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100 day Challenge, Coral Shore, Drawing, Hand work, Pixies Group

Eclipse Week

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Hello,

I, like many Americans got excited about the  Solar Eclipse  this week.    This is a shot from NASA from one  of the satalights .   We unfortunately  had cloud cover and only caught a glimpse as the moon moved away from  the sun.    I am glad so many folks have generously shared their images on the net.

My personal event of this week was  the Spring Retreat at the Schweinfurth Art Center.     I along with lots of friends got a lot of work done.

Liz worked on  her quilts for  the Beds for Kids project.  She made four tops and Pin basted three of them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susan  stated a  new project.  I love how she uses color in such a unique way.

 

 

 

 

Victoria worked away on  a new project that is based on a collage that she did in David Horning’s class last summer.   It is so different from her usual work , I am excited to see how it develops.

 

 

 

 

 

Linda  worked on this dye painted work and spent most of the time shading and quilting it.

 

She also shared her daughter’s cookie art with us.  Very tasty!

 

 

Sharon worked on her flower quilt and did some dyeing too.

 

I had my Pixie meeting and  I worked on the  assignments for  Finding Fragments the week..

 

 

 

These little fellows will go off with me to Angel’s for some surface alterations this afternoon  as a part of the Fragments class work .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Progress Report:   B4  I got this quilt top all assembled at the retreat.   The I started quilting on Monday.

 

I am sure I will finish it before the 100 day challenge is over.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Art II     At the retreat,  I moved onto putting together the leftover blocks from the Art Blocks project .  This  top got put together too.

 

 

 

BV II     I also put leftovers together from   the BV project.    I have started quilting this one.

 

 

 

 

 

Coral Shores   I am sorry that I cut  off the frames on this picture.   I had to go out side to take the photo and it is raining now so I can’t reshoot.   I did get this work done and I am quite pleased with how they look together.   They will only hang together in the hall – so I have the same problem  with taking a photo there. 

 

 

 

 

 

I will take a  new set  and repost.

 

 

 

Drawing    I did a little drawing this week.  I always have good intentions , but time gets away from me.

 

 

 

Spring is continuing to open up to us here in New York .   I hope the same is true for all my readers.

Keep Creating

Carol

 

100 day Challenge, Coral Shore, Hand work, Pixies Group

April is Here

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 Hello,

We are seeing more signs of spring- but winter keeps us on our toes with cold and lots of wind too.

I had a really good day on Friday when Liz and I went to  a play day at Marcia’s  studio.  As a result I spent the day  free motion quilting on  Art Blocks and with a little effort on Saturday I finished it too.

Liz took a ride on  on Marcia’s  stair lift and seemed to enjoy it although this photo does not show much joy.

 

 

 

 

 

Joyce quilted on her challenge piece too.   The center section is the fabric that was the challenge.

We had a good time .

 

I meant with the pixies too and it was also enjoyable.

Progress Report: Art Blocks    This quilt is 38.5″ w X 43″ l.   It is the third of my  self suggested challenges for the SAQA 100 day work project.

 

 

 

  I have lots of blocks left over so I am sure I will make another work from them.

 

 

 

SAQA 100 Day project # 4   I drew out the design for this  last week.   It is a much simpler block than Art and I am please to say that all three sizes are assembled now.   I am off to the Spring Retreat at the Schweinfurth tomorrow and I will put the top together first thing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ethel 4   I finished the quilting on this yesterday.      Now to find a box so I can ship it to Robert.   I only have the makings for one more queen sized quilt with Ethel left overs.

 

Finding Fragments  class   This class is really over , but I am still enjoying working away on the suggestions.  Four of us have a play day later to alter the surfaces.

 

 

 

 

 

Pixies Pieces  I decided to cut up the strips and shuffle them.   Now I am in the process of stitching them to a background.   There is a play day in the future were four of us will be  adding layers of various liquids on top of stitch work so that is were my emphasis will be until that point in time.

 

Coral Shores   One of the pare is done now and ready to frame.  This section is filling up fast.    I really like the textures.

Pillow     I looked at these leftover Blocks from Barbara  Blocks  and decided to assemble them into a pillow.  It is pin based for quilting at this point. The blue felt that I will use a batting and it will disappear when the pillow is done.

I hope you are finding ways to explore and be creative.

Carol

 

 

100 day Challenge, Coral Shore, Hand work, Pixies Group

Springs First Days

Hello.

We are experiences the wild temperature flotations that seem be a part of spring  around here.   One day we got 8″ of snow and two days later it was 60 degrees.      I am happy to say that my Lenten Roses are blooming now too.

