an enthusiastic audience. Although my expression is serious in this candid, the experience was more fun and lighthearted than it looks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Beforehand, volunteers helped with setup of the 14 quilts in my special exhibit and 4 on the stage. I was able to rest up before returning Friday night with hubby for the members only preview party. This picture taken at sunset really shows the prime location of my display.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ8Q8z4h58FoY6IfMJCDTITsQYdFVzs2AB7n7hdlV9lb8WgyyO3JoZ42I5L9SGZNou8mvyIOTRKhaOPRJZ1BtHvEtt-9ZdWZRNI9WupH1WqsaG7UJRrN84AvtSnwK9nETBjiQ2hNT4XGy2dlhceI5SXvRsiTY1al_FuisKVzSTp3-GC6R9ThZYcOPhzLa/s2684/IMG_3187.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2529" data-original-width="2684" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYZ8Q8z4h58FoY6IfMJCDTITsQYdFVzs2AB7n7hdlV9lb8WgyyO3JoZ42I5L9SGZNou8mvyIOTRKhaOPRJZ1BtHvEtt-9ZdWZRNI9WupH1WqsaG7UJRrN84AvtSnwK9nETBjiQ2hNT4XGy2dlhceI5SXvRsiTY1al_FuisKVzSTp3-GC6R9ThZYcOPhzLa/w400-h378/IMG_3187.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not surprising, my BeeSewcial quilt Eyes caught the attention of many as they entered and it was the perfect chance to chat about the group, credit beemates for the collaboration and my sister for her incredible quilting. Contraption was runner up on comments made. Many said they were reminded of art deco and Frank Lloyd Wright. I featured many of my Aurifil Artisan challenges so that attendees could get up close to see how I used various weights in the hand-stitching, domestic machine and longarm.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfkxM8JltEVcNFayS4IZJSWZh7bfw5TA0WuySFWxNRvATC38ANr5Lu9RHbW9JvPbuTf2cYBub6bVNo_RjMLmebaKt9VYjaOvG-FpCemHuhe-aA6k_VOnTy94PCRK9F4VGDaAbRvYF5nOAZuX13KgDlXCWPqCNOoIzLDDd5AxVRYzgVCCfOlgAwcyqQcTy/s2640/IMG_3191.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="2640" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOfkxM8JltEVcNFayS4IZJSWZh7bfw5TA0WuySFWxNRvATC38ANr5Lu9RHbW9JvPbuTf2cYBub6bVNo_RjMLmebaKt9VYjaOvG-FpCemHuhe-aA6k_VOnTy94PCRK9F4VGDaAbRvYF5nOAZuX13KgDlXCWPqCNOoIzLDDd5AxVRYzgVCCfOlgAwcyqQcTy/w400-h344/IMG_3191.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDdRL-9MsA7yAXzqv7WdNmn1HsEUgqUGlNNosYjMIzoHutN7aAt73ZNDE2jb4hDZ5viFzYHELQxQuG-6tQT4Ym08cYD0QqzA7xyqcH3MUZxO8y3aBX2Ul1CMC45lJXkNELhyphenhyphen4H7vxbkVkiYIWm4BIHCfddNURFvCLLXsyTFifSxtH4US14PSJpJD8pl7p/s3008/IMG_3194.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3008" data-original-width="2919" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJDdRL-9MsA7yAXzqv7WdNmn1HsEUgqUGlNNosYjMIzoHutN7aAt73ZNDE2jb4hDZ5viFzYHELQxQuG-6tQT4Ym08cYD0QqzA7xyqcH3MUZxO8y3aBX2Ul1CMC45lJXkNELhyphenhyphen4H7vxbkVkiYIWm4BIHCfddNURFvCLLXsyTFifSxtH4US14PSJpJD8pl7p/w389-h400/IMG_3194.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Another frequent topic was QDAD, Quilt Design a Day and responding to challenges like the three minis for Curated Quilts publication and several for QuiltCon . There were lots of familiar faces, blasts from the past, members from other guilds who took a road-trip to attend, quilters and non-quilters I hadn't met before. Having my friends and family attend meant the world to me. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As part of promoting the event, I was interviewed by phone and provided a few pictures so I was glad to have taken some quilts in the wild shots to offer up (partial cut and paste from the online version below). I hadn't expected to be on the front page as the cover story, so that was a nice surprise. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSLWwFAeVH7HtTTct02uftngBfGJRIiXEN0DSzOe10Bqvv4ePaLw3Wi1gdJkvdmO2TG4aPA3OlwzXLJD3CcT_ImQh5h6a_SGnPlGUEMd_m2Gs4fTVfeqO9RoWlLVbgmh4w9BBGLNoLnqDdtMBhhY6Swy12Zcu667nHsysPkQT64PJggFTcb_oFmvqE6ct/s1172/IMG_3283.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="856" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJSLWwFAeVH7HtTTct02uftngBfGJRIiXEN0DSzOe10Bqvv4ePaLw3Wi1gdJkvdmO2TG4aPA3OlwzXLJD3CcT_ImQh5h6a_SGnPlGUEMd_m2Gs4fTVfeqO9RoWlLVbgmh4w9BBGLNoLnqDdtMBhhY6Swy12Zcu667nHsysPkQT64PJggFTcb_oFmvqE6ct/s320/IMG_3283.jpg" width="234" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzCnNIv2IF95kSXGSfFX1WZZUFSy7nhml57HDJo1AR3uG98Uk3G5XmInMGcPR8DekjLtEeeHg4HcHEUesDLm0fCfq0kuzrh5gkXJBOF9wqvHuRrz2d53ht32zvmXh8-f4eyqhaoHYnQ7zQ-fSzCctHxtOM8Q4Jba7T4jSwVM2FvOXNHgdkY6dxtJgasds-" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="837" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzCnNIv2IF95kSXGSfFX1WZZUFSy7nhml57HDJo1AR3uG98Uk3G5XmInMGcPR8DekjLtEeeHg4HcHEUesDLm0fCfq0kuzrh5gkXJBOF9wqvHuRrz2d53ht32zvmXh8-f4eyqhaoHYnQ7zQ-fSzCctHxtOM8Q4Jba7T4jSwVM2FvOXNHgdkY6dxtJgasds-" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The second interview was in person with a reporter and photographer and I was able to invite a couple of friends to share the spotlight which was great. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNMAbn21oHH5XK11Kr0fWRo6MRHY55G6nyY5mWdTzU23M4hba57Po_T7lWR5n0YH0paXbnPy0GKlJauyfWk9Hr1wDMpr6ol0udQhRipgOmci72kdULX54ARyi7SB-fhf2YEAu4sbOxbdyVRDD-hWdtJkM-Fp9yl8HdxygkP2fZ6Gz9dn7UDTL_fJ5Krqk/s1284/IMG_3281.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="1284" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNMAbn21oHH5XK11Kr0fWRo6MRHY55G6nyY5mWdTzU23M4hba57Po_T7lWR5n0YH0paXbnPy0GKlJauyfWk9Hr1wDMpr6ol0udQhRipgOmci72kdULX54ARyi7SB-fhf2YEAu4sbOxbdyVRDD-hWdtJkM-Fp9yl8HdxygkP2fZ6Gz9dn7UDTL_fJ5Krqk/s320/IMG_3281.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkmbQnAE_A_NPgxbfngcCIdJ4NoDOcoL9NNl0Qb4nb7EMkrGZQ7h60fSgrgEjwbw_5206T61HI5MRwSPiB4nDigivHLI1hyphenhyphenZZ-eWkJDN45qe_erO8b_wWYKTN3BaRp1wd3JgsiUdb1anK-xPDmt27Y2hNbFmIEAEnk-_6FXzY0k2BP8q6nrVCwTO4HnLw/s1957/IMG_3282.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1957" data-original-width="1284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkmbQnAE_A_NPgxbfngcCIdJ4NoDOcoL9NNl0Qb4nb7EMkrGZQ7h60fSgrgEjwbw_5206T61HI5MRwSPiB4nDigivHLI1hyphenhyphenZZ-eWkJDN45qe_erO8b_wWYKTN3BaRp1wd3JgsiUdb1anK-xPDmt27Y2hNbFmIEAEnk-_6FXzY0k2BP8q6nrVCwTO4HnLw/w263-h400/IMG_3282.jpg" width="263" /></a> <br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP2wNKurxmKS5m2PpgoTXp9I6AzDyEETks6qHrvNci8hXwKbQd7T2J2ixR496nDcyg62fDxRJbQav7dlaa36-01_z2QdmKcxSzwIU6Kn33beM6SJOPNZCX4NHcAvjhTHzL6v95jGa7qmROpZa7_qSCX0kcHLsN1ZXM7BLbUrVsnkOGD-isk-pUJaKLkF9/s1280/IMG_3086.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="819" data-original-width="1280" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrP2wNKurxmKS5m2PpgoTXp9I6AzDyEETks6qHrvNci8hXwKbQd7T2J2ixR496nDcyg62fDxRJbQav7dlaa36-01_z2QdmKcxSzwIU6Kn33beM6SJOPNZCX4NHcAvjhTHzL6v95jGa7qmROpZa7_qSCX0kcHLsN1ZXM7BLbUrVsnkOGD-isk-pUJaKLkF9/w320-h205/IMG_3086.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Digital media is great but there is something nostalgic about an old school newspaper to hold in your hands. The entire show was wonderful and I feel very fortunate to have been able to help bring attention to it. </div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-9580511658535675672024-01-24T07:00:00.000-08:002024-01-25T15:28:37.025-08:00Organizational Balance <p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div></blockquote><p style="text-align: left;">When I read the "Thread Organizing Tips and Tricks" description for our latest Aurifil Artisan challenge truth be told I cringed a little. Let's just say that my skill in the area of neat and tidy sewing notions is not a strength. The more I thought about it the more I wanted share a few ideas from that perspective as I'm sure I'm not alone. </p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J8WY0Nbe4w4WPOq09UlszmLanKenh0d3dTioW0iDKq4q1ONXBQ_2Zu2IaYmy4VpxkZFkYeyIW-cSc5xEXUXvCKwzJ9O4BzYzewGcOFn5U8JFLQ2p57oyChr5E08bmfZLWt64R01oQjq_zQwrVpIl3Djsn5oxS5IytPg-cKM-RbNuIhjCNhyLWdh_0N0G/s1280/IMG_2830.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="1280" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7J8WY0Nbe4w4WPOq09UlszmLanKenh0d3dTioW0iDKq4q1ONXBQ_2Zu2IaYmy4VpxkZFkYeyIW-cSc5xEXUXvCKwzJ9O4BzYzewGcOFn5U8JFLQ2p57oyChr5E08bmfZLWt64R01oQjq_zQwrVpIl3Djsn5oxS5IytPg-cKM-RbNuIhjCNhyLWdh_0N0G/w400-h328/IMG_2830.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First off, Aurifil in all of its many colors and weights is a source of inspiration - Eye Candy to be enjoyed. Although I tend to create in chaos, surrounding myself with pretty things like a vintage jar of thread, buttons and ribbons has value too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is also a practical side to consider and keeping those beautiful spools safe and accessible is priority. Because I don't want the to have the thread surface bumped around, I keep the new spools that are still wrapped securely stored this way. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLtYIWbzXZV3XrKsdlPAAmxbAami0ihHQ50hKRu-Lp_pOUQupdpXPOV6ozvBMPtVQd0hiE6XT2HMsYkHlld3ghNw79n6xyZhBqy5wNWzCgZK2U14t6d9U7wCSS1YqcFHhH5GrgJp6unaIWwhRkYTsx2VhbWoQGaSpGs_GOGnYvzCdftdeUKtWemtn_tYN/s1280/IMG_2836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="1280" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLtYIWbzXZV3XrKsdlPAAmxbAami0ihHQ50hKRu-Lp_pOUQupdpXPOV6ozvBMPtVQd0hiE6XT2HMsYkHlld3ghNw79n6xyZhBqy5wNWzCgZK2U14t6d9U7wCSS1YqcFHhH5GrgJp6unaIWwhRkYTsx2VhbWoQGaSpGs_GOGnYvzCdftdeUKtWemtn_tYN/w400-h348/IMG_2836.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm a huge fan of the cone which given the size, can be a bit harder to find space for. Lucky for me, I repurposed a CD cabinet to stack my fat quarter bundles in and realized that the shelves work nicely for cones as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc07P7pZsgwzUipgLV_tPRO6hsANQVgiv0fiXOg5RPkp8zSgzIEKrOAqOQUMdf016dHsqjGPbNMo90oUZFxoueoeWWQGjQXpdgGVSHYn44YS-TgzxMWXxzkV7o8KCfcjWoh95W0RvgjkMTRtjlMeC_AATEaDZiXkswNPg9_zdtxrwPuAwBL2U_1zTqsBC/s1280/IMG_2835.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKc07P7pZsgwzUipgLV_tPRO6hsANQVgiv0fiXOg5RPkp8zSgzIEKrOAqOQUMdf016dHsqjGPbNMo90oUZFxoueoeWWQGjQXpdgGVSHYn44YS-TgzxMWXxzkV7o8KCfcjWoh95W0RvgjkMTRtjlMeC_AATEaDZiXkswNPg9_zdtxrwPuAwBL2U_1zTqsBC/w328-h400/IMG_2835.jpeg" width="328" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you have a furry sewing sidekick use an upper shelf and put closed containers in the lower ones to make it less likely for them to help himself to your toys. Just like fabric in my sewing room, I'm careful to limit direct sun exposure on my thread and try to avoid the damage that may be caused over time. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q4Ry9UJ9HrPF63H3KApu4sHnunG-sGwa1u45GCoAYBqTKvIlHFmQ2P_TBGPKTA5eBQ5Ak-S9J-AyUPK4N4212JjRR8ciamvtH7Vvhkx0UYkrnz2q68ibgCCnKnNBOexDg6p3txeUpLaIIldb7gBzc-ZVHFwzQ2855MX-FaI-oBb6FFkkC3V7aqoeBrCj/s1280/C5602EFD-080E-4BFA-9ACF-6814C40DFC3C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Q4Ry9UJ9HrPF63H3KApu4sHnunG-sGwa1u45GCoAYBqTKvIlHFmQ2P_TBGPKTA5eBQ5Ak-S9J-AyUPK4N4212JjRR8ciamvtH7Vvhkx0UYkrnz2q68ibgCCnKnNBOexDg6p3txeUpLaIIldb7gBzc-ZVHFwzQ2855MX-FaI-oBb6FFkkC3V7aqoeBrCj/w400-h400/C5602EFD-080E-4BFA-9ACF-6814C40DFC3C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When I take the open spools out and about to retreat or a workshop, I like to use something with structure to keep them from jostling in transit like this hand crafted zipper case. I’ve also received so many beautiful swaps over the years and any excuse to use and admire them is welcome. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXahqQCqShMbzdgp57IRO8y5FpiJsmje_EbHAH21JMW0qeNIgZ7hQvDvD9tW8Bb7rfycyTZqrNQnRXrA9wSRfxL8oc97sUfPaczBdTGYRM0Ak8_ffP88kZNSP4NAfxcwDGFoAshKjfdC1m3cqmGpi6I298f8TonVDOGSroLBVxoG50dKzPvcZHZ0MPEH69/s1280/IMG_2103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1118" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXahqQCqShMbzdgp57IRO8y5FpiJsmje_EbHAH21JMW0qeNIgZ7hQvDvD9tW8Bb7rfycyTZqrNQnRXrA9wSRfxL8oc97sUfPaczBdTGYRM0Ak8_ffP88kZNSP4NAfxcwDGFoAshKjfdC1m3cqmGpi6I298f8TonVDOGSroLBVxoG50dKzPvcZHZ0MPEH69/s320/IMG_2103.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While working on a particular project it's smart to designate a specific container to keep the thread selection in until finished. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LkXCqbuf91MFr3c8oIDFiuIdJgAMMHyoFlYSqzuLqNV-tQ2CItFvclOOBV7f9HgcGn3_xgmH4YJ_08Bb8e4sebLLw-4qbNQ_hCRx3aPkhQXd2NfTwGGr2k_P2JePgjWVAFxAt-iLGR3cq8kymHftjfSuLOzxIRuH63GYMMZXk99xPnMYD0BhprIHFnqG/s1280/IMG_9865.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="1280" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2LkXCqbuf91MFr3c8oIDFiuIdJgAMMHyoFlYSqzuLqNV-tQ2CItFvclOOBV7f9HgcGn3_xgmH4YJ_08Bb8e4sebLLw-4qbNQ_hCRx3aPkhQXd2NfTwGGr2k_P2JePgjWVAFxAt-iLGR3cq8kymHftjfSuLOzxIRuH63GYMMZXk99xPnMYD0BhprIHFnqG/w320-h301/IMG_9865.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Of course the very best solution for at home or away is the Thread Storage Case by Aurifil available on their website. I've found that I can stack two small spools together and have the lid snap closed especially if they are partially used. While I don't necessarily sort by weight or color all the time, I'm sure that is something that many makers would find useful and the color coded spools make that easy. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPrTInacjJ4OqS_DKpJJajS6Aw_A3H5ZS4NKC4aF-J3LxV0NxWlm47CzsgsjTgVS3r6QkTFG4XexX2Xl7ev1qHvHPF-E0TDMfN0UCxH2VgTT1Eq43U7KBlUzS4NVdbhzqFZSLhz0OZ6XsitpZ5NtZQMXkgFdSi4BKBJAiHo5H_DurNCmtbIEmYvezBdtg/s1280/IMG_2834.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPrTInacjJ4OqS_DKpJJajS6Aw_A3H5ZS4NKC4aF-J3LxV0NxWlm47CzsgsjTgVS3r6QkTFG4XexX2Xl7ev1qHvHPF-E0TDMfN0UCxH2VgTT1Eq43U7KBlUzS4NVdbhzqFZSLhz0OZ6XsitpZ5NtZQMXkgFdSi4BKBJAiHo5H_DurNCmtbIEmYvezBdtg/w400-h300/IMG_2834.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my final words of wisdom I have a tip that is organizational in a less physical way. Photograph the spool ends with your quilt in the background and store the picture in a digital folder. On a iPhone it’s easy to search the word “thread” if you forget this step. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is really useful if you need to temporarily borrow a color for another project or as reference later when auditioning what the thread looks like once stitched. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifFDIsFPjz8KW4hDTsuDLLuDCLnfsZhmyktCIkoPPPcU_sH8D6pIkUdr73kJWVxlJKVEujilnwwahmfsPCd_I5ZGcZHjkRVFf15lTNOAppWnwr5lV_iBU0rKS505TjSJP8FrsPfwh4VRXYwBuS_KG1H-KWGh0LFnC2SkUKt-PV61rpkzAhVL4epJ1EWzm6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="164" data-original-width="400" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifFDIsFPjz8KW4hDTsuDLLuDCLnfsZhmyktCIkoPPPcU_sH8D6pIkUdr73kJWVxlJKVEujilnwwahmfsPCd_I5ZGcZHjkRVFf15lTNOAppWnwr5lV_iBU0rKS505TjSJP8FrsPfwh4VRXYwBuS_KG1H-KWGh0LFnC2SkUKt-PV61rpkzAhVL4epJ1EWzm6=w400-h164" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be sure to check out the helpful tips and tricks from the other Aurifil Artisans. </div></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-47449062879541234342024-01-21T07:33:00.000-08:002024-01-22T07:06:03.414-08:002023 Recap <p> Before we head into a new month I want to post a brief year end recap. Nothing represents my quilting in a nutshell more than Monthly Markers given that I choose one project worked on at that point and time as the graphic. Sometimes it’s a quilt easily recognizable and often it’s a sneak at secret sewing. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmc5zHPk4GGu_9h9O75kpWZbKxFaIRexM6KBX_xxSp8j2TesqyR8Or2Kx1ZXoeMtCtlPBjW4aeqDJQlVKnhzLs7XQgsGzQgq23oJzXjq5hpMBr4Oz0LFQBxBxFY3u35j6WYcTxQ8nOXg0iCjMWpUWkADhN2huJ4owc43tkIxL4YTYK7l-1gQqENcBdpNv/s1361/IMG_2559.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="1361" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWmc5zHPk4GGu_9h9O75kpWZbKxFaIRexM6KBX_xxSp8j2TesqyR8Or2Kx1ZXoeMtCtlPBjW4aeqDJQlVKnhzLs7XQgsGzQgq23oJzXjq5hpMBr4Oz0LFQBxBxFY3u35j6WYcTxQ8nOXg0iCjMWpUWkADhN2huJ4owc43tkIxL4YTYK7l-1gQqENcBdpNv/s320/IMG_2559.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>A highlight for my creativity is always the things made and mailed off to my BeeSewcial mates in response to the prompts. You can scan back in my Instagram feed for details and descriptions of each and to see them in proper scale. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WfpXr82eKRnv8_LgRWb7txMzzRq5pxgR_plYqKU-maqxebMl3o2KV7gC4J1S_LCI2FGwx88cotOTzySOtqPlfzv1MKi33-ZOnnr9j3YaHh25BWrxnnJr26QGDEKITev13o4Zw6WiOWzADhVC-SLTRDXZ04l8eO0lrYPKfc522MomerewCY4pVHAioCUs/s2257/IMG_2519.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2257" data-original-width="2102" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WfpXr82eKRnv8_LgRWb7txMzzRq5pxgR_plYqKU-maqxebMl3o2KV7gC4J1S_LCI2FGwx88cotOTzySOtqPlfzv1MKi33-ZOnnr9j3YaHh25BWrxnnJr26QGDEKITev13o4Zw6WiOWzADhVC-SLTRDXZ04l8eO0lrYPKfc522MomerewCY4pVHAioCUs/s320/IMG_2519.jpeg" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thankfully I’ve kept up pretty consistently adding images as I finished them to the 2023 Quilts blog page (see tab above ) . While not as prolific as 2022 it’s a nice showing of 16 and combination of quilt alongs, donated and gifted in the bunch. For non quilting items it was mainly bags and blouses. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIiTQQAqR6Fdhg7VY4cXKv_RGMtOqmIVzG5nqB7Z6-rVU87EQg2-0YGLtSBM2CAhXEs5uRHPMqGOq8dhqAXWWL2GP0zgbClbZ9mOnSERVUjvWUiJFy2_R3a8290rRi4F75ZwB9ZJgW8HAu-Bfv7ZVIqymoTRe-14REdUzmoq1LCUoGLRsY1y3fjxm6KDs/s1280/IMG_2913.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1153" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUIiTQQAqR6Fdhg7VY4cXKv_RGMtOqmIVzG5nqB7Z6-rVU87EQg2-0YGLtSBM2CAhXEs5uRHPMqGOq8dhqAXWWL2GP0zgbClbZ9mOnSERVUjvWUiJFy2_R3a8290rRi4F75ZwB9ZJgW8HAu-Bfv7ZVIqymoTRe-14REdUzmoq1LCUoGLRsY1y3fjxm6KDs/w360-h400/IMG_2913.jpeg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9dzhcyIRKMC7nMUpOciJAD7YzmCkSrafoAB3Bv5d0qF8oJ1OTducbStrWV3bQ6Kl_6BlmUzFNPnRarHKZ6od4hHJKlXBMvjSJc6eDNHMoztW7yy_65ERFL-YpOYGIahZAYlm1fC5zUxtocmwhemVDGPFi8Vj4nz2_3o_thEGkKdkTzyie8fYaBeXLRAf/s1280/C213796C-564B-4BD5-ADDF-E3A099BFDDE2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9dzhcyIRKMC7nMUpOciJAD7YzmCkSrafoAB3Bv5d0qF8oJ1OTducbStrWV3bQ6Kl_6BlmUzFNPnRarHKZ6od4hHJKlXBMvjSJc6eDNHMoztW7yy_65ERFL-YpOYGIahZAYlm1fC5zUxtocmwhemVDGPFi8Vj4nz2_3o_thEGkKdkTzyie8fYaBeXLRAf/s320/C213796C-564B-4BD5-ADDF-E3A099BFDDE2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>My Aurifil Artisan challenges can be found in depth on the blog “older posts “ and my instagram feed. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVwGZY0ERuBo147jJOqC46dMjvm0hEY7rtv55P_om_X6wRCxp0nsDVexMU0gyndqKSoDi9hqeguwWkb_pzAXVWpzRiNaQ9jhBkHNJNkrQXx_0XhyphenhypheneDyDulKTKTnEBjLCTEMNzgWo-fF3tHN92E35wlYpOtCVJej9ZjCJpfEziqMbHuvkSmj4wJ8aJFBTu/s1280/IMG_2902.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1059" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisVwGZY0ERuBo147jJOqC46dMjvm0hEY7rtv55P_om_X6wRCxp0nsDVexMU0gyndqKSoDi9hqeguwWkb_pzAXVWpzRiNaQ9jhBkHNJNkrQXx_0XhyphenhypheneDyDulKTKTnEBjLCTEMNzgWo-fF3tHN92E35wlYpOtCVJej9ZjCJpfEziqMbHuvkSmj4wJ8aJFBTu/s320/IMG_2902.jpeg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><div>The takeover weekend on Aurifil’s IG account was a lot of fun and much less nerve racking having done it previously. The monthly challenges continue to push me. Trying new techniques and threads is a great opportunity and having my work shared to a wider audience on their blog is an honor. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oSliKAIuHYUHG1rZOlx6jsscFw4-_33Qxkw_7MjSd_zrnXrkdKH27QiErLVd_XewTEw0_f6mnKkLc4UmwVyUhUi82x2AWC4Qw-VC3MYwXT9-ecJ4mzfS3qc7K-MyGR6EwShnca_fK9UrOIoy8v1uwSdQ3Ir3ljzdDnwe7sMGaj2BdawMK2TqI0l-Hhoe/s1280/2E28D6F6-FD02-4D76-9CB1-896BFD04BA87.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8oSliKAIuHYUHG1rZOlx6jsscFw4-_33Qxkw_7MjSd_zrnXrkdKH27QiErLVd_XewTEw0_f6mnKkLc4UmwVyUhUi82x2AWC4Qw-VC3MYwXT9-ecJ4mzfS3qc7K-MyGR6EwShnca_fK9UrOIoy8v1uwSdQ3Ir3ljzdDnwe7sMGaj2BdawMK2TqI0l-Hhoe/s320/2E28D6F6-FD02-4D76-9CB1-896BFD04BA87.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Among the years highlights there were several shows that I shipped quilts to and a few that I attended in person. Seeing “Connections “ in the AQS printed program was a thrill. I even curated an exhibit of 40+ quilts for my guild PVQA at PIQF for the first time. </div><div>Unlike Houston Festival where 10 members were able to travel and be together for the Quilts of Bee Sewcial, I was happy to represent solo at the Long Beach special exhibit and give a gallery talk about our quilts. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZJ744YrRr0BWkBHLLXIJO1Dbu3UqrEmI-iBRW9l6SB55J_toTKhUzYWdO09MC1BdsboIbOuoi5MB821Q2PP1psyGX3ZmVQ2INA100I7V9lMzeruhnmmxZdUUxu7rQkVgio6116YcrPPU674mrhw6RF65TG9RtNgZfHXZwozHN2tkNQAU8P6cSdsXmqrv/s2839/2E3F535F-7991-4823-95B2-F66A9B43D471.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1597" data-original-width="2839" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRZJ744YrRr0BWkBHLLXIJO1Dbu3UqrEmI-iBRW9l6SB55J_toTKhUzYWdO09MC1BdsboIbOuoi5MB821Q2PP1psyGX3ZmVQ2INA100I7V9lMzeruhnmmxZdUUxu7rQkVgio6116YcrPPU674mrhw6RF65TG9RtNgZfHXZwozHN2tkNQAU8P6cSdsXmqrv/s320/2E3F535F-7991-4823-95B2-F66A9B43D471.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>We adopted Parker in October and although it’s nice to once again have a sewing sidekick he’s still in the puppy phase just turning a year old. Juggling quilting while keeping everything out of reach is a balancing act that we’re improving upon daily. I’m looking forward to gather inspiration during our walks and quilting in 2024 with him as my helper. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYXHt72dP2_xq1KCLrgHKfj8BV3bfM1Vk4lw3y4MhRlD3jkEMMZhFU9htfrAXj8BgrvLgbLyOpzGnKPvZTyQl600sW9Uxb6ddvNs19sSBeFjmTIMz-FHSqIX8ff-pb8Ajo7kMmIgDkgQpgEv54O20_uaQyiyieTTFqDXJioYH25Oi3f0dpa25oZ71BQ7R/s1280/IMG_1608.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYXHt72dP2_xq1KCLrgHKfj8BV3bfM1Vk4lw3y4MhRlD3jkEMMZhFU9htfrAXj8BgrvLgbLyOpzGnKPvZTyQl600sW9Uxb6ddvNs19sSBeFjmTIMz-FHSqIX8ff-pb8Ajo7kMmIgDkgQpgEv54O20_uaQyiyieTTFqDXJioYH25Oi3f0dpa25oZ71BQ7R/s320/IMG_1608.jpeg" width="176" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-39287218564271212172024-01-13T15:00:00.000-08:002024-01-13T15:40:05.853-08:00Scissor Covers and 8 weight threads<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO-5XLPVn6iHWzmau6YRm0ZGvxMj4Q_LfBFb6-bDC8iGm-dMeHeBOHf4fjKTecBkYC4HDYpNZJ6JO_Fl2CEYgkLOeIXclMdlnuVMfQTzhOdKtNOVtJpHg4TdzMWFneDW40-r2Sj_wNfh-Cxw2FgCJubIydGgpS1hXKQiPY57qUOXS97grcdVBxpZBndWs/s2957/Foster_Both.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2957" data-original-width="2517" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsO-5XLPVn6iHWzmau6YRm0ZGvxMj4Q_LfBFb6-bDC8iGm-dMeHeBOHf4fjKTecBkYC4HDYpNZJ6JO_Fl2CEYgkLOeIXclMdlnuVMfQTzhOdKtNOVtJpHg4TdzMWFneDW40-r2Sj_wNfh-Cxw2FgCJubIydGgpS1hXKQiPY57qUOXS97grcdVBxpZBndWs/w340-h400/Foster_Both.jpg" width="340" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The soon to be released 8 weight 2 ply cotton thread from Aurifil was a dream to experiment with. Before becoming an Aurifil Artisan I'd really only used 40 wt and 50 wt threads and have since played with 28 wt, 12 wt, 80 wt and monofilament too but 8 wt is all new to me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bo_GyBl2NS_OcG31eYIyb_yxRM_s0NUI5cyXe5ttNfV_UBpSJgJsB9N01h2GeYgppsDOlp0psERNwYrE8rzt09QFcSQgW4TZdRhMHYw0zyJO2XEwFmEg1pBXvAC2ftiE6WvQkyelJ0aEfBH7bmfrpqEwHX3p0120JxUqzz2dfMAKxUsNlPT9LpYWZ4V8/s3023/Foster_withBox.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2722" data-original-width="3023" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5bo_GyBl2NS_OcG31eYIyb_yxRM_s0NUI5cyXe5ttNfV_UBpSJgJsB9N01h2GeYgppsDOlp0psERNwYrE8rzt09QFcSQgW4TZdRhMHYw0zyJO2XEwFmEg1pBXvAC2ftiE6WvQkyelJ0aEfBH7bmfrpqEwHX3p0120JxUqzz2dfMAKxUsNlPT9LpYWZ4V8/w400-h360/Foster_withBox.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>I rummaged through my fabric scraps to find something special to make my scissor cover from. The subtle color of thread 2420 Light Blush, 2930 Golden Toast and 2840 Loden Green are three of the 20 that will be for sale debuting at QuiltCon next month in partner with Suzy Quilts and her evolve collection. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kwQ03Jg12XBmrvNGU4iDHvroCQygDtpyOatP_8V3dRo9T7cmqmL6Y3B1VlkR0KjyUAQCiquYCd9xFHKjhUZfZQ9FRIa-2U4z-ZtzdEPMnO1QxutNqKlcqiA4dgmdWg4Jk7V6Mjgb1gyXA9TBbRup2NHztWlveE-PIJ-ZUU0UnAksrfMTx_ZkAltbWpLe/s2981/Foster_withBasket.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2981" data-original-width="2981" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kwQ03Jg12XBmrvNGU4iDHvroCQygDtpyOatP_8V3dRo9T7cmqmL6Y3B1VlkR0KjyUAQCiquYCd9xFHKjhUZfZQ9FRIa-2U4z-ZtzdEPMnO1QxutNqKlcqiA4dgmdWg4Jk7V6Mjgb1gyXA9TBbRup2NHztWlveE-PIJ-ZUU0UnAksrfMTx_ZkAltbWpLe/w400-h400/Foster_withBasket.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>The tie dye velvet scraps that I had picked up along the way, (probably from a guild destash event) fit the task nicely. With the thickness of the 8 wt thread, I was pretty confident that my stitches wouldn't get lost in the texture of the fabric and was right. <p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynQvO1ICU_ypF7lkIxeW_jC7SSfbs8xksgy2MinFl_K9QFzgkoCbA5P9E6D0eVS8IsBH3mVuSr0-vHW7Ki-tj3CzurBm5pMsNyxjLMJTqdasrUAYyMmcfKkBTzpzcnRZ5hCBSKLcRDPGVSZlS-WDvYRXnhRhkUF8YPG-loG_2VUjzYGlGhLFLsEVrH8rG/s3685/Foster_Scissors.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2330" data-original-width="3685" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgynQvO1ICU_ypF7lkIxeW_jC7SSfbs8xksgy2MinFl_K9QFzgkoCbA5P9E6D0eVS8IsBH3mVuSr0-vHW7Ki-tj3CzurBm5pMsNyxjLMJTqdasrUAYyMmcfKkBTzpzcnRZ5hCBSKLcRDPGVSZlS-WDvYRXnhRhkUF8YPG-loG_2VUjzYGlGhLFLsEVrH8rG/s320/Foster_Scissors.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My original plan was to cut two pieces of velvet using a hand drafted paper template for the front and back. I forgot to reverse the orientation and ended up with two fronts instead. Digging deep into my stash I came up with a tan faux leather, for the lining I chose a loose weave and included bamboo/silk batting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHF4FmzodlNJpfweugvv1TVT90hRjvfET110DjP2pd45oBVuJt4auYPgxdJZnBXOwrk5IRETeo6qkMmUe3WcCc27nhxlbAuIPE1mHi3vjQk3W39W2XsupyGO6gRzdWZRd18P77cq8RakeuTUoahd47h6OWeh4TA39wHRCP0NWRVVng7SOA0piuMu0Hd_WS/s2428/Foster_FabricScraps.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2428" data-original-width="2426" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHF4FmzodlNJpfweugvv1TVT90hRjvfET110DjP2pd45oBVuJt4auYPgxdJZnBXOwrk5IRETeo6qkMmUe3WcCc27nhxlbAuIPE1mHi3vjQk3W39W2XsupyGO6gRzdWZRd18P77cq8RakeuTUoahd47h6OWeh4TA39wHRCP0NWRVVng7SOA0piuMu0Hd_WS/s320/Foster_FabricScraps.