tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71011001141265003362024-02-09T23:56:52.636-08:00Linda's Landscape Quilts“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”
Howard Thurman
Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.comBlogger185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-44513999711184940422023-09-14T12:46:00.013-07:002023-09-14T15:05:29.539-07:00Where Eagles FlyIn mid-June, my best friend suffered a stroke. As she struggles to come back to herself and us, and we pitch in to keep her kitty and her house going, I've kept myself together partly by working on a landscape quilt, now finished.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPJlv_jSSAaLO8l9oB0tUF5bYqA-k1i2TBGuzQvfqIUpDeqrKKU2-72DqUSmfNOjoQ-JEjHz6xKJFr0UCPv810ybD0wChV5P45uPEw-busy8J1brOPFt5mQv3vxiLxOERE402amVGhoAYoq2DGohQcW62a9lT4bl2K05SInvfMhpYCqPcEj70UseTM5g/s3686/IMG_6355.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3686" data-original-width="1771" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPJlv_jSSAaLO8l9oB0tUF5bYqA-k1i2TBGuzQvfqIUpDeqrKKU2-72DqUSmfNOjoQ-JEjHz6xKJFr0UCPv810ybD0wChV5P45uPEw-busy8J1brOPFt5mQv3vxiLxOERE402amVGhoAYoq2DGohQcW62a9lT4bl2K05SInvfMhpYCqPcEj70UseTM5g/w308-h640/IMG_6355.JPG" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><b><i>Where Eagles Fly</i></b> is 15-1/2 inches x 32-1/2 inches. It will be listed in my Etsy shop as soon as I get the hanging sleeve made and attached.</div></div><div><br /></div><div>The eagles remind me to fly above the turmoil, while the bear tells me to stay grounded...equally important. The ducks remind me to stay afloat, and on the wing as well.</div><div><br /></div><div>This landscape began with some beautiful Northcott Mills fabrics (most from the Whispering Pines line), discovered at The Quilter's Trunk in Liberty, KY a couple of years ago. I love their shop, which from the outside looks like any other metal-roofed/sided industrial-type building in the middle of this beautiful Amish and Mennonite countryside. Inside, the merchandise is altogether modern, brightly lit and beautifully displayed. (And I found a refill for my Chaco chalk marker, which I'd been looking for for ages!)</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some closer shots of Where Eagles Fly. Click on any one to enlarge.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtutuk_1Bhj9P3k_Kfy080EuDLNBbyjQRJhXPoZJgj4ct-nYMaKuWTs5XqMCgIE2PkjVXTXS4Zas7KRRZCqxzfkBnIoqD7Ije7tL3RnOxFPZPy6PnUMuCtEZwtpau8TYCPyUQhXEi69FUBHy-w48RaL7ei7wsBOtxGFYd8t5xv3-ZaHZ8mbV3rRagerns/s2908/DSCN0991.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="2908" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtutuk_1Bhj9P3k_Kfy080EuDLNBbyjQRJhXPoZJgj4ct-nYMaKuWTs5XqMCgIE2PkjVXTXS4Zas7KRRZCqxzfkBnIoqD7Ije7tL3RnOxFPZPy6PnUMuCtEZwtpau8TYCPyUQhXEi69FUBHy-w48RaL7ei7wsBOtxGFYd8t5xv3-ZaHZ8mbV3rRagerns/s320/DSCN0991.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbCjHnVttzH1cO0p1_devt46OFh3HdqBtGBsVQiZAtjHOX8x2Xc_UqI3jRIDCxGJkCqfARlNPE12nGnZvHFmzgkLigQ7ulCT1IOyfr2IKNATJgscF6C_tRQ-O-YqePWKCf2ax2P-ekDmAVYi_-U1auOSk26kl8i1UIqkPMgth2TjiPlhuSLeTvfKlmnQ/s3672/IMG_6335.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3672" data-original-width="2672" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbCjHnVttzH1cO0p1_devt46OFh3HdqBtGBsVQiZAtjHOX8x2Xc_UqI3jRIDCxGJkCqfARlNPE12nGnZvHFmzgkLigQ7ulCT1IOyfr2IKNATJgscF6C_tRQ-O-YqePWKCf2ax2P-ekDmAVYi_-U1auOSk26kl8i1UIqkPMgth2TjiPlhuSLeTvfKlmnQ/s320/IMG_6335.JPG" width="233" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one shows the quilting better.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqLL5fPvU49r9rltp-xvhGdXR1LhJM4LftCrmRuA4VzGULNtx_M-4ip-mRT9TDt1fFd9w4NRlFZrxiVuXkR8lkNGS1LOfzgSCds9SjaVG2b4ijqT6zO8szH1gSkn6Im2LnrVsdPbJBg8k8f-y8w-aRIgZX_ajRmIe2a7IYclXD6mHtTCkaKXerNV00gY/s4032/IMG_6347.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqLL5fPvU49r9rltp-xvhGdXR1LhJM4LftCrmRuA4VzGULNtx_M-4ip-mRT9TDt1fFd9w4NRlFZrxiVuXkR8lkNGS1LOfzgSCds9SjaVG2b4ijqT6zO8szH1gSkn6Im2LnrVsdPbJBg8k8f-y8w-aRIgZX_ajRmIe2a7IYclXD6mHtTCkaKXerNV00gY/s320/IMG_6347.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>After the sleeve is attached, I'll start some new quilt tops for <b>Louisville Nimble Thimbles</b>. They are a local guild that will make finished quilts from those tops, and then donate them, currently to Norton's Children's Hospital. I'm so grateful to be able to piece tops and have them be useful to this guild, as making a bed quilt, even with the QAYG method, isn't doable anymore--although I can still handle a crib quilt.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fall is just around the corner and our weather has been delightfully cool for this time of year--unlike that of many folks across the USA and the world. We have been very fortunate, and these days I'm extra grateful for many things I used to take for granted. Like my best friend. Hopefully she will fully recover that blazingly brilliant mind of hers and be able to continue enjoying her simple, beautifully mindful daily existence. And I sure have missed working our jigsaw puzzles--another thing I took for granted. I've reminded her that (thanks to my sharing mom) we still have 25 of them waiting to be worked. That made her smile--and me grateful.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a blessed autumn--or spring, south of the equator. And be grateful whenever you can.</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda</div><div><br /></div><div>p.s. I'm also very grateful to say that three of my landscape quilts are featured in the <b>new Autumn 2023 issue of </b><b style="font-style: italic;">Art Quilting Studio Magazine</b>. Thank you, Danielle.</div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-52840235064344228642023-05-28T14:19:00.001-07:002023-05-28T14:19:12.304-07:00Rescuing a UFO<p>UFO is of course "unfinished object." Ten years ago I pieced these kooky palm trees from unlikely fabric prints and then auditioned them in an arrangement that didn't work (photo further below). This year I tried again with a different scene, now finished and titled <b><i>Springtime on the Nile</i></b>.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7JI399MDWkK16GZz8fPje3UK039cv5OCn9-kWiAWVCRGbKa-jrB-TXuZk8uYYV2Uyajf0OeYiSBIAPIFafe0m5vJkUwYl84Zn-W8NSH3PGYgxYMLBpTZBWFlg1hiIe_Vfn-JQH5x99065O8rMCpZusov0VY_S4KJlhFlSVpULHTIBq7lP6rSL267/s2411/DSCN0953.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="2243" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha7JI399MDWkK16GZz8fPje3UK039cv5OCn9-kWiAWVCRGbKa-jrB-TXuZk8uYYV2Uyajf0OeYiSBIAPIFafe0m5vJkUwYl84Zn-W8NSH3PGYgxYMLBpTZBWFlg1hiIe_Vfn-JQH5x99065O8rMCpZusov0VY_S4KJlhFlSVpULHTIBq7lP6rSL267/w596-h640/DSCN0953.JPG" width="596" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">34" wide x 36" long</td></tr></tbody></table><p>To keep things lightweight at the machine, I first quilted the background to the batting only, after using masking tape to make guidelines for the sun's rays.</p><p></p><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp6SvXCYOvHgo99kIr7C2PLAexz3XAsUqqfNLxRTtjvsMjW-YrOeitOyv1HcnTlWH3-UntQBWu75PVdQEnGDq87wl9OlVoUuhDiTtm7hdFWbOVUr9hgPTSRGXv7Z2nDfnkIUd5SGaxM7lUhnV0FnsQNe8qnOIN9GlsTgBc71IxzXWuxiO893ZE_ZX/s4032/IMG_5366.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivp6SvXCYOvHgo99kIr7C2PLAexz3XAsUqqfNLxRTtjvsMjW-YrOeitOyv1HcnTlWH3-UntQBWu75PVdQEnGDq87wl9OlVoUuhDiTtm7hdFWbOVUr9hgPTSRGXv7Z2nDfnkIUd5SGaxM7lUhnV0FnsQNe8qnOIN9GlsTgBc71IxzXWuxiO893ZE_ZX/s320/IMG_5366.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEE88WIwhk1i8qj4dU75CGXaH_3wFBvk3vFa535ujN2qdNnLJ1KMogQv8vwzNuy9moV2nGnyDwUPlMdEqIQkgJqEeKn5tjpeisxONMr5Ii4a3qtp68lm1pAWWfgo3K4g5eYrR5eRV5_8Vdye7mXRWPzdQJ11NPx5naFySf2iI5evODpH_q9QqGONc/s4032/IMG_E5448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZEE88WIwhk1i8qj4dU75CGXaH_3wFBvk3vFa535ujN2qdNnLJ1KMogQv8vwzNuy9moV2nGnyDwUPlMdEqIQkgJqEeKn5tjpeisxONMr5Ii4a3qtp68lm1pAWWfgo3K4g5eYrR5eRV5_8Vdye7mXRWPzdQJ11NPx5naFySf2iI5evODpH_q9QqGONc/s320/IMG_E5448.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Then the fun began, adding the palm trees, the papyrus boat, and the animals with their babies (hopefully they won't prey on each other in such close proximity). The backing was attached with some of the lines of satin-stitching.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ten years ago, I tried and tried to make it work with this combo...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7ILCJ_NuF5w4Bfo9AH6TdpD-1Ds-W0Ot7mOQZ7EDfa2GFzHYgFOnEzo68mr-5kWdNU2VU0GUG2D6JMyp78A5-gxyJLFp-HBkfpRGxST_6-rahPn1lM8CBSgAAQpW_DXc9ygAcltiopbuQg2yq_m1Qx42Z5Djc4q3yupQESTkn7u1La9sG3jMe5vG/s2048/DSCN8692.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7ILCJ_NuF5w4Bfo9AH6TdpD-1Ds-W0Ot7mOQZ7EDfa2GFzHYgFOnEzo68mr-5kWdNU2VU0GUG2D6JMyp78A5-gxyJLFp-HBkfpRGxST_6-rahPn1lM8CBSgAAQpW_DXc9ygAcltiopbuQg2yq_m1Qx42Z5Djc4q3yupQESTkn7u1La9sG3jMe5vG/s320/DSCN8692.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>...yeah. No wonder I gave up on it.</div><div><br /></div><div><b><i>Springtime on the Nile</i></b> will be listed in my Etsy shop within a week or so.</div><div><br /></div><div>I got the best compliment ever on it when my husband said it made him feel happy just looking at it. It doesn't get much more gratifying than that.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a good weekend!</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda</div><br />Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-38506313109452095492023-04-05T13:46:00.000-07:002023-04-05T13:46:48.731-07:00A Finish for My Sister's Quilt<p> Finally, a finish for my sister's quilt! Weeks of quilting, but I enjoyed it (my legs, shoulders and neck did not, but they'll get over it!).</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi709o2kKYea0Y-8EmvSnB-IsYaG02urQNWk6b8hBXV1F4TEGaVFTNtrHEDxHs6mS2reb28T7eM6JbZxqoiPwomT1rmMvs5isuyh3Y-nhijaqKjou9zzfFkdScajG_L2JdUmwF_L7akLDoqoC3chmntI6KCRs98elOwS2Kj7HsNP1IITv5tmi5sJDkK/s4032/IMG_5584.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi709o2kKYea0Y-8EmvSnB-IsYaG02urQNWk6b8hBXV1F4TEGaVFTNtrHEDxHs6mS2reb28T7eM6JbZxqoiPwomT1rmMvs5isuyh3Y-nhijaqKjou9zzfFkdScajG_L2JdUmwF_L7akLDoqoC3chmntI6KCRs98elOwS2Kj7HsNP1IITv5tmi5sJDkK/w480-h640/IMG_5584.JPG" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hung it the best I could. Too wide for the design wall! 56 x 64 inches.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I quilted it with a 2-inch diagonal grid in a wavy stitch pattern, to represent lake waves.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The back is a 2-yard length of Liberty cotton lawn (a very fine, almost silky, cotton) wildflower print to represent the wildflowers growing on my sister's place at Lake Cumberland in Kentucky.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodS-1Gv6UIXnCGP26NnTlSZf6v5AaGZo_x7kZwM2_Z5afAGHJYVA5YFhKYGOUovmOTSFhOG0vlZCsVF4Ru0TRiDXJJzW2dKx7HTH0rC3hlqCbpl16h-a7rgHzchMSVwKEWdxusx4b6ai3Si5r7nc3dTTI5xgYLLLekbNZFlFkgesRKNrSBfUS6Ixq/s4032/IMG_5589.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodS-1Gv6UIXnCGP26NnTlSZf6v5AaGZo_x7kZwM2_Z5afAGHJYVA5YFhKYGOUovmOTSFhOG0vlZCsVF4Ru0TRiDXJJzW2dKx7HTH0rC3hlqCbpl16h-a7rgHzchMSVwKEWdxusx4b6ai3Si5r7nc3dTTI5xgYLLLekbNZFlFkgesRKNrSBfUS6Ixq/w480-h640/IMG_5589.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8J-mZNy9Rc3j8JqBS_bLK8G2ULZPJv9DQK54wIgiipQv3LUcMPBNNrKcVrAcKWss32S7TMalMu1W0RkJ34fGYNrUOX7vCekWXUWnF6tsNq2s1fctTk4KATjzCMhgp_omaaKTQWdFvoyL8E49cY6Hjv7DqhfQLbAF3F5ZWIu-OxUDMP8T5Y82_kQ3-/s4032/IMG_5594.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8J-mZNy9Rc3j8JqBS_bLK8G2ULZPJv9DQK54wIgiipQv3LUcMPBNNrKcVrAcKWss32S7TMalMu1W0RkJ34fGYNrUOX7vCekWXUWnF6tsNq2s1fctTk4KATjzCMhgp_omaaKTQWdFvoyL8E49cY6Hjv7DqhfQLbAF3F5ZWIu-OxUDMP8T5Y82_kQ3-/s320/IMG_5594.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I had to border it on the sides to make up the width. For that I used a deep-rose polished cotton (shiny side down) from my stash. The binding was made from a Hoffman Watercolor in my batik stash.