 

 

 

  I had a Pixie meeting yesterday and the Social Art Group had  its end of the year art show.

This painting is by Linda C.

 

 

This necklaces is by Judy Mc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This pastel is by Barbara Vural.

 

 

  I showed this Tide Pool work for my entry.   It was a good show and well received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I also sold two quilts this week.   Jeanne   V purchased Barbara Blocks   2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And Rena purchased  Totems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Progress Report:  BV Block quilt is now done.   It is 50″ w X  58″ l.    This is the second of the SAQA 100 day Challenge projects.     I am quite pleased with how it came out.    I did get a little carried away with it and due to its size I can not take a flat photo of it.  I will  have to take it with me to the Schweinfurth  next week end and sneak a shot if it sometime during the retreat.

 

 

 

 

Art Blocks    This is the third of the SAQA 100 day challenge projects.   This photo is of the lay out using all three sized blocks.   It is all assembled now and pin basted for quilting.

 

 

 

Ethel 4  I am still slowly quilting away on this project.  I did put    Ethel # 3 in the mail this morning.   It is going to her grandson.

 

 

QSDS 100 Day project # 4    I had extra time yesterday and so I drew out and cut the pattern for the fourth design.  I put the pieces together too.  I was planning on cutting the rectangle off at about 6″ down from the top  and then inverting it and re attaching it to the bottom.   I am not sure that is the way to go at this point.   I think I need to just let it set and make a few more blocks before I decide  on that action.

Coral Shores    This work movies forward slowly.   I like how it is going however.

 

 

 

Pixie Pieces    I believe I am ready to cut the pieces again and re assemble them.   I’ll wait for quiet day to do that.

 

 

 

Fragments- Purple and Blue   This is one more piece from the Fragments class and I have only spent a couple of hours adding hand work to it.  I will keep building for a while.

This week seemed to fly by.   I hope you are enjoying spring.

Carol

 

100 day Challenge, Coral Shore, FAD (Fiber Art Dames), Finger Lakes Fiber Artists, Hand work, Pixies Group, Sisterhood of the Scissors

Active Week.

Hello,

   This week has been a very busy one for me.   Last Sat was the FLFA meeting  and although there was snow and attendance was low(only 5 of us ) we had a really good discussions and enjoyed the art that folks shared.

 

 

 

Maureen had a beautiful hand printed work that she is stitching on at the moment.

 

 

 

Sharon is getting ready for her show at Baltimore Woods next month and so she is doing natural landscapes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Victoria is working away as usual with this wonderful piece were she is using some of my Grandmother’s night gown in the piece.

 

 

 Susan has put together the top she was working on at the Fall  Schweinfurth  retreat.

 

 

 

 

 

We looked again at the Both End’s of the Rainbow show and I noticed a work from Therese that had not caught my attention before.  That is the best part of second trips to shows for me.  I get overwhelmed and it is fun to discover new things with a second look.

 

 

 

FAB meant on Tue  and Sharon had another work for the show that she shared with us.

 

The Sisterhood of the Scissors had a zoom meeting on Wed morning  and Pixies meant on Wed afternoon.

 

 

 I put in a little time on Chellie Rode’s class in preparation  for a play day with Angela.     This is one of the projects from that class that she has nearly  finished.

 

She along with Liz Victoria and I were all in the class and so we had a good time  playing with cola pens and inks making marks.

 

 

This is my sample.  We decided to do some stitch work on our pieces and get together in six weeks and add the plaster step on top .    It is so much fun to explore things together.

 

 

 Progress Report: Ethel 3    This bed quilt is now done.  I plan to start to assemble the fourth this week end.

 

Barbara Blocks II     I am only at the beginning of the quilting on this project.    It is the last project I tackle at the end of the day and many times I run out of time before I get to this one.

 

 

 

 

Coral Shore   Pulled out another rock piece form the past to rework for the Joyous Embroidery series.  I deiced to split this one in half and make a diptych with it.  I added the punch needle parts I  made last week on the top and started to do the embellishments around.

 

 

QSDS 100 day challenge BV Blocks    This week I am working on the middle sized blocks.   I have six fully put together and many other parts connected one to another.

Handwork    This little project is going well.  I am sure It will be completed this week as I only have the flowers to finish.

 

 

 

 

 

Past Times  This set of gloves got a ring and now I am ready to start the next one.

It has been a fun filled week and I hope the same can be said for my readers.

Keep Creating

Carol