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudl6mgi2rntr7n8e8E96YcEZ7cIeK8ckQC0xUU-N3e1BHXyoM07vIrQreiD66wov5wGCB1PLU16TnEeDUlU4QmUQetLch38l_86I3gII0TYFDqArEEg7YH_rYnhjjwMHDHXBkRiSRK1UVaZAN28fNk50-qi9OnIf-_5Ut-l7T-BqSxtsamQRQ-VOm3m2K/s1890/Foster_AllThread.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="1890" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiudl6mgi2rntr7n8e8E96YcEZ7cIeK8ckQC0xUU-N3e1BHXyoM07vIrQreiD66wov5wGCB1PLU16TnEeDUlU4QmUQetLch38l_86I3gII0TYFDqArEEg7YH_rYnhjjwMHDHXBkRiSRK1UVaZAN28fNk50-qi9OnIf-_5Ut-l7T-BqSxtsamQRQ-VOm3m2K/w400-h400/Foster_AllThread.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also chose to hand stitch with an organic free form approach, changing thread color, style and direction as I went along by letting myself be influenced by the design of the velvet. For the construction of the front and back by machine I used 2315 Shell 40 wt and after turning the parts right side out, I used 80 wt by hand to close the opening. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4x6iEtLffMruPg5MjQYzyNgyjQPom6tvLv-PDVsz3gyRDbLS6EtgefhyJyzmmKK1WeopNAIi3d3qYWYy9xcGUBsosbdqGKi3_hEP8szsuMU-Ody5Ew8ZJ0nCvrzJKPIpZ4i4Q8ErRAfQg44rnbUMmhyGIR8ybSMIsiWGXIHBxb_6l3T7qC0lfOAnOd4E/s1062/Foster_80and8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1062" data-original-width="1062" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4x6iEtLffMruPg5MjQYzyNgyjQPom6tvLv-PDVsz3gyRDbLS6EtgefhyJyzmmKK1WeopNAIi3d3qYWYy9xcGUBsosbdqGKi3_hEP8szsuMU-Ody5Ew8ZJ0nCvrzJKPIpZ4i4Q8ErRAfQg44rnbUMmhyGIR8ybSMIsiWGXIHBxb_6l3T7qC0lfOAnOd4E/s320/Foster_80and8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Golden Toast blended well and reminded me a bit of book binding. For my first cover I kept to the woven lining shown above but on the second you can see below that I embraced the holes and indents created from the needle as adding more texture. Another difference is that I left out the batting, used two of the three thread colors on the front and didn't line the backing, a green faux leather.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTKD7zqHM5O7RC9AiiKQ7SZZWBANLHONDS7BjxT79SDJhwJi5EMGqRlHT3w4645qRSYlq0PW20n6igwBBZOGH_67ju0Rhe4l5MOrp64lN_6BYWkI30Mka9ij5F1IvfaLz1GRs-QO8AH5ZtWf0H3-Wt_hN0nCaeqywdYDcnUJKqI8uKAWd8DPkqM9AbwDV/s2048/Foster_FrontBack.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFTKD7zqHM5O7RC9AiiKQ7SZZWBANLHONDS7BjxT79SDJhwJi5EMGqRlHT3w4645qRSYlq0PW20n6igwBBZOGH_67ju0Rhe4l5MOrp64lN_6BYWkI30Mka9ij5F1IvfaLz1GRs-QO8AH5ZtWf0H3-Wt_hN0nCaeqywdYDcnUJKqI8uKAWd8DPkqM9AbwDV/w400-h400/Foster_FrontBack.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For the snap of the first cover I had to use the stitch on style because if was an afterthought and I'd already turned and closed up my seams. An advantage of doing another version was that I could use the prong style snap and I like the way the pearl shows off in the back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 8 wt thread was surprisingly easy to work with even through multiple layers. Although I did try using a doubled strand of Loden Green, I preferred the look of a single strand for this project. The weight is so nicely visible that it works well in a more minimalistic design. I'm definitely a big fan and look forward to using the other colors in the future. </div><br />CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-82579960796917310472023-12-22T08:57:00.000-08:002024-01-14T12:01:27.643-08:00Beginner Friendly Quilted Bucket Tutorial <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbk33_TsYdednyLs1KNhMHZQ0BlcHtLe8DD1u2L0nNikvGkqDvGolbmQE0c8PxpCe8LkXtAiJCg1BFHz-zDd9qf44xYt4DFcoZT-22CH5UV4xQ4zSnbrvltqQLop6LaIwZdBk_fxcxGg_ahQvdyNoYmAp8658xt8pKUGFgprV2H-UzeT508e1Y-zvbve9/s699/IMG_2405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbk33_TsYdednyLs1KNhMHZQ0BlcHtLe8DD1u2L0nNikvGkqDvGolbmQE0c8PxpCe8LkXtAiJCg1BFHz-zDd9qf44xYt4DFcoZT-22CH5UV4xQ4zSnbrvltqQLop6LaIwZdBk_fxcxGg_ahQvdyNoYmAp8658xt8pKUGFgprV2H-UzeT508e1Y-zvbve9/w330-h400/IMG_2405.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtkNQ2elk3EHZt6cMxx6QFQ0uLbC3BMZ7Az21dU-wgvhbfKfmiEtVlYE_bUsNHKFTzuCa6k7NcQg6qLROy0971tTQyKys7BOgNjCoq6TUVwafrbz_ripCeaP_t7RyCV5ZcFpx37MrE-608TAVJ7W7XPHw40KrmO7rsPRxTa7BTvMwXCQIOzWA65er1VfY/s1225/IMG_2119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtkNQ2elk3EHZt6cMxx6QFQ0uLbC3BMZ7Az21dU-wgvhbfKfmiEtVlYE_bUsNHKFTzuCa6k7NcQg6qLROy0971tTQyKys7BOgNjCoq6TUVwafrbz_ripCeaP_t7RyCV5ZcFpx37MrE-608TAVJ7W7XPHw40KrmO7rsPRxTa7BTvMwXCQIOzWA65er1VfY/w391-h400/IMG_2119.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For our December Aurifil Artisan challenge I chose to make a couple of quilted buckets. Having sewn similar from thread catcher patterns and online tutorials, my goal was to end up with ones that served the same purpose and were visually pleasing but constructed with simplified steps - omitting my dreaded tasks and adding in my most favorites. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvXzslcnF5fiavibML8OTqCjeioaIC-cettDNV2o9KLGdeaz113T2MRMlPmay7OEp-ApTinllaTP9XDcvfpdQ03esBfEwhe7zxmtGH-Vm0CfCxWMtMq8ycgCQqA7fGVtNTAK6ny6fxTA6Xx3-5EUswB9FQBaR8ymNNvVEMSVzFbNt8ET66gPVftpXHub-/s797/IMG_2127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="797" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvXzslcnF5fiavibML8OTqCjeioaIC-cettDNV2o9KLGdeaz113T2MRMlPmay7OEp-ApTinllaTP9XDcvfpdQ03esBfEwhe7zxmtGH-Vm0CfCxWMtMq8ycgCQqA7fGVtNTAK6ny6fxTA6Xx3-5EUswB9FQBaR8ymNNvVEMSVzFbNt8ET66gPVftpXHub-/w400-h289/IMG_2127.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The quilting itself can be elaborate like the blue example, straight line stitching like the floral or anything else the maker feels comfortable doing. Because the fabric bucket can be used for whatever you want - the measurements are only a guideline. You can use any rectangle size you prefer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The front and back are the same size and the bottom is a 2" strip the same as your width. These were cut two @ 6.5"x8.5" and one @ 2"x8.5" then sewn together as shown below. Measure the size of the newly sewn rectangle unit and jot this number down to refer to when it's time to cut your lining. My example measures 14" once stitched. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBtNC45nSuexFgM2BYt9zz1l2Eoz9WyEpARPtaicT0EEhAIKUgasmDHoab3b11iNeng77Ph-BrCigvVohXtbmaaAPisI8QkJ7asriVyZwdATNhRskQfzi6PuRWVdd85lfQ8Bv1Vf4GGfxb3m4SOf1tfVAEEYiksHrl5UqKz7fntYGCKPVUj6cNoTTbd1p/s1020/IMG_2423.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="872" data-original-width="1020" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnBtNC45nSuexFgM2BYt9zz1l2Eoz9WyEpARPtaicT0EEhAIKUgasmDHoab3b11iNeng77Ph-BrCigvVohXtbmaaAPisI8QkJ7asriVyZwdATNhRskQfzi6PuRWVdd85lfQ8Bv1Vf4GGfxb3m4SOf1tfVAEEYiksHrl5UqKz7fntYGCKPVUj6cNoTTbd1p/s320/IMG_2423.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Keep in mind that the sides and bottom will wrap so you'll want to avoid positioning your favorite part of the fabric near those edges. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fold your sewn rectangle unit in half right sides together and stitch the sides as shown below. Next, using a ruler mark a 1 1/2" square using the bottom fold line and the side stitch line then cut with scissors. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC6OH23cOvCV3NntpaQExWw9WO3tma9cCSuloj_PTHsaiyKamjEhd5qKyXnKgBMGPEY5dTv758KHMLJGlgRpoki_Vio0_Td5MOsui7q7_7pu2uw7bPh0ndv-J-6TPidV_e4w3qPhFQyPtBYX5hCTH0oLhUb34phzkVY3t-oYw7-gTYCdBvg5AGlM7MN9R/s548/cut.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="548" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQC6OH23cOvCV3NntpaQExWw9WO3tma9cCSuloj_PTHsaiyKamjEhd5qKyXnKgBMGPEY5dTv758KHMLJGlgRpoki_Vio0_Td5MOsui7q7_7pu2uw7bPh0ndv-J-6TPidV_e4w3qPhFQyPtBYX5hCTH0oLhUb34phzkVY3t-oYw7-gTYCdBvg5AGlM7MN9R/w320-h273/cut.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Right sides together, fold to line up the side seem in the center and sew the raw edges from the cut out portion together. *edited to include a step by step visual mosaic for boxing the bottom. There are a lot of video tutorials available that you can search and refer to as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrCGq_INurC5xZKjbYSOQTSUBpGmwz228xY0GR4lsObbX-x3bWy2HpI5OTXBQvcMC4j_BT3XeavQb1wdj38_Ek64Ws4r610ZMm2ASx81fcKAAMbwrbSSkwVdEupSfgAGLduaf0yFn-j4fTACxK3VzAn9bCn90J5-l54s9pDL6vTQaUW0bb3yE6EqNuACF/s2046/466EC180-9E65-4B7E-A630-DDE076B3F699.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1789" data-original-width="2046" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrCGq_INurC5xZKjbYSOQTSUBpGmwz228xY0GR4lsObbX-x3bWy2HpI5OTXBQvcMC4j_BT3XeavQb1wdj38_Ek64Ws4r610ZMm2ASx81fcKAAMbwrbSSkwVdEupSfgAGLduaf0yFn-j4fTACxK3VzAn9bCn90J5-l54s9pDL6vTQaUW0bb3yE6EqNuACF/s320/466EC180-9E65-4B7E-A630-DDE076B3F699.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Repeat on the other side to form a boxed bottom. Turn the bucket exterior right side out as shown below </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: start;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvnwRMgyY5VDl-Mf6A0W_lBn4MNR0PdPpHPf5g0kQKWgz-d46VmO_EHGssUcD7J78JrUBq8HRubHmSryxLPerNW-RtwdpRACgxWE_B72Xzo_50K1GgWYqdTpBy4w4JLTnEADt4ia1dVQO8oJfuc-U4rmLYM7_2_bHGz0xTN597TyiJGQok7KVc3uCp42L/s590/IMG_2130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="590" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHvnwRMgyY5VDl-Mf6A0W_lBn4MNR0PdPpHPf5g0kQKWgz-d46VmO_EHGssUcD7J78JrUBq8HRubHmSryxLPerNW-RtwdpRACgxWE_B72Xzo_50K1GgWYqdTpBy4w4JLTnEADt4ia1dVQO8oJfuc-U4rmLYM7_2_bHGz0xTN597TyiJGQok7KVc3uCp42L/w390-h400/IMG_2130.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Including a bottom strip may seem like an unnecessary extra step but it not only allows you to orient directional print correctly but it also helps create a flat stable base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFhqlSJ16Or2h0wXVGXdEdySaZDmHcN8zXsedWOkBRp0qNfrz3ENGj510ttXsLl7IDSOk9hdnljBVvysFYX-um_XrBb2htJwly1ORXkEEfkG_-j3sED0yooOABPvzTDOsrqEbfFuFkbaQ7uk-lx5rxpl6ghCVljVaxSqgYAeQXz-tpgPUmPEIYOJ3gSiO/s627/IMG_2131.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="627" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvFhqlSJ16Or2h0wXVGXdEdySaZDmHcN8zXsedWOkBRp0qNfrz3ENGj510ttXsLl7IDSOk9hdnljBVvysFYX-um_XrBb2htJwly1ORXkEEfkG_-j3sED0yooOABPvzTDOsrqEbfFuFkbaQ7uk-lx5rxpl6ghCVljVaxSqgYAeQXz-tpgPUmPEIYOJ3gSiO/w400-h368/IMG_2131.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had originally picked the honeycomb fabric but felt it was too bold and graphic so I auditioned more from my stash and was happy with the dustier palette and organic scallops instead. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ12GCzD1FB6AdXq7dPxDHF92-KjjVUfEvkl3Kt2IS_EAar5200_YNai9S337ClOSwuUYo4kuk4m0-CrWx7LXxerxEoJJ60fzH1x2V1wDa0d7dhwMEM_2wrE1q0_XQSsfshcUb8WMm6YKNZrAulVJRmHIViHOEWolZPRevP6-aZ4BKanVx17pMmclHI4Z/s768/IMG_2136.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifQ12GCzD1FB6AdXq7dPxDHF92-KjjVUfEvkl3Kt2IS_EAar5200_YNai9S337ClOSwuUYo4kuk4m0-CrWx7LXxerxEoJJ60fzH1x2V1wDa0d7dhwMEM_2wrE1q0_XQSsfshcUb8WMm6YKNZrAulVJRmHIViHOEWolZPRevP6-aZ4BKanVx17pMmclHI4Z/w300-h400/IMG_2136.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: medium; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Depending on how much of the lining you would like to show as the top accent, take the measurement that you jotted down from the exterior sewn rectangle and add about 1" to 1.5" to the longest. In my example the exterior was 14"x8.5" so I cut my lining 15.5"x8.5". Note that the width remains unchanged.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDInsZ2-lO2KpzjErjKz7MfNo3bHFzMrG99KDERJ7-JYevYj3f_PuNYlvoAiBySYsPSXXihgyDzhPMkGAO_VgfpPaqRBpKY-Z1NsxgOuJL9EXaYpJvgL6O26_ac99exShVeo4fmWk_orqLdNoJprBcglR0pIReJhOtzoUdlUE_PT2qzceQAZ0HXHB_yLLQ/s768/IMG_2137.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDInsZ2-lO2KpzjErjKz7MfNo3bHFzMrG99KDERJ7-JYevYj3f_PuNYlvoAiBySYsPSXXihgyDzhPMkGAO_VgfpPaqRBpKY-Z1NsxgOuJL9EXaYpJvgL6O26_ac99exShVeo4fmWk_orqLdNoJprBcglR0pIReJhOtzoUdlUE_PT2qzceQAZ0HXHB_yLLQ/w300-h400/IMG_2137.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Construct your lining in a similar way by sewing the sides, cutting the 1 1/2" squares from the bottom and boxing it. A couple of things are different for the lining: You leave it wrong side out and you fold and press the top down 1/4" and then again to meet the exterior. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwmJjZs4lFJiU1trM-2g-Dmf8WJoGEXspwgbxUrZzhxckB-S2kXvRe6V9col208qp4FlmB9BAfpnVJ6bMjjTKRJyRiXumWcHoKYDKnhLJyJ31nuOSbOj2l7qEvY6w_UwRn_UYoJZCDq0Lr_8VB1Y_YWkea9sE4TE07B-CkRSmRULIEFr6AyxlJ8smncSv/s679/IMG_2139.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwmJjZs4lFJiU1trM-2g-Dmf8WJoGEXspwgbxUrZzhxckB-S2kXvRe6V9col208qp4FlmB9BAfpnVJ6bMjjTKRJyRiXumWcHoKYDKnhLJyJ31nuOSbOj2l7qEvY6w_UwRn_UYoJZCDq0Lr_8VB1Y_YWkea9sE4TE07B-CkRSmRULIEFr6AyxlJ8smncSv/w339-h400/IMG_2139.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Set the lining inside and fiddle with the amount of fold until it rests flush. If the amount of fabric showing is more than you like, simply refold the 1/4" raw edge fold more to reduce the visible accent rim. This flexibility to easily alter the look and have a forgiving fit is the way I like to work.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQLeFp6dlbY6ryOF59Bedw6X1prUfuZMF2lEtEHa3IjcDQKYTqKrym_VIoswmUFNm_quTl28dNeE3yiq6h85yy_gWCPT_GsFC9mZf4_CVbtQIeSHTsENcHiZPcsi_5jX6M6nZb0yVlRs6S2rio5e5xcSOsMOXfjtAasb1DRehu2khh7Rch4W9T29Ulurw/s648/thread.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="576" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQLeFp6dlbY6ryOF59Bedw6X1prUfuZMF2lEtEHa3IjcDQKYTqKrym_VIoswmUFNm_quTl28dNeE3yiq6h85yy_gWCPT_GsFC9mZf4_CVbtQIeSHTsENcHiZPcsi_5jX6M6nZb0yVlRs6S2rio5e5xcSOsMOXfjtAasb1DRehu2khh7Rch4W9T29Ulurw/s320/thread.jpg" width="284" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Machine stitch around the top to secure the lining. You can see that I sewed close to the edges and through the middle of the lines but you can include as many passes as you like to make the top even more structured. I used 2930 Golden Toast 50wt for piecing and 40wt for topstitching. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeyDOGb_c5gR1bXahFdfS4p2TEPNRyUN1hvZnHNLQsMvoYhmIM2QNUyIFMCKNFASNr5dTVNt3vFk1Cy6PZLNRNqYxT2vwcy1PQ-1s7jo3tiV0tPvc42owKpWB63a0oUoujfKuxUMfLgZjtpa3oIOfqdZWAwVj-ExkAr1mCGKgdsQI_4_snxK-twuHuysY/s673/IMG_2404.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeyDOGb_c5gR1bXahFdfS4p2TEPNRyUN1hvZnHNLQsMvoYhmIM2QNUyIFMCKNFASNr5dTVNt3vFk1Cy6PZLNRNqYxT2vwcy1PQ-1s7jo3tiV0tPvc42owKpWB63a0oUoujfKuxUMfLgZjtpa3oIOfqdZWAwVj-ExkAr1mCGKgdsQI_4_snxK-twuHuysY/w343-h400/IMG_2404.jpg" width="343" /></a></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An alternative to topstitching multiple lines by machine is to hand sew with 12wt. I love the look and texture it gives the rim of the floral bucket and think the treatment compliments the 40/3 wt channel stitching well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIRa0lqH37uD795rBKiTxeoTywBhu2AOKEmMQ-5ihUc8gE_X_J7wC3HMJ3KQiEEo3ABIOdxIhN2r1zLqo7g0A8JKAjnfzcy7tEAXaLueETlVc7XZ0Q7AUDXc3l7KTtYfHSeVNvb0XD_u4OLXI2y0VHqVocJ44GklfVx8evj-HBSL7D9Fxl3Db4NLTH67Z/s768/IMG_2124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQIRa0lqH37uD795rBKiTxeoTywBhu2AOKEmMQ-5ihUc8gE_X_J7wC3HMJ3KQiEEo3ABIOdxIhN2r1zLqo7g0A8JKAjnfzcy7tEAXaLueETlVc7XZ0Q7AUDXc3l7KTtYfHSeVNvb0XD_u4OLXI2y0VHqVocJ44GklfVx8evj-HBSL7D9Fxl3Db4NLTH67Z/w300-h400/IMG_2124.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This method is also more beginner friendly for those who struggle with aligning topstitching by machine. I like not having to leave a side seam open for turning that needs to be sewn closed after like commonly done in other patterns. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1ri-ueYNMyjalmRxhf31EUIlldBq7atE26rcuCpY3fX77JIvaD716Iw_9hcscvzhrrKvDWIbMZKMVSANcKf952fVTdiQu3EnJz91INLb4WNPP69-L2tMYgw8QTe-U6NN7C-hZ5svnVknCkwDxqCgRgHlhJtpN7kgX_XCWz-X3wAV1hxR5rtti-GeUn3w/s768/IMG_2122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK1ri-ueYNMyjalmRxhf31EUIlldBq7atE26rcuCpY3fX77JIvaD716Iw_9hcscvzhrrKvDWIbMZKMVSANcKf952fVTdiQu3EnJz91INLb4WNPP69-L2tMYgw8QTe-U6NN7C-hZ5svnVknCkwDxqCgRgHlhJtpN7kgX_XCWz-X3wAV1hxR5rtti-GeUn3w/w300-h400/IMG_2122.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4sYlyAZLHQXPykAIWm2qS05BxUmGFvkZU4a9I1i-fBKxGD9wAc3yxsKbi1NDjTyugUEGQ_yu17rBgM1wICq75-d35XCyg5nSpQI7baAccqbj12S9V1N0aahoC_EzLP3gdWAvQFBh6RAkdPkjSciEKbIPDy3SoPaD3jEcL-BpeXQQbuIFql8wLU3HPJx1/s768/IMG_2121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="576" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA4sYlyAZLHQXPykAIWm2qS05BxUmGFvkZU4a9I1i-fBKxGD9wAc3yxsKbi1NDjTyugUEGQ_yu17rBgM1wICq75-d35XCyg5nSpQI7baAccqbj12S9V1N0aahoC_EzLP3gdWAvQFBh6RAkdPkjSciEKbIPDy3SoPaD3jEcL-BpeXQQbuIFql8wLU3HPJx1/w300-h400/IMG_2121.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>Fabric and batting scraps are perfect for this project and they make great gifts. Even though similar quilted buckets are marketed as thread catchers for quilters, they come in handy for storing lots of other things too. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtkNQ2elk3EHZt6cMxx6QFQ0uLbC3BMZ7Az21dU-wgvhbfKfmiEtVlYE_bUsNHKFTzuCa6k7NcQg6qLROy0971tTQyKys7BOgNjCoq6TUVwafrbz_ripCeaP_t7RyCV5ZcFpx37MrE-608TAVJ7W7XPHw40KrmO7rsPRxTa7BTvMwXCQIOzWA65er1VfY/s1225/IMG_2119.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1225" data-original-width="1200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtkNQ2elk3EHZt6cMxx6QFQ0uLbC3BMZ7Az21dU-wgvhbfKfmiEtVlYE_bUsNHKFTzuCa6k7NcQg6qLROy0971tTQyKys7BOgNjCoq6TUVwafrbz_ripCeaP_t7RyCV5ZcFpx37MrE-608TAVJ7W7XPHw40KrmO7rsPRxTa7BTvMwXCQIOzWA65er1VfY/w391-h400/IMG_2119.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Timing was perfect for these two projects. I was able to complete both despite the busy holiday season and gift them to my swap partners without the stress of complicated construction. Pairing fabrics and thread to personalize them for the recipients is where I'd rather focus my creative energy. <br /><br /><div>Aurifil Threads : <br /><div>2930 Golden Toast 40 wt and 50 wt <div>2715 Robins Egg Blue Fory/3 wt</div><div>2250 Red 12wt </div><div>5020 Light Military Green Forty/3 wt</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-86152393561928019122023-10-26T08:00:00.003-07:002023-11-07T07:53:40.950-08:00Channel Quilting with Forty/3<p>Channel quilting may not be as glamorous as other techniques but it plays an important supporting role to help feature the piecing in a project and that's just as valuable. For the Aurifil Artisan October challenge, I've put together a few examples. </p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSbsjy-RquGkrXCrw8JvUomuEwePKNio32zC3AtRPjW66_KHBiKS7vhu-T6GgFD6CEdj8R5BtA08kwf7QZtJjNs4G-cIJmInswsK9WmhVTAXZS-d0V_6-1t4q40n9dCicWtyW4vU9IbsFK8p_uLbM2TKKzqO8bsO24kYkCLONJYXc6HZuzmv4u9X3T2hU/s1280/IMG_0448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLSbsjy-RquGkrXCrw8JvUomuEwePKNio32zC3AtRPjW66_KHBiKS7vhu-T6GgFD6CEdj8R5BtA08kwf7QZtJjNs4G-cIJmInswsK9WmhVTAXZS-d0V_6-1t4q40n9dCicWtyW4vU9IbsFK8p_uLbM2TKKzqO8bsO24kYkCLONJYXc6HZuzmv4u9X3T2hU/w300-h400/IMG_0448.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPye-aE3KOdNqs3vCe36VfO-jdTmyduhxu7sOXsMO_wrxhfenDGwXh-FhOcUhqotPv710acM_y2NJ_SPqKPNFT_69wmFmEqE_7it2ZzP-tRhwxqgEtFdDnYsDy5ogFdDlrR7SkpvR14yuucqQ1CVJTb5RcHWIVNdvV6UGKDU8_4tGRq28-qw7sYWT960hJ/s1280/IMG_1208.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="955" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPye-aE3KOdNqs3vCe36VfO-jdTmyduhxu7sOXsMO_wrxhfenDGwXh-FhOcUhqotPv710acM_y2NJ_SPqKPNFT_69wmFmEqE_7it2ZzP-tRhwxqgEtFdDnYsDy5ogFdDlrR7SkpvR14yuucqQ1CVJTb5RcHWIVNdvV6UGKDU8_4tGRq28-qw7sYWT960hJ/w299-h400/IMG_1208.jpeg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A straight vertical line of stitching using Aurifil Forty/3 thread has been my go to lately. Finishes number 7, 12 and 15 in 2023 to be specific. There is something quite satisfying about the repetition. Back and forth, it's hard not to get the Beyonce Irreplaceable song lyrics "to the left to the left" stuck in my head, haha! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dEuPfMuyl8jc-hTU9qex4GP9NhrTh2dHbeUSb3nCpH1EIb6cV1SgkCtWZ4BrYSU5-1W7Flb3OqFGxu52jZiuOMpKuvCn_RrolhRf9YCRFxtRXjf_-H_Bne_9rOwm1O_Bi1ggRfz93oDPXWZEM3aNy8oOc41Fl-AghZZjJaO5stVJGrw1h7t3RsIF_i0_/s1280/IMG_7717.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7dEuPfMuyl8jc-hTU9qex4GP9NhrTh2dHbeUSb3nCpH1EIb6cV1SgkCtWZ4BrYSU5-1W7Flb3OqFGxu52jZiuOMpKuvCn_RrolhRf9YCRFxtRXjf_-H_Bne_9rOwm1O_Bi1ggRfz93oDPXWZEM3aNy8oOc41Fl-AghZZjJaO5stVJGrw1h7t3RsIF_i0_/w300-h400/IMG_7717.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Although I have been quilting this style with Aurifil 50 weight thread, I like the extra detail achieved with Forty/3 weight and it is nice and strong to hold up on the long arm. The photo above shows how I load the quilt top sideways to make using the channel lock feature. <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY8ykSiLB8JPaiQ0EgmASwXSxdFyodjYyDtdpnBPW-jGkE7ztsGGF1kzs3L_2AkI9kpe477IhFN028sYfKuxe77QlLh9Ro0CBQ23dp2HSQA7Yjh7-dmNNy3ZEJl_mAe5g5N3RgY9sahG7xNkzYez4cTEs1O5dY9OVvG9BPELz0J2Wt3OhSzb5yk6nSVzV/s1280/IMG_7758.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="948" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCY8ykSiLB8JPaiQ0EgmASwXSxdFyodjYyDtdpnBPW-jGkE7ztsGGF1kzs3L_2AkI9kpe477IhFN028sYfKuxe77QlLh9Ro0CBQ23dp2HSQA7Yjh7-dmNNy3ZEJl_mAe5g5N3RgY9sahG7xNkzYez4cTEs1O5dY9OVvG9BPELz0J2Wt3OhSzb5yk6nSVzV/w296-h400/IMG_7758.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><p>These two are from Modern Quilt Studio mystery quilt alongs "Arrowhead" and "New Day" that I joined in along with a few friends. I have always been a fan of Weeks and Bill and they outdid themselves with fun themes and support for participants. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEkJhPPg8EbJcFyHesslm5M23ArVwE0WGoeNWkiAAkYe2czkplGlRgW-9kyI-dTuPtIasLXfAl5X6ONrA9nj8dBowIKsd5NcIvZqAv1MQcZrlk0gv4lguIoDqfdJehAzI3V3H0di-6IDPeqmGnw3Qt0NrLu8cDbW69FhB1L4H_YIUFQme84bmhEj3VWNV/s1280/IMG_0694.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="978" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmEkJhPPg8EbJcFyHesslm5M23ArVwE0WGoeNWkiAAkYe2czkplGlRgW-9kyI-dTuPtIasLXfAl5X6ONrA9nj8dBowIKsd5NcIvZqAv1MQcZrlk0gv4lguIoDqfdJehAzI3V3H0di-6IDPeqmGnw3Qt0NrLu8cDbW69FhB1L4H_YIUFQme84bmhEj3VWNV/w306-h400/IMG_0694.jpeg" width="306" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYdu5FL7C485jRy5wWp-qkbcHDKrf0XdMzXzQy6H6fNArpYaF8wfo9rWHxHi85nC8nJF5mhCXUjfxKjr1Lue7WxbnM9G7cDPnh5NDS7BaiqHBlQmdU71GOdl7DW9MaSV7KPBpH7p5dve8iSaItcHrX5hFUZAYR9aagQ2M9X9xYbz-3kxgW33oWmKCrfQL/s1280/IMG_7793.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="897" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYdu5FL7C485jRy5wWp-qkbcHDKrf0XdMzXzQy6H6fNArpYaF8wfo9rWHxHi85nC8nJF5mhCXUjfxKjr1Lue7WxbnM9G7cDPnh5NDS7BaiqHBlQmdU71GOdl7DW9MaSV7KPBpH7p5dve8iSaItcHrX5hFUZAYR9aagQ2M9X9xYbz-3kxgW33oWmKCrfQL/w280-h400/IMG_7793.jpeg" width="280" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Perfectly imperfect spacing was my goal so that the process was enjoyable - almost meditative - and the results have an even-ish visual flow without having to fuss with marking. Choosing one thread color despite having a high contrast palette can be tricky. I tend to lean towards the lighter because seeing the lines on the dark portion can be a nice graphic element and less dramatic since it can hold its own.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXHL0WtDsr9VY8U-TXf2XvUhAr9vJFrL1nZ8VmR6BYmwfK2EzDpy6kpR-pjezHmjXv6jlLI9ycI27XW07n_8aD_prOtYJec5EZCFTv9C2QVYnSjMFYPWjC3a4TZsA_sY_hlcsQlX9r-W9Z5663mkJWCgYwVD8t-5_FcwPc8prJuMEzrklNFjrY7jkTPLa/s1280/IMG_0872.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRXHL0WtDsr9VY8U-TXf2XvUhAr9vJFrL1nZ8VmR6BYmwfK2EzDpy6kpR-pjezHmjXv6jlLI9ycI27XW07n_8aD_prOtYJec5EZCFTv9C2QVYnSjMFYPWjC3a4TZsA_sY_hlcsQlX9r-W9Z5663mkJWCgYwVD8t-5_FcwPc8prJuMEzrklNFjrY7jkTPLa/s320/IMG_0872.jpeg" width="250" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A finished quilt is not complete without a photoshoot. I purposely chose harsh lighting to accentuate the channel quilting.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TCCxfvbs_sCxC3WOQKJ70Dxe8Q8eKGzul0R87nAxirdrS4QFZc4uiWPEVOOKnLyibx5aM1lMXIcAw2B0g_tnRozV-651wm9SHO84bT5rjCsA-we2Tngf-8VWWv2LMIpWwIjlDTl__RRpdRQEIjq5YJ3I4CRHuNxkouWRhYBbYHjrsqdiZzQL_x56TfEv/s1280/IMG_7752.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1075" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TCCxfvbs_sCxC3WOQKJ70Dxe8Q8eKGzul0R87nAxirdrS4QFZc4uiWPEVOOKnLyibx5aM1lMXIcAw2B0g_tnRozV-651wm9SHO84bT5rjCsA-we2Tngf-8VWWv2LMIpWwIjlDTl__RRpdRQEIjq5YJ3I4CRHuNxkouWRhYBbYHjrsqdiZzQL_x56TfEv/s320/IMG_7752.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can really see the visual texture on this close up of a mini made during a Maria Shell "Pods" workshop. When there's a lot going on in the piecing and composition, I feel that the linear quilting gives the quilt structure and does not compete for attention.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhSmCErQ6NKs9sz-uyQ-A-e2p_-3ddmNUKc-Ig2SLrMrOJLCBT5FtFm9imhtG74WvNvtk3LWsXI4cEYxUO3u_8FPalosvkAZWM6oKiVtkmRraxjVr94o5uhCVpqKKdYzXp53pUCnAI7g5gY0Qyi4oO0xSUwxEppDZS9uOJ38-wIJF_bNK2kXKWUC5mVGu/s1280/IMG_1311.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGhSmCErQ6NKs9sz-uyQ-A-e2p_-3ddmNUKc-Ig2SLrMrOJLCBT5FtFm9imhtG74WvNvtk3LWsXI4cEYxUO3u_8FPalosvkAZWM6oKiVtkmRraxjVr94o5uhCVpqKKdYzXp53pUCnAI7g5gY0Qyi4oO0xSUwxEppDZS9uOJ38-wIJF_bNK2kXKWUC5mVGu/w300-h400/IMG_1311.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>All of the piecing was done with Aurifil 50 weight thread 2326 , 2620 and probably more colors depending on which spool of Aurifil happened to be handy. </p><p>Quilting Aurifil Forty/3 cone colors: </p><p>2315 Shell</p><p>2370 Sandstone</p><p>5020 Light Military Green</p></div></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-25137160015350152492023-08-28T09:03:00.004-07:002023-08-29T17:45:21.957-07:00Mindful Stitching <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeKekIeOUIzN9lJpD90YxoNkBwCVw5Lar9zEn_xBPrUXNxaSbIkpaRa7eWwPjbzDkwKcWjZuQMhWGC5UpXCQ_HVJ2NmL1P0jHH9PY6h0obitlB15u5W2htKp0KC2Xw0Z7oZduzoa2uLnQfjFZP9aHaaczTEn56thf-0jIGE4QYzjbMEENDIp_fkpbvt4h/s3417/KarenFosterAugust001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3417" data-original-width="2832" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPeKekIeOUIzN9lJpD90YxoNkBwCVw5Lar9zEn_xBPrUXNxaSbIkpaRa7eWwPjbzDkwKcWjZuQMhWGC5UpXCQ_HVJ2NmL1P0jHH9PY6h0obitlB15u5W2htKp0KC2Xw0Z7oZduzoa2uLnQfjFZP9aHaaczTEn56thf-0jIGE4QYzjbMEENDIp_fkpbvt4h/w331-h400/KarenFosterAugust001.jpg" width="331" /></a></div><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuP1yMPhDk1LNAdhjhOgGuDwEmUJ2Rj4CAGOOEWEs_H2ltQt9pB_rJuRUUti9xp6qkIYyhvjfPmZ7fzF-LVVBvw1Ykdyjeod0h5pB2dBybVC2FDxkQKZCEzcXC7h1EEkCdkzFiaTRWq4LkATV2MXpgqt2GLd_uJ7zZ2UodWZMYvW5MuqdjRrLN9d0Pan4N/s640/IMG_0636.