I was experiencing computer problems for over two months from late October 2011 through January 2012.
Finally the computer situation is getting manageable and I am planning to get back to my weekly updates! Here's what's new:
I am currently working on Mabry Mill, a
Photo to Quilt project.
Update: February 19, 2012
I am now quilting the center, and it is about 2/3 done. The parts with visible pins still need quilting. The borders must be quilted, plus, I must make a label, sleeve, binding, etc. This must be finished by February 27
in order to go into the "New Works" Exhibit at my local Arts Center, The Jacksonville Center.
Click on the smaller photos to see enlargements.
I began this quilt in May 2011, as I was preparing for a Photos to Quilts class at the Jacksonville Center in Floyd, VA.
This quilt was on hold for over a month while I completed "Summer's End" for my Local Guild Show. I became a bit
stalled on this piece as I figured out some details. Below are photos of my work so far:
Update:February 12, 2012
The border is done, and attached. Now to bat it up and quilt it, plus labels, sleeves, binding, etc.
Update: February 5
The safety pins are gone which means that all the edge stitching is complete. I changed the foreground, trimmed the quilt top and added a small border.
I am working on constructing an outside border.
Update: January 29, 2012
I continue to work on the edges.
I also did some work on the reflections and under the bank.
The safety pins indicate areas that still need attention before it is ready to be batted up and quilted.
Update: January 22, 2012
This week I have been working on finishing edges. This step anchors the edges so that they do not fray.
I also darkened the shadows in the under-structure of the mill this week.
January 9, 2012: I have been stalled on this quilt for awhile.
I am now getting back to it. I have a lot of edges to finish.
The overall look of the quilt will not change much as I work my way through all the edges. I will try to post some details as I work.
October 23, 2011: The fence is complete and partially attached. I have been working on edge finishing, which really does not change the
overall look of the quilt much from a distance.
October 23, 2011: details
Above, October 16: Final fence, a combination of applique and thread painting
Below, October 9: First thread painted fence. Just didn't love it.
September 4, 2011 I pinned on two pieces that I might change. No new photo because
I am finishing "Summer's End" before the end of September for my Guild's show.
August 28: No work on Mabry Mill this week. I am working on
Summer's End
August 21: Worked on the right side, completing the trees and covering the last of the
exposed stabilizer. The green foreground is sewn on. Next week, I am going to try to work on my lawn chair quilt.
The lawn chair quilt has a deadline, Mabry Mill does not.
August 14, 2011 This week I added some reflections and tested out a green for the foreground.
August 7, 2011 This week I worked on the big tree.
July 30, 2011 This is my first posting
The debris field as
I search for the perfect fabrics.
I teach the techniques I am using to make these quilts in several of my classes.
At Quilt University you can learn to make a drawing/pattern from a photo
in my "On Land and Sea" class and in "Flower Power". I call the applique technique I am using "Upside-Down Applique". It is another of my QU classes.
Upside Down Applique is one of several applique methods I teach in the Flower Power class.
I also teach a two day live class, called "From Photo to Quilt" at the Jacksonville Center
for the Arts in Floyd VA. This is an "on-demand" class. When we have enough people interested in the class, it will be scheduled to suit the participants.
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Created on : 07/30/11
Last Updated : 02/19/12