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1si12Cz9UGByiFrnqL1IfIuBWikDkcJ_7FUhVVZze-P3IxroXc9QvgVCqfcjwrgv7qfeimCzQ09DRX-wfP29IGeF-KFYAs1nVZTx1CnHKBVfMR96lOPKuSTKWcA65FZOysv_ZzRXLIW9EfnVHk0J3gmLnkqZPq0VOQGhrtTcFgPKK6OHG8hpha_1k/s4032/IMG_5607.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1si12Cz9UGByiFrnqL1IfIuBWikDkcJ_7FUhVVZze-P3IxroXc9QvgVCqfcjwrgv7qfeimCzQ09DRX-wfP29IGeF-KFYAs1nVZTx1CnHKBVfMR96lOPKuSTKWcA65FZOysv_ZzRXLIW9EfnVHk0J3gmLnkqZPq0VOQGhrtTcFgPKK6OHG8hpha_1k/s320/IMG_5607.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Also on the back, two mini-blocks from the "Dear Sister" panel shown in the last blog post. (Haven't sewn them down yet.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Looking forward to our first lake trip this year, when I'll surprise Karen with this (planning to take a photo of her holding it). Hoping she'll love it.</p><p>Happy spring or fall, depending on what hemisphere you're in!</p><p>Linda</p>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-67808967639319645722023-03-04T15:04:00.002-08:002023-03-04T15:09:26.242-08:00Progress on My Sister's Quilt<p>Some progress on the quilt for my sister. First, finished the log cabin blocks surrounding the camper panel...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxpGZz9kPLQILLaF1D-yEXE3Mylx3OLzhpqGTyY6fhhWH-AYcLC7lgHBxLeNBurLuycJHglxg3LgJ-yfvAgYB4HliXMg7mMCvUXYK9leWmWgmBAAX8r7p-yT0VO-JZVEWBe8emuLNsWjfDKyNjR9sRSaQ0EIBQ7dGYgTHstbPuRTFiGKWoCUQ5-qz/s3522/IMG_5260.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3522" data-original-width="2805" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgxpGZz9kPLQILLaF1D-yEXE3Mylx3OLzhpqGTyY6fhhWH-AYcLC7lgHBxLeNBurLuycJHglxg3LgJ-yfvAgYB4HliXMg7mMCvUXYK9leWmWgmBAAX8r7p-yT0VO-JZVEWBe8emuLNsWjfDKyNjR9sRSaQ0EIBQ7dGYgTHstbPuRTFiGKWoCUQ5-qz/w510-h640/IMG_5260.jpg" width="510" /></a></div><p>...which did require giving up the narrow green outer border of the panel. It wound up in the seam allowance, and the blocks ended up fitting perfectly. The muse definitely knew what she was doing!</p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpsGs-qcTrH1pimwOJJEY0EX-AsmzRYfsw5sT3Nav2Ce6xZoAJRdbXsgDC7g9mdKx_o2raIIAQhZjTbMIZJIRtcJYaFzia2QC_rtmStL2EOQjDuKlGKE8QRdCguAUrtRRoADPYMC07S9xFg45Zd1Vp2fek2xZdOG98J0wfVfGOYdfuy1WBWdGoqg9/s681/WaterKaren.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="681" data-original-width="656" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpsGs-qcTrH1pimwOJJEY0EX-AsmzRYfsw5sT3Nav2Ce6xZoAJRdbXsgDC7g9mdKx_o2raIIAQhZjTbMIZJIRtcJYaFzia2QC_rtmStL2EOQjDuKlGKE8QRdCguAUrtRRoADPYMC07S9xFg45Zd1Vp2fek2xZdOG98J0wfVfGOYdfuy1WBWdGoqg9/w193-h200/WaterKaren.jpg" width="193" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(This is looking gray, but it's deep blue.)</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>I wanted the quilt to be wider than 4 feet, though, so I looked for a good border fabric. Found this water waves yardage in my stash:<p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>...and made a border that will be 4 inches wide after binding is attached.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECNcJOfo1SZAfb4V0msMmQYWjEvnI0c0KkdiSaBcTA1-JB-1oPA1sJDEENMJjSptNumlOMCRvQeFaP3rBsLomqZ5jipSaowGLPyrBuyzBafeoha6xNPVzF-FbufNbhaIKekdMuoSH2hmKh5DI0e-7w-Q-kQj4d7DjlNVxPvCB3FQwC6aphIGMJAg9/s3968/IMG_5270.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="3081" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhECNcJOfo1SZAfb4V0msMmQYWjEvnI0c0KkdiSaBcTA1-JB-1oPA1sJDEENMJjSptNumlOMCRvQeFaP3rBsLomqZ5jipSaowGLPyrBuyzBafeoha6xNPVzF-FbufNbhaIKekdMuoSH2hmKh5DI0e-7w-Q-kQj4d7DjlNVxPvCB3FQwC6aphIGMJAg9/w496-h640/IMG_5270.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Now for the back. This 18 x 22 "Dear Sister" panel appeared in the most recent Annie's Craft Store catalog--how fortuitous was that? The muse at work again!--so I'm planning to incorporate this into the back somehow, after cutting it into blocks.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZvKpnZsABXINOCxpfehlXX9-oWxOhRAQ_T6MrG1dAcxDz72zzeBBxu05OAx4tCe4iGJz2fNxQXu-udu-2Ra6YrBIginDRfBBNzcjKUlc4zk91RZrujjfjA2CikDqrdD7MCzUDGaMVSjQpSDPjEzZYCwcF0IH1LoKQEx4AgBOOEY_veHgEPTRpx8C/s533/Dear%20Sister.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZvKpnZsABXINOCxpfehlXX9-oWxOhRAQ_T6MrG1dAcxDz72zzeBBxu05OAx4tCe4iGJz2fNxQXu-udu-2Ra6YrBIginDRfBBNzcjKUlc4zk91RZrujjfjA2CikDqrdD7MCzUDGaMVSjQpSDPjEzZYCwcF0IH1LoKQEx4AgBOOEY_veHgEPTRpx8C/w480-h640/Dear%20Sister.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until next time,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linda</div></div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-41151948905913122082023-02-26T15:31:00.002-08:002023-02-26T17:09:48.204-08:00A Sister's Thank-You<p>Recently I fell in love with (and purchased) this 33 x 41 fabric panel by Grace Popp for Studio Fabrics, titled <i>Beneath the Stars</i>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnA5oXdLaAieA4EZx3lhdw25Zc6MEExwYzo0GqW0k17lguO40NFLD5zFn9Pgz781sbNH9N7qgMCeATFBaGCbyX_I_u4dmOwObnbzejjvrIftG3QDGoKicMleWMDvjvytZ2rTlPjNbY2YwWUja8pKwfVSCi6rkQi-puFisfqIfgeIBmTZcf-XSYhaHl/s2494/IMG_5242.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2494" data-original-width="2344" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnA5oXdLaAieA4EZx3lhdw25Zc6MEExwYzo0GqW0k17lguO40NFLD5zFn9Pgz781sbNH9N7qgMCeATFBaGCbyX_I_u4dmOwObnbzejjvrIftG3QDGoKicMleWMDvjvytZ2rTlPjNbY2YwWUja8pKwfVSCi6rkQi-puFisfqIfgeIBmTZcf-XSYhaHl/w376-h400/IMG_5242.JPG" width="376" /></a></div><p>The scene depicts what my sister Karen and I have done several times since 2019.</p><p>Her camper is modern, not retro, and her boats are kayaks, but everything else--stars, moon, fire, chairs, trees and lake--are right on. Except, replace the guitar (I wish one of us could play that!) with a nice bottle of shiraz, merlot or cab.</p><p>I don't want to surprise her with a wall quilt that she might feel obligated to hang. Instead, I want to make a quilt she can snuggle up under while watching tv; a quilt that will remind her of her lake retreat and of all the laughs we have when we're there.</p><p>My favorite quilt blocks are log cabin blocks, so I decided to at least surround the panel with a row of those, and then see what it needs from there.</p><p><b>And then it hit me</b>...of <b><i>course</i> </b>log cabin...we grew up vacationing at the same lake, in our Aunt's and Uncle's log cabin!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHI3kqsNewJp8o1Tyi4WOmoHZu22H-qStRhHpVYDByZT7D8bL10ELSMpBzwzYTU1MvLDs6qlvm9kvkK6AYfXFhu4Cq0NwDYnEfvzfQ208Sqjrox93wTIzNDKXxhkGqLsl_OmITdIb-I982YwQDqeY8Ggndr-4F8QdK1z7jam3a8TgvHLO6OIPE-dm/s320/Cumb16.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="243" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me left, Karen right, swinging on a rope. Cabin at rear.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmAxl8T416LHiuz9kiUCkKbT4YDgcGILkETw_qmeciqeA1qXLHPFhRIWJahF53p1hmxZ77w8sbjwfX1DvtXHG2nhpLX1AMV97cU76_rdY2jpD8PshoT4G0hAHEEthcgBzJ2BBTrfV6DtLY_bVSW7D4FUkKKa8iouFqmsxz8ochPJC0tIi32y3zRQO/s980/Cumb17.jpg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="980" data-original-width="745" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKmAxl8T416LHiuz9kiUCkKbT4YDgcGILkETw_qmeciqeA1qXLHPFhRIWJahF53p1hmxZ77w8sbjwfX1DvtXHG2nhpLX1AMV97cU76_rdY2jpD8PshoT4G0hAHEEthcgBzJ2BBTrfV6DtLY_bVSW7D4FUkKKa8iouFqmsxz8ochPJC0tIi32y3zRQO/s320/Cumb17.jpg" width="243" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our brother John with Karen,<br />between cabins. 1971.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidHI3kqsNewJp8o1Tyi4WOmoHZu22H-qStRhHpVYDByZT7D8bL10ELSMpBzwzYTU1MvLDs6qlvm9kvkK6AYfXFhu4Cq0NwDYnEfvzfQ208Sqjrox93wTIzNDKXxhkGqLsl_OmITdIb-I982YwQDqeY8Ggndr-4F8QdK1z7jam3a8TgvHLO6OIPE-dm/s980/Cumb16.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>So</b>....apparently the muse had joined this project, and now I was pumped!</p><p>I figured 8-inch blocks were going to fit best around the panel, 4 each at the top and bottom, 5 down the sides, plus corner blocks. There might be some adjustments necessary in seam width and maybe a need to add sashing somewhere, to correct any spacing problems. But I've decided to plow ahead and trust the muse.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk8_elfrVe_5wontmlwWa0QQU9pgWaEs20V--W-VcPAHq2_P0mlmMIZsamELdpBTrGevUaKCXu0L1Lf7Sayqu-2nC7ZZhKkBo8EoNwZgZU51oDdRqT95ph0UypSWgepkXiyDhG5PmRSbxBpvTIyZbbovv8XznJSgK_lHNtfYyanhIYYWduD2ukUcp/s4032/IMG_5243.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVk8_elfrVe_5wontmlwWa0QQU9pgWaEs20V--W-VcPAHq2_P0mlmMIZsamELdpBTrGevUaKCXu0L1Lf7Sayqu-2nC7ZZhKkBo8EoNwZgZU51oDdRqT95ph0UypSWgepkXiyDhG5PmRSbxBpvTIyZbbovv8XznJSgK_lHNtfYyanhIYYWduD2ukUcp/w480-h640/IMG_5243.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>So, we'll see where this goes. I'm thinking I'll probably have to give up that narrow green outside border to make the blocks fit, but am hoping to save it. Not a big deal, though. Crossing fingers--no, trusting the muse--this will all work out!</p><p>Linda</p>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-19179295702863597772023-01-28T12:55:00.002-08:002023-01-28T12:55:36.732-08:00Odds & EndsNot much landscape quilting going on of late, but a few odds and
ends were started and in some cases, finished. First, a normal-size stocking for my
sweet granddaughter, Lucy...
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...whose old stocking was a giant one made in a Minnie Mouse print flannel. Lucy is nearly eight now, has outgrown Minnie, and wanted a normal-size stocking like her parents' (which I made years ago from my same hand-drawn pattern).<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PEYdIQmk-wtWEsKCZpDo99eVKfvksrRmNl7q3MMPkdGZ8LeSENM_GXWpsdkyfa0FTauopZCpeYT3RgcSg3GX3KnMtX55zV1oo9LonVD3EGPePUMOtzsGd98qJbUyUgDPrPh5IDBjuSZyiW07XULG2xghY7mtivt_yk25gpFqCrFemODOigHLbU_Z/s4032/IMG_E4015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9PEYdIQmk-wtWEsKCZpDo99eVKfvksrRmNl7q3MMPkdGZ8LeSENM_GXWpsdkyfa0FTauopZCpeYT3RgcSg3GX3KnMtX55zV1oo9LonVD3EGPePUMOtzsGd98qJbUyUgDPrPh5IDBjuSZyiW07XULG2xghY7mtivt_yk25gpFqCrFemODOigHLbU_Z/s320/IMG_E4015.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Next I made Lucy's other grandmother (Grammy) a stocking, too. She is a dragonfly person, so out came the dragonfly fabric...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX09KHT90EOVWGiB1JQZi15pBP9HTOUFrVyWqCucSjrVCcBGoauN-vQa5Q8e8CaE9v-o-nfgPQ6CkQvNGYzjdyTBGit4hyu1YBMGHvUM1Z9ttcxyFLHkCIPQMjczE1hGnzavZvT1xPwi8RFLK4CdDCey9eGiNCJZdhw7u8cqTZyZtoxYPfc7TRJVkd/s4032/IMG_4501.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX09KHT90EOVWGiB1JQZi15pBP9HTOUFrVyWqCucSjrVCcBGoauN-vQa5Q8e8CaE9v-o-nfgPQ6CkQvNGYzjdyTBGit4hyu1YBMGHvUM1Z9ttcxyFLHkCIPQMjczE1hGnzavZvT1xPwi8RFLK4CdDCey9eGiNCJZdhw7u8cqTZyZtoxYPfc7TRJVkd/w300-h400/IMG_4501.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>...and the music scale Christmas fabric in honor of her talent as a pianist...</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW74Jn14K78sqqd-aBGW82pVdokzeZrceEyvw4Z8BE2y6ucRYMrwZIXwQ9_uHqm7r-_jUkVCy13RHa-TO8kLqsztIDvqSIe2KTVvUPklTqkBzSj9WHGNykgfr0uaVAUVPxQ5xRlMScfVY7bnKiC2LVFx00a2OvNahhsOghNDcGlriSSA-mosQ3pgJd/s4032/IMG_4502.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW74Jn14K78sqqd-aBGW82pVdokzeZrceEyvw4Z8BE2y6ucRYMrwZIXwQ9_uHqm7r-_jUkVCy13RHa-TO8kLqsztIDvqSIe2KTVvUPklTqkBzSj9WHGNykgfr0uaVAUVPxQ5xRlMScfVY7bnKiC2LVFx00a2OvNahhsOghNDcGlriSSA-mosQ3pgJd/w300-h400/IMG_4502.JPG" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> ...to make this stocking from the same pattern.