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="540" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuP1yMPhDk1LNAdhjhOgGuDwEmUJ2Rj4CAGOOEWEs_H2ltQt9pB_rJuRUUti9xp6qkIYyhvjfPmZ7fzF-LVVBvw1Ykdyjeod0h5pB2dBybVC2FDxkQKZCEzcXC7h1EEkCdkzFiaTRWq4LkATV2MXpgqt2GLd_uJ7zZ2UodWZMYvW5MuqdjRrLN9d0Pan4N/w338-h400/IMG_0636.jpeg" width="338" /></a>Mindful Stitching with 12wt thread for August's Aurifil Artisan Challenge was the reason to revisit a partially completed project - as this is my theme for the year. I've got so many great starts that deserve a finish. </p><p></p><p>I chose to alternate between Cafe' au Lait 2340 and Arctic Ice 2625 cotton in a plus pattern to visually blend the Dresden blades with the flying geese. </p><p>Because listening to the seagulls squalk overhead while I stitched, they became flying gulls in my mind and the plusses became bird tracks in the sand. </p><p>The outer background thread color Sea Biscuit 6722 is all about a subtle texture reading as a tone on tone. I purposely varied things again finding a nice rhythm while stitching “three seed” and deciding on where to position the next grouping, one cluster at a time. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukOUHetqs4uBCS1C1IDiDA5AcTZ1ZvYmwtEMi24Q73cyMY89nK2Z-qTEQKLDOjNha_umPHt3u3ULMuczEjsFXEbonTqILwrq5JUTX6yZhWmA5JrqIj73g1Mhw52iCuzEPRKNiOhmoPttk1186H8TZAvS-K8iUMjuCeHuT0Px2jT_WrP0EdWCu59jpNfRZ/s640/IMG_0611.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="621" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgukOUHetqs4uBCS1C1IDiDA5AcTZ1ZvYmwtEMi24Q73cyMY89nK2Z-qTEQKLDOjNha_umPHt3u3ULMuczEjsFXEbonTqILwrq5JUTX6yZhWmA5JrqIj73g1Mhw52iCuzEPRKNiOhmoPttk1186H8TZAvS-K8iUMjuCeHuT0Px2jT_WrP0EdWCu59jpNfRZ/w389-h400/IMG_0611.jpeg" width="389" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Initially, I auditioned a number of thread colors that all go with the fabric but in the end settled on the three neutrals that would bring out the best in the overall design and not distract from my piecing. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6-sfQVdqTl6lohSz3074P-8AmHcF6Wv8IUHpnGXv3d1OpFYojJKsvbGFVi_TiXtjW0js61YvOZe1n8vhgbBc-OrxFMUPRKVnpEIjWmBCzOUEGMYmQHY7MsJlN4C7-fLMJTDx-oDlvqZdOaDfGiEHOjjVzOaj8-cuAxLgklqyQn3uzv3A6x8lroKGa3bG/s1892/KarenFosterAugust004.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1892" data-original-width="1714" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP6-sfQVdqTl6lohSz3074P-8AmHcF6Wv8IUHpnGXv3d1OpFYojJKsvbGFVi_TiXtjW0js61YvOZe1n8vhgbBc-OrxFMUPRKVnpEIjWmBCzOUEGMYmQHY7MsJlN4C7-fLMJTDx-oDlvqZdOaDfGiEHOjjVzOaj8-cuAxLgklqyQn3uzv3A6x8lroKGa3bG/w363-h400/KarenFosterAugust004.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The photoshoot was a little tricky on a bright sunny day and I ended up holding the corner of the quilt up away from the fence to catch the light and reveal the texture. The seagulls would fly in and out of camera range but I wasn't able to catch one in the picture. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iRO2LDf9pj7339T54_7jnf9RubKDrqWjkUm24-2MIHSZeuiKjSeuNFuX5lbsy_P4bnxPFhJprXFi8kw1p6goEZQHDK2yPXziJLoRRSt7W27CwDyZXAVlY7dpz1x1tVm5ALT89NWYleSHR9-ES6pu46lYit-zLe4GUlfU6XbDSTTtVrm_-igOeYdlyfKl/s3505/KarenFosterAugust003.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3505" data-original-width="3021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8iRO2LDf9pj7339T54_7jnf9RubKDrqWjkUm24-2MIHSZeuiKjSeuNFuX5lbsy_P4bnxPFhJprXFi8kw1p6goEZQHDK2yPXziJLoRRSt7W27CwDyZXAVlY7dpz1x1tVm5ALT89NWYleSHR9-ES6pu46lYit-zLe4GUlfU6XbDSTTtVrm_-igOeYdlyfKl/w345-h400/KarenFosterAugust003.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm so pleased with the end results and for pushing the hand stitching further given my limited experience. The Thread House Virtual Retreat 7 was a lot of fun and it's nice to practice what I learned rather than leave the project as a flimsy. I've had it tacked up on my design wall as decoration so now I'll have to add a sleeve and give it a proper display. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjcz_luOn-2dZU3-S-yJQb-c_4kF16A07MIUksxNTDmLRHSZVq7V8KqY3uQSUZN89HI_Sg6r2GHkUL5skGFRhvwMk5xjbiVG6BOsqvfswo5_iP6WQPRa6wofSA2ye3Rcr_zVzFV1wahfAEGKQjxRaMY4--fhtJ7YFkszFHjDDkk_dS5Q112IJRu-dXd2d/s3964/KarenFosterAugust002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3964" data-original-width="3021" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjcz_luOn-2dZU3-S-yJQb-c_4kF16A07MIUksxNTDmLRHSZVq7V8KqY3uQSUZN89HI_Sg6r2GHkUL5skGFRhvwMk5xjbiVG6BOsqvfswo5_iP6WQPRa6wofSA2ye3Rcr_zVzFV1wahfAEGKQjxRaMY4--fhtJ7YFkszFHjDDkk_dS5Q112IJRu-dXd2d/s320/KarenFosterAugust002.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Be sure to check out the other Aurifil Artisan projects - they are as always - incredible. <p></p><div>Happy Stitching </div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-48043094586109802482023-07-18T12:57:00.002-07:002023-07-18T14:27:28.503-07:00Welcome Package Challenge Aurifil Artisan 2023-2024<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-4BTgNvm2Q20-lvlj8X6IZtvIJTakoXFUMuNPEsfrhn003J5gLecuZ14028zUJbq0u7WiEdglcXoH9NduITCYHPnm-QGtOWV5A6CiDIGsPCnAYn8tF3Vu_qVBa8G96aw2wYmUPu6LbvaRlpzd0ClCRQuueGHg59G3hHAamFXF82anijgNBaqChnEavMZ/s1280/IMG_0152.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv-4BTgNvm2Q20-lvlj8X6IZtvIJTakoXFUMuNPEsfrhn003J5gLecuZ14028zUJbq0u7WiEdglcXoH9NduITCYHPnm-QGtOWV5A6CiDIGsPCnAYn8tF3Vu_qVBa8G96aw2wYmUPu6LbvaRlpzd0ClCRQuueGHg59G3hHAamFXF82anijgNBaqChnEavMZ/w300-h400/IMG_0152.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Self Portrait Quilted</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>When I opened my Aurifil Artisan 2023-2024 Welcome Package the big bold cone of 2225 Salmon and large spool of 1104 Neon Orange immediately caught my eye and I knew they would pair perfectly to quilt my recently made Self Portrait fabric collage. <br /><p></p><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6zKOz5445jgAdeQR1qYk094HRwHYVH4Ja40FbcYIMvFDBwGnbuohA7DNhpxLt4DkuHqiLI_lPr4-djLlEuSoPBgzgN05Mch4bJyagFgImK67c5dT4UASwhtNPBq9cUF3J2H4xQPGEq63VbHxpG6w1HKP4LXr9DxcDTVGZftxUkdcCD4jOEkWqofN8tCi/s2282/28C2C14C-1582-43BD-B848-82E8860BB458.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI6zKOz5445jgAdeQR1qYk094HRwHYVH4Ja40FbcYIMvFDBwGnbuohA7DNhpxLt4DkuHqiLI_lPr4-djLlEuSoPBgzgN05Mch4bJyagFgImK67c5dT4UASwhtNPBq9cUF3J2H4xQPGEq63VbHxpG6w1HKP4LXr9DxcDTVGZftxUkdcCD4jOEkWqofN8tCi/w245-h400/28C2C14C-1582-43BD-B848-82E8860BB458.jpeg" width="245" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aurifil Artisan 2023-2024 Team</td></tr></tbody></table><br />You may have seen on my Instagram feed and stories the unboxing of this beautiful selection of thread including thread weights 80 wt, 50 wt, 40 wt, Forty/3, 28 wt, 12 wt, floss and monofilament - and the assortment of colors, just wow! <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AamO2wGnwqlkoACgmCq7EEVngHZY1ieTy9vmKAJmYs9ZM-1fFaSFp78f3GHwzIjzNEhmBmavULRZcM1Vi_-3F_lRV35FTVmA6zoUJDBYaFReuRvayTu5JmOizpRHabr4NqW3fTyJHVbMLs6bcopYbaZYAdIxhDMlmYTgVe5mD0kHnZ8-So1k2H_V21x5/s4032/IMG_9948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6AamO2wGnwqlkoACgmCq7EEVngHZY1ieTy9vmKAJmYs9ZM-1fFaSFp78f3GHwzIjzNEhmBmavULRZcM1Vi_-3F_lRV35FTVmA6zoUJDBYaFReuRvayTu5JmOizpRHabr4NqW3fTyJHVbMLs6bcopYbaZYAdIxhDMlmYTgVe5mD0kHnZ8-So1k2H_V21x5/w400-h300/IMG_9948.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm not sure how else I would have been able to decide on which weight and color to start with for our first challenge so it was nice to have a clear direction.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYajv0ZxQrNw2tsASe04WuXhcObPUdvACtbzG8wTAWfXOJ6lFWnqfKYh4bFwmEXX1rIOv4vGqZ6ZUgrz-Qz3nwS43I2ugS0ur_9LyRdwUGLtyV1crQF-k7NiD4CqLuTNGW6ihaHRlEyxIVTne3ZV6EuRlQf0Jd1ddnzXXMxX1N1UMPGQuWRCCBsrt_oxBT/s1280/IMG_0148.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="959" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYajv0ZxQrNw2tsASe04WuXhcObPUdvACtbzG8wTAWfXOJ6lFWnqfKYh4bFwmEXX1rIOv4vGqZ6ZUgrz-Qz3nwS43I2ugS0ur_9LyRdwUGLtyV1crQF-k7NiD4CqLuTNGW6ihaHRlEyxIVTne3ZV6EuRlQf0Jd1ddnzXXMxX1N1UMPGQuWRCCBsrt_oxBT/w300-h400/IMG_0148.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1r_agKd5mquGRGmsCI6jmgvRa1kJ8tsp4AzcWLndI_TZNXmtjCV_33Ch0kFUVsKlIc4hmycDS2J1Jlwg7_vaY_mq6jam3ajXvzX9kCzIp9WiD3X2t6E1VwxeUslT5ZtDRPPzOA40Y-474DClquJxN5VRI1hzDgsX7ni11NB8hGWabz0-XQAgwnR7Fc8S/s1280/IMG_9936.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="719" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF1r_agKd5mquGRGmsCI6jmgvRa1kJ8tsp4AzcWLndI_TZNXmtjCV_33Ch0kFUVsKlIc4hmycDS2J1Jlwg7_vaY_mq6jam3ajXvzX9kCzIp9WiD3X2t6E1VwxeUslT5ZtDRPPzOA40Y-474DClquJxN5VRI1hzDgsX7ni11NB8hGWabz0-XQAgwnR7Fc8S/w225-h400/IMG_9936.jpeg" width="225" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Color 2225 Salmon Cone </td></tr></tbody></table>Without a lot of experience working so literal rather than abstract, I have to admit that the entire process including stitching free-style on my self portrait was a bit unnerving. The small patterns and cross hatch in the fabric was my quilting motif inspiration, especially for the background. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqmcV8uBbbz5-MoUEnGxeWqzjp-s38eCbAJwN9Sx99nesk487UU9QOou-v7PHK3a9A5opJK2n6Os5Nn5dbdXGTcVUkcpigAPRax7YDy6TNP3weYTPwirfjMkyNUlqZvjMAofkIYVMa_LQ1c3zGN9IPlCdi-w8ohyiBirbMyYj8JJ_9EIjnVW7YtZ7rb0a/s3488/IMG_0149.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3488" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoqmcV8uBbbz5-MoUEnGxeWqzjp-s38eCbAJwN9Sx99nesk487UU9QOou-v7PHK3a9A5opJK2n6Os5Nn5dbdXGTcVUkcpigAPRax7YDy6TNP3weYTPwirfjMkyNUlqZvjMAofkIYVMa_LQ1c3zGN9IPlCdi-w8ohyiBirbMyYj8JJ_9EIjnVW7YtZ7rb0a/w346-h400/IMG_0149.jpeg" width="346" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It made sense to simply use a cut off chunk from a quilt project since I only needed a small piece. Hobbs 80/20 batting and flannel backing did the trick.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUYfAhldNUB5mox-yaB89bfdnfO6xTfbsWwAleWpFIFYhiyTNuTskSj05fIZpUeydxo4VZGH6issAdq-zClyDGh2HEn6eS5G4GXOyRzIvhzhIcOQp7dbsXwSEVyk3hC_Dwz-5PP37_Fs7scLrugAVm6j15n33-Rdf7W_ktMklJsWwj5FW1bkEsmeFfPGN/s1280/IMG_0158.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUYfAhldNUB5mox-yaB89bfdnfO6xTfbsWwAleWpFIFYhiyTNuTskSj05fIZpUeydxo4VZGH6issAdq-zClyDGh2HEn6eS5G4GXOyRzIvhzhIcOQp7dbsXwSEVyk3hC_Dwz-5PP37_Fs7scLrugAVm6j15n33-Rdf7W_ktMklJsWwj5FW1bkEsmeFfPGN/w300-h400/IMG_0158.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stash Binding </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Another light bulb moment happened when it was time to bind. Years ago I picked up a roll of ready made double fold bias tape from our local quilt show sale. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oX79gRq8lHS60PONwhov97yJJuyoBXkrG93cjghJ5QCoBvzaZRNuwNGkTl-J_sWrzQ0mBpxTcZxwGI2xj-oTOkGN4i8YJ6N7huK_MOCS6kKWn0dKL7NSppe3zqRo1kPvvw2nYr1JXzDApV2sEWCoe1UN5vqtENiU64GZ6Iqn7TZ2K-Cf58JBzTLWJH7i/s1280/IMG_0190.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1102" data-original-width="1280" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oX79gRq8lHS60PONwhov97yJJuyoBXkrG93cjghJ5QCoBvzaZRNuwNGkTl-J_sWrzQ0mBpxTcZxwGI2xj-oTOkGN4i8YJ6N7huK_MOCS6kKWn0dKL7NSppe3zqRo1kPvvw2nYr1JXzDApV2sEWCoe1UN5vqtENiU64GZ6Iqn7TZ2K-Cf58JBzTLWJH7i/w400-h345/IMG_0190.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Backside</td></tr></tbody></table><br />For the hand stitching of the binding to the back, I used 2692 Black 50wt.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReYSCAZwlgqKoRhtB9M720llg0pXaAw_uqjl_4VBEwg7bhl61w0R5JNjT3ivVN2k1LCliYjp2y4gISU1LIrYzbtBwNhkuDRG7ZjTZ8lB2TIPhDdo47v4sGC7ZdL60wY1yEt7zhf4Q4ML3pO2Q51h8NQWIeFkvpYbs-F5AI4XWwAaPFNXPkzEm_mdsgtnh/s1280/IMG_0193.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1015" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReYSCAZwlgqKoRhtB9M720llg0pXaAw_uqjl_4VBEwg7bhl61w0R5JNjT3ivVN2k1LCliYjp2y4gISU1LIrYzbtBwNhkuDRG7ZjTZ8lB2TIPhDdo47v4sGC7ZdL60wY1yEt7zhf4Q4ML3pO2Q51h8NQWIeFkvpYbs-F5AI4XWwAaPFNXPkzEm_mdsgtnh/w318-h400/IMG_0193.jpeg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished Self Portrait</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The close crop at the top was intentional when I printed the pattern to cut out but I'm not sure it looks as successful as I had hoped it would and my forehead feels awkwardly interrupted in the composition. Experimenting is a good thing when trying new techniques and there's a lot that I am pleased with especially my threads - so it's all good. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANlgD7AYyXKSLmNQ7CPX2tCcbWfdncyiz_y2cbTpdIb-LOCM5oWoXqZwYp6HBMVdDMdSxG5HC2yzZjO2K4Vnlz1FmQADq1xqKb1oB0YoTSF4wBdLdY4Tqqj94TjKVBMYY0zqtIO8TIlPZ-NLtdCwoXFR__uO0xG2Ot5YRhSHL4fhxCb0yR4Yn0YvaDmYA/s1280/IMG_8113.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="889" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANlgD7AYyXKSLmNQ7CPX2tCcbWfdncyiz_y2cbTpdIb-LOCM5oWoXqZwYp6HBMVdDMdSxG5HC2yzZjO2K4Vnlz1FmQADq1xqKb1oB0YoTSF4wBdLdY4Tqqj94TjKVBMYY0zqtIO8TIlPZ-NLtdCwoXFR__uO0xG2Ot5YRhSHL4fhxCb0yR4Yn0YvaDmYA/w278-h400/IMG_8113.jpeg" width="278" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Paper Parts</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Orange you glad that I turned my UFO into a finish? I know I am.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Happy Stitching, Karen</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-74675120767071438972023-05-23T08:00:00.001-07:002023-05-23T08:00:00.142-07:00Me Made May - Cuff Tops <div style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Inspired to participate in the May Aurifil Artisan challenge, I decided to try a new pattern and ended up making it three times. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; text-size-adjust: auto;">Because there’s a lot of topstitching in the Cuff Top pattern, I auditioned and strategically chose 1147 Light Leaf Green 40wt to blend well with the multicolored palette of the floral fabric from my stash, a vintage loose weave gauze.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNp-NjmpN4geJl0Od3LZ8QOiCuA-cpm1RGNtcwlZY1Vf1p5aFwvTiAapTEtVgI9VxaQvmJMhgYRw-h0tEdpTVLnIxXKDk-gN7IYH1vtFdTqbfZex65CyC8p6CvS2mWR8UmPZAXFcP9TvugXft81XI6oDQP4vD5g_TjtmTL5QxmI9S8o9FL8io321NpQ/s2048/AEF2F802-E4A5-4603-A38B-203C74DA2446.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNp-NjmpN4geJl0Od3LZ8QOiCuA-cpm1RGNtcwlZY1Vf1p5aFwvTiAapTEtVgI9VxaQvmJMhgYRw-h0tEdpTVLnIxXKDk-gN7IYH1vtFdTqbfZex65CyC8p6CvS2mWR8UmPZAXFcP9TvugXft81XI6oDQP4vD5g_TjtmTL5QxmI9S8o9FL8io321NpQ/w400-h400/AEF2F802-E4A5-4603-A38B-203C74DA2446.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 9px 0px 8px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">The next make was an easy pick for the thread color, 2785 Dark Navy to complement the indigo block print cotton. Cut slightly boxier, I put the pattern on the fold without reducing for the center seam allowance called for in the original instructions. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurrECLjkYeS1K1PqZSsEI98-DQuadOilzCGvH7J4xTKpGpzyROdF9i53FuxP9HwH_f5s8PNJHu65VOGohges_TYahLyG5arRIu1Sw2nQtHRgL2mc4TsIMojx6MV8bFamkRFiCmqroscBL_ciOh3fd9_4dDmZZ-Q8IuY0C_NrDo0dY-C9ZgrBMg-cKlw/s2048/B66FF005-1322-4D7C-97B9-9C3F257613AC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgurrECLjkYeS1K1PqZSsEI98-DQuadOilzCGvH7J4xTKpGpzyROdF9i53FuxP9HwH_f5s8PNJHu65VOGohges_TYahLyG5arRIu1Sw2nQtHRgL2mc4TsIMojx6MV8bFamkRFiCmqroscBL_ciOh3fd9_4dDmZZ-Q8IuY0C_NrDo0dY-C9ZgrBMg-cKlw/w400-h400/B66FF005-1322-4D7C-97B9-9C3F257613AC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 9px 0px 8px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 23px;">On a roll with my garment sewing success and curious how a knit might turn out, I whipped up a third and final with </span></span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;">50 wt Light Beige 2310 remembering</span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 23px;"> to use a jersey needle and the stretch stitch setting on my machine. </span></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 9px 0px 8px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVljlxGVJfm0jpce15tRGHMucY2N-duna0DRL_tbDfPoc6oDgSbQ3ZbYJSND0Yi-loFBw2gDovNIxZkzlF9FalPjV4pSIURctbN-11qbrB_An5z1c9zGaoI-CmjWi12XIaMeNdja46HIntPPYh0bV813QoZjlusi9jjIbzX6FQfJ_t4r_9mIju3qzDWA/s1862/7EE27CEB-9F0C-4A9E-9962-19A20A23BDB2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1862" data-original-width="1608" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVljlxGVJfm0jpce15tRGHMucY2N-duna0DRL_tbDfPoc6oDgSbQ3ZbYJSND0Yi-loFBw2gDovNIxZkzlF9FalPjV4pSIURctbN-11qbrB_An5z1c9zGaoI-CmjWi12XIaMeNdja46HIntPPYh0bV813QoZjlusi9jjIbzX6FQfJ_t4r_9mIju3qzDWA/w345-h400/7EE27CEB-9F0C-4A9E-9962-19A20A23BDB2.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 9px 0px 8px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;">My friend destashed a roll of thin muslin to me and it has saved me from having to buy pattern tracing fabric - a bonus! </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 9px 0px 8px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;"><br /></span></p><h3 style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 9px 0px 8px; text-align: center; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 23px;">Before the Cuff Tops</span></span></h3><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 9px 0px 8px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 23px;">Following a pattern is much quicker than self drafting like I did for this blouse made for my granddaughter. She's happy with it and that's all that matters. </span><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 9px 0px 8px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpd58-UGd7uTaAY4fXFz7cvoGy6JpCx5NtmyrufNwHUKyu5k1jKBmbvOdhnZky5wnRUZc71ptXOnp_w5E354cS8QVszEaRkaRPRXoEdgem5q4IZ4kIgwN4w0dTNr_wLM5tN22L3KJuO1NYsat-meu6WfK47u6aS-MnqYRDW5LIH353E8deNaTdacoUJQ/s2048/C699610B-AD34-411B-A339-04964808344B.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpd58-UGd7uTaAY4fXFz7cvoGy6JpCx5NtmyrufNwHUKyu5k1jKBmbvOdhnZky5wnRUZc71ptXOnp_w5E354cS8QVszEaRkaRPRXoEdgem5q4IZ4kIgwN4w0dTNr_wLM5tN22L3KJuO1NYsat-meu6WfK47u6aS-MnqYRDW5LIH353E8deNaTdacoUJQ/s320/C699610B-AD34-411B-A339-04964808344B.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3790" data-original-width="2605" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgij8sXRuomKvqgwKMqYkuBZo9StpsY572rgXFO98rsvijyQd0a8nK7OFKN91QpAKJf26ONBpi0EraJxXF3iMbUy1lwx4OQREMzNdqoZHPS2QGYWLRGeqoaSZ7kYVDVWIE94leJkgLk5QKRJJaiOznh8146NKuJUslgPlfy-JKadA1WzzNJoy0H9R50pg/w275-h400/IMG_9107.jpg" width="275" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;">50wt Aurifil Slate 6720 was the perfect blue thread and our pink rhododendron a picturesque backdrop. </span><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;"> Now I can get back to filling up my design wall with quilting again! </span></div><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 23px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 9px 0px 8px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><br /></p>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-32977243021358031572023-04-24T18:45:00.007-07:002023-04-25T09:27:52.063-07:00Britches- Upcycle for Earth Day<p> <span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;">Playing with Parts and Possibilities is a process more so than a pattern that I have taught and made many times but never before using the fabric from four different pairs of deconstructed pants. </span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;"> The Aurifil Artisan Challenge for April was the ideal opportunity and celebration of Earth Day. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMcyhBOOABlRDyT8zyoAilAqsLJsA25aMoWW1AVQU6_3x2fC78qhbVxRLlJkUnaxkwvXgGLGnQ0JJlZ_iar3jzKbMPZ3o43wSjTsyPAvdHSGYobgI9vZlkyC-I1rZs6w2OStsp4KUeLVy2PdaQmC7GQn6r8asFOL3lSEOEL-1kTsEN2-0CBbKdaF-xg/s640/IMG_8853.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmMcyhBOOABlRDyT8zyoAilAqsLJsA25aMoWW1AVQU6_3x2fC78qhbVxRLlJkUnaxkwvXgGLGnQ0JJlZ_iar3jzKbMPZ3o43wSjTsyPAvdHSGYobgI9vZlkyC-I1rZs6w2OStsp4KUeLVy2PdaQmC7GQn6r8asFOL3lSEOEL-1kTsEN2-0CBbKdaF-xg/w300-h400/IMG_8853.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkrdB2oTklO8i30qiQGoQhwOAIVfO3D2TY0yzf1DVzQKr3hbok-PqYJJPoJPKyLg7RMctxiyy1YUS1V8iY3tiV-feOvhfeUhIKeVgyz4JK0sTiia1uSEFxN8eD2Fh5_pN61W-sbkshDi58-ytPzbTIwiBXtwTMje9o98iR1gpd97A4thepskHNcsykg/s4032/IMG_8661.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvkrdB2oTklO8i30qiQGoQhwOAIVfO3D2TY0yzf1DVzQKr3hbok-PqYJJPoJPKyLg7RMctxiyy1YUS1V8iY3tiV-feOvhfeUhIKeVgyz4JK0sTiia1uSEFxN8eD2Fh5_pN61W-sbkshDi58-ytPzbTIwiBXtwTMje9o98iR1gpd97A4thepskHNcsykg/w300-h400/IMG_8661.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;">Along with my curved improv abstraction blocks, I combined traditional blocks, some freehand cut and others like the half square triangles using the Accuquilt cutter. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY5dKBc1EjlmDHptWa4-SZiGRggb17iJVBO1sZJ1dmLBQhO9taahD8205J1W2Jv88uSTqBkNpaytoHKg6LkdEAb0r6oV7dnyCAozBahqzLLWyxoS5EtAJ8ztd_8MtvWGKsRLQLwejpRNF8eE4yXFOQJeP98sK_Mx-JeNya6H3USpdGcwWItPCX_xiLA/s640/IMG_8773.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="592" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwY5dKBc1EjlmDHptWa4-SZiGRggb17iJVBO1sZJ1dmLBQhO9taahD8205J1W2Jv88uSTqBkNpaytoHKg6LkdEAb0r6oV7dnyCAozBahqzLLWyxoS5EtAJ8ztd_8MtvWGKsRLQLwejpRNF8eE4yXFOQJeP98sK_Mx-JeNya6H3USpdGcwWItPCX_xiLA/w370-h400/IMG_8773.jpeg" width="370" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;">Pieced with 50wt 2600, quilted with 40/3wt 4250 variegated and finished off with 12wt 2530 trying big stitch by hand on the binding, Aurifil threads made for great teamwork . </span></div><div><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYiG6lF9bR0d25Itm01JbqpJCVQ0FJ8dSszZS4v7TFfnB2vviBlZ51qN7RPO0Pivdxib4GOlY2EaFvWb95lvI876nuQxWQ2jz3_akrj7vJkp1t_pSxVtd6yqYpYcBWueDqkOxgIbkKoknlqeKDGaoj1BuG0fc91kAYzVNj2zfZYTaaPYZSWkOgTHkzQ/s1280/IMG_8868.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihYiG6lF9bR0d25Itm01JbqpJCVQ0FJ8dSszZS4v7TFfnB2vviBlZ51qN7RPO0Pivdxib4GOlY2EaFvWb95lvI876nuQxWQ2jz3_akrj7vJkp1t_pSxVtd6yqYpYcBWueDqkOxgIbkKoknlqeKDGaoj1BuG0fc91kAYzVNj2zfZYTaaPYZSWkOgTHkzQ/s320/IMG_8868.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3138" data-original-width="2702" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpTLQ6bEJS9pfBGIhnUZEHjMtJlyIWqZe21O3eLx2bmeAz4xuNTjqFNT8vcE1Z-wl6UQico_KXiRU_Gs-wwVuoZaq0On0WXiA8-Vit8M786rg1ZiUpy-W_o8E0aJhEPcdmyNb7t-x6LuYHzuo8j-h-cIt1LYLLfAQd5Ovql0YafstcoQ88S2UAFHW7w/s320/IMG_8662.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 23px;">The two pants with 100 percent cotton content were much easier to deal with than the other two with 5 percent stretch. The jean weight took some getting used to but fortunately, unlike my previous attempts with velvet and corduroy deconstructed pants, these did not shed. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNz4FyfxlhR10RuXI_pexl5RG5w5ZcIX3KxVALem3BfbBzkF-zNfMGUVPmhb7BMTxUYpP662pm3ogc3yJBymfs7Xj5NtHI0Ei_jRW2fwNBZahW6dEfhKgx248QMgIkmuop2yQJ0bc_mix68s4C0iqXhNaFawNGiMCIZy98FM5CfBR7aJf_isIMFHfXw/s1280/IMG_8521.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsNz4FyfxlhR10RuXI_pexl5RG5w5ZcIX3KxVALem3BfbBzkF-zNfMGUVPmhb7BMTxUYpP662pm3ogc3yJBymfs7Xj5NtHI0Ei_jRW2fwNBZahW6dEfhKgx248QMgIkmuop2yQJ0bc_mix68s4C0iqXhNaFawNGiMCIZy98FM5CfBR7aJf_isIMFHfXw/w300-h400/IMG_8521.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 23px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 23px;">I purposely kept the size smaller 35" x 45" to avoid an unreasonable amount of weight for the finished quilt.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKaehjvohXveAdHiSasHIPEb9aC10zeGiEYiYxxXuLW-rtyk6ffNO7yWR0TqMxqVsnLa_ZpAKO0bFMJ9qN25z5ZNPT7r0kh-5FP0XcZWRa9ZUD3c3TGEEc8Own-AOgMXGAxSxLL7aNV4O5d8oPllrz_h9Z6PhayhO1cqiBSQJGvo0j0s6sYCervzDOw/s640/IMG_8736.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="527" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLKaehjvohXveAdHiSasHIPEb9aC10zeGiEYiYxxXuLW-rtyk6ffNO7yWR0TqMxqVsnLa_ZpAKO0bFMJ9qN25z5ZNPT7r0kh-5FP0XcZWRa9ZUD3c3TGEEc8Own-AOgMXGAxSxLL7aNV4O5d8oPllrz_h9Z6PhayhO1cqiBSQJGvo0j0s6sYCervzDOw/w330-h400/IMG_8736.jpeg" width="330" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Edkr08gKPEQbTIYqgrr7n8v9B05RPVJ-gT6KwUJ6A7RAEY3Wd71oSWGLbdL2tMnuIC6msPePakTKml4CLCIRmCYmiiibFIZOdke-dBXEXD8d5k65ja3XucAvFGDpXTygZPlKSD3H9HZmklPdZl2iDdz8L54f3AwqxQyCZcyjUefDBnrWbTQST0PvYg/s640/IMG_8733.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Edkr08gKPEQbTIYqgrr7n8v9B05RPVJ-gT6KwUJ6A7RAEY3Wd71oSWGLbdL2tMnuIC6msPePakTKml4CLCIRmCYmiiibFIZOdke-dBXEXD8d5k65ja3XucAvFGDpXTygZPlKSD3H9HZmklPdZl2iDdz8L54f3AwqxQyCZcyjUefDBnrWbTQST0PvYg/w300-h400/IMG_8733.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;">Keeping in the spirit of Earth Day, I also used scraps of leftover batting patched together. With a graphic design for the piecing, I opted to go with a mix of playful designs on the quilting motif. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAki90cwdoKu-TJmA-E57pCgY9TQdHZnYoOcurzs05gPjG8M-v0Kg-KvihO7kpND8q6cr2rKgRCSQF6Qh7AiARftW155W4hvif3Slk704Ej2BzMTYjDJtL5jMGp1LVQuC5nQSl3eMzg43XL_ouDiA4MojeqIrh_565qcW7Bpay4GFBLJv22eoHM1ZFgg/s640/IMG_8697.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAki90cwdoKu-TJmA-E57pCgY9TQdHZnYoOcurzs05gPjG8M-v0Kg-KvihO7kpND8q6cr2rKgRCSQF6Qh7AiARftW155W4hvif3Slk704Ej2BzMTYjDJtL5jMGp1LVQuC5nQSl3eMzg43XL_ouDiA4MojeqIrh_565qcW7Bpay4GFBLJv22eoHM1ZFgg/s320/IMG_8697.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px;">Pressing with steam (thank you Oliso) and open seams helped with bulk and I did take my time stitching over the multiple layers. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfEWjpz3xh91UhzM26LdkzUZ3UHvBlFSq5wb4kpV8VGbcQcCEFvK_Eioi1bbDjz70-8qMy1nFxI9TFaqTlx4rzal1T1a6W2zFhWtXeqMkaWSjb4VOrQ6D_D5gC0DRdowXVZTjo8CWRsXggrLQqs3hRKMtSCN7PI60v_cGqTzoOFuCPyeCkQLQm89Uww/s640/IMG_8665.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="618" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcfEWjpz3xh91UhzM26LdkzUZ3UHvBlFSq5wb4kpV8VGbcQcCEFvK_Eioi1bbDjz70-8qMy1nFxI9TFaqTlx4rzal1T1a6W2zFhWtXeqMkaWSjb4VOrQ6D_D5gC0DRdowXVZTjo8CWRsXggrLQqs3hRKMtSCN7PI60v_cGqTzoOFuCPyeCkQLQm89Uww/s320/IMG_8665.jpeg" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="font-size: 23px;">After a long and wet winter, the weather has been beautiful lately. My finished BeeSewcial blocks for Debbie's April prompt "Albersesque" look so vibrant tossed on my Britches quilt don't you think? From the Josef Albers book Interaction of Color 50th Anniversary Edition, I chose inspiration from the transparence and space illusion chapter. