Updates
We had our local Redwood Acres Fair, and this year they had various demos to show the public about quilting. I thought that was a great idea and it was quite successful.
Mine was free motion quilting..so I took a sort of normal quilt to show and then a small redwood art quilt to show details and quilt. This quilt was inspired by a pile of redwood boughs I had made with thread and not used on the large Forest Walk quilt. They needed a place to live.
My next blog will show a few more details about finishing up this little quilt.
The "Pots" collaboration is finally done. It will be shown first at Redwood Acres Regional Fair.
I must say that this was a fun experiment. I'll show you my part and then the finished quilt.
First I was given an outline drawing, full sized, and a tiny 1/8 of a 4x6 photo of the picture. No one (except the two who organized the project) saw the whole photo. So the instructions were to use colors as close to the photo as possible and we were given a strip of yellow print for the inside border. We all went home and went to work. We constructed our piece + 1/2" seam allowance to the required size, added the yellow border and a border of our choice, then quilted our little section.
Then we met to unveil the results. We pinned up the pieces with backs showing.
next, 1 by 1 we turned them over. It was really exciting to see the picture revealed bit by bit.
Each participant received a "pot". The quilt will be shown at a couple of locations then sold and the proceeds given to a charity to be decided by the group. Edith & Donna (directors) Jerry, Maggie, Cheryl, Jody, Diane and Pat.
I'm pleased with the results and was happy to have been included in the artsy 8 quilters group.
the bright blue pot near the center has a reflection of Edith taking the original photo. Jody used photo transfer to capture that little spark of reality to her square.
Well I had a birthday! - they just keep rolling around. However this was a nice one and the sun was shining--so for our outing we went down to the park and walked among the redwoods. Beautiful! Then for dinner my husband surprised me with a family group showing up I hadn't expected. He's a good guy!
Here I am--(he keeps sneaking pictures)--
aren't these trees amazing?
Yesterday Gary & I went to Humboldt State University Bookstore for a book signing event. There were my books and two others featured, a former HSU history professor, and a group of ladies who wrote a book on eating local foods. It was a fun day. Here are a few pictures.
...and this is how it's done....see the agates on this quilt! Quilts among the books...isn't it great!?
Then I loved this shot from the quad...this banner is the picture of the recent National Geog...featured fold out...what a great place to display it!
(you can just barely see the little red dots on the side of the tree...those are people!)