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M9z8CQtKTFX6FSpCcobHA-PdBXp7Vm_8ojGU2mMd8794dOhv25hq4nCnTTYFt3967F4D9ndvpYCqFSJtNOJ_Rq-0GIyd5kBoK1-TJf8l1PSfLM3tbrq8hEYgWXKsfPTaLryAfNvu0PahutATlPPg9eHG-3WqHZzCO2ZQvDgd-DoJk41c3FMs3D99/s4032/IMG_4498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8M9z8CQtKTFX6FSpCcobHA-PdBXp7Vm_8ojGU2mMd8794dOhv25hq4nCnTTYFt3967F4D9ndvpYCqFSJtNOJ_Rq-0GIyd5kBoK1-TJf8l1PSfLM3tbrq8hEYgWXKsfPTaLryAfNvu0PahutATlPPg9eHG-3WqHZzCO2ZQvDgd-DoJk41c3FMs3D99/w300-h400/IMG_4498.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also have been working on a scrappy QAYG project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmctz8cmJAtqqaZK2lYipdLQX_1mnCkS4AYiH0qz8-umQO9v_jC9xT1rEzaGGWXGKDSTloM3bhSwH5bgBrkvfu8mR5kzzpPqhvmXyP8xQ2uONhIakFizwrdvbQsIMnFJbYLcr1xTzPMTpaT20-D6NDxRi3vxhzRMYq33D1KxR0lRss1gL30kBDbdom/s7034/IMG_3927.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3628" data-original-width="7034" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmctz8cmJAtqqaZK2lYipdLQX_1mnCkS4AYiH0qz8-umQO9v_jC9xT1rEzaGGWXGKDSTloM3bhSwH5bgBrkvfu8mR5kzzpPqhvmXyP8xQ2uONhIakFizwrdvbQsIMnFJbYLcr1xTzPMTpaT20-D6NDxRi3vxhzRMYq33D1KxR0lRss1gL30kBDbdom/w640-h330/IMG_3927.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But this week I've been photographing all my fabric and categorizing it in a photo program. Now I can view my fabric on-screen, which saves me from having to haul out heavy storage bins and unfold and refold yardage, just to remind myself what a particular piece looks like. Fabric that you can't "read" well when it's folded, like these two pieces, for instance:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh1-5a568JfK12EsiIKzCS3RwtyZe3HVA359iZ422O_ZgA_IyjDZjj6LG1oaeTr0ZiUqyfHdpRo8m-viF0ga87tPHIaPIB9L0JeBQjy6kKSpFGjcLKXb9tokmxEuafz8FpRInEIYBz1U8gh2BpNJp53ORpOA9BDV01s6DUpxHzIZLaZyfCEEnd46n/s4032/Mottle04Reverse.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIh1-5a568JfK12EsiIKzCS3RwtyZe3HVA359iZ422O_ZgA_IyjDZjj6LG1oaeTr0ZiUqyfHdpRo8m-viF0ga87tPHIaPIB9L0JeBQjy6kKSpFGjcLKXb9tokmxEuafz8FpRInEIYBz1U8gh2BpNJp53ORpOA9BDV01s6DUpxHzIZLaZyfCEEnd46n/w400-h300/Mottle04Reverse.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-T2AY9ebXII7ami-WZuqsS-HUEP91IjuSsDi6xYmUFRyRtCsSNudxSyNcMqtt9x7UPSxqoLb6zRsnO4uA59bszQtp10cV4VGMnuaGZLCf0qbPdNwMFucFf0lo3ll65fU51AJP7Lycq_4Sddck0bLX7MieFkHqpNK0m9podeOfRR1NPeVMK2vTBIAZ/s4032/Stripes14.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-T2AY9ebXII7ami-WZuqsS-HUEP91IjuSsDi6xYmUFRyRtCsSNudxSyNcMqtt9x7UPSxqoLb6zRsnO4uA59bszQtp10cV4VGMnuaGZLCf0qbPdNwMFucFf0lo3ll65fU51AJP7Lycq_4Sddck0bLX7MieFkHqpNK0m9podeOfRR1NPeVMK2vTBIAZ/w300-h400/Stripes14.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br />But I'll probably end up photo-cataloging everything, regardless! I love an organizational task.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looking forward to designing a new landscape quilt. Got a couple of things stewing on the back burners in my mind.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Be well, and remember, spring is on the way (or fall, if you're below the equator--my favorite season)!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Linda</div></div></div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-42157042420166001162022-09-21T15:48:00.001-07:002022-09-21T15:48:26.776-07:00A Visit to the Creek<p><b><i> A Visit to the Creek</i></b> features a doe and her fawn making tracks toward their favorite water source. Designing and working on this scene helped keep me cool during some very hot weather this summer--and has me looking forward to winter.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DJC5Xkg2KrB28T1Olj1sddZeQ5OkF5wRaOt55U_mFsalKuCNLa-b-4N4oU-19SU3j1r92YHOrZswkSH_azafitcV97kcQQH4I5MMyoBT8FWmdLwz7xb5vg-mhsi4qrVOiB-H1TuPIBihM0C1EJ49Hg1UHgIyGHRveYAtEL12XALseruM-A3AwOJD/s2485/DSCN0867main.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2485" data-original-width="2107" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9DJC5Xkg2KrB28T1Olj1sddZeQ5OkF5wRaOt55U_mFsalKuCNLa-b-4N4oU-19SU3j1r92YHOrZswkSH_azafitcV97kcQQH4I5MMyoBT8FWmdLwz7xb5vg-mhsi4qrVOiB-H1TuPIBihM0C1EJ49Hg1UHgIyGHRveYAtEL12XALseruM-A3AwOJD/w542-h640/DSCN0867main.JPG" width="542" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">28" wide x 33" high</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I'm thinking the black forest fabric was among the Halloween offerings in Annie's Crafts (https://www.anniescatalog.com/) catalog last fall. If not, then I probably bought it at The Quilter's Trunk in Liberty, KY (www.quilterstrunk.com). The snow and water fabrics definitely came from the shop in Liberty. There are just eight different fabrics in this scene.</p><p>The largest tree began as a strip of gray hand-dyed (from the same fabric as the snow--a gradient that ran from white to dark gray). Free motion quilting gave it a tree-bark texture, while white fabric and white paint added bits of snow. Shading and the hollow were done with a black paint marker, while highlights were added with a silver Sharpie. Here's the before and after:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTI5IA8qa-uqyBc54v9vUEGgYaNiKywjZfZv0GprNRJpjnIYOHuvQNR4nDrPntVNqNn65YsWe2FF0kJeADg5UrWozQVXfr6Y5qSwHKw77upzEbwIUH6e1oOMoKFA9C2sVxMKOab87G8fpoNT6KGQTYX-PWk6Jzt0OOQvP_hqeBWgo4pYVBdH9av1o/s4259/DSCN0767.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4259" data-original-width="2766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTI5IA8qa-uqyBc54v9vUEGgYaNiKywjZfZv0GprNRJpjnIYOHuvQNR4nDrPntVNqNn65YsWe2FF0kJeADg5UrWozQVXfr6Y5qSwHKw77upzEbwIUH6e1oOMoKFA9C2sVxMKOab87G8fpoNT6KGQTYX-PWk6Jzt0OOQvP_hqeBWgo4pYVBdH9av1o/w416-h640/DSCN0767.JPG" width="416" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeg-kxZBmPjSixusweTBJiNujbGmcXwiRYsQB2Fp8H9txcpAAqOAg3eIBqbnP9D18JzA1ORKlKDwEEFRkL1A4of9vFroUudTXTlMQm7TynxsNtqMvJrl6PM87AMHBFRbkLcCgOdTN6VK1p-1yS59slZcuBxO16WAvrD4ltHn9yslboc0IaTS3AHJ2/s4665/DSCN0818c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4665" data-original-width="2766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgeg-kxZBmPjSixusweTBJiNujbGmcXwiRYsQB2Fp8H9txcpAAqOAg3eIBqbnP9D18JzA1ORKlKDwEEFRkL1A4of9vFroUudTXTlMQm7TynxsNtqMvJrl6PM87AMHBFRbkLcCgOdTN6VK1p-1yS59slZcuBxO16WAvrD4ltHn9yslboc0IaTS3AHJ2/w381-h640/DSCN0818c.JPG" width="381" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">And a couple of closeups:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdk8s-vjawaMSbHL5NWMZnwzpHLR7Hei51rrtnurTSsPpYuwSvpd8KCLPdbBYk6V6LEbLntgdBA2I_ZOpVwwGwGMQJInC5GR9-vaGAxG-j28RHtlg1UctlhRb0lgx9N2fnFmv76ALQHOyATx-M6Y4QTnMdM-HdTsB6mdK2tN4ndni4Y-N8f4WXqdu/s2052/DSCN0869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1708" data-original-width="2052" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdk8s-vjawaMSbHL5NWMZnwzpHLR7Hei51rrtnurTSsPpYuwSvpd8KCLPdbBYk6V6LEbLntgdBA2I_ZOpVwwGwGMQJInC5GR9-vaGAxG-j28RHtlg1UctlhRb0lgx9N2fnFmv76ALQHOyATx-M6Y4QTnMdM-HdTsB6mdK2tN4ndni4Y-N8f4WXqdu/s320/DSCN0869.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iKegQAJo0nzRCa8HiQpyeNZhYcvnaxjTh4BqFR3sT9gm4gMjiKP4Y0N-GBeuTQoGJ2W_NEhG8EkQnxjrxjcV4qcI-YLFwbOPkjgxYTojEefg9ftqXs1FooYS-JKvKJtfOVzs6v7ACsabZQgEMA5rbGOatoMV9DpZQ6mfeJoWja9uwdwwMr-GqCAK/s3648/DSCN0873b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1iKegQAJo0nzRCa8HiQpyeNZhYcvnaxjTh4BqFR3sT9gm4gMjiKP4Y0N-GBeuTQoGJ2W_NEhG8EkQnxjrxjcV4qcI-YLFwbOPkjgxYTojEefg9ftqXs1FooYS-JKvKJtfOVzs6v7ACsabZQgEMA5rbGOatoMV9DpZQ6mfeJoWja9uwdwwMr-GqCAK/s320/DSCN0873b.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">I started the quilt in mid-June, and have worked on it fairly regularly. It should be </span><span style="text-align: left;">"sleeved," labeled and listed in my Etsy shop soon.</span></div><p></p><p>Thanks for stopping by, and happy autumn!</p><p>Linda</p>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-6799492339752287862022-04-12T09:33:00.006-07:002022-04-12T12:38:48.079-07:00Quilting with Parkinson's<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqGiXNRY11GqVHzDVI6wJptP6Jy_vbK-DsjtR1jvqsEQctbf3fN9-tTDBV8ATYkxdbo7RTKL-vzXN97Hsy5zvI3sviT_sJv-dKKwqh5tFQQbd4KyNBt--Cqvg4Um1zobelpQwzHiOOx4_CFUaQlE02e25REwrYgXIdztcM7tSmPBctDQJWsp9Cw16/s1472/WP_20181129_15_00_38_Pro.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1472" data-original-width="1454" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqGiXNRY11GqVHzDVI6wJptP6Jy_vbK-DsjtR1jvqsEQctbf3fN9-tTDBV8ATYkxdbo7RTKL-vzXN97Hsy5zvI3sviT_sJv-dKKwqh5tFQQbd4KyNBt--Cqvg4Um1zobelpQwzHiOOx4_CFUaQlE02e25REwrYgXIdztcM7tSmPBctDQJWsp9Cw16/w198-h200/WP_20181129_15_00_38_Pro.jpg" width="198" /></a></div><br />April is Parkinson's Awareness Month, so I'm thinking, what better time to address the "elephant in the room" at Linda's Landscape Quilts?</div><div><br /></div><div>Over the years in my blog, I've occasionally mentioned shoulder and neck issues, but in 2018 a tremor began in my left hand. For a while I suspected it was a condition known as "essential tremor", but as it eventually worsened, it was time to see a neurologist. Four weeks before the Covid lockdowns in 2020, I was diagnosed with PD.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a gradual "degenerative" condition, but aside from tremor medication, proper nutrition and rest, it particularly responds well to exercise. Quilting is fairly sedentary, other than moving from the sewing machine to the cutting table to the ironing board. Consequently a fair chunk of of my usual designing/quilting time has been spent walking and gardening (hence the less frequent blog posts) for the last couple of springs, summers and autumns. I'm working on getting the nerve up for <b><i>winter </i></b>walking--cold is not a friend to the muscle stiffness and tremor inherent with PD, so an indoor yoga regimen or a gym membership may be in the offing.</div><div><br /></div><div>What has this to do with quilting, other than loss of time? Everything.</div><div><br /></div><div>Designing and working with fabric and quilting, especially landscape quilts, is my passion and my sanity saver. Along with knitting, it is how I would choose to spend nearly all of my time if I could. I refuse to give it up. However, I <i>have </i>had to make some adjustments, and might have to make more as time goes by.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some of the changes.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Working smaller....size does matter. 😀 No more 40 or 50-inch landscapes; I try to keep them</div><div> under 36 in. long or wide. Bed quilts are now batted and quilted in thirds or fourths to cut down</div><div> on weight at the machine, adding and fusing the batting sections as I work from the center out.</div><div> AND I recently discovered a local guild that will accept quilt <i>tops</i> that they then quilt and give</div><div> to charities.</div><div>2. Using more machine-guided stitching and less free motion...I could insert a "sad" face here. I love</div><div> the variety and grace of free motion. But it's also fun to incorporate decorative machine stitches.</div><div>3. Exceptional care using the rotary cutter...my left hand can suddenly spaz while holding the ruler</div><div> down.</div><div>4. Thinner batting, also for less weight at the machine. To my relief, the quilt texture is still</div><div> surprisingly good.</div><div>5. Somewhat slower and more deliberate movement around the studio, due to balance issues and</div><div> slower reflexes. This one has been a challenge--I'm used to moving fast and gracefully</div><div> for 60+ years. A couple of minor falls have nipped that in the bud.</div><div>6. Shorter blocks of time spent in any one place or position (leg stiffness can make switching</div><div> places and tasks necessary anyway).</div><div>7. Fewer blog posts, due both to slower quilt production and slower typing.</div><div>8. More patience with myself, especially with fine motor movements such as threading a needle.