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 23px; text-align: left;">. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UEIESP16TlbS8O0utYRaWE0gyCVvFQC0vntD8KDmW9KS4r_eYFueewDwLVr152SXQntqk7DzgapAPi5ObiWpeCZyWH_x8CthKPIi8DSiURPy0nGiAn93ZVNlB40hHPW00C1WHn0kzlI4m4YkJMwqDvKhjTincXZzjuP8959hzyTCZT8YuQDZ7FPZXw/s640/IMG_8860.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6UEIESP16TlbS8O0utYRaWE0gyCVvFQC0vntD8KDmW9KS4r_eYFueewDwLVr152SXQntqk7DzgapAPi5ObiWpeCZyWH_x8CthKPIi8DSiURPy0nGiAn93ZVNlB40hHPW00C1WHn0kzlI4m4YkJMwqDvKhjTincXZzjuP8959hzyTCZT8YuQDZ7FPZXw/w300-h400/IMG_8860.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br />CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-48522871024216604742023-02-23T18:16:00.005-08:002023-03-09T03:46:08.592-08:00Playing Favorites Aurifil 40/3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_mjSfGJtZU4l0wGUVpWMezs46sVqUFBSAlEYc3CeXBnAJtGVkaKGk90_xp8hY4IxFXfCeYsT6D2gaaDO1kMUMcn8iOivCGhi_pxnWfvq7gjBc8gyJ-UfK_E6AkqmRZ4kic25p4vU6ZwoyWhIPS6kKVa2j73uKeVAwxGcOklNbrjVeNQPKIX7TGSC5g/s1280/2B1C7864-8671-4137-807E-2EC63762E392.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_mjSfGJtZU4l0wGUVpWMezs46sVqUFBSAlEYc3CeXBnAJtGVkaKGk90_xp8hY4IxFXfCeYsT6D2gaaDO1kMUMcn8iOivCGhi_pxnWfvq7gjBc8gyJ-UfK_E6AkqmRZ4kic25p4vU6ZwoyWhIPS6kKVa2j73uKeVAwxGcOklNbrjVeNQPKIX7TGSC5g/w300-h400/2B1C7864-8671-4137-807E-2EC63762E392.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>When I first started quilting, my attitude towards the actual quilting step was to just make the layers stick together and to <b>hide the thread</b> by what I lovingly referred to as "stitch in the general vicinity of the ditch". Times have changed, thanks in large part to Aurifil, now I want to <b>show off the thread</b>. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD9dXuIKvEC022qhOLiBRRXsclN8NtYwhKtGiRq3qa4nBHg-SvF6zUP0R37Acza01d4Mg74BFwdBxSvTzPlsH6tvR-yt9BC3e6gTKh7NO9EkIFRo59Kem30fBCYlHCuPrPjA45QeaLsFKW0BrdlFlzitX5veQxonEo5ZHVzmlu4r1jQ1gmRyuwk1NI2A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3810" data-original-width="2927" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD9dXuIKvEC022qhOLiBRRXsclN8NtYwhKtGiRq3qa4nBHg-SvF6zUP0R37Acza01d4Mg74BFwdBxSvTzPlsH6tvR-yt9BC3e6gTKh7NO9EkIFRo59Kem30fBCYlHCuPrPjA45QeaLsFKW0BrdlFlzitX5veQxonEo5ZHVzmlu4r1jQ1gmRyuwk1NI2A=w307-h400" width="307" /></a></div><br />This month, the Aurifil Artisan challenge was to choose our favorite thread weight and 40/3 stood out. I was first introduced to it last year and immediately gave it a try on the long arm. Sometimes I'll still quilt with 40wt or 50 wt but I've become comfortable with the 40/3 option. <p></p><p>Granted, I probably use 50wt more frequently because that's my go to for piecing and trust me there are a lot of pieces in my quilts, especially this one. 40/3 gets the favorite ranking because I love the way the stitches enhances the quilt and can be seen. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD9DByneH90-iyyZL4DTp2QG38t4ba-FOcvo8nXUUCQ9qnij59GVRNipBcJwcsd-uE0GoenZCEb0HJFxCqygPxa2bKqZtiou__-pQb6i42f4Tvbn3HcHJbxVfYBqHvNyBWZnTCixamKugcVZZ56YR5hNqZcFvku_r0IgABGWgykOocaSvmN56D9PdQyA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2877" data-original-width="2709" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD9DByneH90-iyyZL4DTp2QG38t4ba-FOcvo8nXUUCQ9qnij59GVRNipBcJwcsd-uE0GoenZCEb0HJFxCqygPxa2bKqZtiou__-pQb6i42f4Tvbn3HcHJbxVfYBqHvNyBWZnTCixamKugcVZZ56YR5hNqZcFvku_r0IgABGWgykOocaSvmN56D9PdQyA=w377-h400" width="377" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is my third time sewing an Organized Choas pattern by Sujata Shah and probably won't be my last. With a cool, calm beachy palette, inspired by the colors of sky, ocean, sand, driftwood etc.. the results are quite different than the two that came before. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo2hwd3YPobqDyEhLMoDUxKM6U4nIhSZC3fRLSThlAZYsyUxnSUTHZNkXUtrfeI3ss6mClh68_YMmOoosxQRYCjOTFldtMxen5HAQMSxhbUA-9lkU42dGt3yap7wGmZd-Tnfkc4b8iaEU4LxmqJXHxmUkPS2G8I35bPcyEk0yUAhTUQ7jlNrQdcjeNtQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgo2hwd3YPobqDyEhLMoDUxKM6U4nIhSZC3fRLSThlAZYsyUxnSUTHZNkXUtrfeI3ss6mClh68_YMmOoosxQRYCjOTFldtMxen5HAQMSxhbUA-9lkU42dGt3yap7wGmZd-Tnfkc4b8iaEU4LxmqJXHxmUkPS2G8I35bPcyEk0yUAhTUQ7jlNrQdcjeNtQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br />The recent storm damage in Capitola made national news and I watched footage of the tsunami-like weather sweep through from the comfort of our home, fortunate to be located on higher ground. Recovery is bound to take awhile, but I thought I'd snap a picture this morning of the wharf with the visible gap and missing portion to document the event, part of why I started blogging. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh29SdZi6vU_jXNHJMdZfjwV0ZMzQsnok6Hj-jNVSAh9p29wx-KVAPU2LV42N1gwBn_pIrZ4Q-5Ij3MHcpJPXKC50C6hUoupCnw3D6vAWsYM3cNdszrFaLHQQKXnyFCXUtTOWZgUiD9PrVmiFGAEKVuBNHvFzSDbk8FHHL7_WkkvClL_yr064XKNO8JFA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh29SdZi6vU_jXNHJMdZfjwV0ZMzQsnok6Hj-jNVSAh9p29wx-KVAPU2LV42N1gwBn_pIrZ4Q-5Ij3MHcpJPXKC50C6hUoupCnw3D6vAWsYM3cNdszrFaLHQQKXnyFCXUtTOWZgUiD9PrVmiFGAEKVuBNHvFzSDbk8FHHL7_WkkvClL_yr064XKNO8JFA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I continue to push outside my comfort zone - like trying new thread weight - and for this quilt I used a double batt for the first time. There is a layer of 100 percent cotton with a layer of 100 percent wool and it wasn't any more difficult to stitch through the extra layer. The 40/3 wt thread didn't seem to mind at all. With dark and light fabrics, I used 2610 Light Blue Grey, the perfect compromise. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlriv5oCMkeeJ7-T_AYAz60nuHUs0zysYecC7SvHUNx-_2N9Sui5ZBKt37y4H3tKPOJkixjYVwBdkJ9rCKRbR--8GJ_QSuUDNBZowAHm0BOCOifjItCwmP73zR6YhrUdm6-YO_d5iSOxghJsJFKfeVN9KLy3x6JUdyrmXozcCJ7oHUk9cUHZodNbZKHg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3142" data-original-width="3021" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlriv5oCMkeeJ7-T_AYAz60nuHUs0zysYecC7SvHUNx-_2N9Sui5ZBKt37y4H3tKPOJkixjYVwBdkJ9rCKRbR--8GJ_QSuUDNBZowAHm0BOCOifjItCwmP73zR6YhrUdm6-YO_d5iSOxghJsJFKfeVN9KLy3x6JUdyrmXozcCJ7oHUk9cUHZodNbZKHg=w385-h400" width="385" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is something kind of amusing to me when I think about how much focus and energy was spent to make the flimsy flat only to distort it with lumps and bumps created from the high loft of the batting. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCEEq6Xteo9nXOut9lU9jwlEUmZzCS9DJH0vUwJWqCiEEsRDSNTx8NH6bQgJwzXvmJsE5k-3rBEQ1dL-DhAcAE3aDCns_x7gRv9wyRIGj17_J4nBk_hMShekVIy1YcpBIySOAUexyz2cV_LoalQ2SCTxkiaswpdXbudW2L6MjSdGLZIUr6yijNkaZWtA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1265" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCEEq6Xteo9nXOut9lU9jwlEUmZzCS9DJH0vUwJWqCiEEsRDSNTx8NH6bQgJwzXvmJsE5k-3rBEQ1dL-DhAcAE3aDCns_x7gRv9wyRIGj17_J4nBk_hMShekVIy1YcpBIySOAUexyz2cV_LoalQ2SCTxkiaswpdXbudW2L6MjSdGLZIUr6yijNkaZWtA=w393-h400" width="393" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> My new Oliso iron has major steam action and was great for pressing those seams flat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqls0C_uoUo1oNbnJm5sdzP8YzElaLX5PdjSBeVxVJokd-upzKxvnVOP74Nl3SfUYhJFgu5CBaaz8y6A5dZiNPjwJHypPeNaEXQmGa3GXZVZV2a0sbv41kZ3SC1CE3XozVQVmiSvTSwe2GnvV0WtI806WIC_oLfeTElIpMd3-q_iyra3E0QYat5h-WKw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3567" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqls0C_uoUo1oNbnJm5sdzP8YzElaLX5PdjSBeVxVJokd-upzKxvnVOP74Nl3SfUYhJFgu5CBaaz8y6A5dZiNPjwJHypPeNaEXQmGa3GXZVZV2a0sbv41kZ3SC1CE3XozVQVmiSvTSwe2GnvV0WtI806WIC_oLfeTElIpMd3-q_iyra3E0QYat5h-WKw=w338-h400" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Here are a couple other recent quilts showing off the beautiful cones of 40/3, my favorite weight.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiW7GAGN6JcDep4jLy7i1jIpXnXIfxM-KylwSMqFsMMcBkMBqqkOG4CpFpVKOtjmMiuA6JRnWXueFz7vDoj-s9BpByLh25D8nfCodXeIh2t8BL8sX3ISyeokWC1weSfCH_t4Rhnh5Dr4q-do1_gsXCEF0GOYzNAW4WP3n0j564qxzVvgq3ezjVbd7IoCw" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJbU95BldIqDt4mPtIBgPFKIsN6tBE-preO-b5wFKnsXo1ftKOKI3g5tTu357Wrc1NlPVyzYWFZGVEbRslKNXqS3VQrETtmwTFwTcG-OP4V3cUZLCtBuJqJBwj0VU2OpqdJwsD1RwZrNVJVGjR0Bqx3pU26j31l0MYuZewGPPtyJuHN8ZNMaFaPzLI1A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJbU95BldIqDt4mPtIBgPFKIsN6tBE-preO-b5wFKnsXo1ftKOKI3g5tTu357Wrc1NlPVyzYWFZGVEbRslKNXqS3VQrETtmwTFwTcG-OP4V3cUZLCtBuJqJBwj0VU2OpqdJwsD1RwZrNVJVGjR0Bqx3pU26j31l0MYuZewGPPtyJuHN8ZNMaFaPzLI1A=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>It would be a little rude to mention the two previous Organized Chaos quilts and not show them so here you go - and wasn't I right in saying just how different they are?! </div><div> </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaodZ96uQXjjitGgdP776-MvNOg5qtMfgFIyPCXaNVWW5igDrMylFqMfYKRZZ3com-6PavgTs6K1xDfPp1k9HkLedjckCvwC6qxrlrx-71lhGTwCkZAek5Qbx9BB5qcNG87ytG2wvAnB0F5N8zNNpqn87_mKRiloff4IwXFLfWRoqzU8aYODaJSLBsNg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />I came up with an uncharacteristic solution to the dilemma of what clothes to pack for my trip to Houston International Quilt Show - using our BeeSewcial branded fabric, I sewed five tops for the five days I’d be there, a badge holder and of course a large coordinated tote bag. </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Linking up for the Maker's Choice December Aurifil Artisan challenge it's not one project but an entire new wardrobe! Two of my most trusted Aurifil 50wt threads sewed everything: a cone of Dove Grey 2600 and a large spool of Black 2692. </span></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOvT_jP2Uv1jG6VhJ_YUkIAnhtkBXNYxQ1DrNdL0Wp23MDafpt7VpXgLeRW2l7z3z0fBqxKI5MwOZ9InjigXDsgwLNfnLax_VMCnUh3trNSTnu5GsSbJFcEp4xE8mpv-pU3bssNVx_UFejYQFPyOtmo8jnj81t0I32ewPZ8JXwHNIIqE16bXy96fg4w/s3302/8A36FF5D-27C7-40C6-8E1B-FCAB041F4122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3302" data-original-width="2922" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZOvT_jP2Uv1jG6VhJ_YUkIAnhtkBXNYxQ1DrNdL0Wp23MDafpt7VpXgLeRW2l7z3z0fBqxKI5MwOZ9InjigXDsgwLNfnLax_VMCnUh3trNSTnu5GsSbJFcEp4xE8mpv-pU3bssNVx_UFejYQFPyOtmo8jnj81t0I32ewPZ8JXwHNIIqE16bXy96fg4w/w354-h400/8A36FF5D-27C7-40C6-8E1B-FCAB041F4122.jpeg" width="354" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjl3gG-brkL-9GHILcqOsn6-c4LNeUczTKVPfd6CMSEyAGnFF2x69XcoJc1XcfpSUrY3o-5loYkdHwiOlx_6dNFJTIWn2wU_g61jMQDEhKJY37kZIbg9LTCA_EVMvOBrhB7bRw5IAKTeAgO-uB9A4hj9qVXiKSl77SytlJ0O-KfabTGqt8nGJIIavZvg/s640/F252289F-97A7-4F0A-B46B-C8807C270BEE.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="636" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjl3gG-brkL-9GHILcqOsn6-c4LNeUczTKVPfd6CMSEyAGnFF2x69XcoJc1XcfpSUrY3o-5loYkdHwiOlx_6dNFJTIWn2wU_g61jMQDEhKJY37kZIbg9LTCA_EVMvOBrhB7bRw5IAKTeAgO-uB9A4hj9qVXiKSl77SytlJ0O-KfabTGqt8nGJIIavZvg/s320/F252289F-97A7-4F0A-B46B-C8807C270BEE.jpeg" width="318" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aurifil Dove Grey 2600 Cone 50wt</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Quilts of Bee Sewcial was an amazing feature of 26 quilts displayed in a prime location of the show floor. Here's a mosaic to give you an idea but honestly there's nothing like experiencing it in person and I'm so thrilled that ten of us were able to be together to share this debut event. Seeing them up close and some for the first time ever - plus hearing my beemates during the gallery talks are memories I will always cherish.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXffvkB2mXIDgPizvIjB50sJDIMKNDFb_dQiKT6woHEPXdPR5cazKSMJPLV48R-VPZO8DfhHz8S2iWTOFiF2oOTEoAFTrXbS8UViB3uxVZk16-KmrhZGlMyQZceygIU_gEzGD3e4kN8VpHaLhlXVcLMJmoQErCOPxXrdwMCzHQry5qdJVqmbWbxZTXw/s1280/FDF15D86-06B7-4EE9-A639-DC60C7140630.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXffvkB2mXIDgPizvIjB50sJDIMKNDFb_dQiKT6woHEPXdPR5cazKSMJPLV48R-VPZO8DfhHz8S2iWTOFiF2oOTEoAFTrXbS8UViB3uxVZk16-KmrhZGlMyQZceygIU_gEzGD3e4kN8VpHaLhlXVcLMJmoQErCOPxXrdwMCzHQry5qdJVqmbWbxZTXw/w400-h400/FDF15D86-06B7-4EE9-A639-DC60C7140630.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BeeSewcial at Houston International Quilt Show Nov. 2022</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /><p>As you can see, I was not the only one sporting our BeeSewcial branded fabric - there was chiffon, poplin, double gauze, canvas, jersey - tops, pants, a jumper - you name it. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglcXaObmgyJs1bivrptYrc7b_Ys92mJt62gGhZlOxwdmMECpmeOZ9ANeI_draqPBAr0M__JRN1PXNX6Fi5WH7qjoTLBBC1T-XTAofj53F8nZIzGZKGALrzRJkOYOGT2fW1HV_dDHWTtY_bHlJWo36730_1_JchU7Bg4OUoQXoRunvIgfzzdNwm4S_RwA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="1284" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglcXaObmgyJs1bivrptYrc7b_Ys92mJt62gGhZlOxwdmMECpmeOZ9ANeI_draqPBAr0M__JRN1PXNX6Fi5WH7qjoTLBBC1T-XTAofj53F8nZIzGZKGALrzRJkOYOGT2fW1HV_dDHWTtY_bHlJWo36730_1_JchU7Bg4OUoQXoRunvIgfzzdNwm4S_RwA=w523-h640" width="523" /></a></div><p></p><p>The vintage pattern sizing caused me to misjudge and my top was too snug. Just like in my quilting designs, often plan B is even better than the original. I added side gussets of the upcycled men's plaid shirt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhNa832ROIzA9kIvJ3wlzcGYpgTfzgJLbOsFf9mY6jDpzn0kRYSXDepbCmUtCtwLBiPAx9l4_eIPbzlyrL8nrrTe7hnLm-FUOrIAMyMWK4MnkiqLJdJtugzretq0-88oFC0AzzLLd09oFdcp0WcueaDg75xdIZwpCCgt4zbbO4mYEpjchv2vlePdpGA/s1280/C55F62BA-766E-47C8-BBC3-242AEF8E4058.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhNa832ROIzA9kIvJ3wlzcGYpgTfzgJLbOsFf9mY6jDpzn0kRYSXDepbCmUtCtwLBiPAx9l4_eIPbzlyrL8nrrTe7hnLm-FUOrIAMyMWK4MnkiqLJdJtugzretq0-88oFC0AzzLLd09oFdcp0WcueaDg75xdIZwpCCgt4zbbO4mYEpjchv2vlePdpGA/w300-h400/C55F62BA-766E-47C8-BBC3-242AEF8E4058.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdwPEiadpqXhSSuFlojJ6IKX2gKKTvRUovsuF4yL1SgI_ZBa8I8HO_CDSWUKVScn6jWp-YSa87wbiLY-NKKQrHGKmH8CHk--oa4yUzDUvSljUZ_vAng6vwCCPpqb87uRGEsuwrEvYM7SrgECLOE9WvS_bAl3H_AHeJke_JXvjmxhefThTIWTMg9qmYQ/s1440/8DE785B3-8971-499B-8966-C9416208B4F5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgdwPEiadpqXhSSuFlojJ6IKX2gKKTvRUovsuF4yL1SgI_ZBa8I8HO_CDSWUKVScn6jWp-YSa87wbiLY-NKKQrHGKmH8CHk--oa4yUzDUvSljUZ_vAng6vwCCPpqb87uRGEsuwrEvYM7SrgECLOE9WvS_bAl3H_AHeJke_JXvjmxhefThTIWTMg9qmYQ/w400-h400/8DE785B3-8971-499B-8966-C9416208B4F5.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEnoCrags0_3ic8TBwl2flrn-MwpllAhrxEFzfYa045x1H4gSLOQ0xS1DIlx2A8wVvo5_NX67UgC1bqJN35-VIgHlrweQFwbuDJd6skU_cgzBCLlrwIJI6YkGuIjcRNQnsKyO-Bp5DGxFF86ANE9rBIWXKw8oYsP4QKmKGh9WZP7NhC1ThJcpv4Ii-w/s1280/C8D9262C-7210-42BC-9591-53FF319860C8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAEnoCrags0_3ic8TBwl2flrn-MwpllAhrxEFzfYa045x1H4gSLOQ0xS1DIlx2A8wVvo5_NX67UgC1bqJN35-VIgHlrweQFwbuDJd6skU_cgzBCLlrwIJI6YkGuIjcRNQnsKyO-Bp5DGxFF86ANE9rBIWXKw8oYsP4QKmKGh9WZP7NhC1ThJcpv4Ii-w/w300-h400/C8D9262C-7210-42BC-9591-53FF319860C8.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The last minute tote bag was worth the push as I've used it daily since. Having a nice big pocket inside for my cell phone and an outside zipper to keep things contained were key design elements.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS44r-lOSgiqAdeXI4IF1AhrNcssJLQza4mRiJJREBA3kFJvfzaBPeT_Ci7hkdvA5b2SFLOGyigApYY6teRZcaoHQ8RCZ0ua_XHCiK6xvIPzaH0IPIOCVM4cOR48cdklqyvokbu255gEuUZqW5jiaDng9f7-NO91GBbbK0LG4GK0aupS1VzuXC0-10Wg/s1280/2E64AB0D-DEFB-4AB1-AC9F-38607B3AFF40.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="967" data-original-width="1280" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS44r-lOSgiqAdeXI4IF1AhrNcssJLQza4mRiJJREBA3kFJvfzaBPeT_Ci7hkdvA5b2SFLOGyigApYY6teRZcaoHQ8RCZ0ua_XHCiK6xvIPzaH0IPIOCVM4cOR48cdklqyvokbu255gEuUZqW5jiaDng9f7-NO91GBbbK0LG4GK0aupS1VzuXC0-10Wg/w400-h303/2E64AB0D-DEFB-4AB1-AC9F-38607B3AFF40.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aurifil Black 2692 Large Spool 50wt</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My quilts Eyes, Reflections, Stretch and Connections were exhibited. Seeing them hang as a collection was a spectacular sight. I contributed blocks to 25 of the 26 quilts and it felt like a reunion of sorts, reminiscing about the prompts.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmY0uaZZSqPk_iyE35V90KAikZCUT12fmUb0eB1x6d8M6bB4lVDtQ95GFOmb7vzSXONisiTbxSYErMBl65OSC0HGzTdrnROMbOTpU8-pS9lrhSAlSx1bKHBL9oxfxauoCftjt0giDCItIuoDBKJZ17qLNKLa05dYSthpancqz0qx5MdL6tmeNT7ziQ_w/s1280/49DC8D5E-CB40-4408-A5B4-350B63536EC8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmY0uaZZSqPk_iyE35V90KAikZCUT12fmUb0eB1x6d8M6bB4lVDtQ95GFOmb7vzSXONisiTbxSYErMBl65OSC0HGzTdrnROMbOTpU8-pS9lrhSAlSx1bKHBL9oxfxauoCftjt0giDCItIuoDBKJZ17qLNKLa05dYSthpancqz0qx5MdL6tmeNT7ziQ_w/w400-h300/49DC8D5E-CB40-4408-A5B4-350B63536EC8.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of three Gallery Talks</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: left;">Not only was the quilt show itself inspiring, but a field trip to Art Museum was too. Despite the extra visitors in town for the World Series, getting around wasn't too challenging. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8Dxz0l4eQfE2KNA4twcCGC8gbUJbzCYp0naKWe3-h2ZwOI9IqiveCnohaLgrX9eVIakfCO2tO5omTBfwuetL79PV63oGjunVWY-aJR6hG0kTRq4shebVV6CauMlJlu2Vq3rgsbpoCmCg-bNkbVxtdFHRlVgc2fvpVVFJu3OpTTcHQ26S3QFZccip7g/s4032/B7D7E287-E70B-43B9-BCFE-532DDF00F5AF.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8Dxz0l4eQfE2KNA4twcCGC8gbUJbzCYp0naKWe3-h2ZwOI9IqiveCnohaLgrX9eVIakfCO2tO5omTBfwuetL79PV63oGjunVWY-aJR6hG0kTRq4shebVV6CauMlJlu2Vq3rgsbpoCmCg-bNkbVxtdFHRlVgc2fvpVVFJu3OpTTcHQ26S3QFZccip7g/w300-h400/B7D7E287-E70B-43B9-BCFE-532DDF00F5AF.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Houston Art Museum</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">How fabulous is this swag from my sweet and generous bee mates ?!</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtifbg-b-YV9WJrMpBuhmLnLIwTfNLC2Ewg43GZVbHHRPTAYnNbpuiWWYhvlXec-SZEmjrKX7hsjKlhRDzPtYZR_IOPgFxfwTuhh8vCl4byOfzLUcJSW7TMzUUpYg0j6x_RyKdji0gLjisWLWlNDTc6CdJKS042QMw92MH1mEZcI8b661CBsU4zNFqA/s2748/133934EF-B821-4DB8-B80D-252DAF8E0369.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="2748" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQtifbg-b-YV9WJrMpBuhmLnLIwTfNLC2Ewg43GZVbHHRPTAYnNbpuiWWYhvlXec-SZEmjrKX7hsjKlhRDzPtYZR_IOPgFxfwTuhh8vCl4byOfzLUcJSW7TMzUUpYg0j6x_RyKdji0gLjisWLWlNDTc6CdJKS042QMw92MH1mEZcI8b661CBsU4zNFqA/w400-h394/133934EF-B821-4DB8-B80D-252DAF8E0369.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Staying at a house that could accommodate our group in the museum district rather than downtown near the convention center was a smart decision - especially during the winning baseball games. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZydBtdKqyTqkei95P-iMgZmp8J01iEcktBncouw_1hNyi9eUjsTjDNcxp3yJLDor5Yo0D338Ut9mCwmDEdxomlU_lW0pZ9wFzFRi92KY3FJL36uY624gMry9fJqW8PzEpfQBVyMQQ7-rZQMgtWUxXtUswTY121KxAT8VXeQsBw9vNnaev-uIhTmaPw/s1280/1A9259B3-1F78-42ED-A920-D98F297911B6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1280" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZydBtdKqyTqkei95P-iMgZmp8J01iEcktBncouw_1hNyi9eUjsTjDNcxp3yJLDor5Yo0D338Ut9mCwmDEdxomlU_lW0pZ9wFzFRi92KY3FJL36uY624gMry9fJqW8PzEpfQBVyMQQ7-rZQMgtWUxXtUswTY121KxAT8VXeQsBw9vNnaev-uIhTmaPw/w400-h321/1A9259B3-1F78-42ED-A920-D98F297911B6.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1Y6-VrvT-Lks2hsSVV6vIt9eTXVCFukyS8y21QeFYk4bfg9fxvxlK-Wnkgm6a1Ufy-j-EacteOuKkwbd2lBvAjKpa_ImWXtO2zQg7S_Ca6v4He34kGed5Dev6kJCXggG5usPEME-M0MOcL_p2GLo_KexkmaOj4CWRLd3yIPPcmAHB7tsEDkRHDF-aw/s3522/89AC2DCB-C534-495A-B8C2-23AD8FF999F3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2383" data-original-width="3522" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_1Y6-VrvT-Lks2hsSVV6vIt9eTXVCFukyS8y21QeFYk4bfg9fxvxlK-Wnkgm6a1Ufy-j-EacteOuKkwbd2lBvAjKpa_ImWXtO2zQg7S_Ca6v4He34kGed5Dev6kJCXggG5usPEME-M0MOcL_p2GLo_KexkmaOj4CWRLd3yIPPcmAHB7tsEDkRHDF-aw/w400-h271/89AC2DCB-C534-495A-B8C2-23AD8FF999F3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>With more than two dozen finished quilts this year, it feels oddly fitting to highlight my garment making adventure. Because sewing clothes is outside my comfort zone, it was so helpful to know that I could rely on my Aurifil thread to get me to a successful finish line.</div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-35715104901340268952022-09-25T09:38:00.003-07:002022-09-29T09:44:53.042-07:00Nosy Kitten and Glamp = 2 UFO finishes <p>I took my two latest finishes, Nosy Kitten and Glamp on a beach photoshoot. Both are oldies but goodies and had stalled at the flimsy stage and it’s so satisfying to have them completed. I'm preparing for a trunk show and they will be the perfect addition. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_cqaraWgQsIchtSJLeUAqQk-MgAyGXG-b4Hl1B5_ORaiNws1OwnSRJy6R-nV5GwUHJJBNOeLOnzcmJi135mc0sHqpP4OEcKa6NTRmE4qEI91Dg42kPNLuxc_jOBwkDXnTLlBpkHX9p3a-x6esZIiWAJBfC-gkZOoQ2and2cd9NmkL9c04R8-V1jGag/s1800/C3AE059D-6807-4749-A185-40074905B265.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1440" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT_cqaraWgQsIchtSJLeUAqQk-MgAyGXG-b4Hl1B5_ORaiNws1OwnSRJy6R-nV5GwUHJJBNOeLOnzcmJi135mc0sHqpP4OEcKa6NTRmE4qEI91Dg42kPNLuxc_jOBwkDXnTLlBpkHX9p3a-x6esZIiWAJBfC-gkZOoQ2and2cd9NmkL9c04R8-V1jGag/w320-h400/C3AE059D-6807-4749-A185-40074905B265.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nosy Kitten 43"x 50" finish 22 in 2022<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Scrappy color grouping of drunkards path blocks set on point was my take on Jen Carlton Bailey’s Secondary Design workshop in Pasadena QuiltCon 2018. Mixing prints with solids and prepping parts without the endgame in sight isn’t for the faint of heart. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9iLfSRgXabU5yoSbtAMsU6Phn8ne8Q2WwTWBrDAKlzO7RLusXQ8AmSXaerZ9Jp4948XvYOPVcBowuYufezT5esc7NGBqOkLqTzvRVCm0G97aknWVrA81PXqGgdpc91i_qBeMn_yYsbni-Xdoo5vfvfn48Pwctv3JjzDGEL8ppfvLnTvrhuw7PVhHzg/s3607/IMG_7580.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3607" data-original-width="2570" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9iLfSRgXabU5yoSbtAMsU6Phn8ne8Q2WwTWBrDAKlzO7RLusXQ8AmSXaerZ9Jp4948XvYOPVcBowuYufezT5esc7NGBqOkLqTzvRVCm0G97aknWVrA81PXqGgdpc91i_qBeMn_yYsbni-Xdoo5vfvfn48Pwctv3JjzDGEL8ppfvLnTvrhuw7PVhHzg/w285-h400/IMG_7580.jpg" width="285" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2018 QuiltCon Workshop Progress</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I set myself parameters to bring out the best in the combination of blocks rather than creating them in reaction to what was on the design wall. Usually I reserve a final few to fill in as necessary and wanted the extra challenge.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqQIovTE_GXLWMkCC9r-30b15sJUZE4rehTHMqMHhz0p9ZJ4v81y0B4PRxmbAPuh8tAuAyXEsjrll6xIE3hLZrOpGW1obgFz-94G8aj9vFgc4BV4nx3PJMm23BmsHHiNqprefYHSKz7w5qIyqo8t23Xwz6skGsc7s0uqBZ3s1QBAdcAL-Ia0DXs2yww/s4032/IMG_3896.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIqQIovTE_GXLWMkCC9r-30b15sJUZE4rehTHMqMHhz0p9ZJ4v81y0B4PRxmbAPuh8tAuAyXEsjrll6xIE3hLZrOpGW1obgFz-94G8aj9vFgc4BV4nx3PJMm23BmsHHiNqprefYHSKz7w5qIyqo8t23Xwz6skGsc7s0uqBZ3s1QBAdcAL-Ia0DXs2yww/w300-h400/IMG_3896.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Light Lilac Aurifil 50wt </td></tr></tbody></table><p>Jen was so smart to have us bring the blocks already sewn since it was a design class and time was limited. My vision came together and I found a bold background at home in my stash. Having a composition that isn’t exactly uniform but is suggestive enough to read as intentional and interesting was my goal.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wsv5sQAcyhpmqmltCgTht-dzHESGq3zzL2yujz_0rchjlx3zoVRYrsKOyXfi869IjH12YVXnrjfuQoof-zuIEDH8jrmisrh3KA40ebh0LFmAAnqZHMhuSwOgjVCSLmVlAbF5KQclLjkloLLFU1rWTZJHQYmmdHCnxzRrKSSZtJLeNv_0QtbnOjOv9g/s3024/IMG_4002.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3wsv5sQAcyhpmqmltCgTht-dzHESGq3zzL2yujz_0rchjlx3zoVRYrsKOyXfi869IjH12YVXnrjfuQoof-zuIEDH8jrmisrh3KA40ebh0LFmAAnqZHMhuSwOgjVCSLmVlAbF5KQclLjkloLLFU1rWTZJHQYmmdHCnxzRrKSSZtJLeNv_0QtbnOjOv9g/w400-h400/IMG_4002.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dropcloth Sampler Needle Book from Debbie</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Check out the gorgeous needle book gifted from my friend and fellow BeeSewcial mate and Aurifilartisan Debbie Jeske, <a href="https://aquilterstable.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">A Quilter's Table</a>- she's the best and so is her newsletter The Scrap Basket with 116 issued and counting! <div><br /></div><div>Aurifil 40wt Dark Turquoise was used to handstitch the binding down and would have worked fabulously for quilting but with the negative space, I wanted a higher contrast. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9ka53lFspH3abPk72xSCL9Xq51f940mY5MJbA3KYCijxR_wwcAGA0ZvnxUM9haNvnE1YH3kvcrgF9Xy9MQKCB7TKEQneDvz4wsxTQPBVRar1OtbP_3x71RM5KD46s7kus__F_SXSl11KQMYAxge9e0sf89mNxNgCgsEG4lKmXvX997qKdycyN4rdZQ/s4032/IMG_4023.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn9ka53lFspH3abPk72xSCL9Xq51f940mY5MJbA3KYCijxR_wwcAGA0ZvnxUM9haNvnE1YH3kvcrgF9Xy9MQKCB7TKEQneDvz4wsxTQPBVRar1OtbP_3x71RM5KD46s7kus__F_SXSl11KQMYAxge9e0sf89mNxNgCgsEG4lKmXvX997qKdycyN4rdZQ/w300-h400/IMG_4023.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy Butler and Heather Bailey backing</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Backing and binding choices can almost as satisfying as all of those decisions making the top come to life. I posted in my Instagram story I called the quilt Kitty Smiles from memory and then found in my old blog post that it was actually Nosy Kitten. </p><h4 style="text-align: center;">Meet Glamp from Glamp Stitchalot</h4><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJtWiaSiMSiTvb5tFWnilbC7y-lVRiX86an20K6CE9PtVJRhlu9f0XiM4RRpNI-XW3axsj1Q361VfTHN3107jB2YuOwp3D8Xk4nYP7iLPyDddCUv2OKsNuaZfCKsWVhI2l8RijAFmKL6MPD41L1tMUWWEJXBaZdmPqpyvq4YPuSO5bKO1TT6olsOg8A/s4032/IMG_4070.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJtWiaSiMSiTvb5tFWnilbC7y-lVRiX86an20K6CE9PtVJRhlu9f0XiM4RRpNI-XW3axsj1Q361VfTHN3107jB2YuOwp3D8Xk4nYP7iLPyDddCUv2OKsNuaZfCKsWVhI2l8RijAFmKL6MPD41L1tMUWWEJXBaZdmPqpyvq4YPuSO5bKO1TT6olsOg8A/w300-h400/IMG_4070.JPG" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Glamp 41"x56" finish 21 in 2022</td></tr></tbody></table><br />My sister and I attended Glamp Stitchalot in November 2015 in Ann Arbor MI. It was the first of many Quilty adventures together and we met so many wonderful people (blogged about <a href="https://capitolaquilter.blogspot.com/2015/12/glamp-stitchalot-medallion.