Journal Quilt 2007

Finally I am joining in on the fun of showing my 2007 Journal Quilt to the public not able to attend Quilt Festival in Houston.

Journal 2007

These were to be kept under wraps until they were unveiled in the exhibition in Houston. Here it is, all 17" x 22" of it. Since we only needed to make one quilt this year, it seemed like it would be SO easy…… NOT!  We were to use 3 techniques used in quilts published in the book, "Creative Quilting- The Journal Quilt Project".
The techniques from the book I used were:
Pg. 76- Photo manipulation- I took photos of flowers and changed them to look like "coloring book" like flowers. Photos I used to start are here- Scilla & Snow Glories, Echinacea "dead heads"– (scroll down to see original photos in each post).
Pg. 65- Photos printed onto silk fabric- The top right and left photos are Scilla and Grape Hyacinths printed onto silk charmeuse, along with the yellow water Iris in the center.
Pg. 212- Fused fabric scraps- Well, I've been doing this a while anyway, but for this piece, I used more than just the neutral ivory and white shades with only hints of color, and added a bit more color here.

This ended up being a compilation of photos taken from early spring through late summer. A Sneak Peek shows the crazy patch "fabric" ready for use. Random fabric scraps fused to Wonder Under backing paper, overlapping pieces for "seams". The photos and crazy patch fabric were fused to the batting, and the photos were stitched around the edges using a machine blanket stitch. Free motion quilting on the photo prints is done using clear thread to highlight the flowers, and the rest is quilted using a variegated thread. The "binding" is an ivory yarn with gold metallic through it, couched on with the variegated thread.

Other quilts that are showing in Houston right now are: Iris Vases, and Summer Rainbow– In Full Bloom; Stained Glass and Ferns– A World of beauty; September 2004 Journal Quilt– Fractured Fern- Creative Quilting Exhibit; Also, Delphinium Door has a slight chance of being there with the "Quilting Arts Magazine" booth.

Bookmarks

I had meant to post this photo earlier. It is of a group of my sunprint Bookmarks. They are made of pieces of sunprinted cotton fabric, mounted to cardstock, then heat laminated. Each one is an original, because I can never get the paint to dry the same way twice, and don't usually slop on the paint the same either. They were a fun way to use some narrow pieces of fabric, and are a great way to play with smaller leaves and flowers.

I now need to chain myself in my studio- One week from today I'll be in the Adirondacks for a show. It is in the gymnasium of the Adirondack Community College on Bay Road, in Queensbury, NY. It is being put on by the Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council, and runs from 10AM-5PM Sat. and 10AM-4PM Sun. If you are in the area, Stop by and say HI!

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I am a former textile artist and new pattern designer with a degree in horticulture, wishing to share my love of nature, flowers and gardens with everyone through my photos, sunprinted fabrics, and now pattern designs. Chronic Lyme Disease has caused major changes to the direction my life. I have to limit the amount of time spent digging in my gardens, and quilting has become more difficult. I discovered pattern design as a way to get art back into my life. I now use my gardens and photos to inspire designs that can be used on fabrics and print on demand items.