</div><div><br /></div><div>I am fortunate so far that the tremor is almost entirely on the left side of my body, while I'm right-handed. But for quilting we depend on both hands for nearly any associated task. So tremor medication is necessary, but there's a fine line, for me at least, between calming the tremor and becoming too sleepy to focus. So, some tremor and some stiffness as well have to be endured and worked around.</div><div><br /></div><div>And yes, my neurologist keeps me updated on all the latest medical info and PD exercise/therapy groups. But I love my walks with Susie, my son's "Mamalaw" (we usually get in about 3 miles a week in decent weather), and quilting IS my therapy. And knitting and gardening--especially weeding and trimming.</div><div><br /></div><div>Any of you fellow quilters deal with PD? I'd love to hear any tips you might have for continued comfort, efficiency and quality in quilting. Feel free to comment below. We're all in this together!</div><div><br /></div><div>All the best,</div><div>Linda</div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-15075073749429852302022-03-26T12:15:00.000-07:002022-03-26T12:15:01.013-07:00The Birds and the Bees (Part 2) <p>Work has progressed since the previous Birds and Bees post and now all four quilts are (nearly) finished. A hanging sleeve on number 4 is all that's left to do. Here they all are, together on the design wall.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI08XmFRL_B3wTPT8rV-yEkZSK96EYxxmqa9tlKb9WAOdMLrQ19-tyX1_KYTw6HQQ12cIPMvuOhLGoZ9AktRAhN5uId6qEl3pEDzD68m0dlv--DvFFGjOr2ogwsormESPttuTPK0ekzpqbar2Oz62n_a8TF8rWj-iHDjJ7pE4Ycj49vEryi6dLaqgM/s3496/BirdQuilts.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2782" data-original-width="3496" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI08XmFRL_B3wTPT8rV-yEkZSK96EYxxmqa9tlKb9WAOdMLrQ19-tyX1_KYTw6HQQ12cIPMvuOhLGoZ9AktRAhN5uId6qEl3pEDzD68m0dlv--DvFFGjOr2ogwsormESPttuTPK0ekzpqbar2Oz62n_a8TF8rWj-iHDjJ7pE4Ycj49vEryi6dLaqgM/w640-h510/BirdQuilts.JPG" width="640" /></a></p><p>Again, this project was all about rescuing some beautiful upholstery fabric samples from a potential date with the landfill...birds and bees, embroidered in silk thread on 100% silk fabric, which I cut out and fused to various cotton backgrounds. The edges were secured with a decorative machine stitch, but both the cotton backgrounds and the silk panels were stippled in free motion, mostly in matching threads so as not to distract the eye from the stars of the show--the birds and bees<b style="text-align: center;">!</b><span style="text-align: center;"> Check out the previous post (about the brown quilt, number 1) for more detail regarding the process.</span></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Here are better photos of quilts 2, 3 and 4:</span></p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XqhQ-UljVoBQkasK2jCsoNG23jayL0XXZX6KSFVM9AaqlpFqMm9jGctVUBc6fK4-FfzTyQ3DchFMlKnZ3Ow1o1JB4Df3Nvai4FlRFjxvmCPqeorFM9z8R0UlPwEtNmRwolWj5-zurBwmf-7Wri3HSR8o9r3vvjxo08vkH0K7KB_wWqxhfOb18bOC/s2802/Bird2a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2372" data-original-width="2802" height="542" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1XqhQ-UljVoBQkasK2jCsoNG23jayL0XXZX6KSFVM9AaqlpFqMm9jGctVUBc6fK4-FfzTyQ3DchFMlKnZ3Ow1o1JB4Df3Nvai4FlRFjxvmCPqeorFM9z8R0UlPwEtNmRwolWj5-zurBwmf-7Wri3HSR8o9r3vvjxo08vkH0K7KB_wWqxhfOb18bOC/w640-h542/Bird2a.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">21 in. wide x 17.5 in. high</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiIkPsY28V8gWpTYU-M6QecZT-_FUQmYStV1uWQ6ES0-KQt6puhwvDVCpNDSmH0qyoNK4gFYchVN2JRGqP7FC6AQ49XSt4u51Zm97IACaP6D0twuKVvwyTPzZ-8vnTK8dk338LhBNcZ6s_Z490TyVPwlsee6QLDlNu6ijkbmeQJoX7rp1xcgdX6eq/s3375/Bird3a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2625" data-original-width="3375" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwiIkPsY28V8gWpTYU-M6QecZT-_FUQmYStV1uWQ6ES0-KQt6puhwvDVCpNDSmH0qyoNK4gFYchVN2JRGqP7FC6AQ49XSt4u51Zm97IACaP6D0twuKVvwyTPzZ-8vnTK8dk338LhBNcZ6s_Z490TyVPwlsee6QLDlNu6ijkbmeQJoX7rp1xcgdX6eq/w640-h498/Bird3a.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">23 in. wide x 18 in. high</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUxJN5gvOVp20FE9vb3SsYjfQ85gZEibOptt7oWeR9FoBxTW9UEef6gAWLNJgjPme7tcb4M3AcxsnKxAgWMTQ_hK6krfUpbFNxTNoOzxirHqBMniHalbhQRPW3Ki6Ql4LtBGaGk862BKPdq1JbzuDF22oJRaD9S5lVJ0pwb3SiIs3GxBy1n_c89Xl/s3910/Bird4a.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2878" data-original-width="3910" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbUxJN5gvOVp20FE9vb3SsYjfQ85gZEibOptt7oWeR9FoBxTW9UEef6gAWLNJgjPme7tcb4M3AcxsnKxAgWMTQ_hK6krfUpbFNxTNoOzxirHqBMniHalbhQRPW3Ki6Ql4LtBGaGk862BKPdq1JbzuDF22oJRaD9S5lVJ0pwb3SiIs3GxBy1n_c89Xl/w640-h472/Bird4a.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24 in. wide x 17.5 in. high</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="text-align: center;">Here are some "texture shots":</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VpaGZsWbwH9-Al1gBdfWwo3jL46zOxXOO1OrpK-P_Vc8VD-rpymDtKRDRYs_fs5MjG1XSghaEhVnkz1IyXI1HmSmfJ7bOV4Oc1Zld5wwVsWBghuwVfh-RSPeEhoIqrrudWpEHKqPGKGVGyZad8bGQ2TIaTipe0cQWJHTFgYlJFxDgrQDeVaiRxnV/s2742/Bird2b.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2734" data-original-width="2742" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VpaGZsWbwH9-Al1gBdfWwo3jL46zOxXOO1OrpK-P_Vc8VD-rpymDtKRDRYs_fs5MjG1XSghaEhVnkz1IyXI1HmSmfJ7bOV4Oc1Zld5wwVsWBghuwVfh-RSPeEhoIqrrudWpEHKqPGKGVGyZad8bGQ2TIaTipe0cQWJHTFgYlJFxDgrQDeVaiRxnV/w640-h638/Bird2b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgixzfQ4-sjboaLYFLH6fGFHZ-DOGU2arhYap8xjURuWL_LN9dCZN4izQi7njZgoDoJuIveulnpwlkU8c2VJGsnMNkZzV63TlMO73DSalephB_X_YiqVkFB0R77iJBO2T-oAkfHN9Is1sNBYrZUrAu3mh7wxsvbH34EeNSbwnfiTZX0Sp1p7rgCGX5p/w640-h480/Bird4b.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="text-align: center;">And here are some bird (and bee) panel closeups:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd2i2KVURCAvsHwx07uE96tT4HMxf5yosu8Fc680qVcrR0d7rzFUUS2eB4pSb6oWbRlvN2wjbI_zVNp6KM0A9ALTtsGexXo_0rkg7ZzN_pztebeTGcdZ7__HJBnnC_9252Wz9yvo6-oFsYEYE5_7vwKQ0SfBYtv5v-usfIWsRHa0dVoRPWM1EKEH-/s3318/Bird2c.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3318" data-original-width="2256" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQd2i2KVURCAvsHwx07uE96tT4HMxf5yosu8Fc680qVcrR0d7rzFUUS2eB4pSb6oWbRlvN2wjbI_zVNp6KM0A9ALTtsGexXo_0rkg7ZzN_pztebeTGcdZ7__HJBnnC_9252Wz9yvo6-oFsYEYE5_7vwKQ0SfBYtv5v-usfIWsRHa0dVoRPWM1EKEH-/w437-h640/Bird2c.JPG" width="437" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszKrwYUQEnY_T7f5NoOz9SPMHIdeHG7r4lHhDohdWVz62rhF42SeB2tk3dVKnBwi0IcvQWXcWlYKFtCrmNNQD_Uk-jhNfNMCXbc5EvXi-LMzKLkbWhZrJdHME7KbKIpzbdqR1yXYxOUbybT5scz7jjrijozCGS9jFjeF98w0TRWKksoBlb2wd6mgO/s2873/Bird4g.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2144" data-original-width="2873" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjszKrwYUQEnY_T7f5NoOz9SPMHIdeHG7r4lHhDohdWVz62rhF42SeB2tk3dVKnBwi0IcvQWXcWlYKFtCrmNNQD_Uk-jhNfNMCXbc5EvXi-LMzKLkbWhZrJdHME7KbKIpzbdqR1yXYxOUbybT5scz7jjrijozCGS9jFjeF98w0TRWKksoBlb2wd6mgO/w640-h478/Bird4g.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: center;">All four quilts are in my Etsy shop now (https://www.etsy.com/shop/LindasLandscapes?ref=shop_sugg) and are looking for a good home. </span><p></p><p><span style="text-align: center;">Thanks for checking theses tweeties out! Please consider checking with your local upholstery shop for possible availability of discontinued sample books for your own quilting or craft projects. </span><span style="text-align: center;">This was a fun and rewarding recycle project.</span></p><p>And speaking of birds, which are in mating season just now, happy spring (or autumn if you're in the southern hemisphere)!</p><p>Linda</p>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-13297970406522090872022-02-09T09:17:00.005-08:002022-03-26T12:17:48.083-07:00The Birds and the Bees (Part 1)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitzRa97Ql2veKyNdER7pd3r3webe7upH5Hc9EkbgncCjSmL_pa74POU-0NMLIcTrnPNuoNTlPEjgnn6nltZL2oCdSGXFo_Rsh8ux2MVi-mou08nLhmBlrdUgbxXekkt6omRSfwSjERIJbNk9QfWAD2_EBkFO68eRxiexRPmwVaS6HAJxU4ZtrDcW5P=s1800" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEitzRa97Ql2veKyNdER7pd3r3webe7upH5Hc9EkbgncCjSmL_pa74POU-0NMLIcTrnPNuoNTlPEjgnn6nltZL2oCdSGXFo_Rsh8ux2MVi-mou08nLhmBlrdUgbxXekkt6omRSfwSjERIJbNk9QfWAD2_EBkFO68eRxiexRPmwVaS6HAJxU4ZtrDcW5P=w324-h244" width="324" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Many times over the years, I've dragged this upholstery fabric sample book out of storage to contemplate how these beautiful embroidered birds might be used in a wall quilt. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvDlo8DBwUYrWCxyDGq8sGJrYikBf3Gd_jzsMv089TOQwSzs8TaP0GdSiRyeq1Bvo8jve8AeVN-vg1lkpcQZrrkucXUPai1JN4PQUaQbFMcyZFv2uZC5b3p8xAFQKvkG7uKOgVwHRVoq-Qt5Ihw5CAkxqAfShGIunX867xnUme2VW6RXmBqieuhYPQ=s1800" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvDlo8DBwUYrWCxyDGq8sGJrYikBf3Gd_jzsMv089TOQwSzs8TaP0GdSiRyeq1Bvo8jve8AeVN-vg1lkpcQZrrkucXUPai1JN4PQUaQbFMcyZFv2uZC5b3p8xAFQKvkG7uKOgVwHRVoq-Qt5Ihw5CAkxqAfShGIunX867xnUme2VW6RXmBqieuhYPQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The sample book was given to me--along with 140 others--by an art teacher who was moving house and clearing things out. These are just a few of the fabrics; there are others as well, all in the same sample book.</span></div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbwJjX9rVz9aSkyBeN7WgfW5PghCJEFyt34a6NjphLxV5ESqlj7GoigKFRU7kmE2BcvfgzJ5XNZMd5VE_mi-nhg5LI9YVi7bnc4MyxQAnx-Z8XDSIKqHWBhzRwxsS0wtfnIp2pVSo9w0GAKORoQCv8f_Xi2Cu1jF3_4UFHa43cLmdUqbmklMPfS1W4=s1800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1350" data-original-width="1800" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjbwJjX9rVz9aSkyBeN7WgfW5PghCJEFyt34a6NjphLxV5ESqlj7GoigKFRU7kmE2BcvfgzJ5XNZMd5VE_mi-nhg5LI9YVi7bnc4MyxQAnx-Z8XDSIKqHWBhzRwxsS0wtfnIp2pVSo9w0GAKORoQCv8f_Xi2Cu1jF3_4UFHa43cLmdUqbmklMPfS1W4=s320" width="320" /></a></p><p>Originally I thought I'd cut the birds (and bees) out of the fabric and use them in landscape quilts, discarding the backgrounds.</p><p>But the backgrounds are 100% silk, as are the embroidery threads...why not strategically cut the birds apart along with some of the background, which includes lovely stems and leaves, and feature them as panels in a (non-landscape) wall quilt?</p><p>So the first one was completed this week, except for a hanging sleeve, and 3 other bird (and bees--who chose not to fly into this one) quilts are now in various stages of progress. This first one is the most neutral in tone; the others will be more colorful.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizOMlum-7-JBKiq3uiYXeUXlfKsJhf3GNj4Nix7XCKKEnRq_LVbDyWhTwUuadbdXCWEA-PtgZL4aaJ_GoXCwH6M5ddVjufJTLav3meeYGyLcvbPNhS0Mj7hgx7h5uSOT--DqmLVLvJcF_zboCcateZ3wkuufoC1FrohxdvXqWLgEAH14sJ6GPBG7vx=s2756" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2326" data-original-width="2756" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizOMlum-7-JBKiq3uiYXeUXlfKsJhf3GNj4Nix7XCKKEnRq_LVbDyWhTwUuadbdXCWEA-PtgZL4aaJ_GoXCwH6M5ddVjufJTLav3meeYGyLcvbPNhS0Mj7hgx7h5uSOT--DqmLVLvJcF_zboCcateZ3wkuufoC1FrohxdvXqWLgEAH14sJ6GPBG7vx=w640-h540" width="640" /></a></div><p>The three panels were fused onto the batik print background with Steam-a-Seam II Lite, then edge-stitched with a programmed sewing-machine stitch in the heirloom category, with tear-away stabilizer pinned behind each panel. Fusible fleece was gently fused (no pressure with the iron, just heat) to the entire back using parchment paper between the iron and the fusible fleece. A backing fabric was then pin-basted beneath them in preparation for quilting. The backgrounds, both the batik and the silk panels, were free-motion stippled in matching polyester threads, but not before a few free-motion "feathers" were stitched in contrasting thread, where space allowed. The quilt was then steam-blocked and checked for squareness. Binding was made with 3-1/4-inch-wide batik strips on the sewing machine and handsewn on the back. Here are a few closeups, and a texture shot (click on photos to enlarge):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaDwd6OuYVJE8z8qCWiTw4X3AaOWKJH8HBQE0DFok_X8z9WL0WsTf3wF8wobXm9BKzlLYJMmgCUFAOZi7zGXtHlukkNwcZj5cTmtprMRZzhd_vlkG6LTjmL4wMwxCGsEfoCBAam9G3lI6rZGEc5s8LByJmEqFQ9A4Ph2CvDEmT4OJNg60bZZhLBgj3=s3648" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiaDwd6OuYVJE8z8qCWiTw4X3AaOWKJH8HBQE0DFok_X8z9WL0WsTf3wF8wobXm9BKzlLYJMmgCUFAOZi7zGXtHlukkNwcZj5cTmtprMRZzhd_vlkG6LTjmL4wMwxCGsEfoCBAam9G3lI6rZGEc5s8LByJmEqFQ9A4Ph2CvDEmT4OJNg60bZZhLBgj3=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJDk3o1KkIeWglS87ScQY86uOiakrbAeSTl-b3iI076sPCvrkV7ZJ812Rl6YeYCmY5CRUeMCJzESK5NfW3GdsY2n3LOFe8x9XmZeYNtVCUVRfdArB3BSUhBAdV3csSYQAkR9fraHqLy67-xxbNIVcFCmrTGtaDqcB4P8z_5FtVC-WMrL-9X98IlcEq=s4032" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJDk3o1KkIeWglS87ScQY86uOiakrbAeSTl-b3iI076sPCvrkV7ZJ812Rl6YeYCmY5CRUeMCJzESK5NfW3GdsY2n3LOFe8x9XmZeYNtVCUVRfdArB3BSUhBAdV3csSYQAkR9fraHqLy67-xxbNIVcFCmrTGtaDqcB4P8z_5FtVC-WMrL-9X98IlcEq=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>You can vaguely see the shadow of the paper frames that bordered the backs of the fabrics in the sample book. Removing those paper frames was an impossibility--obviously a very tough industrial glue was used. I quickly decided the paper frame shadows would be part of the quilt's charm, as well as a shout-out to creative recycling. 