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>)<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheIs4W2qOFijA_SgBItMIsxWHgPmtQD2oLegwAj5xu81iZ53WGRNsAeCMRRND1QFDOWMcn6AtCl0RUseoFlirdeZms4Y1h2T6PO0bl4-FcNuJomxaQuV_-_-QB4CnpYmJ26YEsK3Jzb_Sz2ADxUy4LlnIKwKqy7rYqr1aD32TGt10DxQgx6_7o06pMTw" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheIs4W2qOFijA_SgBItMIsxWHgPmtQD2oLegwAj5xu81iZ53WGRNsAeCMRRND1QFDOWMcn6AtCl0RUseoFlirdeZms4Y1h2T6PO0bl4-FcNuJomxaQuV_-_-QB4CnpYmJ26YEsK3Jzb_Sz2ADxUy4LlnIKwKqy7rYqr1aD32TGt10DxQgx6_7o06pMTw=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabric Pull that I brought with me</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Six rock star instructors Tula Pink, Alison Glass, Sarah Fielke, Violet Craft, Jeni Baker and Katy Jones each designed a block for the Mystery Medallion and we chose our fabrics and layout. </p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkzmEjN-G8jrNKa-0vvRgfbMCHFNOQjOiWyup9Roi-k2AIuZXWHWexbqZKL_aXAsx82iBzBCABaRJJKWlTeqyH4RO5Zf08h4pBih6Uv9nETu8WUpKeLHqE43JpiTSsNasXqOFbGx8slORkeu337ziX4qqs2Afv8BXZUMRTGCq-J7wXAsadiNhOsWdr9Q" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgkzmEjN-G8jrNKa-0vvRgfbMCHFNOQjOiWyup9Roi-k2AIuZXWHWexbqZKL_aXAsx82iBzBCABaRJJKWlTeqyH4RO5Zf08h4pBih6Uv9nETu8WUpKeLHqE43JpiTSsNasXqOFbGx8slORkeu337ziX4qqs2Afv8BXZUMRTGCq-J7wXAsadiNhOsWdr9Q=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Major FanGirling</td></tr></tbody></table><br />As you may have noticed, I use striped binding a lot. It's good to keep in mind the scale that will show once sewn onto the quilt. Even though the colors were bold and not necessarily matching, the tiny sliver fools the eye. I took this photo below as an illustration to compare with the beach photo above. <br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRknypEdLIoxI-E6P6_Ple3h0zy_dLfl9zI7TmJJ-ylDv52iGtWRqKenzMENE8b_3VpAVVGp9WBLijGTiUKKKGMLCuucnjmhhFRM_kWPlpZNougWPqTLFgduFu77Vs0AKsWaInt3pUFYYGxOqNKRijx_8knEmthBQeLA1rTvfH2XK_gea97Xlz5Tspw/s4032/IMG_3910.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRknypEdLIoxI-E6P6_Ple3h0zy_dLfl9zI7TmJJ-ylDv52iGtWRqKenzMENE8b_3VpAVVGp9WBLijGTiUKKKGMLCuucnjmhhFRM_kWPlpZNougWPqTLFgduFu77Vs0AKsWaInt3pUFYYGxOqNKRijx_8knEmthBQeLA1rTvfH2XK_gea97Xlz5Tspw/w300-h400/IMG_3910.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>Both are quilted with Light Lilac Aurifil 50 wt even though their palette is quite different. Here are a few more outtakes from the photoshoot just for fun. The sky was a beautiful blue and the beach a picturesque backdrop but my stand was no match for the ocean breeze. Good thing sand and a spray of saltwater didn't hurt a thing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJf9rf77J_YiSjH8hfdYeLLYqSPTTXotYsT5RmxrIGURVrRjecxOjPOMREGpoYzM8SmDwILV143ubLvEBCRIWfEqx12N9Mf845Xm-oBsQ3IonAz3LHZoqX46BcVpjJzweo3OfJW4MtuoCmmY4hBIyhatmZXT2dONTsh__YatOxTdPZGnHxXMkiFVypA/s4032/IMG_4057.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJf9rf77J_YiSjH8hfdYeLLYqSPTTXotYsT5RmxrIGURVrRjecxOjPOMREGpoYzM8SmDwILV143ubLvEBCRIWfEqx12N9Mf845Xm-oBsQ3IonAz3LHZoqX46BcVpjJzweo3OfJW4MtuoCmmY4hBIyhatmZXT2dONTsh__YatOxTdPZGnHxXMkiFVypA/w300-h400/IMG_4057.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtLHWrTCYEDp77g3Hit73Qc9VDwJXD7bXLDhpNfGAa5ehYJLMM3zn_XJyzBViL0A1h1iKPPEUINa-cA4Q4vUbMOvH_GV_PCoq40Ujs8ZrNU6p7IGY5Uz3NJ7bCPGmmQVk3VL5mvIbM7xg2FoaEveSqpF_ARhnexlPhJKO8qRSabuwB1REunAJ4Cd_QQ/s4032/IMG_4059.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOtLHWrTCYEDp77g3Hit73Qc9VDwJXD7bXLDhpNfGAa5ehYJLMM3zn_XJyzBViL0A1h1iKPPEUINa-cA4Q4vUbMOvH_GV_PCoq40Ujs8ZrNU6p7IGY5Uz3NJ7bCPGmmQVk3VL5mvIbM7xg2FoaEveSqpF_ARhnexlPhJKO8qRSabuwB1REunAJ4Cd_QQ/w300-h400/IMG_4059.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL65BXiegtHJBY7NM8CzfHqPP_896jUAYga465syT-DL7iXuwamZWVgs7uPwtfu6fV7Jo-JwGcLMqZDJRjnn4pQGaSLYaTajD1TsCHR3rudZyfw9nFYyr6nptundSgLWsILjpZv8KBmJC30-JCS9m_p7PhW--1tHuGit5DmrfH87fzKtYsFPR1toCow/s4032/IMG_4068.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZL65BXiegtHJBY7NM8CzfHqPP_896jUAYga465syT-DL7iXuwamZWVgs7uPwtfu6fV7Jo-JwGcLMqZDJRjnn4pQGaSLYaTajD1TsCHR3rudZyfw9nFYyr6nptundSgLWsILjpZv8KBmJC30-JCS9m_p7PhW--1tHuGit5DmrfH87fzKtYsFPR1toCow/w300-h400/IMG_4068.JPG" width="300" /></a></div></div></div></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-34738946471533866592022-08-26T00:30:00.003-07:002022-09-08T10:53:59.923-07:00Appliqué - the invisible way<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglavFfggO6u3cbz9tXkd1RmG9ca_bdLfTupVWySPzKK3_JjGTKu_j8W2pglIUmNG94RkbJr9qNJX6Kq9Knd88p0qzmQubPxlVOuL4YU8-gS62DKP21UaInbDDsSsNdd_YYbeCzGEyiBG6mJyOQu9FzO7ixErtGu8fvfIhnmvv6lexCl7cgbJBjzmc80w/s3024/EBE58D6E-ADA8-460A-A043-9012A155C836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglavFfggO6u3cbz9tXkd1RmG9ca_bdLfTupVWySPzKK3_JjGTKu_j8W2pglIUmNG94RkbJr9qNJX6Kq9Knd88p0qzmQubPxlVOuL4YU8-gS62DKP21UaInbDDsSsNdd_YYbeCzGEyiBG6mJyOQu9FzO7ixErtGu8fvfIhnmvv6lexCl7cgbJBjzmc80w/s320/EBE58D6E-ADA8-460A-A043-9012A155C836.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />I’m wrapping up my 20th quilt finish of the year with a few feet of binding and a proper photoshoot to go but couldn’t wait to share all about (finally) using the spool of monofilament that came in my Aurifil artisan welcome package. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuu8XVpgtvXJDRnr5xwhd62uT0JqPx646zXUiwTbCveJxNKeNd_cDbzECSJZy2LFzwXjumttHS4mswKmWfEopyHhCO0F3kZQE0_HVu1zJsfqNOxDXPIXvUJFYuFN-E60G20G3n0tmOwtPY7iVSTALg9Ofy5ZEVmBLYTmHl-O8emoV1-KQd0EHzNoUAqw/s1280/2E7A3481-34D7-43D7-950C-D2E3CFDC1ED1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1076" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuu8XVpgtvXJDRnr5xwhd62uT0JqPx646zXUiwTbCveJxNKeNd_cDbzECSJZy2LFzwXjumttHS4mswKmWfEopyHhCO0F3kZQE0_HVu1zJsfqNOxDXPIXvUJFYuFN-E60G20G3n0tmOwtPY7iVSTALg9Ofy5ZEVmBLYTmHl-O8emoV1-KQd0EHzNoUAqw/s320/2E7A3481-34D7-43D7-950C-D2E3CFDC1ED1.jpeg" width="269" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The tumbler quilt started out a simple repetitive one block shape design. Well that didn’t last long with my attention span and love of changing things up. What better opportunity to give a new technique and thread a try as part of Aurifilartisan appliqué August challenge. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_gp2eVpJr2nDC6sKtwoocRilxc7133b1t51yRy_zSqWddcPbkNi4VXJut-gWFtuohi0UMI3JDiiM3zUzrRYKQGWzzZWDCeCtFBcxASqCGadOGm7IdaSryniSgXlsm75nhpCtpqTs7Zz2Ew_tbP5Ia8u_7_2z9wAyde7l8B7_IcRYmCm39P7UXCSTcg/s1280/8C220F1A-AED7-4C70-A4BD-5AA16C3370A5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_gp2eVpJr2nDC6sKtwoocRilxc7133b1t51yRy_zSqWddcPbkNi4VXJut-gWFtuohi0UMI3JDiiM3zUzrRYKQGWzzZWDCeCtFBcxASqCGadOGm7IdaSryniSgXlsm75nhpCtpqTs7Zz2Ew_tbP5Ia8u_7_2z9wAyde7l8B7_IcRYmCm39P7UXCSTcg/s320/8C220F1A-AED7-4C70-A4BD-5AA16C3370A5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Because I added the Dresden portion, I ended up with enough extra tumblers to insert a strip on the back. The soft soothing palette called for a brighter bolder backing and the blocks tie it all together . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzNhJyQMi4U_mlRRTii9MBL6YMoAMHqVCCnKJ_s1SLmTYhNlplhFubbhLofJoVUsRpPk8Dvnh1dPwaRJr5bmEi1L-as8JCx0ocRYu4N7v4OaiPPu_HPxUZxw1Viyh7mEI5dsDTOK1fIUKoqHIYse7Fq1fmpH-jMHq74EZaSZhZbZlovhbRGa-EXlUmA/s1280/F7860F8D-EFB2-4CE9-BED0-5495BACF30F9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdzNhJyQMi4U_mlRRTii9MBL6YMoAMHqVCCnKJ_s1SLmTYhNlplhFubbhLofJoVUsRpPk8Dvnh1dPwaRJr5bmEi1L-as8JCx0ocRYu4N7v4OaiPPu_HPxUZxw1Viyh7mEI5dsDTOK1fIUKoqHIYse7Fq1fmpH-jMHq74EZaSZhZbZlovhbRGa-EXlUmA/s320/F7860F8D-EFB2-4CE9-BED0-5495BACF30F9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You'll have to look closely to see the see through stitching but it's there. I was a little nervous that monofilament might feel weird because it's not at all like cotton or wool but it sewed with ease and my Babylock didn't blink an eye. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In previous Dresden projects I’ve inset-pieced the curves by machine with 50wt. I’ve also used 80wt for hand stitching them which is also pretty invisible because the thread sinks down into the fabric fibers hiding beautifully. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-IhM0EN6bMH4bRQygjfVybnRpSFYdBHjPAqqHPhyJcO0rU7ipLb50qiB1SauHui3waO70uIZz1ddAdJBvty0iTUB96Dz5EuwVGezjRVw_l78Fz1B4QBISHTFpSghMd9wRMeom_-q277kJMLi8JVVWOowtPettasDzTxx0ntDUPJ8yvSkbPasOUGEMw/s3248/50E668A9-7A7A-4AD3-A697-23BF8D26F1E1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3248" data-original-width="2743" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-IhM0EN6bMH4bRQygjfVybnRpSFYdBHjPAqqHPhyJcO0rU7ipLb50qiB1SauHui3waO70uIZz1ddAdJBvty0iTUB96Dz5EuwVGezjRVw_l78Fz1B4QBISHTFpSghMd9wRMeom_-q277kJMLi8JVVWOowtPettasDzTxx0ntDUPJ8yvSkbPasOUGEMw/w338-h400/50E668A9-7A7A-4AD3-A697-23BF8D26F1E1.jpeg" width="338" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>This mid-make decision to include the Dresden shape in the center of the quilt creates a much more engaging composition. I didn’t concern myself with having the size match exactly, a slight jog fools the eye. I did however spend a fair amount of effort to position them so the center half circles were aligned. Hubby said they reminded him of the jumbo magnets that we played with as kids and I'd have to agree.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKFn6RRpGug2NPDznxkhKjOuzcDuvtlJnRkV--kq6tiLtT--qCByBLYEaYW-VeLFbUXEihohcZlp_CyphBUcSSraDXaQ09VbVCJEYL9QxVOWlNvhcDvZCXkvZR4AjJRto_Ycd9R4fNLBcXoHniSgFOFaPJvuxTLaY_eIHZaJMhGFywSRJBpd_Rqx7ZQ/s1280/A57F1E49-77C2-4F36-ACC8-70BEFDE0E9AA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1196" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoKFn6RRpGug2NPDznxkhKjOuzcDuvtlJnRkV--kq6tiLtT--qCByBLYEaYW-VeLFbUXEihohcZlp_CyphBUcSSraDXaQ09VbVCJEYL9QxVOWlNvhcDvZCXkvZR4AjJRto_Ycd9R4fNLBcXoHniSgFOFaPJvuxTLaY_eIHZaJMhGFywSRJBpd_Rqx7ZQ/s320/A57F1E49-77C2-4F36-ACC8-70BEFDE0E9AA.jpeg" width="299" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Even with three different “background “ greens, the overall color felt a bit dominant so I framed it with a fussy cut leafy edge to help the yellows pop. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeiRYrtAaEr4Za39d2WUDZ1Ec1Cp8f_XzgY9zzrgD2wEvY_Y9g5P_mJLuT9GlAFvxR6wWl_eUQJPex5CVm-dsrqp3NM_DL6HgeHp9h3UqHGHOuzXEyUXN3LbUciOO5wdNo4qh8b0ftG09RoEWrA95-NE7K2LMZcoYEmDG7WJNPhPUkdgv05fpRQez_Q/s3167/D081EAB3-BC25-4C8A-9173-CF7CA7011B45.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3167" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeiRYrtAaEr4Za39d2WUDZ1Ec1Cp8f_XzgY9zzrgD2wEvY_Y9g5P_mJLuT9GlAFvxR6wWl_eUQJPex5CVm-dsrqp3NM_DL6HgeHp9h3UqHGHOuzXEyUXN3LbUciOO5wdNo4qh8b0ftG09RoEWrA95-NE7K2LMZcoYEmDG7WJNPhPUkdgv05fpRQez_Q/w306-h320/D081EAB3-BC25-4C8A-9173-CF7CA7011B45.jpeg" width="306" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the use of a tripod and delay timer on my iPhone and most importantly the help of a friend, we were able to get the picture below showing the entire quilt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWNhP_4O12H4TFe8ErM1a0Ah56FCWDiDmX3Lq0WucDrS4esJM1YgYxTIMeWdBg90tFc8xUIjTeXaNfcQf9_n4DfSL5DFjiQjNkUj074hzk_FXHGK0y8OAuknQU-Deu4gwVac-G47VgMgyzTVIfGBFmGdTMHfKCq1XDxAbrRjUEL9xOSfO7L1K0QGIrQ/s2949/05AFBA9B-B9BA-488B-8440-20A224D6F8D4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="2319" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWNhP_4O12H4TFe8ErM1a0Ah56FCWDiDmX3Lq0WucDrS4esJM1YgYxTIMeWdBg90tFc8xUIjTeXaNfcQf9_n4DfSL5DFjiQjNkUj074hzk_FXHGK0y8OAuknQU-Deu4gwVac-G47VgMgyzTVIfGBFmGdTMHfKCq1XDxAbrRjUEL9xOSfO7L1K0QGIrQ/w315-h400/05AFBA9B-B9BA-488B-8440-20A224D6F8D4.jpeg" width="315" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Binding with a stripe at any chance I get is a given. Inspiration is everywhere - even on my front porch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWVmjrQFArI45zQLZ7VbdGcqnG_CmCdgULy5gY_Z82_HTdqkR4RGLkWjhO3kgAV285WQ9qXrkcHiXEkW3fn0fDyQinWIR8KU7xmZmKPOaa5uioEWTkShsbzGB-Q4WbchvoWNz8t2o9H1EHLPpgWc53HLbludntlCGpSrODV8piESRuUx7kJ-8Evbm_A/s3817/E12CD41E-A2DD-4F2D-8083-E5F54841FB64.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3817" data-original-width="3023" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUWVmjrQFArI45zQLZ7VbdGcqnG_CmCdgULy5gY_Z82_HTdqkR4RGLkWjhO3kgAV285WQ9qXrkcHiXEkW3fn0fDyQinWIR8KU7xmZmKPOaa5uioEWTkShsbzGB-Q4WbchvoWNz8t2o9H1EHLPpgWc53HLbludntlCGpSrODV8piESRuUx7kJ-8Evbm_A/w253-h320/E12CD41E-A2DD-4F2D-8083-E5F54841FB64.jpeg" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you’re taking time to enjoy the flowers in bloom and also gives Aurifil monofilament a try. Be sure to check out my last few posts revealing many other recent finishes. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Additional Aurifil threads used:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Piecing 2600 50wt cone</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Quilting 5020 50wt cone </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bobbin 6723 50wt large spool</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hand stitch binding 2437 40wt large spool </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">76”x88” completed August 2022</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Babylock Symphony </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Handiquilter Avante </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hobbs 80/20</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-38565053539428530682022-08-25T10:55:00.005-07:002022-08-25T16:27:07.666-07:00Baby quilts and Big Bro too<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1vtzjw1gFjYOAb_4hUt6g1o83uNre0Ov_gdbVFH_GvL8yfrM3edXNftylzLoj6JPiDZrxe678U68ecSvfvnQ9xu_Wjj-58Un2FTUhpbMPi4Bb1TjrfLIyzGmzeg1KEyg3ffyE9zaB3SK-j6fWWbXENdaJrZW4MwnmVzZhHg78ZYhjp1lpKA_baUy5w/s1440/0B927DD3-FA2C-4FF3-BA4F-1211C2015874.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1369" data-original-width="1440" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk1vtzjw1gFjYOAb_4hUt6g1o83uNre0Ov_gdbVFH_GvL8yfrM3edXNftylzLoj6JPiDZrxe678U68ecSvfvnQ9xu_Wjj-58Un2FTUhpbMPi4Bb1TjrfLIyzGmzeg1KEyg3ffyE9zaB3SK-j6fWWbXENdaJrZW4MwnmVzZhHg78ZYhjp1lpKA_baUy5w/w400-h380/0B927DD3-FA2C-4FF3-BA4F-1211C2015874.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div>We couldn’t be more thrilled with the news of a grandson on the way and in turn the big brother status gained, necessitating not only a baby quilt but a sibling one too. I rarely if ever use panels but since he celebrated his 1st birthday at the aquarium and is a water lover, this one from my stash was perfect. <div><br /></div><div>I puzzled together a unique composition around the whales finished and gifted early because who can wait?, not me. <br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfnq_wf2a3T79A8QruwY1lXrLSpxdtJ5Sr5QE3J2pPe5sSNcnkHzK__Q2djBIKc_kjQXQbd6G-rj2Oayb16fGidWckSzKtz1d64I1tBa9mGVe5MrXTbalfhyhK3QJvLeE-MObIznbFqxehV2EVq4wH92NR1kx12OWx7OiPmyw82LWNuSukuI8IyfWgA/s1280/B4825392-8DCF-4B9D-BFA9-F9B2CA37D52A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1241" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEfnq_wf2a3T79A8QruwY1lXrLSpxdtJ5Sr5QE3J2pPe5sSNcnkHzK__Q2djBIKc_kjQXQbd6G-rj2Oayb16fGidWckSzKtz1d64I1tBa9mGVe5MrXTbalfhyhK3QJvLeE-MObIznbFqxehV2EVq4wH92NR1kx12OWx7OiPmyw82LWNuSukuI8IyfWgA/s320/B4825392-8DCF-4B9D-BFA9-F9B2CA37D52A.jpeg" width="310" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Our guild has an accuquilt cutting system available for check out. At my suggestion, they purchased the Local Color and Drunkards Path dies. I used them along with the log cabin and flying geese in these quilts, combining as I saw fit along the way. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cWwarEP5HNFLZLSElYB6vVpVSNrVlG5n3To4T-GmNFoERoXrAhbL2i8i7Ptyq3ZAT51OYL-LtbmQ8s9bjUWAxtOqaLC0SyWcqESiBHzsI6f7Z129MlMlo_gwN3_F3-zMXEah5WnA02NJG3QRlKYJRCS3r7GcudQXkK9n7IVgRPsql8zz82fsYaHaLg/s1280/7BA6FC72-5EF1-4854-9078-7120802E9067.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1122" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6cWwarEP5HNFLZLSElYB6vVpVSNrVlG5n3To4T-GmNFoERoXrAhbL2i8i7Ptyq3ZAT51OYL-LtbmQ8s9bjUWAxtOqaLC0SyWcqESiBHzsI6f7Z129MlMlo_gwN3_F3-zMXEah5WnA02NJG3QRlKYJRCS3r7GcudQXkK9n7IVgRPsql8zz82fsYaHaLg/w351-h400/7BA6FC72-5EF1-4854-9078-7120802E9067.jpeg" width="351" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Design wall designing is my favorite process. I used much of the same fabric that was featured in the previous baby quilt and my sons bed quilt. </div><div><br /></div><div>Once again, my DIL and her sister are expecting with due dates close together so I made this one pictured below for her with fabric and elements that are intentionally “related “. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CGpAdZWUjgPDheXnfCXsWJoUAKRiIYqmr8NAgHCfaKrU9M1w3nKlcBi4SYwGl87bjzEWo9H3cGtuZlm_o5nf78DN3pahnIiYpQloGxcxQROCi2qQAUie3u5YeeRIQ3UaXjny5EtCcpuSd2l40_iR45Y1awy6TBOU6d9YoGgI5o8WeoEpdJ6Jm7xpdg/s1280/3BCAAC76-E045-4121-9F71-0D0F789EE431.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1228" data-original-width="1280" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5CGpAdZWUjgPDheXnfCXsWJoUAKRiIYqmr8NAgHCfaKrU9M1w3nKlcBi4SYwGl87bjzEWo9H3cGtuZlm_o5nf78DN3pahnIiYpQloGxcxQROCi2qQAUie3u5YeeRIQ3UaXjny5EtCcpuSd2l40_iR45Y1awy6TBOU6d9YoGgI5o8WeoEpdJ6Jm7xpdg/w400-h384/3BCAAC76-E045-4121-9F71-0D0F789EE431.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiB0c4id5tVcjrN3PcsLydtz-mA8lVv6yWuJU-krJUe_wYtkMhCkval-7MQ8O-5IW_fuU4kTRdS_01tfWNKwMHYpBy5k6x78AH8eu2yWmpCBc_YmbP1OpTjr3OIyzpkb03nyJ6_gItLYDnPs5H1A_HGAwi9HO7l3fbd3aUfaMGXODx3fSl7MEUlRD0Sg/s1280/B71CC6E1-5292-4BAA-AB64-619B23B82892.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1232" data-original-width="1280" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiB0c4id5tVcjrN3PcsLydtz-mA8lVv6yWuJU-krJUe_wYtkMhCkval-7MQ8O-5IW_fuU4kTRdS_01tfWNKwMHYpBy5k6x78AH8eu2yWmpCBc_YmbP1OpTjr3OIyzpkb03nyJ6_gItLYDnPs5H1A_HGAwi9HO7l3fbd3aUfaMGXODx3fSl7MEUlRD0Sg/w320-h309/B71CC6E1-5292-4BAA-AB64-619B23B82892.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiB0c4id5tVcjrN3PcsLydtz-mA8lVv6yWuJU-krJUe_wYtkMhCkval-7MQ8O-5IW_fuU4kTRdS_01tfWNKwMHYpBy5k6x78AH8eu2yWmpCBc_YmbP1OpTjr3OIyzpkb03nyJ6_gItLYDnPs5H1A_HGAwi9HO7l3fbd3aUfaMGXODx3fSl7MEUlRD0Sg/s1280/B71CC6E1-5292-4BAA-AB64-619B23B82892.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div>A modern traditional vibe mixing vintage and current fabric lines from stash. Playing with transparency makes me just want to explore more. I didn’t sew a sibling quilt for her but did use the Tula dear in the center as a nod to the hexi quilt that was a fun memorable collaboration sewn with my DIL.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGABycA3CG4nm8J1XuYXiToLfvoPuz-vgln50MRSntlvr22bcqcLDRymWXTTwVyEHYVBQf_BNNvCSN5BIbXq7gxAXL8f_tLE7mT7WIPpvf0UxkKR7iblS5PTKH_NFuuXMYqDCnrNyXsE6HOfGB4-Pnhk7lxreZMaM_LsgKW05K-qcnbIvqdJRyrHeU1w/s1280/3A1B5F68-51EE-4BD9-B4DB-98F2277F8597.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGABycA3CG4nm8J1XuYXiToLfvoPuz-vgln50MRSntlvr22bcqcLDRymWXTTwVyEHYVBQf_BNNvCSN5BIbXq7gxAXL8f_tLE7mT7WIPpvf0UxkKR7iblS5PTKH_NFuuXMYqDCnrNyXsE6HOfGB4-Pnhk7lxreZMaM_LsgKW05K-qcnbIvqdJRyrHeU1w/w320-h400/3A1B5F68-51EE-4BD9-B4DB-98F2277F8597.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The drunkards path die cuts in two sizes and a minimal palette and design is what I focused on with this quilt made for my friends daughter’s baby. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLgf4c8xUk2KpCK2ckoB-Gw_6kdBys8O3r_QpsiqhQJa7o8s8GAy17IPm3ibz9X7g1FcCPfwgfxGYjHC9W4fGt4CaYdxzEetXiYY33wY7or7TpcC-15iWaiNunmXE3r1Y44tmnPVQ2Jv62xPfuiWZPo2bBlMbcTtrA4FEdgxaP7hZH9q8ghucTAI97w/s1280/A375110F-465E-4151-AB6B-9E2491BBB8B9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1025" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLgf4c8xUk2KpCK2ckoB-Gw_6kdBys8O3r_QpsiqhQJa7o8s8GAy17IPm3ibz9X7g1FcCPfwgfxGYjHC9W4fGt4CaYdxzEetXiYY33wY7or7TpcC-15iWaiNunmXE3r1Y44tmnPVQ2Jv62xPfuiWZPo2bBlMbcTtrA4FEdgxaP7hZH9q8ghucTAI97w/w320-h400/A375110F-465E-4151-AB6B-9E2491BBB8B9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I know some makers work on one project at a time and I’ve never been one of those, preferring to multitask and have quilts of different kinds in various stages to keep my interest. It’s unusual however to be juggling four start to finish simultaneously like these four. </div><div><br /></div><div>All the secret sewing now revealed - one long blog post for finishes 13, 14, 15 and 17 for a very productive 2022 seems appropriate. You can read all about quilt 16 in my last blog post </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope you’re following me on instagram where I share a lot more pictures but if not here are a few more :</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OBSrXdXu15y0CV4SnTjN96Kv8uIhkWW6Ox8hnKK8eQNQSUN107VNtmbr1dMSLP--tq2hXj0CnAeyEFT1PdYqjjlLN_mz6AXx2b4Yuw5Ugk1gJhRNiith8rhV6ImYQA5s7BblcasnMEz4kcXs5oBIzCd_1FDlSSoCjDrjvywmct2x96Ok0IkBuZU9Jw/s640/5E48237E-7497-4536-8C48-47B7C46084BC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="640" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8OBSrXdXu15y0CV4SnTjN96Kv8uIhkWW6Ox8hnKK8eQNQSUN107VNtmbr1dMSLP--tq2hXj0CnAeyEFT1PdYqjjlLN_mz6AXx2b4Yuw5Ugk1gJhRNiith8rhV6ImYQA5s7BblcasnMEz4kcXs5oBIzCd_1FDlSSoCjDrjvywmct2x96Ok0IkBuZU9Jw/s320/5E48237E-7497-4536-8C48-47B7C46084BC.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs644lv87f7m24n_IF9FqJbKNCB8hHFJdMfGGhb6OSx6UqPD-7jFD9GjV_jDI2H8tWEO79zqZ-gA6fF-kKMgQ9u3l7EZMXNT95w1JYg5xWyBFk9XSnRVopQrdBCkWEcma2jmQtn0Z9Zm3M5eaDx8ZIopby8wJIqz_kS3RSKjzogiz2hR8o1uAkRkfwA/s640/9B83301A-08A8-4E63-ACEB-84D36B33A84E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="613" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBs644lv87f7m24n_IF9FqJbKNCB8hHFJdMfGGhb6OSx6UqPD-7jFD9GjV_jDI2H8tWEO79zqZ-gA6fF-kKMgQ9u3l7EZMXNT95w1JYg5xWyBFk9XSnRVopQrdBCkWEcma2jmQtn0Z9Zm3M5eaDx8ZIopby8wJIqz_kS3RSKjzogiz2hR8o1uAkRkfwA/s320/9B83301A-08A8-4E63-ACEB-84D36B33A84E.jpeg" width="307" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7y8JmyZiSp88ku4J_VkZOFsdQfcTcm68vFPJTOf2hVyYmfW_VSxgEWiTEkVoSnsfiuUcjsFjENvPm6iQxrx7mvKycECIhOGUjggHqPPYZAVpAW-rfpAFKHKDgBB9foSkoNaOuHQ52VTXfemoHZWuVV8oK0AUaGratZj9oSOhiAnHLdCym467Ex2MnEg/s640/30949A67-8721-4E7A-BC59-A84D3C696742.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7y8JmyZiSp88ku4J_VkZOFsdQfcTcm68vFPJTOf2hVyYmfW_VSxgEWiTEkVoSnsfiuUcjsFjENvPm6iQxrx7mvKycECIhOGUjggHqPPYZAVpAW-rfpAFKHKDgBB9foSkoNaOuHQ52VTXfemoHZWuVV8oK0AUaGratZj9oSOhiAnHLdCym467Ex2MnEg/s320/30949A67-8721-4E7A-BC59-A84D3C696742.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZh4vSlORWn4d04hA4zDT4wFpoYShXgIbK7GmrYbULmupv_oI3tcTvPu4TtWRZUiR0EMpwjm-DrYcsePG9zjzxeKVMOQPN_GQkFu3-Emn86sEpYo80kDAz4iYQChIZyYUN8cO78ULuLcMLD8fnTwu1fz4frzaK7pfZ1_jHO7-Y6vD_oEy6WTNK8cKjTQ/s640/50E89678-CF47-4460-9C9B-D60DE81C6AD6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="640" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZh4vSlORWn4d04hA4zDT4wFpoYShXgIbK7GmrYbULmupv_oI3tcTvPu4TtWRZUiR0EMpwjm-DrYcsePG9zjzxeKVMOQPN_GQkFu3-Emn86sEpYo80kDAz4iYQChIZyYUN8cO78ULuLcMLD8fnTwu1fz4frzaK7pfZ1_jHO7-Y6vD_oEy6WTNK8cKjTQ/s320/50E89678-CF47-4460-9C9B-D60DE81C6AD6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-63127610198108688262022-06-24T06:00:00.247-07:002022-06-26T08:22:16.161-07:00Skipping ahead to finish #16<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've been doing a lot of secret sewing lately and that means revealing finishes a bit out of order. With three baby quilts yet to be gifted and not wanting any spoiler alert posts, I decided to skip ahead and share the latest in a modern medallion series of original designs for my June challenge and the threads used from my <a href="https://capitolaquilter.blogspot.com/2022/06/aurifil-artisan-2022-2023.html" target="_blank">2022-2023 Aurifil Artisan welcome package.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Measuring 42" square with similarities and differences from the previous four modern medallions that came before, I am in love with the final layout. To say that there was a lot of thought and decisions made in the making process is an understatement. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTfiY1MIUDRu8zUwZy9mvlJ661bf0Pb4_WNhQLTYodE_YA0ti-N15s47_jD_0_z760BW2WkJzOiRYtAEWA3mDWSilpY7HivXd9eEzcP1eVTPK5M94qF1k4tysI10izE6otrg97aJ_7VXmORHfEDA6hoRuk1z2JBRpGPrnydjsVUEQs_Lwj-tnzQBEGA/s1280/C2E91F56-08CA-4A18-99CC-71E13A46D69E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTfiY1MIUDRu8zUwZy9mvlJ661bf0Pb4_WNhQLTYodE_YA0ti-N15s47_jD_0_z760BW2WkJzOiRYtAEWA3mDWSilpY7HivXd9eEzcP1eVTPK5M94qF1k4tysI10izE6otrg97aJ_7VXmORHfEDA6hoRuk1z2JBRpGPrnydjsVUEQs_Lwj-tnzQBEGA/w400-h400/C2E91F56-08CA-4A18-99CC-71E13A46D69E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The brand new cone of 50wt color #2600 was perfect for piecing on my domestic machine and with 6,452 yards it'll be serving me well for many quilts to come. It isn't often that I hand appliqué and was glad to have been sent a spool of 80 wt color #5004 because my novice stitches sink into the fabric so well it makes me feel like a pro.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsApdx7Pr2g21FbnIcI0eZja5r2VrdOOkE-JvRpzoEhmH1cWVd9zhfJqK2vaoMckYnlbfxs4tNhAsCBZOwlyyo1Cc_QusRKHtyfzQpXpzfkALTN-4DgWNUY3PM2G4UAIjJzt7_CkM9ylF_RmB9Tx881aGbAD2fW2BYOGy3RNdACbu5ORrXUVC0UXX5pw/s1280/4129F598-349D-4062-9238-FC053F54EF4F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsApdx7Pr2g21FbnIcI0eZja5r2VrdOOkE-JvRpzoEhmH1cWVd9zhfJqK2vaoMckYnlbfxs4tNhAsCBZOwlyyo1Cc_QusRKHtyfzQpXpzfkALTN-4DgWNUY3PM2G4UAIjJzt7_CkM9ylF_RmB9Tx881aGbAD2fW2BYOGy3RNdACbu5ORrXUVC0UXX5pw/w400-h400/4129F598-349D-4062-9238-FC053F54EF4F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Pulling from my tried and true stash of Aurifil, I used Forty3 in Light Grey Green color #2843 for the matchstick quilting and color #5014 in a 40wt for the hand stitched binding.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29KHXJ-23uVK-1mNtDegqeFzX7N4spRa3HM3Q1h8EUCo2Vxj-83AolfL1Tm2wJbeSv00CGbgizviwM-sQEuKottsK3yAESxLolv5sj1ijVkAoGiqHNAbYh_pBQ2BHr7nsFumQ6_gPzjZAUArVDN_XSNXt8-M8TFdvNU3sCHMaZ7f48QKoYzoNdBDCHA/s2048/9719C7B5-94B0-4D51-A316-B9173BAEDDE2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi29KHXJ-23uVK-1mNtDegqeFzX7N4spRa3HM3Q1h8EUCo2Vxj-83AolfL1Tm2wJbeSv00CGbgizviwM-sQEuKottsK3yAESxLolv5sj1ijVkAoGiqHNAbYh_pBQ2BHr7nsFumQ6_gPzjZAUArVDN_XSNXt8-M8TFdvNU3sCHMaZ7f48QKoYzoNdBDCHA/w400-h400/9719C7B5-94B0-4D51-A316-B9173BAEDDE2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You would think that working in a series would make for a quicker finish but there are so many options that even with having made multiple there's still too much that I'm trying to pack into one quilt. Editing is key and a skill that I continually work to improve. