Thursday, February 21, 2019

Scraps

I've put together one more top out of donated scraps, but now have another large bag full in my sewing studio. Here's the top

And here are the bags of scraps, many of them are fat quarter size or larger.

I have a friend whose Mom makes lots of donation quilts from scraps so I'm going to give her most of them, I have enough of my own.

Speaking of scraps, this is the container of scraps I'm using for the landscape project. I shove everything back in and put the lid on everyday. It feels like it's getting fuller, I must have everything stirred up pretty well.


72 days of Landscapes
Days 46 - 52

day #46
watercolor crayon, commercial and hand dyed fabric

Day #47
hand dyed fabric, yarn, pearl cotton and gel pen

Day #48
dyed paper towels

Day #49
dyed paper towels

Day #50
Sumingashi marbled hand made paper, dyed paper towel, yarn

Day #51
watercolor crayon, hand dyed silk and cotton, rice paper

Day #52
cotton fabric, screen printed fabric, dyed paper towels and micron sigma pen

2019 Weekly Leaf
Week #8   a gelli print left over from a few years ago



2019 Daily Stitching days 46-52





I'll be linking up with "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching"

Thursday, February 14, 2019

SAQA Spotlight and Benefit Auction

Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) has two auctions a year, the Spotlight Auction is held during the annual conference and the Benefit Auction is held in September. I have both of the pieces I'm donating ready to go, I just have to go to the postoffice.
Oak Leaf
This will be mounted behind a mat with a 5 x 7 opening and is for the Spotlight Auction.

Pink and Grey Abstract
12 X12
This one is for the Benefit Auction.

72  days of Landscapes 

This weeks landscapes actually reflect what has been happening here. First snow, several inches, then melting snow and the last two are of the current grey skies rain and mud.

Day #39
hand dyed fabric and hand made paper

Day #40
A snowy day
cotton eyelet and hand made paper with botanicals

Day #41
White fabric, hand dyed tissue paper, dyed fabric and hand stitching

Day #42
hand made paper, one in blue the other with botanicals added

Day #43
dyed cheesecloth, handmade paper and hand stitching

Day#44
Hand dyed cotton and cheesecloth 

Day #45
Hand dyed fabrics and stamped trees.

2019 Weekly Leaf wk#7
A botanical print on a piece of vintage damask tablecloth





2019 Daily Stitching Days 39-45






I'll be linking up with "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching".

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Halfway Through the 72 Landscapes

I've now gone past the halfway mark on my 72 Days of Landscapes and they still surprise me everyday, I keep pulling things out of my stash and they keep inspiring me.

Day#32
watercolor crayons and hand dyed fabric

Day #33
handmade paper, hand dyed fabric and pen

Day#34
hand dyed fabric, screen print 

Day #35
watercolor crayons and discharged fabric

Day #36
hand dyed fabrics, screen prints and painted and melted tyvek 

Day #37
dyed paper towel, hand dyed fabric, chenille threads

Day #38
dyed paper towel, discharged fabric, white gel pen

I also used up some more scraps for another donation quilt top. A very generous friend gave me some fabric to back this one and also for a border and backing on the one I posted last week. It's forecast to snow this weekend so it may be a good time to get them quilted.

2019 Weekly Leaf wk #6
One of last weeks Solarfast prints.



2019 Daily Stitching days 32-38




I'll be linking up with "Off the Wall Friday" and "Slow Sunday Stitching"