😊</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD8sgJwWJafoqxtJfuh66AmJjEyEoidf3RWUpxEPqp-LiZE8QwHESc6LJkkeURxgG3ywRdeORWGik3FMJj4Ytkc7Mg4IUefYSTQTFq9cUcQ-FwlLj7SlHQ2PvTk5LJyiENGa5P4gfNWPeKsfaKUdlg0BkEDVNu3RFa-L8rjQDN4LL3eQNWEylX-iVZ=s3648" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhD8sgJwWJafoqxtJfuh66AmJjEyEoidf3RWUpxEPqp-LiZE8QwHESc6LJkkeURxgG3ywRdeORWGik3FMJj4Ytkc7Mg4IUefYSTQTFq9cUcQ-FwlLj7SlHQ2PvTk5LJyiENGa5P4gfNWPeKsfaKUdlg0BkEDVNu3RFa-L8rjQDN4LL3eQNWEylX-iVZ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This next photo was taken before the quilt was stippled, but it displays the lovely heirloom machine-stitching better.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtDvRTtNZE_gI5R_2FxlJfgPGMNGfwOW9iNXU844AuILXoYWGu-vfOBygF2v5XUyRl9EXaoWde2SDxXTzkXLMYQJP8OGy0hz4AuFe56-9MsU7vR30n3FPhP7q7DccsfeZNmuJ8CyBQwUclLhsgn-EBYrcqNFT28YfLv4rMtQeLCzscWc8Cal8D_4Z4=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtDvRTtNZE_gI5R_2FxlJfgPGMNGfwOW9iNXU844AuILXoYWGu-vfOBygF2v5XUyRl9EXaoWde2SDxXTzkXLMYQJP8OGy0hz4AuFe56-9MsU7vR30n3FPhP7q7DccsfeZNmuJ8CyBQwUclLhsgn-EBYrcqNFT28YfLv4rMtQeLCzscWc8Cal8D_4Z4=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And last is the "texture shot"...the lighting in the room always necessitates a horizontal angle to convey it best. (Not sure where that piece of red fuzz came from, but it's gone now. 😏)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmgZ8nyNQs-TKNXRRZjD9QCfJxugnBIdjQneRBitLIhi3p4_64GDpEzauxZ6VyfvUqSizRuiiDVOLdiUGAmTp84zEiN6z_Co0WW51CS__arfqNUFjYwBwGt2D3qgSECi2pdgNYsUlwjNGeiQ0TBqGAbL1n6AfGn5f-TANyTYAB8GIHlGNqlRGV-lLq=s3648" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgmgZ8nyNQs-TKNXRRZjD9QCfJxugnBIdjQneRBitLIhi3p4_64GDpEzauxZ6VyfvUqSizRuiiDVOLdiUGAmTp84zEiN6z_Co0WW51CS__arfqNUFjYwBwGt2D3qgSECi2pdgNYsUlwjNGeiQ0TBqGAbL1n6AfGn5f-TANyTYAB8GIHlGNqlRGV-lLq=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>I hope you'll try this if you happen to have, or can get hold of, an upholstery sample book featuring beautiful embroidery.</p><p>Thanks for stopping by!</p><p>Linda</p></div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-16285512722991897632021-11-28T15:00:00.001-08:002021-11-28T15:00:38.475-08:00Belated Halloween<p>Last post, I promised a Halloween project would be up next. Well now it's Christmas season, but you know what? I finished the larger of the two Halloween projects just yesterday, so I'm going with it anyway! (And now the decks are cleared for something new.)</p><p>This first one did get finished in time to hang on the living room wall for Halloween...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KO-GfHUphGTbDsS5GZLjL6jvUj40GQoqoS-Cv5MA6nN2sjKeU51MXLd2ZAwp_PnLViJEJceDnruMVhPzXRh5zhsjSg23pCk45f0wn7vwdepsiId71NjehTLtjezW8ZSKtUCJLvt2RAg/s2048/IMG_1730.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_KO-GfHUphGTbDsS5GZLjL6jvUj40GQoqoS-Cv5MA6nN2sjKeU51MXLd2ZAwp_PnLViJEJceDnruMVhPzXRh5zhsjSg23pCk45f0wn7vwdepsiId71NjehTLtjezW8ZSKtUCJLvt2RAg/w480-h640/IMG_1730.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>I have never loved a Halloween panel as much as I do this one. It's from Wilmington Prints titled, "Frightful Night Haunted House Panel."</p><p>Here are some closeups of the free-motion quilting (click on any one to enlarge).</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY82HoNQG4GVkQI1AAv7_5ffrJrkdYYVUmojl0g5JMl0R_lOv1joLs0QCkqO8MQpgCxGzYezavPBvyxlYvPzQbWFqozxt4yoOO8KHEJ6N4AVUE1p0PeiPbnag3zZAtAgz2NTtL4kCgQuE/s2048/DSCN0455.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY82HoNQG4GVkQI1AAv7_5ffrJrkdYYVUmojl0g5JMl0R_lOv1joLs0QCkqO8MQpgCxGzYezavPBvyxlYvPzQbWFqozxt4yoOO8KHEJ6N4AVUE1p0PeiPbnag3zZAtAgz2NTtL4kCgQuE/s320/DSCN0455.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiycY3T7qr5UtcsYEEmnxSKyM6vhSwWhJqlgafK9ZHtDm4qt74KkqNu_xi6zaNW933uBFMlovUGTkp3qqFa4UXbq0J1bJs1ZazCaMzEmiF2ffGrqUB8EsN1RLCqWXZ2ZE58S3QjOI9vs0/s2048/DSCN0457.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiycY3T7qr5UtcsYEEmnxSKyM6vhSwWhJqlgafK9ZHtDm4qt74KkqNu_xi6zaNW933uBFMlovUGTkp3qqFa4UXbq0J1bJs1ZazCaMzEmiF2ffGrqUB8EsN1RLCqWXZ2ZE58S3QjOI9vs0/s320/DSCN0457.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWvh1yD3JZ6nwXpNBR-UaIIulO3T1G6DWUZVWR5jrgspygY1S101TDM9yEHhRQ00xk12fooYDj1i7N4NxYJ9JplEBVaYIGmnnauPTSGGF9yM_MMvr80LQMMUXVmGXKCQFtSb62oOAVKA/s2048/DSCN0460.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQWvh1yD3JZ6nwXpNBR-UaIIulO3T1G6DWUZVWR5jrgspygY1S101TDM9yEHhRQ00xk12fooYDj1i7N4NxYJ9JplEBVaYIGmnnauPTSGGF9yM_MMvr80LQMMUXVmGXKCQFtSb62oOAVKA/s320/DSCN0460.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7BkJF9EvzXypSyiQKgHR7M9xYVWM3TEqsAsNAUGoNilAwHae5YWYNz9oeZC3-f8NwHAXdfNNP6ERUOKzgqfVdlEaqGozJQpukEKQS8PqWxCiFPFcz-FxeczvnKEZDEAY0BhFuyFwLA8/s2048/DSCN0461.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF7BkJF9EvzXypSyiQKgHR7M9xYVWM3TEqsAsNAUGoNilAwHae5YWYNz9oeZC3-f8NwHAXdfNNP6ERUOKzgqfVdlEaqGozJQpukEKQS8PqWxCiFPFcz-FxeczvnKEZDEAY0BhFuyFwLA8/s320/DSCN0461.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PRykhpMjLElcEtzlbr1bsL7NPU4D2Mekc5QyQzTH090CXaiyMIYGfS91GiXxqD3iotARg7Xkx7FYp7NELoDntrRok4ZJhMlt4owRt9gJqPoJydZMKq58in7P7QMv1sQRYmsqcbGRIGk/s2048/DSCN0465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PRykhpMjLElcEtzlbr1bsL7NPU4D2Mekc5QyQzTH090CXaiyMIYGfS91GiXxqD3iotARg7Xkx7FYp7NELoDntrRok4ZJhMlt4owRt9gJqPoJydZMKq58in7P7QMv1sQRYmsqcbGRIGk/s320/DSCN0465.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFa4OCa-AASn7-jTZykuOzmFYRvcJx7m8MNqtB6s2HkA2nE7OwKwDIBMRK5IWRJEAXQnqqm1XI3__Y3OnS5MlmZ3SExzHsXvEAx-Ri76GYWTADSxTziCl9ezYhM74_Zeifh5MR0PTZTA/s2048/DSCN0467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicFa4OCa-AASn7-jTZykuOzmFYRvcJx7m8MNqtB6s2HkA2nE7OwKwDIBMRK5IWRJEAXQnqqm1XI3__Y3OnS5MlmZ3SExzHsXvEAx-Ri76GYWTADSxTziCl9ezYhM74_Zeifh5MR0PTZTA/w320-h240/DSCN0467.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The house was the most difficult section to quilt, as I was using dark mono-filament on black fabric. So believe me, the stones/bricks were stitched more by instinct than by sight. This house reminded me of the original Addams Family TV series, which I loved, and I think that and the black cat (adore black cats) were what sold me on the panel.</p><p>The second, coordinating project was made from a "layer cake" (forty-two 10-inch squares) of companion fabrics from Wilmington. That's the one that just got finished yesterday. 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The last photo is to show how I cheated by sewing the label on right through the front of the quilt. Since orange thread was used in the needle and purple thread was in the bobbin, the stitching is almost invisible in the front.</p><p>This is for my granddaughter but it will stay at our house for her to use it when she's here.</p><p>Happy Holidays!!</p><p>Linda</p>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-1495979349086134752021-10-22T10:26:00.002-07:002021-10-22T10:26:26.648-07:00The Tattooed Heron<p> Finished my heron quilt a few weeks ago but am just now getting around to posting. Three-quarters of the way through it, I still wasn't happy with it, so decided to just start playing and experimenting....which I should have done in the first place. Liking it much better now that the shells and yarns have been added.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNQL8VWG6Y0cim6gQxwlWSuj7bO0gu5DSz169qIi6mDG3D96z2zGpbo1x-aGaE1KlBC_teJISSgOAniNYHefN4WcYY7eKmiANhiK0Y00l7mgr4RKcS52HLOwoQvq7eHWYA_BafYiE2d0/s2048/DSCN0420crop2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1246" height="844" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGNQL8VWG6Y0cim6gQxwlWSuj7bO0gu5DSz169qIi6mDG3D96z2zGpbo1x-aGaE1KlBC_teJISSgOAniNYHefN4WcYY7eKmiANhiK0Y00l7mgr4RKcS52HLOwoQvq7eHWYA_BafYiE2d0/w515-h844/DSCN0420crop2.JPG" width="515" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><i>The Tattooed Heron</i></b> 27 in. x 47 in.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Here are some closeups...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAdCVD5Q8q3Yj5-HwOSq-0-K6WVCn2dTXbAZfHheWjVTsO65RrFhtFKKxcUp2jgwoGtR1gYSkRh8qyS0qdy8fL8sHLw7cHntsDB6WerPoUQm_fSPNyJaYkRt9EdgBetpsPkVyAwig4Ns/s2048/DSCN0441.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1710" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUAdCVD5Q8q3Yj5-HwOSq-0-K6WVCn2dTXbAZfHheWjVTsO65RrFhtFKKxcUp2jgwoGtR1gYSkRh8qyS0qdy8fL8sHLw7cHntsDB6WerPoUQm_fSPNyJaYkRt9EdgBetpsPkVyAwig4Ns/w534-h640/DSCN0441.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>Next time, a Halloween panel that I just couldn't resist buying and quilting!</p><p>Linda</p>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-52727466016026039762021-08-10T14:00:00.022-07:002021-08-10T14:10:12.785-07:00Heron Quilt<p>So far this summer has been full of activity, very little of it landscape quilting. But in late spring one had been started on the design wall--using, of all things, one of those "ugly" skies I painted...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbqyabC8H4qAh801KmyRQZevx6BnrABt8flUHzEb59BXjKc7pL82sz51z0t5ViU08JW94wVBs8_Yv7eB76O-5qgGRKtKPsCOYO25m8k1HwoP1aNj0dN4sjcdt918AYMc6lPB9uUNtrf4/s2048/DSCN0198.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1967" data-original-width="2048" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHbqyabC8H4qAh801KmyRQZevx6BnrABt8flUHzEb59BXjKc7pL82sz51z0t5ViU08JW94wVBs8_Yv7eB76O-5qgGRKtKPsCOYO25m8k1HwoP1aNj0dN4sjcdt918AYMc6lPB9uUNtrf4/s320/DSCN0198.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">...and a heron I sketched. More about him in a moment.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioipB9Nz2rN30BEochfjiOrW9sxWSrHQto5CAIkA6pwyhJ6zrJAmmHIA-r5y7z1pg2MqYh9-lKpK0Va0wYMUlauc3L7wkRrsixhpHOuxq5pH2_OBo5dPXyLvk7uND7gCXXD50uoQ-eQU/s2048/DSCN0209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioipB9Nz2rN30BEochfjiOrW9sxWSrHQto5CAIkA6pwyhJ6zrJAmmHIA-r5y7z1pg2MqYh9-lKpK0Va0wYMUlauc3L7wkRrsixhpHOuxq5pH2_OBo5dPXyLvk7uND7gCXXD50uoQ-eQU/w400-h300/DSCN0209.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2cvMLAfId4lHUmMcPeSXQz9HB6-ysaWbncMMH3touWvxxaNva3aYtUf-8KbJJ0PdQzDLFA0hSSbHkXF-qkVtduF-XVVLKB7Kz2plHotv1EKUfIZeOudkCsgTYS_HnI3c2CbDMHhjgJI/s2048/DSCN0273.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2cvMLAfId4lHUmMcPeSXQz9HB6-ysaWbncMMH3touWvxxaNva3aYtUf-8KbJJ0PdQzDLFA0hSSbHkXF-qkVtduF-XVVLKB7Kz2plHotv1EKUfIZeOudkCsgTYS_HnI3c2CbDMHhjgJI/s320/DSCN0273.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Some hills and trees had been auditioned...