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUdEYZ2QdfwvQD-xIFU7Go7skMnJd_fG9-bPedkwsj9GxDbzWP04ORTT_HIO6jknA45zVlbj1cicOV5PepA2-SD44kgbn8llMV1K7ZFf4W4BKMj0ulbgKxzgldABkZ5vzkFcvmOacvz79_e74MK4fP1q05gee7p3htM9t5KO224s1Gu9olQjKVOFsOg/s1280/563B32E2-9568-4C9B-A08F-D8A0B08BA0A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1280" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUdEYZ2QdfwvQD-xIFU7Go7skMnJd_fG9-bPedkwsj9GxDbzWP04ORTT_HIO6jknA45zVlbj1cicOV5PepA2-SD44kgbn8llMV1K7ZFf4W4BKMj0ulbgKxzgldABkZ5vzkFcvmOacvz79_e74MK4fP1q05gee7p3htM9t5KO224s1Gu9olQjKVOFsOg/w400-h315/563B32E2-9568-4C9B-A08F-D8A0B08BA0A0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The fat quarter of fabric shown above is from our local quilt shop as part of an annual contest to "make something inspiring out of <i>visually challenging</i> fabric". I really appreciate that despite the store changing hands, the new ownership has carried on the tradition. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78Qo1kqtQY9iFOp-yGOerRGXHVU8gEd84xwclbs3mp--KrTvRbOYo70-94-W6xDClTR5DKlKe54TZ9v6r258-dSmtRR5X9sBsDiiwJ8dY9rb5k0ov-QHv_an0wmGXbw4ZvwKhRD5l4pIKze4AVm3Fi9sRYx17J91Q73vinUlOSNOdaJmo-TwfqCBSGA/s4032/IMG_2663.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78Qo1kqtQY9iFOp-yGOerRGXHVU8gEd84xwclbs3mp--KrTvRbOYo70-94-W6xDClTR5DKlKe54TZ9v6r258-dSmtRR5X9sBsDiiwJ8dY9rb5k0ov-QHv_an0wmGXbw4ZvwKhRD5l4pIKze4AVm3Fi9sRYx17J91Q73vinUlOSNOdaJmo-TwfqCBSGA/w300-h400/IMG_2663.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The original fabric pull shown above felt too literal and once I settled on the Tula Pink "Hare" as the center everything else fell into place. Using the raspberry pink and tomato red with green risks reading as as a holiday palette which just makes the challenge more rewarding to pull off. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrOt6NhfX7J7V-Y_WLOPYYuN712EWuCLu7HZjKCHI4tRp3hhmRfEoVTECibGYD0cW3hEOO8KO2psTQfq9MQkOOSNJgq0c-ffko-GVosmu5gWNE0oqZs35RyYK2riao4ixt-4GwZqbj3FMOKVK4isVhYypxBlVp-obSQFOxI8H6UyIweph5fAVUNXZNg/s3523/IMG_2651.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3523" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdrOt6NhfX7J7V-Y_WLOPYYuN712EWuCLu7HZjKCHI4tRp3hhmRfEoVTECibGYD0cW3hEOO8KO2psTQfq9MQkOOSNJgq0c-ffko-GVosmu5gWNE0oqZs35RyYK2riao4ixt-4GwZqbj3FMOKVK4isVhYypxBlVp-obSQFOxI8H6UyIweph5fAVUNXZNg/w344-h400/IMG_2651.jpg" width="344" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I think that I counted 14 fabrics added to the FQ, all from stash. I do know that there were piles and piles of auditioned pieces that did not make the cut and had to be sorted and put away - my least favorite step. Having two “samples “ of the 4 made available for reference and pictures of the others that were gifted was helpful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rf6ofiNleL_Iwx_phIEHlCNXCNRHNWqukNeOJziw4mLzxPIJio7VNQznyZ3czdB6y5pPSx-1hAuri90AjdRwguF47WgBhjAwpUaFh1YxloqVac6OGETND_HB64RMmtz7BCeY0zAfzVj72M7bQzW8P793mQqZOYRaKxTeZ9t-A3iqGtsyeCYy4HE2SQ/s1440/2DAA4D3A-7600-487D-80D5-DE85B638A826.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2rf6ofiNleL_Iwx_phIEHlCNXCNRHNWqukNeOJziw4mLzxPIJio7VNQznyZ3czdB6y5pPSx-1hAuri90AjdRwguF47WgBhjAwpUaFh1YxloqVac6OGETND_HB64RMmtz7BCeY0zAfzVj72M7bQzW8P793mQqZOYRaKxTeZ9t-A3iqGtsyeCYy4HE2SQ/s320/2DAA4D3A-7600-487D-80D5-DE85B638A826.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cohesive scrappy and symmetry for a modern traditional design occupies my creative space more so than improv lately. I enjoy having a broad spectrum of what I make and what makes me happy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NQcGrcEel25POSQ6oxOw443tFeLqqG_xjbKlTlKny47GMoXdZgXZjUIzGLXAB7_5iljO8qUcvmSiHvW-trPTIKo9cwVkA3YwrGbiaDUXstpDiHJv9QR7ltFILmZN-OHbJ8j956eP37aSdckCSgi4g1kFobXXQXZg5LrFzWJZzi0aq_UsgKWd3h142g/s1280/D47798F0-0D47-491F-988D-11B24013D8A6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NQcGrcEel25POSQ6oxOw443tFeLqqG_xjbKlTlKny47GMoXdZgXZjUIzGLXAB7_5iljO8qUcvmSiHvW-trPTIKo9cwVkA3YwrGbiaDUXstpDiHJv9QR7ltFILmZN-OHbJ8j956eP37aSdckCSgi4g1kFobXXQXZg5LrFzWJZzi0aq_UsgKWd3h142g/w353-h400/D47798F0-0D47-491F-988D-11B24013D8A6.jpeg" width="353" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I'm especially excited that the corners lined up - four out of four!<p></p>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-8888472945394356472022-06-08T07:00:00.224-07:002022-06-08T07:00:00.213-07:00Slice & Stitch: Handmade Barrettes<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’m so pleased to kick off the 2022 Slice & Stitch Summer Series, a collaboration with Aurifil threads and OLFA tools featuring small on-the-go projects. You can read all about it on the Auribuzz post <a href="https://auribuzz.com/?p=40909" target="_blank">HER</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://auribuzz.com/?p=40909" target="_blank">E</a>.</span><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVSSsZ0qTX40gNaDlK8z5Tf-4U_U6hyxyJENOAA_HV0MiuvRsc5R_aQ-U401_eWo2L7tVdP0AXhRMaC0BHo1A8Qn0lh8sMWFT7lKcTDEmkIZIj9QXZYg-YrOSZ-W2CfjyhzU0MdNFYo6MKxo11l37ZjSXVr80h9jraOvhoNhkprTUPhBQD0jrvPi1Zw/s4032/IMG_2058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSVSSsZ0qTX40gNaDlK8z5Tf-4U_U6hyxyJENOAA_HV0MiuvRsc5R_aQ-U401_eWo2L7tVdP0AXhRMaC0BHo1A8Qn0lh8sMWFT7lKcTDEmkIZIj9QXZYg-YrOSZ-W2CfjyhzU0MdNFYo6MKxo11l37ZjSXVr80h9jraOvhoNhkprTUPhBQD0jrvPi1Zw/w300-h400/IMG_2058.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I thought it would be nice to also post here on my blog a bit of the behind the scenes of making the barrettes and more pictures of the project. </span><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfGIOdotRlQIhViGKtSpkjiOJQqxFCotSq4YoD4TxUauDv27d_RUiLg_haJx74ecE2xeJKMCkdAXZ-Okyoxc8Zc8yOiEYjFHkdKgdiuX0-HXOMnb1KmW9kBDF7VZa_hXRGAGohFfImSZ3Uat_eksMB1eREk_Q8SHhfC06Ur4IMV-9jEI7MvUP6hrlxQ/s1280/227CC974-B83E-4BEC-88F3-CC3F1DB0242B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKfGIOdotRlQIhViGKtSpkjiOJQqxFCotSq4YoD4TxUauDv27d_RUiLg_haJx74ecE2xeJKMCkdAXZ-Okyoxc8Zc8yOiEYjFHkdKgdiuX0-HXOMnb1KmW9kBDF7VZa_hXRGAGohFfImSZ3Uat_eksMB1eREk_Q8SHhfC06Ur4IMV-9jEI7MvUP6hrlxQ/s320/227CC974-B83E-4BEC-88F3-CC3F1DB0242B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have an old not-so-pretty barrette laying around the house, it would work just as well the ones I bought at the dollar store. My fabric choice was a sample ombre linen that I had picked up at FabMo for a small donation and the scrap of bamboo batting was a strip trimmed off after quilting. </span><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIUhR5PcTYRZ3_jns1tV45MdTmtKxFj8FkICEOtD-DcGBp_p6wSIcXvkg6B8TfuAVoXsXr6oTapO_vdwnG7FMsu4xJPAsIIJWDAV_ouE4Ndco1C3AouwU32w-4-uP8mYiTlejdE592xYH7ebmpg8royVABJJ9S8UiErMOesxSV3Q-zCQquiEERTXvxQ/s2048/9ECDD332-59ED-4901-9F42-B9996EE97E1A.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1027" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFIUhR5PcTYRZ3_jns1tV45MdTmtKxFj8FkICEOtD-DcGBp_p6wSIcXvkg6B8TfuAVoXsXr6oTapO_vdwnG7FMsu4xJPAsIIJWDAV_ouE4Ndco1C3AouwU32w-4-uP8mYiTlejdE592xYH7ebmpg8royVABJJ9S8UiErMOesxSV3Q-zCQquiEERTXvxQ/w400-h200/9ECDD332-59ED-4901-9F42-B9996EE97E1A.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">OLFA generously sent to me a</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: justify; white-space: pre-wrap;"> 45 mm OLFA Quick-Change Rotary Cutter and 12” x 18” Mat in Aqua</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and I received </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">the Stitching with Wool Aurifil Thread Collection by Jo Avery from Aurifil - lucky me :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Quopm1yN2LDoGmldPWsPhcjPOWi-vxxnF0rfRASp6kKW-LvKzUo0Z8WbX7h_R7rKnUiGDExdX6-9WsHEUSUMt-4BEN4MqS8hy2YuQAZmsENGj9jRMxyG0SAwwI3q2APR0JA0j7TZug_awRSm5gFByXzPCHuV8NxOwcu-LTk-4XxK2vAxIO0sf6ZDlQ/s1280/BA360BD3-0804-4AD4-AE7F-1C0E0BDF6E99.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="1280" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Quopm1yN2LDoGmldPWsPhcjPOWi-vxxnF0rfRASp6kKW-LvKzUo0Z8WbX7h_R7rKnUiGDExdX6-9WsHEUSUMt-4BEN4MqS8hy2YuQAZmsENGj9jRMxyG0SAwwI3q2APR0JA0j7TZug_awRSm5gFByXzPCHuV8NxOwcu-LTk-4XxK2vAxIO0sf6ZDlQ/s320/BA360BD3-0804-4AD4-AE7F-1C0E0BDF6E99.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I had been eyeing Jo's new book ever since it came out and ordered myself a copy that arrived just in time. Of course I had to go on a walk to the beach for a photoshoot once I was done - but let's back up a minute so I can share how I made them in case you want to make your own.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUcvP-7F-9X80_oCNxlnJ7iYtXaj-jpqkwx6EM3YNteJMRXtktLBTZvjC-kAxNYeSvmEimnjD7H4FhaRpNeN2coyHRkyd-rpOR_X9iWpk14YuHCsqoMNwS6CTXkmQXGo5h2xPkTSaSzs26DlrAmQB9CDh3h6qna6gwbWmCtROTmyIliaFUE5L2_0fnA/s4032/IMG_2085.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUcvP-7F-9X80_oCNxlnJ7iYtXaj-jpqkwx6EM3YNteJMRXtktLBTZvjC-kAxNYeSvmEimnjD7H4FhaRpNeN2coyHRkyd-rpOR_X9iWpk14YuHCsqoMNwS6CTXkmQXGo5h2xPkTSaSzs26DlrAmQB9CDh3h6qna6gwbWmCtROTmyIliaFUE5L2_0fnA/w300-h400/IMG_2085.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It might have been smarter to use a temporary marker to roughly trace the rectangle shape onto the linen rather than just the circle motif. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4g4qZCD33aVrSzqB04QLV7V3ErGGnC9u2-UTg5ehvCsKneeckLh1pEg3TvWdVYQVDDIYjND3D20X76Z-2nONW7vz8mazX3oh6l7Td8aJ_53oZ6S2In4YqMly4DyzQpsdc_i98F1PtO5k5baXvm9MV_xtrT3lTm80S8DTF8TL5CSgNCoUJ4c6J9bDdQ/s1280/7BD6C641-559A-4173-B6C5-8EC6D54ED549.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4g4qZCD33aVrSzqB04QLV7V3ErGGnC9u2-UTg5ehvCsKneeckLh1pEg3TvWdVYQVDDIYjND3D20X76Z-2nONW7vz8mazX3oh6l7Td8aJ_53oZ6S2In4YqMly4DyzQpsdc_i98F1PtO5k5baXvm9MV_xtrT3lTm80S8DTF8TL5CSgNCoUJ4c6J9bDdQ/s320/7BD6C641-559A-4173-B6C5-8EC6D54ED549.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Well you know me, I just started stitching a design somewhere in the hoop until it looked about the right size and then moved the hoop away from it and started stitching another. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9VT_A7-FNU3TXxCCKluzC7DGQ8OndAbG7PkX0Fnawn5HNUpO31lyas3G2QornW7WSPQW8dLyskPq4fUEI3I605YqaH1a14EHxEFg84tRtz6z1eaj4Tskzt__zF7F-IStiGDLKUqaTgHO9RykUgMvurHDGBc-n_QGMTCXiZwCTHKs_2Obg4lXcKEgqw/s640/B4247C42-7CCF-487A-B290-EE26D40BC326.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="640" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9VT_A7-FNU3TXxCCKluzC7DGQ8OndAbG7PkX0Fnawn5HNUpO31lyas3G2QornW7WSPQW8dLyskPq4fUEI3I605YqaH1a14EHxEFg84tRtz6z1eaj4Tskzt__zF7F-IStiGDLKUqaTgHO9RykUgMvurHDGBc-n_QGMTCXiZwCTHKs_2Obg4lXcKEgqw/s320/B4247C42-7CCF-487A-B290-EE26D40BC326.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">When I got back home, I compared each of the them to the target size and expanded as needed to correctly position the hardware. I didn't want them all to be the same or fill the entire space, so there was some flexibility. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKFBL31hZQg62Spo1igQjb1lS_WXuu5UBz9nmdFjF0QMkatcvm6MQKKBuwYiPBgok3n5d3DscFgT-WY8fYmid7Ed0uZ_75ys-q9lyZj4BJTNo9-iJ3zqU1m4WVmxh4WeZfS_5-cfqvmZJCyDLNf5cLYBJA2g97rtEVYcIkXxMSLeFXjyIYYPdNtV3QQ/s1280/D9ECDD1D-1EB8-4236-95AE-D23996BBBD31.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="1280" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYKFBL31hZQg62Spo1igQjb1lS_WXuu5UBz9nmdFjF0QMkatcvm6MQKKBuwYiPBgok3n5d3DscFgT-WY8fYmid7Ed0uZ_75ys-q9lyZj4BJTNo9-iJ3zqU1m4WVmxh4WeZfS_5-cfqvmZJCyDLNf5cLYBJA2g97rtEVYcIkXxMSLeFXjyIYYPdNtV3QQ/w320-h294/D9ECDD1D-1EB8-4236-95AE-D23996BBBD31.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you haven't tried Aurifil 12wt wool before, you really must. They come in such pretty colors and look at the visual depth of the fibers. I was pleasantly surprised how easy wool was to work with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv0pG77DyS3nQKnGs0pLnibZUrkVvpJ3hSOH0bRrJtv0ClurVm7bS8wNkqY9-o4TkpYJCvAUT1rRbA62uuWif-AL4Bo_IM6N7nwcd0yjlfpuH0NSZgJKdI8rLaas0p3CKX13LHcWcxaFakeKUynOZLNsz0A77n84ftOAmK4_loMtmE36FdJ29Px642w/s1969/IMG_2108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1969" data-original-width="1681" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrv0pG77DyS3nQKnGs0pLnibZUrkVvpJ3hSOH0bRrJtv0ClurVm7bS8wNkqY9-o4TkpYJCvAUT1rRbA62uuWif-AL4Bo_IM6N7nwcd0yjlfpuH0NSZgJKdI8rLaas0p3CKX13LHcWcxaFakeKUynOZLNsz0A77n84ftOAmK4_loMtmE36FdJ29Px642w/w341-h400/IMG_2108.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">The first two were completely freeform so for the third and final one shown below, I marked a rectangle and had a specific inspiration for the abstract design - can you guess it?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYiWS2xdgtYTYNDgFyos_FFGJ1gyPACjrldsT1BCZyDPFJUBGChrhmHHgs6g1CqlywXGj1ES9Joe9hbY2BP5FhXtG0CoV4TI0ap7WKiyExD7iO5GyagcwkjutNtblN_fqcLGHBl7tGgbOr2jA16-Vo18lhUm_qM6Pkkrcjud-EOA3yqjwVvLM7l7dvA/s1280/BDA7E9BA-E92C-4CB2-A682-F519A8717105.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1079" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZYiWS2xdgtYTYNDgFyos_FFGJ1gyPACjrldsT1BCZyDPFJUBGChrhmHHgs6g1CqlywXGj1ES9Joe9hbY2BP5FhXtG0CoV4TI0ap7WKiyExD7iO5GyagcwkjutNtblN_fqcLGHBl7tGgbOr2jA16-Vo18lhUm_qM6Pkkrcjud-EOA3yqjwVvLM7l7dvA/w338-h400/BDA7E9BA-E92C-4CB2-A682-F519A8717105.jpeg" width="338" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before attaching the linen to the barrette, I cut a piece of the bamboo batting and used tacky glue to stick it to the flat surface, flush to the sides. I suppose you could skip this step but having a cushion helps smooth the understitching. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVvSVC-4qoTg7RK524WUrc0QLHgV-BFODO09sqT5DYhN3B9ITavut8hHRWCrXMwwa17dw9Mzd-fAhauLQDkA-N94RRvuk4Gzf7Rtba25w1Di4N3kWC1FJxcePEMEYgRpjaSKNHhyt3oSZTErTE1eiSKApD-KE2UHIPqF7ps37b_WijVyYW0ZoWmCGtw/s1280/B218196B-A278-4BC9-A3C2-51D1528FF5C0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1180" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVvSVC-4qoTg7RK524WUrc0QLHgV-BFODO09sqT5DYhN3B9ITavut8hHRWCrXMwwa17dw9Mzd-fAhauLQDkA-N94RRvuk4Gzf7Rtba25w1Di4N3kWC1FJxcePEMEYgRpjaSKNHhyt3oSZTErTE1eiSKApD-KE2UHIPqF7ps37b_WijVyYW0ZoWmCGtw/w295-h320/B218196B-A278-4BC9-A3C2-51D1528FF5C0.jpeg" width="295" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Cutting the linen oversized so that I could wrap it around and whip stitch it by hand as shown in the picture above wasn't the perfect technique but did the job. If I knew where I put my glue gun I may have given that a try but I prefer to use thread anyway.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YKtUo1e4B1Fu-c6vv56YOaU9O9sW_W5rKJg1kBH1A9iA2-z1-DKVoPZzIOpoLnM5gEXYPYdG3HPCninaDLHjnh4DLeh0m1S5Jx3CW1VIpTwqQwjUtWfK5mG5GgergGS2ujHeq-GM7Bl7CMtBjotfubxzUkMSsi58WokYCeu54jUG57BvuE9SawaUDw/s640/454F72F4-9731-469B-B1D0-046EDE18A956.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="640" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YKtUo1e4B1Fu-c6vv56YOaU9O9sW_W5rKJg1kBH1A9iA2-z1-DKVoPZzIOpoLnM5gEXYPYdG3HPCninaDLHjnh4DLeh0m1S5Jx3CW1VIpTwqQwjUtWfK5mG5GgergGS2ujHeq-GM7Bl7CMtBjotfubxzUkMSsi58WokYCeu54jUG57BvuE9SawaUDw/w400-h373/454F72F4-9731-469B-B1D0-046EDE18A956.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Be sure to head over to <a href="https://auribuzz.com/?p=40909" target="_blank">Auribuzz</a> to read the full article and see a ton of pictures and the link to the OLFA expert's projects on their blog. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Playing tourist in my hometown was kind of a fun bonus. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> It was an honor to be featured and have the opportunity to expand my creativity beyond quilting. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksufFy9VIU2jUfrOtDVDqNPA8W0ZgBSdmRUkz7k-HV3x8B59eoTnPTSpIt2DZxW91iYhxjJWGHS5SQeFe7qupPYbAhANUXs8n_Mq4Qs4vpQ2v-VlESYBGCQ21jD26M7PUDqzIsquOrxGoL08IZOE_KpxjNz-gjbYdeAEaXBb6jB_w85gO2bB5pkg7gA/s3248/IMG_2041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3248" data-original-width="2542" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjksufFy9VIU2jUfrOtDVDqNPA8W0ZgBSdmRUkz7k-HV3x8B59eoTnPTSpIt2DZxW91iYhxjJWGHS5SQeFe7qupPYbAhANUXs8n_Mq4Qs4vpQ2v-VlESYBGCQ21jD26M7PUDqzIsquOrxGoL08IZOE_KpxjNz-gjbYdeAEaXBb6jB_w85gO2bB5pkg7gA/w313-h400/IMG_2041.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Happy stitching - enjoy the summer, Karen </span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnFlLRIybc6omo0CV1S9GdDDaaVcySIG2k4lPtj0AEuuEq3M4v9wftSj2ziz4qLmOD4gKdCGrV-ZA8tfJTmnfo_o3xu-j1oeYF41R-Ro9COol5gaAYRBLf_RgksjOwaaVe9Vx9m84E0deitDSxduMgWgNoSGtfZZGfAQgXf-pWP21lyeBht5GQuPhQQ/s1280/E0AB1081-539B-4C92-B625-89627E7FC5A0.jpeg" style="font-family: -webkit-standard; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center; white-space: normal;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1280" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnFlLRIybc6omo0CV1S9GdDDaaVcySIG2k4lPtj0AEuuEq3M4v9wftSj2ziz4qLmOD4gKdCGrV-ZA8tfJTmnfo_o3xu-j1oeYF41R-Ro9COol5gaAYRBLf_RgksjOwaaVe9Vx9m84E0deitDSxduMgWgNoSGtfZZGfAQgXf-pWP21lyeBht5GQuPhQQ/w400-h221/E0AB1081-539B-4C92-B625-89627E7FC5A0.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-5175957408252903342022-06-04T10:00:00.029-07:002022-06-04T10:26:25.470-07:00Aurifil Artisan 2022-2023 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIXMyc26XTOZ-EXjcMvxpieT8clA4wnyfUFvvQhckwUUYN4LTnDOKqJaz6loP76K1gTH6sE-R6vpvIGR0LQBI5koX20UfP-wsHYuSt9E4Yo4SDE733teOt1NKWT12QW_8NWMFTq6gFM-_S3mLzDnCj9NPTwlN-oRZjxvoZRa18PhL6R9JutFtEbNC4w/s1870/A7235FB0-B6EF-4158-825F-43CA83C717B3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="1870" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimIXMyc26XTOZ-EXjcMvxpieT8clA4wnyfUFvvQhckwUUYN4LTnDOKqJaz6loP76K1gTH6sE-R6vpvIGR0LQBI5koX20UfP-wsHYuSt9E4Yo4SDE733teOt1NKWT12QW_8NWMFTq6gFM-_S3mLzDnCj9NPTwlN-oRZjxvoZRa18PhL6R9JutFtEbNC4w/s320/A7235FB0-B6EF-4158-825F-43CA83C717B3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>What a thrill to be selected one of the 40 Aurifil Artisans for the 2022-2023 season. My welcome package arrived and I’ve already dipped into the cone of Forty3 Sandstone to quilt a secret sewing project. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YnyKV3HKnch2E-diQE_y9EM2jfMMfLJxcAyIvnec7bWGFx-CUWfm8jRLy6upJ_Smn-3eR6h3aDEhW_sInz52yyuGYGc9bPaWP5RLn0RMae6jVnLSE2kfJkFYmF7azuAsGzXH0-nglmfzW2ma6RoxCgdaJAnioNs-zM1MoODuRV3WzBTf2InT9I-vMw/s1280/B3DE9836-7ACA-4243-8EDD-F83B3CE05684.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="866" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6YnyKV3HKnch2E-diQE_y9EM2jfMMfLJxcAyIvnec7bWGFx-CUWfm8jRLy6upJ_Smn-3eR6h3aDEhW_sInz52yyuGYGc9bPaWP5RLn0RMae6jVnLSE2kfJkFYmF7azuAsGzXH0-nglmfzW2ma6RoxCgdaJAnioNs-zM1MoODuRV3WzBTf2InT9I-vMw/w271-h400/B3DE9836-7ACA-4243-8EDD-F83B3CE05684.jpeg" width="271" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I’ve learned a lot and branched out to experiment with thread weight and type this last year and look forward to the new challenges and showcases ahead. Hint hint, you won't have to wait long. </p><p>Following the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/aurifilartisan/?hl=en" target="_blank">#aurifilartisan</a> hashtag on instagram and signing up for the Auribuzz newsletter and both great ways to discover makers and be inspired by their projects. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjM6zc0Bf_9FA3w74n3Z1anDzjN7sXEWCPvSoovoGZO-EK0WDvuIn6n1DvgDPMMF1M_UxDoW7azreuFACnHpCVc5fpDFvxB8_A_Ofj97OXnozlyWbyb0mXcrjfxChxld8fWFfilGyX6Nf3Xg-1pF1pjr0K29VnJVKGtwHe73vxJy9vVgONuY_NFreVg/s320/0DC38A86-6B9E-4AC9-AB04-E3C19CD42D00.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="236" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGjM6zc0Bf_9FA3w74n3Z1anDzjN7sXEWCPvSoovoGZO-EK0WDvuIn6n1DvgDPMMF1M_UxDoW7azreuFACnHpCVc5fpDFvxB8_A_Ofj97OXnozlyWbyb0mXcrjfxChxld8fWFfilGyX6Nf3Xg-1pF1pjr0K29VnJVKGtwHe73vxJy9vVgONuY_NFreVg/w295-h400/0DC38A86-6B9E-4AC9-AB04-E3C19CD42D00.jpeg" width="295" /></a></div><p>I especially love the wealth of information to be learned on the <a href="https://auribuzz.com/category/thread-matters/" target="_blank">Thread Matters</a> tab. </p><p>Here's a peak inside the box - it's an amazing assortment. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsJ5HRSC5auHWbHd528_8Ll80PySvORTgC_Nmvc-7w2OS0rIdoRHq9vpunki7YUvc4K5GPRfr6U2Wke4GsS49GGiV52d81j4vIIxQM_VJrIQoy1qaZVqUQAOEIS3SkxCkd9MKhLKdgUSvUJ-brG2y1utuxi442u5JNdnRlTJpYYIvJ883mCByCPwjow/s320/3DCFD42E-4944-42FC-9C6F-B307FB4E0729.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxsJ5HRSC5auHWbHd528_8Ll80PySvORTgC_Nmvc-7w2OS0rIdoRHq9vpunki7YUvc4K5GPRfr6U2Wke4GsS49GGiV52d81j4vIIxQM_VJrIQoy1qaZVqUQAOEIS3SkxCkd9MKhLKdgUSvUJ-brG2y1utuxi442u5JNdnRlTJpYYIvJ883mCByCPwjow/w300-h400/3DCFD42E-4944-42FC-9C6F-B307FB4E0729.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Be sure to check out the bios and creative style of the other 39 <a href="https://auribuzz.com/2022/05/23/introducing-our-2022-aurifil-artisan-team/" target="_blank">Aurifil Artisans</a> on the announcement post. To learn even more about each throughout the year, the Aurifil Instagram feed "Take Over" weekend is fantastic. I'm already gathering ideas of what to include when it's my turn. </p><p>I used the same photo for my bio although I really do need to figure out how to take a selfie with my glasses on without glare. You might see some familiar faces but also find new friends like I have. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFidOZoMbPOJHM9Po16Y3SK7qS4s10yZ1up6BzaHMpY7dfkBeLDsQAlQLyX203eQMYorx7LXm8rE_AnqbeZzn231ZUysa180GdXaAUjkzTU3KMfneFvZQbS95bqYDEzbT2QYrXVA013qi8hm9rYwRaW-rO85gt7Tzy2sJRLCzr50TKGEB1Fv7xekVhQ/s320/3A7281A4-0969-44F5-8DA1-4769A50754BF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFidOZoMbPOJHM9Po16Y3SK7qS4s10yZ1up6BzaHMpY7dfkBeLDsQAlQLyX203eQMYorx7LXm8rE_AnqbeZzn231ZUysa180GdXaAUjkzTU3KMfneFvZQbS95bqYDEzbT2QYrXVA013qi8hm9rYwRaW-rO85gt7Tzy2sJRLCzr50TKGEB1Fv7xekVhQ/w400-h400/3A7281A4-0969-44F5-8DA1-4769A50754BF.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Happy Stitching, Karen </p>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-70094400795547712942022-05-20T09:35:00.004-07:002022-05-20T10:53:05.707-07:00Contraption - a dozen done<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P5Z1nfth-jJtUqAcF6OcNvL3wpkwNKrU5wsIMM3UZc2Bh6ooj6v41Gxcw0L6iGnL_H6E_sn_sqPKiioXmWkJSV9PgeYZ5CUzQbaDIvJERJwl_SEMma078UAVrlyI9sH9EQEGy56skpadn6za5cr0ITJhuc50h_mk8fZEPVZ7-TVmEzXXXboRB7YwHg/s1280/68AA53D8-4B60-4DEF-9909-73B613DE3E2D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1008" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2P5Z1nfth-jJtUqAcF6OcNvL3wpkwNKrU5wsIMM3UZc2Bh6ooj6v41Gxcw0L6iGnL_H6E_sn_sqPKiioXmWkJSV9PgeYZ5CUzQbaDIvJERJwl_SEMma078UAVrlyI9sH9EQEGy56skpadn6za5cr0ITJhuc50h_mk8fZEPVZ7-TVmEzXXXboRB7YwHg/w315-h400/68AA53D8-4B60-4DEF-9909-73B613DE3E2D.jpeg" width="315" /></a></div>At this rate, 2022 is providing to be a productive year with the finish of my 12th and new favorite quilt “Contraption” 54”x 67”<p></p><p>It doesn’t have a label and hasn’t been on a proper photoshoot but the quitting, facing and sleeve are done and it made a debut appearance at my recent in person lecture trunk show “Motivation and Method”. The irony is not lost on me that the topic spurred motivating me to get a bunch of tops turned into completed quilts </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicH3JvQjG0NJIpVjNpu1nv54rx7lx9ZA2XTZ35iInlnZa00N2R0N8F1DDrywmfz7m-vDR_ML3AYRUmtg-7lSMuo7bvbVT1-wfs6GvfoopT4QdAgOYImrheNcxQ7RNRenR48KKMKnxx8atrzR2yl86t0WYZTFAmcq_uHg92XejolugphDyiS9GcBWY9Tg/s640/07EAF517-FA74-458C-A07A-9BC0B3F7A9DC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicH3JvQjG0NJIpVjNpu1nv54rx7lx9ZA2XTZ35iInlnZa00N2R0N8F1DDrywmfz7m-vDR_ML3AYRUmtg-7lSMuo7bvbVT1-wfs6GvfoopT4QdAgOYImrheNcxQ7RNRenR48KKMKnxx8atrzR2yl86t0WYZTFAmcq_uHg92XejolugphDyiS9GcBWY9Tg/w400-h300/07EAF517-FA74-458C-A07A-9BC0B3F7A9DC.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>After adding some breathing room to the sides with pieced neutrals and pink to tie in the center, the claustrophobic sense that I’d been feeling dissipated and I could get on with matchstick in a matching gray Aurifil 2620 Forty3 </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcf_3bf72p-IDZPj9FLZjXP-jC4P8eaVo_IUtDVjT6s7CKmlZXwVXOGwZaSAhijUi5bZ-pMKbTXdxAYwx8-IqNSTQEMrsDvYdB1ZHzCT48dsWchanM6m2hhdsQ2VBdeSthY-L6rrrjmzFL1pa4SwEpp5SHRlaBgNJt88BsMQJYG2h1n5aDAh3QBDtxA/s1280/5EB7809D-2E56-442E-A3C5-7563BB7D4631.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcf_3bf72p-IDZPj9FLZjXP-jC4P8eaVo_IUtDVjT6s7CKmlZXwVXOGwZaSAhijUi5bZ-pMKbTXdxAYwx8-IqNSTQEMrsDvYdB1ZHzCT48dsWchanM6m2hhdsQ2VBdeSthY-L6rrrjmzFL1pa4SwEpp5SHRlaBgNJt88BsMQJYG2h1n5aDAh3QBDtxA/w400-h300/5EB7809D-2E56-442E-A3C5-7563BB7D4631.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>There’s plenty in the design to occupy the eye so adding texture was the goal and a chance to finally use this modern technique on something larger than a mini seemed about time. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFQPEYh2b0z5ubXhBR72xec1Aw8c7r2JOyxZ5g8319o0VaVGvGsjagOnVOMQFlfC-UEQ8EvJtG0LZOiRmNACt2ANZG7X3mxZxYwXWMPHJooH89D-7WcaOAU4lK69qHrJR5XkbnFdASo9RRxiZkhldjarj99YirnGl7OjJX1U9Es0xy3TfGOuU27uAag/s1280/31B04CEF-3F45-439F-A914-19B7C1E952C3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoFQPEYh2b0z5ubXhBR72xec1Aw8c7r2JOyxZ5g8319o0VaVGvGsjagOnVOMQFlfC-UEQ8EvJtG0LZOiRmNACt2ANZG7X3mxZxYwXWMPHJooH89D-7WcaOAU4lK69qHrJR5XkbnFdASo9RRxiZkhldjarj99YirnGl7OjJX1U9Es0xy3TfGOuU27uAag/w400-h400/31B04CEF-3F45-439F-A914-19B7C1E952C3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>There were many- many renditions of the layout as you can see here on the design wall during construction Parts were sideways and upside down from where they ended which isn’t all that unusual in my process. Because there's no hard right or wrong in my opinion when it comes to a composition it tends to feel unresolved when so many great choices were left behind in and that can lead to a future quilt making it a win win. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbkMEwQQusP_X3mPELV7fxswmxMUu-a77have2dK55KBaBfA142G9AWI8R_rKHa399owKMsxILF3zV7V-PBMU1vBsrBpaJcydRoW8ykirylTsvanXKcmg77Jg3iqW25Bs8M2uY5JYgLppo9t9Ofg3V5Sq-XyutEsKsfqddfmvW-cQLJggaF4UxJ-aQA/s2831/JPEG%20image.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2803" data-original-width="2831" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbkMEwQQusP_X3mPELV7fxswmxMUu-a77have2dK55KBaBfA142G9AWI8R_rKHa399owKMsxILF3zV7V-PBMU1vBsrBpaJcydRoW8ykirylTsvanXKcmg77Jg3iqW25Bs8M2uY5JYgLppo9t9Ofg3V5Sq-XyutEsKsfqddfmvW-cQLJggaF4UxJ-aQA/s320/JPEG%20image.