What’s on my Design Wall, June 27, 2011
Posted By drsao on June 27, 2011
I regret to say that I did not clear my DESIGN FLOOR item from last week (binding my JB (Jared) Takes a Wife.) I THINK that I have a valid excuse (to tell you the honest truth, I am pretty good at producing excuses for almost anything!!!!) My excuse? I finished six small quilts – including the binding. SO THEORETICALLY it is STILL on my DESIGN WALL for this week!
Here are the quilts that I did finish. A big thank you to Sherry in Williamsburg for opening her sewing room and supplies for our quilting adventures! I learned a lot of new things making these quilts – including how to miter binding.
#1 Celebrate Memories
Here is a picture IN PROCESS – for some reason I didn’t get a close up of it finished – but it is finished. I used paint sticks, stencils, beading, a felt dove that Catherine cut with her accuquilt, and ribbon. I guess that qualifies as a modern art quilt! In this picture I was auditioning binding fabrics.
Celebrate Memories in process
Back of Celebrate Memories
#2 Purrfect Peace
This one has lots of dimensional copper stars, yo yo’s, beads, buttons, and a cat button – love those cat buttons!
Sherry painted the fabric using star stencils!
Purrfect Peace
Sherry stenciled on the fabric that I used for the background!
Back of Purrfect Peace
#3 Autumn Delight
On this one I used three-dimensional leaves and beads.
Autumn Delight
I used an orphan block for the top and the back of the quilt. I believe that Sherry pieced this star by hand!
Back of Autumn Delight
#4 Purrfect Garden
(I think this one is my favorite because I have a little memorial cat garden in my backyard
– complete with little cat statutes from my SIL, Kerry.)
This one has dimensional flower parts, yo yo’s, buttons, beads, and a cat (made with an orphan block – made by Sherry!)
Purrfect Garden
The fabric that I used for the back was the result of my ink and shaving cream painting project.
SO MUCH FUN!
Back of Purrfect Garden
These first four mini quilts represent FOUR SEASONS. Spring, Winter, Fall, and Summer.
(I could have put the pictures up in the order of the seasons….but instead I put them in the order that I made them!)
#5 The Best Nest
I made the fabric by using inks and shaving cream….the birds and the eggs are cut with an accuquilt cutter and I used bits of dimensional flowers, buttons, and beads for the worm. Now the NEST PART is amazing. Sherry saved threads for two years….and Catherine stitched over the mass of threads with a piece of toile on top. Catherine made some fabulous blocks with the THREAD FABRIC and I got the left over piece for my nest! TEAMWORK!!!!
The Best Nest
#6 Reach for the Stars
This one is made from Sherry’s stash of stenciling and I added beads, and stars. I stamped the words on too.
Reach for the Stars
The label is made from a stash piece that Sherry made with a stencil.
Back of Reach for the Stars
The label is from Sherry’s stash of rubbings……fun!!!!
Back of the BEST NEST
AND TA DA….WHAT IS ON MY DESIGN FLOOR?
OK……so on my DESIGN FLOOR THIS WEEK……I have the Summer Mystery hosted by Marge Gordon via Fabricaholics Anonymous. CLUE ONE is posted for this week……so here I go!
sao's Summer Mystery Fabric
Applause, applause, applause – soooooooooooooooooooo inspirational, soooooooooooooooo creative, soooooooooooooooo you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH for this weekend’s efforts, just imagine all the good they will generate, just incredible to be a part of something so very wonderful……………
ooh you got a lot done with all those little quilts. Thanks for sharing. I haven’t decided about the mystery this time. I have a bunch of other things I want to work on so who knows!
I love all your mini’s! You are very creative — how do I become a follower of your site? I don’t want to miss future posts, and I don’t do the rss feed thing! 🙂
Leave it to Shirley to work in a mystery – how do you do all this? I would get so confused. Also, unfortunately we are trying to keep things uncluttered and orderly for the house showing. I do sneak in some sewing, like the block for Kaaren’s quilt. Can’t wait for your next post. Judy C in NC
Such a fun bunch of minis! Each one is so unique and meaningful. Looks like a great time you had! And the new project looks very bright and promising too.