</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jDD-Pfr3f9XefNbUrgSC67cz-LLfkBeWaVAhPlhUJe1JXdf96GdfXmPn5HPmD9f7AY7CcAG9_zyT1VEjwyqGV2Q6bcmo9TQB1oJNZYvCrCZrGRVdGXYxsqUQPVYq5ry35nVCxGSyg_c/s2048/DSCN0307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jDD-Pfr3f9XefNbUrgSC67cz-LLfkBeWaVAhPlhUJe1JXdf96GdfXmPn5HPmD9f7AY7CcAG9_zyT1VEjwyqGV2Q6bcmo9TQB1oJNZYvCrCZrGRVdGXYxsqUQPVYq5ry35nVCxGSyg_c/s320/DSCN0307.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>as were boulders and other elements not shown here, including a boat and an eagle.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-tF5S7LFSx6Nl8F-zzzogLrYmeMnfFpe9vS7fmfyeOA7swOTlZ9Wt9LnqT2_xV3I-xRkJKwFAxEZ5M3aL-48yYxxy2N5Ge2omfDQBakm-fKaqwTyQDiOgNJzEm5VysEu6OGvowgxxrE/s2048/DSCN0272.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-tF5S7LFSx6Nl8F-zzzogLrYmeMnfFpe9vS7fmfyeOA7swOTlZ9Wt9LnqT2_xV3I-xRkJKwFAxEZ5M3aL-48yYxxy2N5Ge2omfDQBakm-fKaqwTyQDiOgNJzEm5VysEu6OGvowgxxrE/s320/DSCN0272.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>The heron and the smaller elements were temporarily removed so that the background could be basted and quilted more easily.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7ROoyLi6v8e4yPsF8Ba2EYaDxSautzGaGXrpZzu4sO3gxLDl1jrddY6Zt65VtZq4oERyL-6WlGG71tyhUjk_hyok551EQze7VO0X0JG-Kg3omkOn-48aAjjSU6jwGacLnhgMKB975R4/s2048/DSCN0341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7ROoyLi6v8e4yPsF8Ba2EYaDxSautzGaGXrpZzu4sO3gxLDl1jrddY6Zt65VtZq4oERyL-6WlGG71tyhUjk_hyok551EQze7VO0X0JG-Kg3omkOn-48aAjjSU6jwGacLnhgMKB975R4/w640-h480/DSCN0341.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>After eight weeks of yardwork and a couple of other projects, work was begun on designing the heron's feathers. There are now 8 discarded sketches and tracing paper all over the place. One keeper as of yesterday, not shown here.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHake0OtVhG1ld3XyvbUquBS9xHiAvC4mHH90zm_1V4LbEuhuWCQTP9OvWQeUXTNYAZxrmNcz0bozaSkbud4hwggmeCYE4WfsQmOETw7QS72KnrC83Eixm1HMfJdehUR4v9ePFzG79hrg/s2048/DSCN0368.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHake0OtVhG1ld3XyvbUquBS9xHiAvC4mHH90zm_1V4LbEuhuWCQTP9OvWQeUXTNYAZxrmNcz0bozaSkbud4hwggmeCYE4WfsQmOETw7QS72KnrC83Eixm1HMfJdehUR4v9ePFzG79hrg/w609-h456/DSCN0368.JPG" width="609" /></a></div><br /><div>I did stitch out two of the discarded designs as practice/test pieces, using different yellow/gold threads, with tracing paper on top.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_26ZsmWXifaHeuOhJGFcgvU8aW7nGzSlY9tFiqbWSV0cmpJ4NKdnLodhvid7JoziSa30Ke1iMvyYMZULHluSZDqI1UFpWs17zrqxx2SLsYeu0Bph6gih527CW1krGDyPrsokmlzU20g/s2048/DSCN0378.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1916" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8_26ZsmWXifaHeuOhJGFcgvU8aW7nGzSlY9tFiqbWSV0cmpJ4NKdnLodhvid7JoziSa30Ke1iMvyYMZULHluSZDqI1UFpWs17zrqxx2SLsYeu0Bph6gih527CW1krGDyPrsokmlzU20g/s320/DSCN0378.JPG" width="299" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>It quickly became apparent that ordering some Golden Threads Quilting Paper would be a good idea, as the tracing paper was a bit difficult to remove. In the last photo, much of the tracing paper is still on--after all, it was practice only, so I abandoned the effort.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-c04hWef4bBAGd3bw3yUQhmfVEP3QOSpTg9qfywPfdGw5tct-Mj3HkcsVziGylKptitMwiSGqsPEuk0KlT4zogxHGxZfvZcJdtpraaBcWr0AoE1q2j9CXjv9vZ0ZynYpDHcyYeCLrpAs/s2048/DSCN0380.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-c04hWef4bBAGd3bw3yUQhmfVEP3QOSpTg9qfywPfdGw5tct-Mj3HkcsVziGylKptitMwiSGqsPEuk0KlT4zogxHGxZfvZcJdtpraaBcWr0AoE1q2j9CXjv9vZ0ZynYpDHcyYeCLrpAs/w400-h300/DSCN0380.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The Golden Threads paper was delivered Saturday, so tracing the final design on it will be the next step, and then stitching it out on batted fabric, later to be appliqued.</p><p>Happy mid-summer or mid-winter, depending on your hemisphere!</p><p>Linda</p></div></div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-5487555732448448702021-04-15T10:09:00.000-07:002021-04-15T10:09:58.837-07:00Ugly Hand-painted Fabric BEFORE Cutting...<p> These 3 "before" photos should have been included in my most recent post (you'll have to scroll down to the "after" photos; for some reason Blogger isn't allowing me to close up that space)...</p><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgfxub6po4NPR_pHyWesbfWvf8tZvB7ePdlYz2co9NhfIzWBeu1fnVumaN2V4MBE_U0Jg2wMo-fcr0oDzQbMoL_7OzXwo-95EsugHcB_jL9baFcrAj2JDwsgh_U57gGxs013AFsNWj2w/s2048/DSCN7631.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVgfxub6po4NPR_pHyWesbfWvf8tZvB7ePdlYz2co9NhfIzWBeu1fnVumaN2V4MBE_U0Jg2wMo-fcr0oDzQbMoL_7OzXwo-95EsugHcB_jL9baFcrAj2JDwsgh_U57gGxs013AFsNWj2w/w400-h300/DSCN7631.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I mean, seriously ugly!!...although, believe it or not, I'm using the one at top right in a landscape now.<br />Go figure!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2CVG4_ilbJgusedsYMF1mJ_FQZoeeCSNTAhx8M53VcxzNYq8m7V7zv2GnE8HP6o6c9o9lXdNXTHE2T-tP0N8Wk-arnlwg3CwS6MnaCQDCJsDFykgJXCRAe5g8B1b_leVyPAAkG8qL4w/s2048/DSCN6769.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2CVG4_ilbJgusedsYMF1mJ_FQZoeeCSNTAhx8M53VcxzNYq8m7V7zv2GnE8HP6o6c9o9lXdNXTHE2T-tP0N8Wk-arnlwg3CwS6MnaCQDCJsDFykgJXCRAe5g8B1b_leVyPAAkG8qL4w/s320/DSCN6769.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used way too much water on this one--<br />AND transferred the paper-towel pattern<br />when I blotted the excess water!</td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWhTbjwzfGHICBkDfLXSUhxlQejg87_i19GX525q9ZfsBHLiS-8Ilcx_SMbYbamiTrBjh1xN3nOPwGGwlOAiGJ5XEX-JIOSgKxSlN0jMWoVWJRHAr_rjMaT1JYTqrFC3Ky95UxUScGJM/s2048/DSCN0015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLWhTbjwzfGHICBkDfLXSUhxlQejg87_i19GX525q9ZfsBHLiS-8Ilcx_SMbYbamiTrBjh1xN3nOPwGGwlOAiGJ5XEX-JIOSgKxSlN0jMWoVWJRHAr_rjMaT1JYTqrFC3Ky95UxUScGJM/w320-h240/DSCN0015.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was a "scrunch" experiment...interesting<br />but impossible to use in a landscape.</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOL7z6Q-IpTU5Aaq__lN5vr0PEmSIrDWwfkDB5UN3h_ZnKW3zcuMgbQ8R7gXeWCq3LQx8ipiSJpCmOXj8VfzTYwy0L2-ekMBUkdtRU32zfLk6FCDa4P-Uv8mRHC2FFJVgbKDi3NyrKOoA/s2048/DSCN0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><br /></a><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFVTK39-ny6y3I2BdjZ9D6QHKShm1A89ehMr8ouztxXcR0mrjY8oaXQcbdUg9rAhE8vN2lCDvFoJBP2Jgi4JISLQFsH2BPpln6urcjXAbW-WtYYPA-_3RbTM9kFqHPiwcCK1lzhyhlaA/s2048/DSCN0014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2040" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFVTK39-ny6y3I2BdjZ9D6QHKShm1A89ehMr8ouztxXcR0mrjY8oaXQcbdUg9rAhE8vN2lCDvFoJBP2Jgi4JISLQFsH2BPpln6urcjXAbW-WtYYPA-_3RbTM9kFqHPiwcCK1lzhyhlaA/s320/DSCN0014.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure where the "before" of that purple one is</td></tr></tbody></table><p>And here are the "after" photos...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAVjc3e1BlvHDgXW9f-2Qx4yD2tm3zPDbyIfTCFALOy4Q77kI4N0gO-UAQwR2K9WaG1K0SA4zb-12pJUFZvSkdOzlIWP2fIi9UNhcpJ4qVim2wVIjenV9BHkQyyfjTk3M-wwjOFG4m-4/s2048/DSCN0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDAVjc3e1BlvHDgXW9f-2Qx4yD2tm3zPDbyIfTCFALOy4Q77kI4N0gO-UAQwR2K9WaG1K0SA4zb-12pJUFZvSkdOzlIWP2fIi9UNhcpJ4qVim2wVIjenV9BHkQyyfjTk3M-wwjOFG4m-4/s320/DSCN0006.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These will be used in mini-landscapes (or by my granddaughter)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswpitniNNWWo1C0o_U-m_8Q933Z4hx8ZHiyAKwgdMdDyHyvRIte5xKcCYC-Rc5UEjKFZxl-9CMmkRkWPwT4o7AzQoLpPfe9d-pf9jMcReYOp8XpXSC3xio5-xrogkqWKHa1TeP1QBpYM/s2048/DSCN0016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="display: inline !important; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgswpitniNNWWo1C0o_U-m_8Q933Z4hx8ZHiyAKwgdMdDyHyvRIte5xKcCYC-Rc5UEjKFZxl-9CMmkRkWPwT4o7AzQoLpPfe9d-pf9jMcReYOp8XpXSC3xio5-xrogkqWKHa1TeP1QBpYM/s320/DSCN0016.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Love these!</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Really glad I finally cut these up!<div><br /></div><div>Have a great weekend!<div><p>Linda</p></div></div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-72255300225799426602021-04-10T15:46:00.004-07:002021-04-10T15:49:20.934-07:00Ugly Hand-painted Fabric...What to Do?<p>A few years ago, I tried painting my own sky fabric, then tried painting an earth piece as well. The sky pieces mostly turned out okay (some doubled as water) and were used in these landscape quilts...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxuNmlRGoLEZAr-rgSfxQ4iVSPYbpKhvHS46A0VwuyY8eShoILOfRmcP5b26ULEdls7OiDZumrId158fjBtPVKOkzXEsqZXkx067wIH6sDj52VGETZbJLIieVdfuW0vHzz3ozm_6Z1QA/s1637/DSCN0984CROP.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="1637" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxuNmlRGoLEZAr-rgSfxQ4iVSPYbpKhvHS46A0VwuyY8eShoILOfRmcP5b26ULEdls7OiDZumrId158fjBtPVKOkzXEsqZXkx067wIH6sDj52VGETZbJLIieVdfuW0vHzz3ozm_6Z1QA/w400-h318/DSCN0984CROP.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4n0IuVVNWHAwQG8hJKLEW7HPAmj6Ik-qx1hTqoYZhJ37ONXaAHv6uK-BcbCD2R0Y4ohVnbkEfHgnv2SbEbKv-Isccjac2GCE3GvmiHQj7CvYzczBf03fZ3gWoPgejQYW882bbZwdWac/s2048/DSCN3339.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1508" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4n0IuVVNWHAwQG8hJKLEW7HPAmj6Ik-qx1hTqoYZhJ37ONXaAHv6uK-BcbCD2R0Y4ohVnbkEfHgnv2SbEbKv-Isccjac2GCE3GvmiHQj7CvYzczBf03fZ3gWoPgejQYW882bbZwdWac/w295-h400/DSCN3339.JPG" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCAuZjkmumLA45YpgJjGnhHOCugvRIK_NoZJ_5TYCX9e8q6tGqQ-28FZlpdqk8oLA0yGvwIkfXTjn4Plkx9rkdG2oCAA3w6H3SxOJ3Gb_WGFghQbEJ-wOlbtWb00bYpJHEObcxy-ElTY/s2543/DSCN8844b.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1237" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCAuZjkmumLA45YpgJjGnhHOCugvRIK_NoZJ_5TYCX9e8q6tGqQ-28FZlpdqk8oLA0yGvwIkfXTjn4Plkx9rkdG2oCAA3w6H3SxOJ3Gb_WGFghQbEJ-wOlbtWb00bYpJHEObcxy-ElTY/w312-h640/DSCN8844b.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MEoEye-4hh0H_oN2d4i26tb9dS9-WwE1PY-AqbsHaYdSLq0iKRmbEmxscaIqswVTygJ1TPAG-BGbZxbr__9jZWxdti5MmjYnM2jKdSrjqGppS6c_D-dpZnLIQaumawQJjfHCP9oA4Vc/s2048/DSCN0210cTheLochTower.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1121" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MEoEye-4hh0H_oN2d4i26tb9dS9-WwE1PY-AqbsHaYdSLq0iKRmbEmxscaIqswVTygJ1TPAG-BGbZxbr__9jZWxdti5MmjYnM2jKdSrjqGppS6c_D-dpZnLIQaumawQJjfHCP9oA4Vc/w350-h640/DSCN0210cTheLochTower.JPG" width="350" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>...but the earth piece did not turn out well, and it has now joined the rejected sky pieces in a strip-cutting bonanza---because what else do you do with <b>ugly fabric</b>???</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFciD9wL5NOq-3gjxD6LPu0v5AwyRjarUmzeJ3A82WAjooCzdIlKCr-hVRw2aAc4fUd_9qX70k_Iq1x_Sp2i1zUyOxzXvN2_1E0eBTD_cuEV16XCctLpulkf8YCpW_yWlyL-PYvyeB8A/s2048/DSCN0014.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2040" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFciD9wL5NOq-3gjxD6LPu0v5AwyRjarUmzeJ3A82WAjooCzdIlKCr-hVRw2aAc4fUd_9qX70k_Iq1x_Sp2i1zUyOxzXvN2_1E0eBTD_cuEV16XCctLpulkf8YCpW_yWlyL-PYvyeB8A/w399-h400/DSCN0014.JPG" width="399" /></a></div><br /><p>And suddenly, they don't look so ugly.</p><p>Should have done this ages ago! Have a great weekend.</p><p>Linda</p>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-23615918928077503802021-03-28T11:31:00.000-07:002021-03-28T11:31:42.108-07:00The Loch Tower<p>Last week it was a finish for The Loch Tower, 26" x 49". (Closeup photos further below--click on any to enlarge.)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J-K5H5iu5iI3GUZboMCoh1xeOqsxLvcX-CYroD2d5RlRG6MIEqnWYQ7IkknaY7_TtqUK-EiOMjGXSnYasm9I7SkGEILxFyzi-wDAEeu0O6SAd2eWXUg4ltEVJ89uYlBiqBGeMTJsfn0/s2048/DSCN0210cTheLochTower.