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Started in a zoom workshop with Maria Shell, I thought the top was completed June 2021 and even made my top-nine liked posts for the year. There was more to just letting it percolate and I'm so thankful that I allowed myself time to identify what was nagging me and resolve it with the border. The unfinished top that is pinned to the door in the picture is from an in person workshop with her in 2018 still feels narrow and awkward so it's going to keep brewing until I come up with a solution. </p><p>Here’s a look at a couple layouts that I considered: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRxUic4YTT9t8VF0JhfJru3YCgABLyyxCS8sUqLHFraydkATIoN-7-C1if38kUitVF5_6lHgp_i3lWspTfJLCxfxQ52MUIPS7XiK1S8ct65unWqm3Q7otFUTqiOMwezAo9t2-_a-1oQgObOTMqRaT2XGlDJE6Q2y_y1sccOrL7k3n4ERG8qouggqDmg/s1280/809CC89D-6B6F-4EEE-A5FA-4D5386CAB9FC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="826" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYRxUic4YTT9t8VF0JhfJru3YCgABLyyxCS8sUqLHFraydkATIoN-7-C1if38kUitVF5_6lHgp_i3lWspTfJLCxfxQ52MUIPS7XiK1S8ct65unWqm3Q7otFUTqiOMwezAo9t2-_a-1oQgObOTMqRaT2XGlDJE6Q2y_y1sccOrL7k3n4ERG8qouggqDmg/s320/809CC89D-6B6F-4EEE-A5FA-4D5386CAB9FC.jpeg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpPsYg4loWDOUVyF58mFqjIX4jwWjKAjXzjVex6yw2ikXroTfpcux7avo-1uqQxhZ4MX8hFOyenD0veIgBh59PuvrUBCYiEyyPAEKsxUgD2Oh1b2JT22ocKz4ZvPuNJ38nrzuPK4Kz73z3PsKG4qU1QpuOngj5IIxLAyqZ8O6CTQAKLDqC0m8sohv0A/s1280/F6BD7C8E-1173-4114-9139-97520C079368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1130" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXpPsYg4loWDOUVyF58mFqjIX4jwWjKAjXzjVex6yw2ikXroTfpcux7avo-1uqQxhZ4MX8hFOyenD0veIgBh59PuvrUBCYiEyyPAEKsxUgD2Oh1b2JT22ocKz4ZvPuNJ38nrzuPK4Kz73z3PsKG4qU1QpuOngj5IIxLAyqZ8O6CTQAKLDqC0m8sohv0A/s320/F6BD7C8E-1173-4114-9139-97520C079368.jpeg" width="283" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>On the topic of delays, my 10 year Blogiversary came and went March 16th without fanfare so I'm going to document it here and now, whoop whoop for double digits. If you're wondering about the other finishes I'll be sharing the ones not already blogged about in no particular oder. </p><p>Thanks for stopping by - Happy Stitching, Karen </p>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-59818383426552396212022-04-22T06:00:00.796-07:002022-04-23T12:49:26.719-07:00Earth Day - Earth Views <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />Earth Views - The One</div><div><br /></div><div>Introducing “The One” 68” x 73” featuring Earth Views from Robert Kaufman by designer Karen Nyberg, a retired astronaut, conservationist, textile artist and quilter. I was fascinated to learn more about her and the unique fabric line in this <a href="https://auribuzz.com/2021/07/02/earth-views/?fbclid=IwAR0CJJ2PWPqH_7WJ7S1GteSlXrsabw-rf6iHV0-w9dWf_mGwn5SB4Yi4amc" target="_blank">Auribuzz </a> interview and <a href="https://youtu.be/zI_CQw5B3yo" target="_blank">Textile Talks QSOS video </a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZ8abfY91H41wRhWNqD9QeJVcA6NH_rLBLRnJVAl_jF83T8V-pVYP-BueO8eTuL8laHaScus3x2RhbcqaMH1jTeI73UHVj3rJP_9eK5dBwIqZZe4UOsU3v86jzDfxkLpT0qII2S1Zx_9woVA6kQ97obtbxsY2JA2-8g5EgriXA8CJiIlGpzkRIVybig/s1280/A7E74E97-EEE5-416E-B7B8-3B58C735B262.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="985" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZ8abfY91H41wRhWNqD9QeJVcA6NH_rLBLRnJVAl_jF83T8V-pVYP-BueO8eTuL8laHaScus3x2RhbcqaMH1jTeI73UHVj3rJP_9eK5dBwIqZZe4UOsU3v86jzDfxkLpT0qII2S1Zx_9woVA6kQ97obtbxsY2JA2-8g5EgriXA8CJiIlGpzkRIVybig/w308-h400/A7E74E97-EEE5-416E-B7B8-3B58C735B262.jpeg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is only one earth. It is unique and beautiful. It is to be cherished, admired and protected. It takes a commitment to preserve something so special and rare that we are fortunate to have. This description reminds me of love and wedding vows making “The One” a fitting gift for a newly married couple to cuddle under. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGyrykbwwSNkmy6yGk7KNQq3puCei2e2xyqu7r7NeINgcg2SmjeQpGEK2rqAoPbE9GlQq2mV6VmKeiKCUXTjRb3v_SZVyHgLUdo1VvVoTB-sfbLE9jeiIWyeO9NfjCWx5qZJG_0iH_XYBt9IWiOJryhs38GM9w_1Bs2DuivFrA1PZVnCfm-yWAUEyEA/s1280/EB1031BA-80BE-4FFD-BE48-C6C88C340EB6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="1280" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGyrykbwwSNkmy6yGk7KNQq3puCei2e2xyqu7r7NeINgcg2SmjeQpGEK2rqAoPbE9GlQq2mV6VmKeiKCUXTjRb3v_SZVyHgLUdo1VvVoTB-sfbLE9jeiIWyeO9NfjCWx5qZJG_0iH_XYBt9IWiOJryhs38GM9w_1Bs2DuivFrA1PZVnCfm-yWAUEyEA/w400-h328/EB1031BA-80BE-4FFD-BE48-C6C88C340EB6.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The One" photoshoot Capitola CA</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>I knew immediately that I wanted to make a quilt with an open and airy vibe - letting the Earth Views blues float as if suspended in zero gravity. The quilt and design needed to evoke hope and optimism. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7cbBd3mZQiuPozg7eIgec1y7-_aedRhRkZS1KJ1JeGt0MG3m7oanKz9c1fcQas1cGzOIvz6cS5_V870hTG18TIIJm6PvfyltLCMqTO0K5JxK893cn54VNv0KPJqcpouXxK3hF0uYoNcqFw-f4R0kw5fes85jZPgc5A6X3vYWU3FE1emVuptCggt8OQ/s1280/D964197E-EF6A-4654-B22D-639BD8D95122.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU7cbBd3mZQiuPozg7eIgec1y7-_aedRhRkZS1KJ1JeGt0MG3m7oanKz9c1fcQas1cGzOIvz6cS5_V870hTG18TIIJm6PvfyltLCMqTO0K5JxK893cn54VNv0KPJqcpouXxK3hF0uYoNcqFw-f4R0kw5fes85jZPgc5A6X3vYWU3FE1emVuptCggt8OQ/w400-h400/D964197E-EF6A-4654-B22D-639BD8D95122.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Earth Views and Kona Solid Layer Cakes</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQw6IMJKzZ8p6Gm4J5hc7A7lIzxiX1qx6a5J2-ZAFMR3B7GdMalqHbllVWE9opsZIiCACxHuK8GmePMUx5uculicDFXdghk8j9nMOAZbpMb8ix9OQDAGVYP4m3tKTeolnwporFWD5iL1shllkAguG2JoYCs11Ml2V9CdnT7efHau9mjLSKA09hbKqLjg/s2796/D53E3361-79EB-4455-BDEA-93758F055F1D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2362" data-original-width="2796" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQw6IMJKzZ8p6Gm4J5hc7A7lIzxiX1qx6a5J2-ZAFMR3B7GdMalqHbllVWE9opsZIiCACxHuK8GmePMUx5uculicDFXdghk8j9nMOAZbpMb8ix9OQDAGVYP4m3tKTeolnwporFWD5iL1shllkAguG2JoYCs11Ml2V9CdnT7efHau9mjLSKA09hbKqLjg/w400-h338/D53E3361-79EB-4455-BDEA-93758F055F1D.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">HSTs paired with Kona solids </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Having recently finished a quilt using Half Square Triangles they were still on my mind and their diagonal design element has a vast quality that was inline with my vision. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGG1GGr9NxW0MWIU_InaO8czp6rASqF-7ls_ShapUUdU4-PEBh_499BgabI1ZuwUqkTgkNyuXgNL1u5Y6G2LoyPQnQjWIen6YXDvv7dpnwyMp6UeD0AVmM3-qS8qBFfCf8DTdcLTGLrN3tXUXTJnqyuGOvWsmksRUhH5KvrRjNUi0LSE8sars2df8iA/s1280/0D0383BB-4718-4F81-B61E-82A3A0426286.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="890" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicGG1GGr9NxW0MWIU_InaO8czp6rASqF-7ls_ShapUUdU4-PEBh_499BgabI1ZuwUqkTgkNyuXgNL1u5Y6G2LoyPQnQjWIen6YXDvv7dpnwyMp6UeD0AVmM3-qS8qBFfCf8DTdcLTGLrN3tXUXTJnqyuGOvWsmksRUhH5KvrRjNUi0LSE8sars2df8iA/w279-h400/0D0383BB-4718-4F81-B61E-82A3A0426286.jpeg" width="279" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Unlike my previous HST quilt, sashing was added to give the blocks more space (pun intended). In my head and on paper it was a simple change but the logistics of cutting and sewing the strips was a bit more effort than I had anticipated. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJm7UntEm4WsXsHWkRqx0ahFprEu5AmYzKMe5D38AttFVgjBsupc21CPDbRMpXhgLnZS3p6OvriLFZdAOY0j-HwdJMmWbJNvThRuLCRe-4UE2lJuTBQ0PuVHAQHUxrptlAlwzWsrUlUexNrHRtgASGf7Zzhtq5Ai-VAEb8qp27DT413jFfmmqjPmwoUQ/s3616/C8C42FFE-B185-42A4-8B61-4F27303A1642.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA75GQ6jXVvClfhkxSKGBjfLYm_bwhLPlJCg_OLcrxdgDjGHLs0tua7_V11VNhw3zPZnfmB0wnPW-Er52bWz1q3smqtpICfIC8EwkE3yFs6gPKaSh20Y_oPYXusMBrIP9RkwgyYZORbp6bPK1qITsHac_g84vr_veL5D1zgVbd6oyvb7K6geMeBIyC0A/s1280/98913F92-2132-4F40-A5DF-143920BBD467.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1154" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA75GQ6jXVvClfhkxSKGBjfLYm_bwhLPlJCg_OLcrxdgDjGHLs0tua7_V11VNhw3zPZnfmB0wnPW-Er52bWz1q3smqtpICfIC8EwkE3yFs6gPKaSh20Y_oPYXusMBrIP9RkwgyYZORbp6bPK1qITsHac_g84vr_veL5D1zgVbd6oyvb7K6geMeBIyC0A/w361-h400/98913F92-2132-4F40-A5DF-143920BBD467.jpeg" width="361" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Making sure that the horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines were properly aligned was a lot to ask of this "perfectly imperfect" quilter but worth the extra attention to detail. Did you notice the tiny HSTs in the sashing? There are 22 of them to represent the year 2022.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieR8ZrOok2nWWMx1AHwTHaeurSfr4_JOhT8jV0kNk7M0IZO2LXXdR5Zr23AVwcjxIPwlcXbCJo9DLAJOl_HXVmwA1nmLwP9nnDMN5zq4Ohrhyi65dUAHTTVYj5LrV-EqVuKFyz9UtnLKzk1bQqIBxaTCw1jZGYCCs9UpRMmNrCFqvxOOO1UiwNWIR3XQ/s1280/CB9509F4-5E3A-4FCF-BD58-2C3A20DC6DA3.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1070" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieR8ZrOok2nWWMx1AHwTHaeurSfr4_JOhT8jV0kNk7M0IZO2LXXdR5Zr23AVwcjxIPwlcXbCJo9DLAJOl_HXVmwA1nmLwP9nnDMN5zq4Ohrhyi65dUAHTTVYj5LrV-EqVuKFyz9UtnLKzk1bQqIBxaTCw1jZGYCCs9UpRMmNrCFqvxOOO1UiwNWIR3XQ/w335-h400/CB9509F4-5E3A-4FCF-BD58-2C3A20DC6DA3.jpeg" width="335" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Auditioning binding </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Once the top was pieced, I brought it with me to my LQS Hart's Fabric and got Kona Quicksilver as the border returning again after quilting was done to pick out Iron for the binding. I’m lucky to have a well stocked wall of Robert Kauffman Kona solids conveniently available. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3616" data-original-width="2541" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJm7UntEm4WsXsHWkRqx0ahFprEu5AmYzKMe5D38AttFVgjBsupc21CPDbRMpXhgLnZS3p6OvriLFZdAOY0j-HwdJMmWbJNvThRuLCRe-4UE2lJuTBQ0PuVHAQHUxrptlAlwzWsrUlUexNrHRtgASGf7Zzhtq5Ai-VAEb8qp27DT413jFfmmqjPmwoUQ/s320/C8C42FFE-B185-42A4-8B61-4F27303A1642.jpeg" width="225" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oxCF_Ua-vk9Lt0UT9Qfha7iR7TNeVdN3hBbzQNxOHrdj3dhmzoqWIi5LRb5bhymcEt0Wajb93LtcovkSldaj9m23UrsrSHdo68ffKRSmp6pRu-_41aTSAFYld3ojV9Yi61ylZFb0kPgcBzI9BrDBYK6w-OGSXAC8RykkaYrdxnFkqNxOsWJDdw_Vjg/s1280/21763C19-FB8A-4061-B560-BD0BCAF3C5A1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1236" data-original-width="1280" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oxCF_Ua-vk9Lt0UT9Qfha7iR7TNeVdN3hBbzQNxOHrdj3dhmzoqWIi5LRb5bhymcEt0Wajb93LtcovkSldaj9m23UrsrSHdo68ffKRSmp6pRu-_41aTSAFYld3ojV9Yi61ylZFb0kPgcBzI9BrDBYK6w-OGSXAC8RykkaYrdxnFkqNxOsWJDdw_Vjg/w320-h309/21763C19-FB8A-4061-B560-BD0BCAF3C5A1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Along with the four Earth Views fat quarters, I received a spool of Aurifil 50 wt color 2715 from Karen Nyberg's coordinating Aurifil thread collection. Robins Egg also comes in a Forty3 cone, my favorite to use for quilting on a longarm and also piecing on my domestic. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRMtG6WRJZ2rzGlcdg9TwXhXmAEZHTbaMZgq-sow6kzznmm9ZIcKJ-BcFaE-d8904iEkUd0pXA5lWL1HiVFYAL_rmCaGO2rpmWj5BxTqpRVouObvvV0-m88YxqX0LeH_z-qPOa3xX3pD2cg-X_g2wxGaR5EiNc_cXOy1rNCYGCuJXqVZUImvRFhwR2w/s1280/A9E8A463-A7F1-48C9-84B3-89BD2D7B780D.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1204" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRMtG6WRJZ2rzGlcdg9TwXhXmAEZHTbaMZgq-sow6kzznmm9ZIcKJ-BcFaE-d8904iEkUd0pXA5lWL1HiVFYAL_rmCaGO2rpmWj5BxTqpRVouObvvV0-m88YxqX0LeH_z-qPOa3xX3pD2cg-X_g2wxGaR5EiNc_cXOy1rNCYGCuJXqVZUImvRFhwR2w/w376-h400/A9E8A463-A7F1-48C9-84B3-89BD2D7B780D.jpeg" width="376" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Aurifil Robins Egg </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsnSsjnnub2WvO3ONVUQG8uwJWztP3ZgjZHS5mJfG5Ku9hTbSnYqkWF4SQx6KxE7cICC-Da_4fJ6j2fUVEDrRmilXqwdbM_krcQJjogAVnasxdcImjDr34Q0fp7ZWLDuAz5nGFHINZ1eXJbpzcmPT21xUc_-4Xu3-96sP_KB0tYSOQZ14B5vWBHiKlQ/s2048/1AB208ED-267C-4134-B9A7-0A32AE0D193E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1015" data-original-width="2048" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGsnSsjnnub2WvO3ONVUQG8uwJWztP3ZgjZHS5mJfG5Ku9hTbSnYqkWF4SQx6KxE7cICC-Da_4fJ6j2fUVEDrRmilXqwdbM_krcQJjogAVnasxdcImjDr34Q0fp7ZWLDuAz5nGFHINZ1eXJbpzcmPT21xUc_-4Xu3-96sP_KB0tYSOQZ14B5vWBHiKlQ/w400-h199/1AB208ED-267C-4134-B9A7-0A32AE0D193E.jpeg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Forty/3 cone color 2620 Stainless Steel</td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The color value placement may seem random but it was very intentional. With endless options, I distributed them in a way that created secondary interest and encouraged the viewers eye to wander. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAkI_kLprsVqnAQAFlKEn-aYHadgxiu2Z4fd3pP1E6up62A34gRLU1Pk_P65gUru8_WEcMugVHrBVVrsbnulINmKdf26A0GY3m_37V-LaH54SM0e0cgFMlyeEfniwFfmE5YEGk4WkR0Bs1RuBk_Yu84_ijv3UcddOqhafMvCuBz01kqiJuS39N15GNA/s1280/91BA4CAE-330D-4667-ADA8-A18B7493ACDF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAkI_kLprsVqnAQAFlKEn-aYHadgxiu2Z4fd3pP1E6up62A34gRLU1Pk_P65gUru8_WEcMugVHrBVVrsbnulINmKdf26A0GY3m_37V-LaH54SM0e0cgFMlyeEfniwFfmE5YEGk4WkR0Bs1RuBk_Yu84_ijv3UcddOqhafMvCuBz01kqiJuS39N15GNA/w300-h400/91BA4CAE-330D-4667-ADA8-A18B7493ACDF.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Quilted free form with only a general concept in mind and taking inspiration from the movement in the prints resulted in lots of atmospheric swirls, crashing waves and cloud motifs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTD34OUF-PpCAEDn14G1JSoWNKG6D3O0yi0nBTFStElhA8mMVK3_6PCfg25j4tMVZYGjnzyPgn53Vw3Bt9ged-GwsZPCHQUVOuzz0KNSRyrUbJnOtS1y6EKPnT-TXIpi-mLnv_3J6JFyTzvuo4p4ih_HShYZUJ-RgVdeYeVc3xjKPr32OHvMz4xJfRw/s1280/E225AE58-7B89-4612-9041-EE20AFE81BE9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1234" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTD34OUF-PpCAEDn14G1JSoWNKG6D3O0yi0nBTFStElhA8mMVK3_6PCfg25j4tMVZYGjnzyPgn53Vw3Bt9ged-GwsZPCHQUVOuzz0KNSRyrUbJnOtS1y6EKPnT-TXIpi-mLnv_3J6JFyTzvuo4p4ih_HShYZUJ-RgVdeYeVc3xjKPr32OHvMz4xJfRw/w386-h400/E225AE58-7B89-4612-9041-EE20AFE81BE9.jpeg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The sky was especially stunning during the photoshoot. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_eiwYh3qRthW0Ns6yV1yYfyGsawrAQeJgwks2ReKnzlq4p-3cSpMPsWhVRjENzrSbIRhJKXeiFSD_vNf38IsP1G4BFd0SkjCn_C5Ih2RQHa7NbV75tfNkUwwYSV_m5VEoQe0YFpdoX0ppDQVhm7kyZkDIrf2dK8Qei-E-9mcEVD4kskdEBNO_pqISQ/s4032/C2922549-C540-4833-80A2-BAA7425A3C3C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit_eiwYh3qRthW0Ns6yV1yYfyGsawrAQeJgwks2ReKnzlq4p-3cSpMPsWhVRjENzrSbIRhJKXeiFSD_vNf38IsP1G4BFd0SkjCn_C5Ih2RQHa7NbV75tfNkUwwYSV_m5VEoQe0YFpdoX0ppDQVhm7kyZkDIrf2dK8Qei-E-9mcEVD4kskdEBNO_pqISQ/w300-h400/C2922549-C540-4833-80A2-BAA7425A3C3C.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55U152s_aLlR9uXHTLrnde0kj8iKlGlHErd_Q3xApt1LaKffMlAbLICZTTRsm7JHfePz11FmYw609zc3ukPI0RsU_0PNV-08C5XqXathARcFPgPpSfn5JX8gk-aKJCmC-rm8wtPDQmIEHkXibLtLDmT03Fb5rOeoxr4mua26bJ3KClxXSRAQpZjYknA/s3315/EAEB9738-92B7-4910-B86D-189743613576.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3315" data-original-width="2589" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj55U152s_aLlR9uXHTLrnde0kj8iKlGlHErd_Q3xApt1LaKffMlAbLICZTTRsm7JHfePz11FmYw609zc3ukPI0RsU_0PNV-08C5XqXathARcFPgPpSfn5JX8gk-aKJCmC-rm8wtPDQmIEHkXibLtLDmT03Fb5rOeoxr4mua26bJ3KClxXSRAQpZjYknA/w313-h400/EAEB9738-92B7-4910-B86D-189743613576.jpeg" width="313" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div></div><p>Check out the details on the Robert Kaufman and <a href="https://auribuzz.com/2022/04/22/celebrating-earth-day/" target="_blank">Aurifil blog</a> and see the other projects made with Earth Views </p><p>Be kind to the earth and to one another.</p><p>Happy Stitching, Karen </p></div></div></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-67445540822712290172022-01-26T16:00:00.008-08:002022-01-27T09:09:40.948-08:00New Baby + New Year = New Quilt <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhErZ5KubjsGD_KtE2KwtvkM2P2RLVZYtTCXvtJCLVLZXqpbobOZIZ2mzQcSUt30velxy3m8MstbNG7pg3qoPFlwdA7i_HXmuH1_I9nYvth7gYvmaI-xHv5ewOUjGKN1tNyWDrRWybduj7yE60hSYtzszICiy1xyTwr8rheB6sDWSFsreFpPfMhdGyzoA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhErZ5KubjsGD_KtE2KwtvkM2P2RLVZYtTCXvtJCLVLZXqpbobOZIZ2mzQcSUt30velxy3m8MstbNG7pg3qoPFlwdA7i_HXmuH1_I9nYvth7gYvmaI-xHv5ewOUjGKN1tNyWDrRWybduj7yE60hSYtzszICiy1xyTwr8rheB6sDWSFsreFpPfMhdGyzoA=w320-h320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There’s no better way to start a New Year than with a new quilt, made in celebration of the birth of a precious baby. A gorgeous day at the beach called for a photoshoot. Sorry, not sorry if it’s snowing where you are - I’m sure that’s pretty too. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZF20GWDUPuVAZoJBLeLO4ukCfSk9OBfN4Uv2HItjK_x5eQrJhNN5iS67jbOrfR67t8O20EkTnWI-JV4AQKG5aqfOXFd4XSBC7izurmOynSoxsl-T8ZTmMXEIVntDrFzZHRIk-nmFsCWto2lo2FHY_W3Y0kIen30hg8Vpz73MkfoManocI4BNH7p3uGQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="542" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZF20GWDUPuVAZoJBLeLO4ukCfSk9OBfN4Uv2HItjK_x5eQrJhNN5iS67jbOrfR67t8O20EkTnWI-JV4AQKG5aqfOXFd4XSBC7izurmOynSoxsl-T8ZTmMXEIVntDrFzZHRIk-nmFsCWto2lo2FHY_W3Y0kIen30hg8Vpz73MkfoManocI4BNH7p3uGQ=w339-h400" width="339" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span>For the January 2022 Aurifil Artisan showcase </span><span>I am sharing my original design inspired by two gifted quilts that came before it. But before I reveal those- let’s take a moment to admire how beautifully blended the variegated 50wt color 4670 quilted up. </span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrJeR-KB9lj_7di_b34rua_MOTwYB8mzDqb-WmHfUAq5a_XAgFXHSnoj6cFV0GnoFF9Ott03WvGQgZ9cDXOqJT21FKDqqW8byGhNpP7O0loCvVBA0_HnYXHOagXcpXyqKFRsUo0mfszcS0fsgz9fj5yyfjXI6l20veCIjHcEA3sb2ziDSA8k675Kz_ag=s1495" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1495" data-original-width="1284" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrJeR-KB9lj_7di_b34rua_MOTwYB8mzDqb-WmHfUAq5a_XAgFXHSnoj6cFV0GnoFF9Ott03WvGQgZ9cDXOqJT21FKDqqW8byGhNpP7O0loCvVBA0_HnYXHOagXcpXyqKFRsUo0mfszcS0fsgz9fj5yyfjXI6l20veCIjHcEA3sb2ziDSA8k675Kz_ag=w344-h400" width="344" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I also used a neutral 50wt for the piecing, color 2000 even though there are lights and darks in the fabric. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNCiVm9mVT_aAuA4Fx1PeiuGcqwLi47lgNC-8LYoQWG7ucTDxqZ-aZLZ2YF3wEBRbjId1YR9sEmPhuf0YQSiktctOZxCcrU9o_nSzeZSW85PZfODulslADxyQYsALHXaPIJ2gHtzzZZ6AqhVPh5q69v4NzucFFPQUQGgFLhPwjFlxAbehhgS-B7VnF8A=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="640" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNCiVm9mVT_aAuA4Fx1PeiuGcqwLi47lgNC-8LYoQWG7ucTDxqZ-aZLZ2YF3wEBRbjId1YR9sEmPhuf0YQSiktctOZxCcrU9o_nSzeZSW85PZfODulslADxyQYsALHXaPIJ2gHtzzZZ6AqhVPh5q69v4NzucFFPQUQGgFLhPwjFlxAbehhgS-B7VnF8A=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here’s the completed quilt for our niece and her husband’s newborn son. I’m so pleased with how it turned out and that it was actually gifted on time. They have sent us adorable pictures of it being well loved. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqCIXwDCpD9iT2feR3RJdPZ1gXyK7ttm9ff6HxzQUlerYJy4d1xox8lHYlqWVbcUBENf_nz5tCnZcISmzFkMi7_qUzUlz7qEALcgw_qAwGB95oleq35LvE78GcptRvjCvUXvHhWQIcINrgRn71BP6bF4tfMWVs-pNXzzWzaalZPyBiy8jA-QEeQ7ly5g=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="320" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqCIXwDCpD9iT2feR3RJdPZ1gXyK7ttm9ff6HxzQUlerYJy4d1xox8lHYlqWVbcUBENf_nz5tCnZcISmzFkMi7_qUzUlz7qEALcgw_qAwGB95oleq35LvE78GcptRvjCvUXvHhWQIcINrgRn71BP6bF4tfMWVs-pNXzzWzaalZPyBiy8jA-QEeQ7ly5g=w400-h398" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When it comes to deciding on what to make, I try to personalize at every opportunity. I made the quilt shown below for their wedding present. Pattern Chain+Link by Elizabeth Dackson </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnRh0VIxcGXbS_9xqFQuuwdFgDsgp0jvTAArOrRlIkA9nvem7aAeBAA5E1xAI6qkjZfZNU2K485YdwAHy9-k3WNfySxQHoL6xkrM3hz_NXyYVl_Qst22gRVNVXvHm2K4kNxT9DySHjHkH0QxtwIATh4t-Z0DuxYMREo6QhokT_Q8ro9aMqXGZDk5fEDA=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="278" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnRh0VIxcGXbS_9xqFQuuwdFgDsgp0jvTAArOrRlIkA9nvem7aAeBAA5E1xAI6qkjZfZNU2K485YdwAHy9-k3WNfySxQHoL6xkrM3hz_NXyYVl_Qst22gRVNVXvHm2K4kNxT9DySHjHkH0QxtwIATh4t-Z0DuxYMREo6QhokT_Q8ro9aMqXGZDk5fEDA=w348-h400" width="348" /></a></div><p></p><p>The palette and design influence is pretty obvious I think. </p><p>When their daughter was born a few years ago, I made her this Lone Star in a Sharon Winters workshop. I combined the elements of the two to make the newest one feel related (pun intended). <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYhJrnBhEIJr0UyWl66q48T3qqMGIHJUy1Y0T7xuMU-cGdgLyqzmHCwBuceTFT9joZ0ImT-9FS89-ADAH6iiCwaF3smGEXXMgg0caCCJzACmJ6CIDoBKy6TkCjdRSsDQ98QLsmbcEJ74swxGKJXClbBViVVleqG8bSCZGVIXWZkwJ_zrS95bbfBKWIgQ=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="319" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYhJrnBhEIJr0UyWl66q48T3qqMGIHJUy1Y0T7xuMU-cGdgLyqzmHCwBuceTFT9joZ0ImT-9FS89-ADAH6iiCwaF3smGEXXMgg0caCCJzACmJ6CIDoBKy6TkCjdRSsDQ98QLsmbcEJ74swxGKJXClbBViVVleqG8bSCZGVIXWZkwJ_zrS95bbfBKWIgQ=w399-h400" width="399" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The 50 wt thread lays so nicely with opens seems that I just had to include an underbelly shot. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCjlxNfURNEYYZG_q6M9EeHGBFvHD4M8f8IZnk2ZtxP4uWGUvI4biasyrWbYR06DdM8hvqeAyYaQAPpqL95YPkMZ_NkgxyV_PssPVsggw9SLq90pthMGPJbnjXQyhAzRr8oXuqc1Sn4ck8U7IagNJDX0vQwsUmfUcIwIa8baVPTM6LpWqGZFgwvNO6_A=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCjlxNfURNEYYZG_q6M9EeHGBFvHD4M8f8IZnk2ZtxP4uWGUvI4biasyrWbYR06DdM8hvqeAyYaQAPpqL95YPkMZ_NkgxyV_PssPVsggw9SLq90pthMGPJbnjXQyhAzRr8oXuqc1Sn4ck8U7IagNJDX0vQwsUmfUcIwIa8baVPTM6LpWqGZFgwvNO6_A=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>And here’s a close up of the prints - there are nine in all and my stash served me well. A cohesive scrappy modern traditional design is my preference lately. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG--r3qqRUg33gXV1H_a2lWEb3eCtSdoxwTmpYINQVXdZ32OTu1AzJMK8dqJ57FEcRjzunvs8Qo3ux1W79LXFxUgTQBF-3UW3IXyHYYSDGmYh_36P_VKotLgCeV9Gc3guPegrQVHgFxlfwkqvOGe3O5rafzkfc0Qas8E7e8TeFvXp-Quq3Lq9UHAiFJA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgG--r3qqRUg33gXV1H_a2lWEb3eCtSdoxwTmpYINQVXdZ32OTu1AzJMK8dqJ57FEcRjzunvs8Qo3ux1W79LXFxUgTQBF-3UW3IXyHYYSDGmYh_36P_VKotLgCeV9Gc3guPegrQVHgFxlfwkqvOGe3O5rafzkfc0Qas8E7e8TeFvXp-Quq3Lq9UHAiFJA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For hand stitching the binding, I used color 2784 with my new favorite cut width of 3” instead of 2.25” so that it gives a substantial edge. <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiygqjPyAI6Yv90sjpgpCnwRrkfRXiMgAIn4b1J4nWBl2YdF1vYAqY8f8q2i27v8kBCaS2xLmL3tSZqn9K8V-VPC0lJ95LkQWqCeTOpLCLGG-DMWmTdbIYU_SA6JeAREUvSpe7VWRFvPJxauLXBM34naqxQkqceVZzkewzRi2k5WztUnmNDe-zxRdoYrg=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="640" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiygqjPyAI6Yv90sjpgpCnwRrkfRXiMgAIn4b1J4nWBl2YdF1vYAqY8f8q2i27v8kBCaS2xLmL3tSZqn9K8V-VPC0lJ95LkQWqCeTOpLCLGG-DMWmTdbIYU_SA6JeAREUvSpe7VWRFvPJxauLXBM34naqxQkqceVZzkewzRi2k5WztUnmNDe-zxRdoYrg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjys-4Y-gwhnf5UrMtv_45MeEdbw5DHuS7FSNfAcison9x4cwdPPQLv1_4sWhhlDLrlNJKec785eGkIIY_8JelbbywbiViQ3LIGI_-CZf1YXM4UuTFz_UY1W9XLZkfArad9DZ9nJ6oL8Vql7QTiwuZtjF1FXxbNhwRvW4FKASmu6cqUheoYHrd8YY2jww=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjys-4Y-gwhnf5UrMtv_45MeEdbw5DHuS7FSNfAcison9x4cwdPPQLv1_4sWhhlDLrlNJKec785eGkIIY_8JelbbywbiViQ3LIGI_-CZf1YXM4UuTFz_UY1W9XLZkfArad9DZ9nJ6oL8Vql7QTiwuZtjF1FXxbNhwRvW4FKASmu6cqUheoYHrd8YY2jww=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The quilt measures right on target 48” square. Big enough for baby to lay on now and small enough for him to drag around when he’s grown and toddling about. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2oTQx6A9ytYzh4WEuu1pM8iRqjzfw6JfiBV_iL0_KZpaki96IfriP2uq2itTfbWlmR8hABu2G4Sf668xgyd5cOZH9Q6Gz6rUap9QOVBbCFLr5JVYHpXC8fSHwP0LPK2ntNpCpxoj3om41cWsu7KyUz4S2A8MCzh6oDL1WJHFNkWELfJNd6kbPRNAO8A=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="546" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2oTQx6A9ytYzh4WEuu1pM8iRqjzfw6JfiBV_iL0_KZpaki96IfriP2uq2itTfbWlmR8hABu2G4Sf668xgyd5cOZH9Q6Gz6rUap9QOVBbCFLr5JVYHpXC8fSHwP0LPK2ntNpCpxoj3om41cWsu7KyUz4S2A8MCzh6oDL1WJHFNkWELfJNd6kbPRNAO8A=w341-h400" width="341" /></a></div>Backed in flannel with bamboo silk batting, a cozy combination. <div><br /></div><div>Be sure to check out the other featured makers to see what projects they have shared and follow along on instagram #aurifilartisan @capitolaquilter </div><div><br /></div><div>Happy Stitching, Karen </div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-78740623014011481362022-01-24T18:13:00.003-08:002022-01-25T07:01:18.206-08:00Aurifil Artisan - Night Fancy fabric <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQFtOmyj07eyKAT8pgI3Zs4XNRpuJtwUrfjlHYf4nWpuG24FrD9_SkB-39gbKaHINT0CgIiK7-PiEhGdmfeLY0iOjZddWdBA3VFX_xVN3LL1Px9mrlbHTV6dDkUKm45RdvQhb4aT6mZyD1VP4ifikyWUiKnR4VGqQ5GgisMIhsMqfaNEZ9TDXhUtIh-Q=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQFtOmyj07eyKAT8pgI3Zs4XNRpuJtwUrfjlHYf4nWpuG24FrD9_SkB-39gbKaHINT0CgIiK7-PiEhGdmfeLY0iOjZddWdBA3VFX_xVN3LL1Px9mrlbHTV6dDkUKm45RdvQhb4aT6mZyD1VP4ifikyWUiKnR4VGqQ5GgisMIhsMqfaNEZ9TDXhUtIh-Q=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to receive the newest line by designer Victoria Findlay Wolfe “Night Fancy “ from FreeSpirit fabrics and a lovely spool of 50wt thread from her collection. I love being an Aurifil Artisan and am always up for a challenge. