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Category Archives: WiP Wednesday
NYC Library Lions – more progress – 2021.03.14
I have good news and bad news about the blue lion. As I said in my last post, I was a lot more methodical with creating the pattern than I was with the orange lion – I marked all the … Continue reading
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Tagged art quilt, Fibre Art Network, portrait quilt
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NYC lions – photo-editing and preparing the pattern – 2021.02.28
In my last post, I said “I used a variety of photo-editing apps to simplify my photos. Then I drew lines on the photo to separate the values. Then I traced the shapes on fusible web (Steam-a-Seam Lite) and cut … Continue reading
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Tagged art quilt, Fibre Art Network, portrait quilt, tutorial
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Monochromatic library lions – 2021.02.26
The next exhibition by the Fibre Art Network is titled “Chromatopia”. The exhibition will include 50 monochromatic artworks, each 12″ x 12″. They will be displayed so that they progress through the color spectrum. Each artist has been assigned two … Continue reading
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Tagged art quilt, Fibre Art Network
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X’s and O’s – part 2 – 2021.01.27
As I said in my last post, the next step is to sew the pieces together like a giant jigsaw puzzle. I’m using a technique I use a lot with circles, but it works with any shapes. My process is … Continue reading
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Tagged art quilt, freezer paper piecing, modern quilt
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Black & white & brights – top finished, or not – 2020.06.22
As I predicted, there was a lot of un-sewing and re-sewing and partial seams involved in the piecing of this quilt – but the top is now all sewn together. It’s about 44 x 46 inches. Here it is on … Continue reading
Improv blocks – progress – 2020.05.27
I finished sewing the curvy strips into blocks, which are approximately 6 x 12 inches. (See my previous post for more information about that step.) Now I’m using them to make 8 inch square quarter-circle blocks. Although I’m calling this … Continue reading
Posted in Modern quilts, On my design wall, WiP Wednesday
Tagged bias tape, circle quilt, freezer paper piecing
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Maple leaf art quilt – finished – 2019.12.27
My first post about this quilt was at the end of November, although I started designing it in mid-November. If you’d like to read about my design and construction process, my previous 5 posts have lots of information and photos. … Continue reading
Maple leaf art quilt – part 5 – 2019.12.18
In my post last week, I showed a mock-up of the background of my Maple leaf art quilt. Since then, I fused the tree trunks to the background leafy fabric, then layered it with batting and backing, and quilted it … Continue reading
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Tagged art quilt, leaf, Maple leaves, SAQA, WiP Wednesday
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Maple leaf art quilt – background – 2019.12.11
I’m working on the background of the Maple leaf art quilt. In my last post, I showed a selection of low-volume leafy prints that I was considering for the background. When I posted the photo on Facebook a few days … Continue reading
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Tagged art quilt, leaf, Maple leaves
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Maple leaf art quilt – part 2 – 2019.12.04
Work continues on the Maple leaf art quilt. I decided I needed another color of the boiled wool that I’m using for the veins and outline of each leaf. I started with light olive and dark olive, and now I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged art quilt, leaf, Maple leaves, SAQA
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