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1121" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0J-K5H5iu5iI3GUZboMCoh1xeOqsxLvcX-CYroD2d5RlRG6MIEqnWYQ7IkknaY7_TtqUK-EiOMjGXSnYasm9I7SkGEILxFyzi-wDAEeu0O6SAd2eWXUg4ltEVJ89uYlBiqBGeMTJsfn0/w350-h640/DSCN0210cTheLochTower.JPG" width="350" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The entire background was quilted first, without a backing, to cut down on drag weight at the machine.</p><p><br /> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0b1uyMhEOM0mdx3RYsNHLaLzlYNrRWbHNLlfA20wLuM1YUCENmcnADaOeI-rK_NzGzi-3Q7k96Hkni7JGRDxk4J8rPl7LsHdZAfU-rAcTKGZpx6QRz-c1rniA_WUvRKLCKIuXoyK7mI/s2048/DSCN0114.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY0b1uyMhEOM0mdx3RYsNHLaLzlYNrRWbHNLlfA20wLuM1YUCENmcnADaOeI-rK_NzGzi-3Q7k96Hkni7JGRDxk4J8rPl7LsHdZAfU-rAcTKGZpx6QRz-c1rniA_WUvRKLCKIuXoyK7mI/w240-h320/DSCN0114.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p></p><p>Pieced separately, the tower was also quilted separately around each stone, then blocked before being appliqued to the background. (See small photo of the tower back, below left. The stabilizer behind the batting was not removed.)</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The photo below shows (somewhat) the dimensionality given by the extra layer of batting behind the tower.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwcVl7DpkeN8WyDOVTiY1lrp-iHqVws8kMS0GMkkaJH6CZbDAh5naLYgCJkkhuTiQPn8yMvJ6IaDzhmu3rQ-rwJLHbecmSNDOqB6agnXpTjJ9bTxAw2zQ2qn5TqMVaKy-DXfDx-bLMnM/s2048/IMG_0633.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrwcVl7DpkeN8WyDOVTiY1lrp-iHqVws8kMS0GMkkaJH6CZbDAh5naLYgCJkkhuTiQPn8yMvJ6IaDzhmu3rQ-rwJLHbecmSNDOqB6agnXpTjJ9bTxAw2zQ2qn5TqMVaKy-DXfDx-bLMnM/w200-h150/IMG_0633.JPG" width="200" /></a></div><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RC2V8QS7LxcRB-th6XabSVlC6vRc7XC7Q1T40ve3n5Xljgeum8X_5vlL3zpXYrMeB8l67hiJoNfxnDu1gW-PqzgR0OltxnFLpp2S8lH39kUOrPzUcO1KgdXkIs9N96WHQ7XaJvKUBuo/w400-h300/DSCN0179.JPG" width="400" /><p></p><p></p><p>After gluing the tower to the quilted top, the backing was basted on, then firmly attached with additional lines of quilting in various places.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3O6RiUGyGe4eCccDLq03QvR1kHBRsy-JnHA0hjmxaRf7G1XhImXygYyYFSXwCP93XimCphB6Vh8umcYQPIRc0JWVbvhoXzdcldewWjd3WRjNt9ov-BTmz9mydLMVctlAiOZqkww_3C8A/s2664/DSCN0233.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="1180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3O6RiUGyGe4eCccDLq03QvR1kHBRsy-JnHA0hjmxaRf7G1XhImXygYyYFSXwCP93XimCphB6Vh8umcYQPIRc0JWVbvhoXzdcldewWjd3WRjNt9ov-BTmz9mydLMVctlAiOZqkww_3C8A/w284-h640/DSCN0233.JPG" width="284" /></a></div><br /><p>Happy spring (or autumn in the southern hemisphere) everyone!</p><p>Linda</p>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-58047961992594690172021-03-14T14:54:00.003-07:002021-03-14T15:37:13.147-07:00The Tower(s)<p>Time for a new landscape. Two very similar sky fabrics I had painted a long time ago were calling from the closet--so, the more colorful one became water, reflecting the paler one.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwOP2D2ng_GT2LxwTrnJaui4eMU1qPP82SZz-LWnyMLMiTe9QZ9c8MTd6SmgSn8TS8cxziQRPwCN2qfEQCHsD8SOV7fVAfqSHujpzJ0BgmUT8-725Orf92u9avvvY4oE1YfTgXwrtkUw/s2048/DSCN9896.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1801" data-original-width="2048" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwwOP2D2ng_GT2LxwTrnJaui4eMU1qPP82SZz-LWnyMLMiTe9QZ9c8MTd6SmgSn8TS8cxziQRPwCN2qfEQCHsD8SOV7fVAfqSHujpzJ0BgmUT8-725Orf92u9avvvY4oE1YfTgXwrtkUw/w400-h351/DSCN9896.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fabric audition</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As soon as they went up on the design wall, my favorite stone fabric came to mind. I've kept plenty in stock ever since making a tower from it 8 or 9 years ago...</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7BPcgw3_Xiws3fWjJ7GNz9NLvVeBoPH_rC42uhnu0GBb32al-Cqw7c05PGVv1mF0iViWU4Zvh_wdVauA4PYvjF0__aDhbIj3k1ExFN1wh8nkaaOYnUB84vExisHdTdUeMTIXV_0RIzc/s2048/DSCF3530.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1037" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY7BPcgw3_Xiws3fWjJ7GNz9NLvVeBoPH_rC42uhnu0GBb32al-Cqw7c05PGVv1mF0iViWU4Zvh_wdVauA4PYvjF0__aDhbIj3k1ExFN1wh8nkaaOYnUB84vExisHdTdUeMTIXV_0RIzc/w203-h400/DSCF3530.jpg" width="203" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Section of my first tower quilt, <b><i>The Tower</i></b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>...so I decided to make a tower again, though with some variation.</p><p>The current tower, which finished at 25" long, began with the piece on the left...which after staring at it reminded me of a sausage...</p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwlOcv9ZjLkeD9sxF1MTzg1EwWQduiSKpldXfygY10au6QwBB5LAUcqz3Ns88tdE_WPCBop7iF6-1UWMVvTP-3tgaXT77xfX-UL3_QkiQ8aMF7P1aGdHq2La1scOhxo0HOYvobJLSzUg/s2048/IMG_E0632.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQwlOcv9ZjLkeD9sxF1MTzg1EwWQduiSKpldXfygY10au6QwBB5LAUcqz3Ns88tdE_WPCBop7iF6-1UWMVvTP-3tgaXT77xfX-UL3_QkiQ8aMF7P1aGdHq2La1scOhxo0HOYvobJLSzUg/s320/IMG_E0632.JPG" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6R-v6rG7dVXH6sRqUWWH3JJzo51HJmbN9LcHTkAH6nirCOGD9eAV8CLdtFxDGkyTeMjbo0GkgS34Ri5rU7EqIWZWWY0rWrmTHpR9RE_Dp-mPeKOwW2L0QugxdXVtNPqa8wZF1g4qnxo/s2048/DSCN9920.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1726" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn6R-v6rG7dVXH6sRqUWWH3JJzo51HJmbN9LcHTkAH6nirCOGD9eAV8CLdtFxDGkyTeMjbo0GkgS34Ri5rU7EqIWZWWY0rWrmTHpR9RE_Dp-mPeKOwW2L0QugxdXVtNPqa8wZF1g4qnxo/s320/DSCN9920.JPG" /></a> <br /></div><p>...so I trimmed and tapered it more. The buttress/battlements section was pieced separately and glued atop the columnar piece, then delineated with two rows of black satin-stitch. Windows and a door were added. After some consternation at seeing the slightly lopsided doorway, I decided to write it off as a stonemason issue. How perfectly could they work with uncut stone, anyway? 😉</p><p>While the tower was being constructed, the background was developing, too. Not that I was in two places at once, but it was nice to periodically break away from one to work on the other.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67_s5gJrj23lt5YMIEtBsLqHEF2WhsylnBzY56Y4kYJ7yIAjVUo6BnWyP4qgNrbXEM4J5X1Z075VCIqTnTDtA3v9BBQvX5sQCW1ZDplzOlCgOKOJn0CiPsDn_SedYzFtIhMC2_2gkjQw/s2048/DSCN9914.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj67_s5gJrj23lt5YMIEtBsLqHEF2WhsylnBzY56Y4kYJ7yIAjVUo6BnWyP4qgNrbXEM4J5X1Z075VCIqTnTDtA3v9BBQvX5sQCW1ZDplzOlCgOKOJn0CiPsDn_SedYzFtIhMC2_2gkjQw/w640-h480/DSCN9914.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Here the raw edges had just been free-motion stitched to the quilt top with clear mono-poly thread.</p><p>The day after I finished piecing this new tower, I was thrilled to receive an e-mail from Art Quilting Studio magazine, saying they had selected my first tower quilt for publication in their Summer 2021 issue. And how coincidental is that?!? They of course had no idea about what I'm working on currently!</p><p>Next time, the finished quilt.</p><p>Happy almost-spring here in the northern hemisphere! Happy almost-autumn in the southern one.</p><p>Linda</p>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-68683642593283767342021-02-11T09:14:00.002-08:002021-02-11T09:14:43.154-08:00Hilltop View<p>This week it's a finish for "Hilltop View" (and a start for another landscape). Glad to have this one done, and relieved I can still handle a landscape this size using the hack(s) covered in my last post.</p><p>On to photos (excuse the pins at top):</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOskbm4S7ChSR05MkO4_jewobBcA0OSRxfa9336grd_8mJIONW_M4GcHgHJrKjaRgDCTZKmgpJqCXFDDPw1VwcaDiahD1RQ90J-uUbi6PPcv_cwrUqfHVAIjgGxchYFKC2H3125Xudwg/s2048/Hilltop+View+1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1999" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOskbm4S7ChSR05MkO4_jewobBcA0OSRxfa9336grd_8mJIONW_M4GcHgHJrKjaRgDCTZKmgpJqCXFDDPw1VwcaDiahD1RQ90J-uUbi6PPcv_cwrUqfHVAIjgGxchYFKC2H3125Xudwg/w624-h640/Hilltop+View+1.JPG" width="624" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Hilltop View</b></i>, 42" wide x 43" long</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p>Click on any photo to enlarge:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQyLUPzOyZcyEV7TWA0TzEbxYLsvu1sbaJT_AgOuJORyhv4y7TWSimAinyRJ8IUdqJUw55Z9EkBIDjTB0Aak7CAZwddtgHtpRFG9BbixOSvqWY9_nkJYrB7m-TlC1GTPE2LKT1PB0MW_E/s320/Hilltop+View+Label.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Forgot it was February! Where did the time go?)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>The quilt is listed in my shop now (see Etsy link button on sidebar) and ready for shipping!</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a great weekend!</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda</div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-36215861105673066092021-02-03T12:13:00.000-08:002021-02-03T12:13:01.050-08:00No Guts, No Glory<p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lots of progress has been made on the "sky and branches" prompt from the previous post. Working on the binding now. But in this post I want to get into the guts of the project. (Warning: if you aren't interested in making landscape quilts, you might want to skip this post.)</span></p><p>This is a large landscape, at least for me, roughly 43 x 42 inches, and I knew that all this free-motion quilting would present a weight/drag issue (meaning a neck, shoulder and arm problem) at the sewing machine if I didn't come up with a hack or two. So here's my hack. (Fusible batting tape is a must for this.)</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYJ_IsRrcVbfXCqw6ybV0Qe4sHZhn8a-RpMJWfDxY1uKRJcE7G8V95uA8VDI-LRf7NEu9V2TleBlmgpkwVnwFmgAnJlrBrYcdILd7dk70e6o-fV0KXgoqKg4F1_yRP4rhimiwVyFkPN8/s2048/DSCN9793b.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwYJ_IsRrcVbfXCqw6ybV0Qe4sHZhn8a-RpMJWfDxY1uKRJcE7G8V95uA8VDI-LRf7NEu9V2TleBlmgpkwVnwFmgAnJlrBrYcdILd7dk70e6o-fV0KXgoqKg4F1_yRP4rhimiwVyFkPN8/w557-h418/DSCN9793b.JPG" width="557" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All quilted. You can see all my joins here--none are visible on the front. (Click to enlarge.)</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;">I should start by saying it probably takes less time to do this than to read about it! :)</span><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Put the backing fabric aside for now. You are going to quilt the top to the batting <i><b>only</b></i>, saving the backing fabric for later (and saving your neck, shoulders and arms a lot of strain). And to</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> further decrease the weight and drag of free motion stitching, you will cut batting pieces </span><i style="font-family: inherit;"><b>into sections</b>,</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><u style="font-family: inherit;">basting the first one to the middle of your quilt top and quilting that area first</u><span style="font-family: inherit;">. <b>However</b>, <u>do <b>not </b>quilt all the way to the batting edges</u>--leave about a 2-inch margin wherever another section will be added. (Tip: On the quilt top, mark your boundaries with a couple of pins to keep from quilting too far in any area.)</span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. To add the next section of batting, overlap an edge of the new piece with the unquilted margin of the first piece. With scissors only, carefully (don't nick your quilt top!) cut through both layers of the overlapped batting edges (pull out the trimmings). This will make the edges a perfect match no matter how crooked you cut and they will butt right up against each other.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">3. <u>Use fusible batting tape to join the edges</u>, following package instructions and pressing gently; make sure the tape bonds well.