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXXhOzY0j4e_MjNbObiXxkoJWQfjEoVklgrOLBPPaQHsGrQf0lcn8OskYZUTp79xe3h_1aZPQ_bvfOCeDY9yI4NhxlWj0dUXdwZFRJhtl-Bnf-aGhi5coZwX2OE27sVkR9VTVLLk6aRAGgFsItasafynvxG2v7OV9iHJ0DeJA_iEWfSiVgke9KIwkbdA=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXXhOzY0j4e_MjNbObiXxkoJWQfjEoVklgrOLBPPaQHsGrQf0lcn8OskYZUTp79xe3h_1aZPQ_bvfOCeDY9yI4NhxlWj0dUXdwZFRJhtl-Bnf-aGhi5coZwX2OE27sVkR9VTVLLk6aRAGgFsItasafynvxG2v7OV9iHJ0DeJA_iEWfSiVgke9KIwkbdA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I knew immediately that the 4 Fat Quarter would make a great Improv Abstraction Log Cabin. Pairing Drift which reads dark but is also packed with lots of color with the black and white Wander for the high contrast portion and the blue tonal print Big Sliver with the solid for the low contrast was the perfect recipe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiksN4j9XxgNjIkFLTFHGmBSKVK6O1OFrMBxtEPlkRP3oEI0Tdq961Aqtng5AEpZjlnuST-oJ5DYhXyEJcMzIpL52SchqHqwIt1Y6b8pQq7IGAT8rQzIJQTxoUyuxRHd-83p08Gdtmk514rGmPwXWug79jL5q_NOJDISbp3jKkBhHRYUfRD4imyDmGo8w=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiksN4j9XxgNjIkFLTFHGmBSKVK6O1OFrMBxtEPlkRP3oEI0Tdq961Aqtng5AEpZjlnuST-oJ5DYhXyEJcMzIpL52SchqHqwIt1Y6b8pQq7IGAT8rQzIJQTxoUyuxRHd-83p08Gdtmk514rGmPwXWug79jL5q_NOJDISbp3jKkBhHRYUfRD4imyDmGo8w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I shared in my (very long!) 2021 recap post yesterday the sixteen quilts finished for the year and you can see that I haven’t gotten this design series out of my system. Trimming the blocks made a pile of confetti and not much waste. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfD_wCO-7te2aXwpaafGGQd6n02jp9KuXC85GrAZ-3ZMP9-Y-CzFFCxm-nojinq5Upn5vjxLRKuCOgXqkrfC--XHNG2-iKSs81yuBHAsCAv4-Ge7FJYXG_zK9Txsbi4YgPSJjZv-gp2ARrxSytVTf6BBzBAw_OcK-1-uwZ9dGq1irc2H80UWsHVozSdA=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfD_wCO-7te2aXwpaafGGQd6n02jp9KuXC85GrAZ-3ZMP9-Y-CzFFCxm-nojinq5Upn5vjxLRKuCOgXqkrfC--XHNG2-iKSs81yuBHAsCAv4-Ge7FJYXG_zK9Txsbi4YgPSJjZv-gp2ARrxSytVTf6BBzBAw_OcK-1-uwZ9dGq1irc2H80UWsHVozSdA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another reason I chose this for the project was because I wanted to expand my 16” block pattern to see how big it would grow to if I kept building until I ran out of fabric. Any guess? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIRDQ7c5EEFS2pn6Q8HtPomRiz69_8zu8w2b0ShoDn0tuWqbkCsQK1HBiQiX8JsVSvVnLMRpMIURKS9YYz2AnA_-22fXToA1nLT3PyPSntV8ZHJcIQSqxzzwiWeLUVjkNg_7GUqdYAd5oA_WXTWfL41zbS_Ws0ADl9A5Ka2berNOd5_rOCJsEDnvvHrQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="632" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgIRDQ7c5EEFS2pn6Q8HtPomRiz69_8zu8w2b0ShoDn0tuWqbkCsQK1HBiQiX8JsVSvVnLMRpMIURKS9YYz2AnA_-22fXToA1nLT3PyPSntV8ZHJcIQSqxzzwiWeLUVjkNg_7GUqdYAd5oA_WXTWfL41zbS_Ws0ADl9A5Ka2berNOd5_rOCJsEDnvvHrQ=s320" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The mini ended up 26” - did you estimate high or low? <div><br /></div><div>During the photoshoot I attempted to make it appear bigger in some (near the ocean) and smaller in others (next to the mural). I think either way, it’s quite visually impactful <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilCFnncZM7Kig5OjcRD_NkwaPf6RmYmW38WzC7AOarpa2fCmxGGCAR6CwbGtc88Yc6t7yIt0GNMwLyWGH3gqW8UQMgiSl6S84VF7C51nr5tBS_IMr9FjGdmWC62AxDryw5JTQgavjJdYtgDBbjur7eDXT_1_ZerIYUxCFgWXhzbe7nFRrCp3UxjcjSYQ=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="554" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEilCFnncZM7Kig5OjcRD_NkwaPf6RmYmW38WzC7AOarpa2fCmxGGCAR6CwbGtc88Yc6t7yIt0GNMwLyWGH3gqW8UQMgiSl6S84VF7C51nr5tBS_IMr9FjGdmWC62AxDryw5JTQgavjJdYtgDBbjur7eDXT_1_ZerIYUxCFgWXhzbe7nFRrCp3UxjcjSYQ=s320" width="277" /></a></div>Matchstick quilting on a long arm with Aurifil Forty-3 in color 2620 was a breeze even though I’m very inexperienced with that technique. I chose an organic wave motif to mimic the block design. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxyFt6H3_BcWfrZyMoqSmLibNWJMrruhjyjgfFdHl_gGpGBzf2aGixYjxkjGQNoMf8V5yebVEpWzS9AXZerOqaVKNANnzeEXm-GzSqWtpX59vrjBpWecvL80labrW_9iW1Tfj2QHeQ8ezONURN70LzRq2d2GcyhiKLkJlB1oLH40XQx9fAJ0Su-1xIOg=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="268" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxyFt6H3_BcWfrZyMoqSmLibNWJMrruhjyjgfFdHl_gGpGBzf2aGixYjxkjGQNoMf8V5yebVEpWzS9AXZerOqaVKNANnzeEXm-GzSqWtpX59vrjBpWecvL80labrW_9iW1Tfj2QHeQ8ezONURN70LzRq2d2GcyhiKLkJlB1oLH40XQx9fAJ0Su-1xIOg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For the label I matchstick quilted using the variegated color 3840 which has a subtle range to it. Be sure to check out the full line of fabric and thread collection as well as the projects made by other artisans. <p></p><p> I’m going to include a couple more favorite shots in closing- happy stitching, Karen</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd-oa_bnPedbdULXzgi37YGjFwSOS0IPzneQWyfTDlSn7W_OHMNw1M1vHbP7gr2flZ7599rAaHfmZLUyF13YtRRvuqrCGjbNqpDfp3hSzHh2JaxVzOcNUCr4xC0pQGQyZhtqtch-a6a_QjVuLJmyqoLrGAl5HrRsnkOywB1vmSAqTdRCoZRdO24lAiFA=s640" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="456" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd-oa_bnPedbdULXzgi37YGjFwSOS0IPzneQWyfTDlSn7W_OHMNw1M1vHbP7gr2flZ7599rAaHfmZLUyF13YtRRvuqrCGjbNqpDfp3hSzHh2JaxVzOcNUCr4xC0pQGQyZhtqtch-a6a_QjVuLJmyqoLrGAl5HrRsnkOywB1vmSAqTdRCoZRdO24lAiFA=s320" width="228" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja722IWJCQNk4fheTuIabXCA-GbU4UdcDfDGOeiRQc8WSwTcVLiiUIy5q069j7T2a0y4wJErOmXfQawS7nxRfl4Dzj4RqN2VgxnZVVzd_lJTtdOUOnyjBRstNGJAEJtPqPgsE2hquPMhGpHRRo-uhTNJvA1-ehgxLhkrNqXDIgitSXGUYUmOtCEMIwjA=s1280" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1011" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja722IWJCQNk4fheTuIabXCA-GbU4UdcDfDGOeiRQc8WSwTcVLiiUIy5q069j7T2a0y4wJErOmXfQawS7nxRfl4Dzj4RqN2VgxnZVVzd_lJTtdOUOnyjBRstNGJAEJtPqPgsE2hquPMhGpHRRo-uhTNJvA1-ehgxLhkrNqXDIgitSXGUYUmOtCEMIwjA=s320" width="253" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-84951081482241920862022-01-23T16:44:00.000-08:002022-01-23T16:44:24.314-08:00Sixteen 2021 Finished quilts <p> January means reflecting back on accomplishments. Sixteen completed quilts in 2021 is pretty productive for me </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGVPdBHkQnZGqJuk0IlFSiwrGFahGjyz-U_4dyO0JFwy7XRZkT-vl40DfNfAPmyquM98_xywZ-Z1i4uadRdvfP-RZB-HCYRL274a6hhwqM5SqEucfhkTIlCc7-4DlS84WEjBy5WECmvhpeyIytln6jiEfdjjjs6hcyeBz68EazJPyKdA-wFpnHRzJCmw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiGVPdBHkQnZGqJuk0IlFSiwrGFahGjyz-U_4dyO0JFwy7XRZkT-vl40DfNfAPmyquM98_xywZ-Z1i4uadRdvfP-RZB-HCYRL274a6hhwqM5SqEucfhkTIlCc7-4DlS84WEjBy5WECmvhpeyIytln6jiEfdjjjs6hcyeBz68EazJPyKdA-wFpnHRzJCmw=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Some were start to finish, some were wrapping up long term projects, sizes range from mini to massive, most were gifts (retirement, babies & weddings), a swap and challenges. I kept six. </p><p>“Either Or” 28”x38” was my response to the MQG fabric challenge using the fat-eights provided and additional thanks to a couple of guild mates </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU4H7kB62uzYop27EpLUo1pEEYOjrSbK_2SI2NijVMydhaKUMPjQW2g4wUxfi5LK69ChOr8MYSIUA0Bu9Go9QygqMdXqtEf6NlK18vyJCt90AlgjF9_o2oXObHHsbbwjntGbBkCn5iEPLK9E5NPaLWFRy1FcqxU04G1hNUpTIQV9fKIczNl6Li96Ldtw=s1617" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1228" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjU4H7kB62uzYop27EpLUo1pEEYOjrSbK_2SI2NijVMydhaKUMPjQW2g4wUxfi5LK69ChOr8MYSIUA0Bu9Go9QygqMdXqtEf6NlK18vyJCt90AlgjF9_o2oXObHHsbbwjntGbBkCn5iEPLK9E5NPaLWFRy1FcqxU04G1hNUpTIQV9fKIczNl6Li96Ldtw=w304-h400" width="304" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhKZKrT-4pK8A9Y1BdtSK1LVUQZgn-zFLq-eWjSTRVRgNB2QmZ3U8FPPqqUUNUYoKHNMraIU74T9aHISnsc92cuE3acgS2jwBk1UxjyKvJ3O-1YSOxJvafagKfg-Gxs-Kfh_hgX3V3Yu6ztTVTr-n6R2te8K1lAqN39BUs0GNpB0MHyJrKnzoy3ynID5w=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Unlike the temperature quilt, the blocks could be placed in any order on the design wall and didn’t take 365 days! It’s interesting to see how scale plays in the overall look of the two quilts when compared </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3N2Mbu9r0Lk_rlbs08ruP5jDB0cwgmdSGRvnXiEcwLgJUte-8_1z3dxojqji974e8hXKO-0fv5eU03NXjZsX994CS71Jwf3Vlvm1aC4lAcvZmeu-O6YjHQVCAf46NYsFj12rR9vCC_Dv5QvoDWD4TuS-s83Ez_0Twb3mzSW07o_ytqOTdItC1dzddGg=s1280" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj3N2Mbu9r0Lk_rlbs08ruP5jDB0cwgmdSGRvnXiEcwLgJUte-8_1z3dxojqji974e8hXKO-0fv5eU03NXjZsX994CS71Jwf3Vlvm1aC4lAcvZmeu-O6YjHQVCAf46NYsFj12rR9vCC_Dv5QvoDWD4TuS-s83Ez_0Twb3mzSW07o_ytqOTdItC1dzddGg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I used a festive dotted binding and vintage backing. <p>A collaboration with my DIL started during winter break of 2020 while we excitedly awaited baby’s arrival was an early 2021 success. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p>In recent years I have gotten out of the habit of backing in flannel but was quickly reminded why it is such a cozy feature. </p><p><br /></p><p>Making wedding quilts for my nieces has always been a pleasure to gift and having just completed an Organized Chaos pattern by Sujata Shah I jumped at the excuse to try the larger block size in a Tuscan palette inspired by the couples love of travel. It was a marathon make that took a lot of hours and back to back long sewing sessions I managed a backyard photoshoot before mailing it off </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtdGP_UeXt2doST_qE2A3J1dwXde_UORFpgRtCRuDhDa0OFuuyc-kfkTnknjvlnCr8ttrmICzreaiFl4HwfM6XEpu-_OXbMSV17mN5JCVTAzegX7voclEF-7Dd8y7lzEfrPN0mFMUIOFdjNCchFMsVpiJCIuH4aCAsnZzVox4ASA2Du-zU-WiC-jPVLA=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtdGP_UeXt2doST_qE2A3J1dwXde_UORFpgRtCRuDhDa0OFuuyc-kfkTnknjvlnCr8ttrmICzreaiFl4HwfM6XEpu-_OXbMSV17mN5JCVTAzegX7voclEF-7Dd8y7lzEfrPN0mFMUIOFdjNCchFMsVpiJCIuH4aCAsnZzVox4ASA2Du-zU-WiC-jPVLA" width="276" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih-X20m0xt-xF1XReP-d9WMY4ldUunwc768a5KC5Kqdgn-af6Z2Y1UVvdQuWf8cLflJ1e2uSVyFe1mIoeQHpBLIny0uqZh7g1CroE2lYauLb_6jE2_gUHf8ASWZzmAEp4d6xgys899dpCLuIrVv1qkF8o-Omq8J7949qfTv5AKSDz8T9QjmddaTF-D3g=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEih-X20m0xt-xF1XReP-d9WMY4ldUunwc768a5KC5Kqdgn-af6Z2Y1UVvdQuWf8cLflJ1e2uSVyFe1mIoeQHpBLIny0uqZh7g1CroE2lYauLb_6jE2_gUHf8ASWZzmAEp4d6xgys899dpCLuIrVv1qkF8o-Omq8J7949qfTv5AKSDz8T9QjmddaTF-D3g" width="240" /></a></div><p>The other wedding quilt made in 2021 was a long time coming and my son and DIL were so patient waiting almost 3 years.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4sr2BaMkqw7GUI2nEU4XJzH00vjnQfrgeSyvL6WUV6haEJXEYlSyZGnOwMLdp662q7W5jGL3mVIZSnS9ss-7oYC58G3YwpFLl53krzmeVNXuF2-6kvcS_jd7CPGUApZ7zBn_-44nESxSgFsOiTB5JTxepur8RA9YDuubQQCyp9iJVLMCmG4KsCJNk1Q=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh4sr2BaMkqw7GUI2nEU4XJzH00vjnQfrgeSyvL6WUV6haEJXEYlSyZGnOwMLdp662q7W5jGL3mVIZSnS9ss-7oYC58G3YwpFLl53krzmeVNXuF2-6kvcS_jd7CPGUApZ7zBn_-44nESxSgFsOiTB5JTxepur8RA9YDuubQQCyp9iJVLMCmG4KsCJNk1Q" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTTWCz-zWxIlnDr83C6nzJOy6fhTMPYXFRj6JIx_HWnVS2RPNuENVpIgJQOm-tAvmEdNZ6uvZGWtlMtLLaASL2GwPvDaWcmwGB14yJF2ELJTTspFcS6cAYS8A6ux8o0fI_nNRLO3Qy9HHCkMU4dyrwwVoD51eoOYfq3v6CNOnm7le2Vl_9EnMJx6Eklw=s320" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="308" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTTWCz-zWxIlnDr83C6nzJOy6fhTMPYXFRj6JIx_HWnVS2RPNuENVpIgJQOm-tAvmEdNZ6uvZGWtlMtLLaASL2GwPvDaWcmwGB14yJF2ELJTTspFcS6cAYS8A6ux8o0fI_nNRLO3Qy9HHCkMU4dyrwwVoD51eoOYfq3v6CNOnm7le2Vl_9EnMJx6Eklw" width="308" /></a></div><br /><p>Hand stitching their initials with a heart and including 28 half-rectangles to represent the day of the month they were married added a personal touch. Photos from their honeymoon were used for inspiration to capture an aloha vibe. 70”x74” a couples cuddle size with room for babe and pup.</p><p>I also completed four minis: </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNbT6yFyR7gsuFJ1Hm4VuVr8KssGBgfEjY7UL9ZAbDVyo_yKbkvh26xVegi3nfB7xtavvVFm6kelOEzxlJo_USFiUN1Yu14FtdbPShLd2W7XfpD8c3UKCvKaR7dyiO3S2DFFThfZOO6uREuGmmm8Pz6dMcOZPgYIhSAvGPN29kHRIdSc-dV_UaiLKRkg=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNbT6yFyR7gsuFJ1Hm4VuVr8KssGBgfEjY7UL9ZAbDVyo_yKbkvh26xVegi3nfB7xtavvVFm6kelOEzxlJo_USFiUN1Yu14FtdbPShLd2W7XfpD8c3UKCvKaR7dyiO3S2DFFThfZOO6uREuGmmm8Pz6dMcOZPgYIhSAvGPN29kHRIdSc-dV_UaiLKRkg" width="316" /></a></div><br /><p>Made for an auction donation. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnPZV3NIIf1Ps_dMTYCdBvvR58ttj6pihGXR1fLgX3cyUfgFkv1AxJB-NHC3uRMnW6WqIsIlJJjeBvQ7VMqksJJJu4v7HWVs9P_6RfxCsxT0D8FzjlGeItlP5xrpL93FH8ZFYAX0wV8QWNV6fklgeHDHymKHL29-2OX6AQRv8uKp7muvrw5xhYNl4qag=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnPZV3NIIf1Ps_dMTYCdBvvR58ttj6pihGXR1fLgX3cyUfgFkv1AxJB-NHC3uRMnW6WqIsIlJJjeBvQ7VMqksJJJu4v7HWVs9P_6RfxCsxT0D8FzjlGeItlP5xrpL93FH8ZFYAX0wV8QWNV6fklgeHDHymKHL29-2OX6AQRv8uKp7muvrw5xhYNl4qag=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>A workshop project.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyVvCfwqsXQuZ5V5frnTDZAGGKgq6ZhAHgpD6t826bDEYTYrFyLTujzNQIWGx-ylGu7f4X2_yuxPrbMlhW4wl9dFdSng7eeBOL0JievmiiH_PsqshBQ1hc8HuiRgki0K89ouD9csnWOtdZUTrBFDKMwakXNQWYF_rq0CrT2i5X7-N5NKR857GMr8N_VA=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="623" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyVvCfwqsXQuZ5V5frnTDZAGGKgq6ZhAHgpD6t826bDEYTYrFyLTujzNQIWGx-ylGu7f4X2_yuxPrbMlhW4wl9dFdSng7eeBOL0JievmiiH_PsqshBQ1hc8HuiRgki0K89ouD9csnWOtdZUTrBFDKMwakXNQWYF_rq0CrT2i5X7-N5NKR857GMr8N_VA=s320" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2aHJJQ2-X-Djk6KZBak-stZAsjeaQ0xCxC4Os-QulLTX2zp83leo3FfDoW4YfAM4Dm1Ddb9LfAUkKCXrMOxfUnP8D66_L37Zw_zMPNK6lt5J1D2ECuQC4NNNNCjI5dcAWK662unDgNwkF3ND1jDTvY0pWnflVtf3COk8bFkOawiqWd5h4U7kYnDApPw=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2aHJJQ2-X-Djk6KZBak-stZAsjeaQ0xCxC4Os-QulLTX2zp83leo3FfDoW4YfAM4Dm1Ddb9LfAUkKCXrMOxfUnP8D66_L37Zw_zMPNK6lt5J1D2ECuQC4NNNNCjI5dcAWK662unDgNwkF3ND1jDTvY0pWnflVtf3COk8bFkOawiqWd5h4U7kYnDApPw=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The MQG Together swap sent to my partner <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNFx-tDh4GnoeBrdFpnygENK52ffh5Aw8cWXodB25V4K44vZ7E5WVbOtwltueukZZdj7L0erZulQPg7A25mx5VprokSuJV_jFpaSZsZaUW-zVoDEAdYAUwivlvmMx7HySzE3MsdeUP1Qc6PLIzoXuDy3YY-oEc3eLkAM7PjWqQrnka3qIVDc1aohezqg=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="564" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNFx-tDh4GnoeBrdFpnygENK52ffh5Aw8cWXodB25V4K44vZ7E5WVbOtwltueukZZdj7L0erZulQPg7A25mx5VprokSuJV_jFpaSZsZaUW-zVoDEAdYAUwivlvmMx7HySzE3MsdeUP1Qc6PLIzoXuDy3YY-oEc3eLkAM7PjWqQrnka3qIVDc1aohezqg=s320" width="282" /></a></div>Stitching with high contrast thread became less intimidating the more times I did it. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCu_lEivPtQAqgasVQl4TCuIMDKUd2zQuQTw7bbdQI3GTNLvY_D22JF8U2vDsPe_U6oyYMceSYHVvnfQCeVYQYgCafBRFjq4J5BnsF7OJGj4hOO7zohKUMJS_aZ3wNuEqSns6IV0Q7M5XcJaCgHjNfKNz2pqFm8Oc2ZeEy8SrUWcl-jo1XjLTz-DU9fw=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCu_lEivPtQAqgasVQl4TCuIMDKUd2zQuQTw7bbdQI3GTNLvY_D22JF8U2vDsPe_U6oyYMceSYHVvnfQCeVYQYgCafBRFjq4J5BnsF7OJGj4hOO7zohKUMJS_aZ3wNuEqSns6IV0Q7M5XcJaCgHjNfKNz2pqFm8Oc2ZeEy8SrUWcl-jo1XjLTz-DU9fw=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>My MQG “tree” challenge entry. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz85em4oP-oupIE_8eGMvpO-b-V6j0ASAMzbWBN11BKTm9oueq28Um7qH4YwTSiAXJKSwdQtS9vyGvf8SjU3u2j8RhMs0nRNdVu5fiHyP0Moe19Qssfu47fuflaur5gaVZotglzRuF-8dh5LmAU7EESRM7gB3rsxK54uAFs5lqFz38GSnUpe1S-BuXZg=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="320" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz85em4oP-oupIE_8eGMvpO-b-V6j0ASAMzbWBN11BKTm9oueq28Um7qH4YwTSiAXJKSwdQtS9vyGvf8SjU3u2j8RhMs0nRNdVu5fiHyP0Moe19Qssfu47fuflaur5gaVZotglzRuF-8dh5LmAU7EESRM7gB3rsxK54uAFs5lqFz38GSnUpe1S-BuXZg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">“Connections” deserves a separate blog post to properly credit the BeeSewcial contributors but until then , details can be found on instagram. For this recap I’ll just let you take it all in</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfWql_YvbIWBUpnXzr7x78HOlWbmE7iLXtqWbqeURYzIjxRBGO-sbgr4bpnTnvsJpofwMYxGPymCvJR9NrJYXnHorUhJtniBS2Js2MGPmPMsm6kIzRe9WxQUdc_AVchIEBBkM3U52sI35ni_tuRNwH06H96Hz-rhG1M6aQZmOMyYbzkihlON1sQe6OOQ=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfWql_YvbIWBUpnXzr7x78HOlWbmE7iLXtqWbqeURYzIjxRBGO-sbgr4bpnTnvsJpofwMYxGPymCvJR9NrJYXnHorUhJtniBS2Js2MGPmPMsm6kIzRe9WxQUdc_AVchIEBBkM3U52sI35ni_tuRNwH06H96Hz-rhG1M6aQZmOMyYbzkihlON1sQe6OOQ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwUyERpp9CrToyoNvE5XxFIZXWxuC7CyOcyE3o9B0VoYDeC9dpr-orqAcTjWkod0B4RgrxyMFYvoVl5w10oQpwq_3_fpI2kLz825O4POg46P0LzAxUBWTK4em3x9_6xalSxqKPJ4c3rIKokndIE3OoxWhlKVaA5aIUKo6yzr8-Z2lpKMUqkSU9xbAuGw=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwUyERpp9CrToyoNvE5XxFIZXWxuC7CyOcyE3o9B0VoYDeC9dpr-orqAcTjWkod0B4RgrxyMFYvoVl5w10oQpwq_3_fpI2kLz825O4POg46P0LzAxUBWTK4em3x9_6xalSxqKPJ4c3rIKokndIE3OoxWhlKVaA5aIUKo6yzr8-Z2lpKMUqkSU9xbAuGw" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Attending Sewtopia has been on my bucket list and also warrants more than a quick mention. My sister and I had a great time. I am proud of my fabric challenge quilt but even more proud that she walked away with the winning ribbon for her entry! </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnbnUKy2Kmu24gq9OXPnQgE6WY74Xrsht9DSPPImIHc5o5vj1RWdZrVOB01JqczVGNbU2BLiSCXQLdA7aJCZsdXQ5bPWf5Xhm9qVD8lLxRIpnwFKXX4QRwEQTeOuGjlOi9GxfdDoh-HG0KxB6lRje36E-ejItcXswUgsdmjMSJenTrxMqcVrPATvRLeg=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnbnUKy2Kmu24gq9OXPnQgE6WY74Xrsht9DSPPImIHc5o5vj1RWdZrVOB01JqczVGNbU2BLiSCXQLdA7aJCZsdXQ5bPWf5Xhm9qVD8lLxRIpnwFKXX4QRwEQTeOuGjlOi9GxfdDoh-HG0KxB6lRje36E-ejItcXswUgsdmjMSJenTrxMqcVrPATvRLeg=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglWoTDSzz2XXfnt0cJhWodL_7RdItm77hUlXDP5N5ZJiJpCGzG_jZ2yYB3hiO_Bv9P8GB4vYIrOw31Ua1AusEBJsllnhQn0gNQ2BlLNGvSWNom-h3zgoeiCRIQLx7WypuKiyaUNWVsyyRzOeXjOP03xDdw3BlfwTK4VNhExkEkURDvP903C9uZNiAWwg=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="320" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglWoTDSzz2XXfnt0cJhWodL_7RdItm77hUlXDP5N5ZJiJpCGzG_jZ2yYB3hiO_Bv9P8GB4vYIrOw31Ua1AusEBJsllnhQn0gNQ2BlLNGvSWNom-h3zgoeiCRIQLx7WypuKiyaUNWVsyyRzOeXjOP03xDdw3BlfwTK4VNhExkEkURDvP903C9uZNiAWwg=w200-h200" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqVurOqReSeBnJo71279o79sdw1-VwRD2JF9V2JKWa1Vprm7pk2RpNcH4UiBTk22mLfYnumDID6ZjvKL9c8RGlXLIgJSvRL7Wsbpyy86X1C8rFwK05K56xZnlCv6qTJw1skIC8xdnTamuBze7kjHLXqs6T-SAMPftZZQ6MWhEOwf6zBBYY0Z7lcGV-zw=s320" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="287" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqVurOqReSeBnJo71279o79sdw1-VwRD2JF9V2JKWa1Vprm7pk2RpNcH4UiBTk22mLfYnumDID6ZjvKL9c8RGlXLIgJSvRL7Wsbpyy86X1C8rFwK05K56xZnlCv6qTJw1skIC8xdnTamuBze7kjHLXqs6T-SAMPftZZQ6MWhEOwf6zBBYY0Z7lcGV-zw" width="287" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Last but not least, a One Block Wonder project that I talked my sister into doing years ago and she abandoned after cutting the parts. You can see the front in the mosaic picture and here’s the back that I like just as well </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtEIVQbaWlkfVeB997gw5_pNTd0s7y1EVoE94EI1SluVOnuZ7wpGAjyZBRBkCW1-n8uiIVL8Kgq_Jq6E3HE08bCcfaPd5vheHd-zSl7sVvrM0xJ3MaE3VIRf-Qg38hh-93xGTKpMPhMB9kjA_OspmRMH7-4DSGwrYj19eExp3uGn1ds5yZ9YlZ98RS2A=s1280" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtEIVQbaWlkfVeB997gw5_pNTd0s7y1EVoE94EI1SluVOnuZ7wpGAjyZBRBkCW1-n8uiIVL8Kgq_Jq6E3HE08bCcfaPd5vheHd-zSl7sVvrM0xJ3MaE3VIRf-Qg38hh-93xGTKpMPhMB9kjA_OspmRMH7-4DSGwrYj19eExp3uGn1ds5yZ9YlZ98RS2A=s320" width="309" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p>Aside from the 2 workshop quilts, they are original designs. I did the quilting myself on my domestic or my friends long arm with the exception of my fabulous beesewcial by my sis. I’m pretty sure I even labeled them all - a first. </p><p>Hopefully I counted and credited correctly. The year has been a big messy blur, a huge struggle but fortunately also included precious moments and treasured events. </p><div>Thanks for hanging in there to the end! </div></div></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-67385087180076154962021-11-27T07:46:00.000-08:002021-11-27T07:46:01.046-08:00Virtual and missed Shows <div><div><h3 style="text-align: center;">QuiltCon Together </h3>My calendar revolves around QuiltCon, looking forward every February to taking a couple weeks off work to travel, spend time with my sister and visit quilty friends. Although the MQG and crew did a great job with the virtual show and I did attend a couple viewing parties via zoom, I missed the usual stuff so much.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuQ5-T2bDaBIlfa8ybrtWmkVz9_L_nUWe7RvpXRY0CQ2-MwWFSE9_vRPBqPVJrMPK4X8YL7g2CbZZO4sU0eUmq4Dj9KVPFQ-RMmwpqJPCVKyZZy8IxY_14-6KAyhY4AhkuXxhPtz3F_KJ/s1280/F8FC2A30-48FD-422E-A4E2-F855C907DA2D.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1280" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFuQ5-T2bDaBIlfa8ybrtWmkVz9_L_nUWe7RvpXRY0CQ2-MwWFSE9_vRPBqPVJrMPK4X8YL7g2CbZZO4sU0eUmq4Dj9KVPFQ-RMmwpqJPCVKyZZy8IxY_14-6KAyhY4AhkuXxhPtz3F_KJ/w400-h400/F8FC2A30-48FD-422E-A4E2-F855C907DA2D.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abstract Whimsy </td></tr></tbody></table><br />Having two quilts juried in was wonderful especially because they represent very different styles, improv and modern traditional and yet they are very "me". <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOELViFFTnwmjTK4NSb7i9KZix1Jf5bKMVtumtEpxZ3kW0VCS4pq43n-a1lnbnMSq5h1v9IJF0CjULxsKE5I-g1quXS_X5CbaSfG32hRMpV8zMfskwJvlEcG5y-V0Qfd7V_nhJ0b89cFQN/s640/IMG_3940.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="628" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOELViFFTnwmjTK4NSb7i9KZix1Jf5bKMVtumtEpxZ3kW0VCS4pq43n-a1lnbnMSq5h1v9IJF0CjULxsKE5I-g1quXS_X5CbaSfG32hRMpV8zMfskwJvlEcG5y-V0Qfd7V_nhJ0b89cFQN/w393-h400/IMG_3940.jpg" width="393" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabric Challenge</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBRomudg3rB61EO6Y752qByiNGSJxu8M4H5N1RO7nGp-gCOtekO3hy7kJNPxPipSUCmg1WRdC-kdOHRA_zYOhKB-l4bXkIsxGccchro_2njACoA4n6QHFqjJ1urErojU_zOum3t_dIAeF/s1280/IMG_5402.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1146" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMBRomudg3rB61EO6Y752qByiNGSJxu8M4H5N1RO7nGp-gCOtekO3hy7kJNPxPipSUCmg1WRdC-kdOHRA_zYOhKB-l4bXkIsxGccchro_2njACoA4n6QHFqjJ1urErojU_zOum3t_dIAeF/s320/IMG_5402.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div>Looking forward to walking the hall in Phoenix AZ 2022 . Hope to see you there.<br /><div><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">2020 AQS and 2020 QuiltCon</h3><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynsINHVU09k7srXI38dy1_dhq9xWGDy88uRxB5wQYi3zvsY0wV623KwRxLNYXMkSh_aBZnzyzoAyauw-CkAwV4qvgieDv570L0T6v4w8afM5c7RkWhtAeIo424NCAsNmqsfGOukYp6ouU/s1280/IMG_6689.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1156" data-original-width="1280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynsINHVU09k7srXI38dy1_dhq9xWGDy88uRxB5wQYi3zvsY0wV623KwRxLNYXMkSh_aBZnzyzoAyauw-CkAwV4qvgieDv570L0T6v4w8afM5c7RkWhtAeIo424NCAsNmqsfGOukYp6ouU/s320/IMG_6689.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>"Reflections" almost made it to Paducah. For the first time ever - I entered a quilt into the AQS show and my BeeSewcial quilt was accepted! The show did not take place and it was mailed back to me. It has now “aged out”. I am thankful to have a catalogue to document what almost happened. </p><p>The QuiltCon 2020 publication is also a bitter sweet and a bit strange thumbing through remembering the carefree hugs and unmasked crowds during the last in-person event pre-pandemic. </p><p><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3110067794967040161.post-76952392518566784632021-08-28T12:24:00.000-07:002021-08-28T12:24:05.674-07:00FPP Aurifil Artisan Challenge <p>When it comes to trying new techniques, or in this case giving FPP a second chance- I’m all in. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCn24QXUB8WNKyeRYFIT44sF2kel9lyYQ2lHHuapzGHv8EJSCyI9Y4vgt_JGw-piRdla1PvOX4ICM6MAOsnOkqVVMAbU_SKblAHjiIaxBQEOb2V6doP9mdDtTpv0_YMZxtEZsoSBoq7Vxt/s2048/File_001+%25286%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCn24QXUB8WNKyeRYFIT44sF2kel9lyYQ2lHHuapzGHv8EJSCyI9Y4vgt_JGw-piRdla1PvOX4ICM6MAOsnOkqVVMAbU_SKblAHjiIaxBQEOb2V6doP9mdDtTpv0_YMZxtEZsoSBoq7Vxt/s320/File_001+%25286%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Foundation Paper Piecing comes naturally for some makers and they love it. Since I do not fall into this category, an open mind was necessary and fortunately the perfect project presented itself at the The Threadhouse Virtual Retreat. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmV1LgkUsGFLb6QdBUuPqFiBSUUMB3fe8fiwk3GZ6ttL-9S5WjuW-LCCUBlKAOl0VuzLvyx9oOCKAd_Qn2RRzsJ47ZeCZFj_y-Q53v9Ms4JACFpeZ6gILlTf_injw_8Tsx4tmcGJMSWBfr/s2048/File_000+%252815%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmV1LgkUsGFLb6QdBUuPqFiBSUUMB3fe8fiwk3GZ6ttL-9S5WjuW-LCCUBlKAOl0VuzLvyx9oOCKAd_Qn2RRzsJ47ZeCZFj_y-Q53v9Ms4JACFpeZ6gILlTf_injw_8Tsx4tmcGJMSWBfr/s320/File_000+%252815%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>With time set aside to focus and devote to learning all the tips and tricks Lynne Goldsworthy had to offer, I was able to get in the groove. Knowing that support was at my fingertips via the private Facebook group and re-watching the instructional recording videos multiple times took the pressure off. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BQsD34acHIqY66KrB1b5Vzz9lfsjCIEtvfgOmv4AC7iT8a9OYrf9ch7gW0B0WrCbz4F3TRGebp2V9wwPETa-Vhi90vXbKXNi9uLlso18hTn7n1sHSzzL2fXY9Ef7bpq4WxXogR134cXI/s2048/File_000+%252814%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BQsD34acHIqY66KrB1b5Vzz9lfsjCIEtvfgOmv4AC7iT8a9OYrf9ch7gW0B0WrCbz4F3TRGebp2V9wwPETa-Vhi90vXbKXNi9uLlso18hTn7n1sHSzzL2fXY9Ef7bpq4WxXogR134cXI/s320/File_000+%252814%2529.jpeg" width="281" /></a></div><p>The fabric placement echoing the center Dresden is a brilliant design and the fact that all of the geese are the same size helped reduce confusion. </p><p>Taking a moment to organize my thoughts and my parts was key. I could not be more pleased with the results and would totally do it again! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxDkNXeubrMftM8E_or8MyGN-1fW9tGTEVQv9A3ancWquNj6gZq40JPr0bXVLl9uIe7oZjVOUUyWdGzeaBM-fwGSCMIlLmZa2FoLHEEJ9VGCBTmQ9LfS3SAMj3w9gnH6u4ToFymNLuwmp/s2048/File_000+%252816%2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPxDkNXeubrMftM8E_or8MyGN-1fW9tGTEVQv9A3ancWquNj6gZq40JPr0bXVLl9uIe7oZjVOUUyWdGzeaBM-fwGSCMIlLmZa2FoLHEEJ9VGCBTmQ9LfS3SAMj3w9gnH6u4ToFymNLuwmp/s320/File_000+%252816%2529.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>If you are new to FPP or have struggled in your previous attempts, choosing a pattern with only a couple of pages that are used repeatedly for a dynamic result like this outer flying geese ring is wonderful for skill and confidence building. <br /><p>I pieced with Aurifil Mako 50 weight 2000, a great neutral. </p><p>Happy Stitching, Karen</p>CapitolaQuilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03797600075921870727noreply@blogger.com2