</span></p><p>4. Keep quilting from the middle outward, adding batting sections as needed. Once the batting tape is fused, you can quilt right over that area--you won't feel it from the front, and no one will ever know there's a join there.</p><p>5. When the quilt top is completely batted and quilted, <b>baste </b>those layers to the backing fabric, using your preferred method of quilt basting. Then just satin-stitch over some of the main contours throughout your quilt top, which will give the landscape a more finished look and will automatically attach the backing fabric. <u>For this I used my walking foot with the feed dogs up and took it slow--no drag.</u></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtw1Ih0Pe-FGIm8-1fdASgsp0TMohl99032hFvxlmuvpEkuPp9F7hGS09Qi6vJXQElWVkodkAuOZGW_cSNFsRW7gRCaMoliR_rpQCn-MDZ1clsXhIUMzNfG4VV1RW1Xe5wuOUVjH4zGA/s2048/DSCN9846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFtw1Ih0Pe-FGIm8-1fdASgsp0TMohl99032hFvxlmuvpEkuPp9F7hGS09Qi6vJXQElWVkodkAuOZGW_cSNFsRW7gRCaMoliR_rpQCn-MDZ1clsXhIUMzNfG4VV1RW1Xe5wuOUVjH4zGA/s320/DSCN9846.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYgC4ZkoCZoAaAZuDPdHcjM7Xhk632NFlbeK6Gh6aV5K2xwwEGnG99etuE0hQ3bzxywvLiBTGqCbJoXBfui0B5Gwv__SFy6aiQT2oyPWbm2j7LhG6VHqQPjdqGXauNIDFDjc4QqD66lo/s2048/DSCN9885.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwYgC4ZkoCZoAaAZuDPdHcjM7Xhk632NFlbeK6Gh6aV5K2xwwEGnG99etuE0hQ3bzxywvLiBTGqCbJoXBfui0B5Gwv__SFy6aiQT2oyPWbm2j7LhG6VHqQPjdqGXauNIDFDjc4QqD66lo/s320/DSCN9885.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>(If you really want to add more quilting, go for it!)</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd9jYp0x6fijAKL3oyEVOH5x-XNKZ5dC9R-NS7swTPP4IJenqYICYW3ya758JRo2piETJYARuRo8ElVipMRgDmPJI97JKVG7FQ9Hwo3zOZJofIWCyCh-J0Fx2nLoNpl6wk1hLn-yEqvs/s2048/DSCN9876.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdd9jYp0x6fijAKL3oyEVOH5x-XNKZ5dC9R-NS7swTPP4IJenqYICYW3ya758JRo2piETJYARuRo8ElVipMRgDmPJI97JKVG7FQ9Hwo3zOZJofIWCyCh-J0Fx2nLoNpl6wk1hLn-yEqvs/s320/DSCN9876.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">At this stage, the final details were added to the quilt, facilitating further attachment of the backing fabric.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p>Next time, the finished quilt. If you got this far, thanks for sticking with it. Please comment if anything is unclear or if you have some ideas to add. Thanks!</p><p>Linda</p></div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-45527519849869724282020-12-29T15:11:00.004-08:002020-12-29T15:13:19.331-08:00Back in the Saddle Again<p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Just a few words about the l o n g delay since the last post: Yard work, crochet, basement reorganization, holidays...you get the picture. (No Covid, thank heaven and knock on wood---but also no quilt inspiration, until recently). </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmeACEbdNqeb-UhSpDvAV4pXJ6WTbMvdDnAqilA7TL43kcCPMSt2AoAcW6k7eEf7LQaszqtnIm7hm21HWw4HkXqEWMUPJaUgA18FMaXzZwDaxDvLlANdVw2DrNBxQ7VWUeNPzIVO4O_E/s2048/DSCN9721.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="2048" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsmeACEbdNqeb-UhSpDvAV4pXJ6WTbMvdDnAqilA7TL43kcCPMSt2AoAcW6k7eEf7LQaszqtnIm7hm21HWw4HkXqEWMUPJaUgA18FMaXzZwDaxDvLlANdVw2DrNBxQ7VWUeNPzIVO4O_E/w510-h391/DSCN9721.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;">This piece of batik fabric had been in the stash for a couple of years and it finally made itself heard. "Sky and branches," it said.</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">"Okey-doke," I replied.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwcV3pMZHUQj3Gt0s-J5bDaIpcCB4F78uL7ZxPPFqDmCMMf31UVi9FMH6Z8yanRTzYqfuTBG5w19qf3hXdQaFtAAJ4xf5enGazb8lAu-5RuE1JVjtnkuaTiquXhvU6g87hGXkaoVhOHw/s2048/DSCN9725.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="2048" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHwcV3pMZHUQj3Gt0s-J5bDaIpcCB4F78uL7ZxPPFqDmCMMf31UVi9FMH6Z8yanRTzYqfuTBG5w19qf3hXdQaFtAAJ4xf5enGazb8lAu-5RuE1JVjtnkuaTiquXhvU6g87hGXkaoVhOHw/w521-h442/DSCN9725.JPG" width="521" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><p>Fabric auditions ensued (click on any photo to zoom):</p></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyI_JhnwvbUFuNLssgxPmnPZLfdUv8zXb0ZaW8IzK4ygg5xok5CnKmYANO6Jkw-8iIL_uKwLJFoJk9Y4PD-KXYUpCyVPJiGi3kAQGn0Qdl2XGK1-8oVlRVVLIdji8WsYrxlE1Viby3OP4/s2048/DSCN9727.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1912" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyI_JhnwvbUFuNLssgxPmnPZLfdUv8zXb0ZaW8IzK4ygg5xok5CnKmYANO6Jkw-8iIL_uKwLJFoJk9Y4PD-KXYUpCyVPJiGi3kAQGn0Qdl2XGK1-8oVlRVVLIdji8WsYrxlE1Viby3OP4/s320/DSCN9727.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mountains popped up:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcy1aEQBGdPceMzzVrMU5F4sYXJKRyGri4_5m2WCVjwYrdhj78NeE1xHQ9BZciNI8gcOC7JtVfkCd6GP-vIS6h-kaWzBD8RX6o7OJcw0ySE3P-5ygI8XeKfy3P3cC4AqLvHlZyJ7LspY/s2048/DSCN9737.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1768" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghcy1aEQBGdPceMzzVrMU5F4sYXJKRyGri4_5m2WCVjwYrdhj78NeE1xHQ9BZciNI8gcOC7JtVfkCd6GP-vIS6h-kaWzBD8RX6o7OJcw0ySE3P-5ygI8XeKfy3P3cC4AqLvHlZyJ7LspY/s320/DSCN9737.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUX7lS7SwxQ4W_PJCq59U9lWti8kG58zXSoeXFYp2Ur_UEMoGiQVoO1BZ-DnCiHkICdW7Sel7kxM_ElOCfXQQKhWjf_jYTmKadfECKGRBXICQVTov2eSrq-EozaFE7G5fMF1OgOMHiK0/s2048/DSCN9740.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1707" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUX7lS7SwxQ4W_PJCq59U9lWti8kG58zXSoeXFYp2Ur_UEMoGiQVoO1BZ-DnCiHkICdW7Sel7kxM_ElOCfXQQKhWjf_jYTmKadfECKGRBXICQVTov2eSrq-EozaFE7G5fMF1OgOMHiK0/s320/DSCN9740.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div>The water stayed, and some hills developed. (A sailboat was added; it will show up in the finished quilt.)</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">The colors were nice but looking fairly muted. The striped batik brought in the "pop," and ding went the internal bell that says, "It's a go!"</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">More auditions and additions...</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZH-51uDuexe8CBj5tjmwZUDDf5itPCuhIwC5x66Uk6Cd3aDtugX2_MEyKpsLagUBuOaHlqhhz1hiTgTdnhdom9WlIIspvpSCn410aavuJkH4TLQTuNHD2Y5-KVjlZXvBOuGSXX2H6L0/s2048/DSCN9744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZH-51uDuexe8CBj5tjmwZUDDf5itPCuhIwC5x66Uk6Cd3aDtugX2_MEyKpsLagUBuOaHlqhhz1hiTgTdnhdom9WlIIspvpSCn410aavuJkH4TLQTuNHD2Y5-KVjlZXvBOuGSXX2H6L0/s320/DSCN9744.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinujZDXNmxKrnaGh9lBTqWT3GnvJdFplxB7Qn6kdt4iGRUSvIKywF666-9_a1ODxsFUQGOZKibo3sNEcCxId_j4LmQMulgiXHraWZvO07ui4fK8cv_WDUF14q1OlrFgc1Y5IO0ZijBn00/s2048/DSCN9759.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinujZDXNmxKrnaGh9lBTqWT3GnvJdFplxB7Qn6kdt4iGRUSvIKywF666-9_a1ODxsFUQGOZKibo3sNEcCxId_j4LmQMulgiXHraWZvO07ui4fK8cv_WDUF14q1OlrFgc1Y5IO0ZijBn00/s320/DSCN9759.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEgFkP3zQUBofdu7TUUe0aLU3pLV_Hga9A98n5h0-79VdeisSNcAK6dAIw5IN7PCHo3rfu56GXDD6IY1OGLfwRHGhqQuFTzD5BAV_KQIPO4v7Y34pTqY-oLs1eMwK9AWX4gKg-C7NxSw/s2048/DSCN9763.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVEgFkP3zQUBofdu7TUUe0aLU3pLV_Hga9A98n5h0-79VdeisSNcAK6dAIw5IN7PCHo3rfu56GXDD6IY1OGLfwRHGhqQuFTzD5BAV_KQIPO4v7Y34pTqY-oLs1eMwK9AWX4gKg-C7NxSw/s320/DSCN9763.JPG" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This little guy may be repositioned. >><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Today it was ready for tacking down raw edges by machine. (The critters will be added after the main quilting. Much easier than trying to quilt around them all.)</span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aVEiR9gpTUxKvYgjGu7V6-23aOcSzFhKJFkmLfBwhAwIWDBA6rZyBo2fmz2vhll4clKsQgKqW1sqGHKq-isn8SLVqUbo_ZXUqEAIfnlasRtnIkVy-NEvUPYyhj_hulyF93c6GpJZeUA/s2048/DSCN9779.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aVEiR9gpTUxKvYgjGu7V6-23aOcSzFhKJFkmLfBwhAwIWDBA6rZyBo2fmz2vhll4clKsQgKqW1sqGHKq-isn8SLVqUbo_ZXUqEAIfnlasRtnIkVy-NEvUPYyhj_hulyF93c6GpJZeUA/w568-h427/DSCN9779.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I can't tell you how good it feels to be back in the saddle again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Happy new year, everyone. It's got to be better than 2020.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Linda</span></p></div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-11795941979246197112020-09-05T13:20:00.000-07:002020-09-05T13:20:31.338-07:00Another Hawaiian Bay<p> <span style="font-family: Roboto;">...because, what else could this be but Hawaiian Bay II (the Second)? This is the first time I've ever used a quilt title twice (although it's definitely a different quilt), but nothing else seemed fitting.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFEOS_hs1dDaQ8JhWMMh-N1aCygaOaNbG6hzoeslXRsMNk5jQetILAH7PiXCPCUUS4PXeveNiio_wI16nuAqZ8au_0csJgferyNSX6LouSrYVPtP18ISchd9nysuBR-h9MCXKBjHJdv0/s2586/DSCN9654.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2586" data-original-width="1216" height="1219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsFEOS_hs1dDaQ8JhWMMh-N1aCygaOaNbG6hzoeslXRsMNk5jQetILAH7PiXCPCUUS4PXeveNiio_wI16nuAqZ8au_0csJgferyNSX6LouSrYVPtP18ISchd9nysuBR-h9MCXKBjHJdv0/w569-h1219/DSCN9654.JPG" width="569" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBo_bMX2Zo8H57CS5JviP4LEuo-D9mKIkRPquR4RI2ykUlyqbVYeZd-JFnjIS3eBdLLzDZd6TdqsUtWWNdq5YiVVzVYFVakNUlCI6EW4ilz86XFTUL9tgD996PPpblR8zy9o_Z1F0jTI/s2048/DSCN9630.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgBo_bMX2Zo8H57CS5JviP4LEuo-D9mKIkRPquR4RI2ykUlyqbVYeZd-JFnjIS3eBdLLzDZd6TdqsUtWWNdq5YiVVzVYFVakNUlCI6EW4ilz86XFTUL9tgD996PPpblR8zy9o_Z1F0jTI/s320/DSCN9630.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><p></p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The sky</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> fabric was the inspiration for the quilt, and the mountain pieces were unused leftovers from another project. All the other fabric pieces were au</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">ditioned before cutting. (Click on any photo to enlarge.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjXAR7RSKUI6N33EtevA-RfqHblo6fggIB3Gk29Y9K4Ye0VE40XW6TJ-uDj4iSeIT7qQtXHYQobj_AF0OwPSgHFEVqIHkR1mPTKPq0fEkXGqtefF2TUoocoahdVWySEBjSR0FX3P-laQ/s2048/DSCN9709.JPG" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsjXAR7RSKUI6N33EtevA-RfqHblo6fggIB3Gk29Y9K4Ye0VE40XW6TJ-uDj4iSeIT7qQtXHYQobj_AF0OwPSgHFEVqIHkR1mPTKPq0fEkXGqtefF2TUoocoahdVWySEBjSR0FX3P-laQ/s320/DSCN9709.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Roboto;"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The water fabric was free-motion quilted with Sulky's Holoshimmer threads, in gold and lig</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">ht copper. </span><p></p><p><br /><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl2p6FICDIgfzjQGdWSsKo8q-pLzsGYjabeZ6WVpH0NR1ypWxQeUiLnPjavoXv_vZxLt6NKnCnQcnxh1dfUEWGOkqPiG_sQX2EBdo7uNDDjFy5BMtxiI_uLkgyeROgsnPKR_QtlQ-ht8/s2048/DSCN9651.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzl2p6FICDIgfzjQGdWSsKo8q-pLzsGYjabeZ6WVpH0NR1ypWxQeUiLnPjavoXv_vZxLt6NKnCnQcnxh1dfUEWGOkqPiG_sQX2EBdo7uNDDjFy5BMtxiI_uLkgyeROgsnPKR_QtlQ-ht8/s320/DSCN9651.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><p>Decided to sew on some shells (my husband drilled the holes). Glued them down first with Aleene's Jewel-It, just to keep them firmly in place while sewing.</p></span><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Scattered some beads into an arrangement I liked, marked their places with a little white dot (ceramic pencil), and sewed them on.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kkeSPm42eK0YYNDFY-Di2UELA9WzNvVeuK8gJRtpgD0-LRayfQuUkbHQ9BqwRAhNRNHUzUnzVLU-f-goZyPUORwkfj8FfgGZkmpysYtlT16YZtODW_qEm3Dhz9vaFfDg_YX1l_jVO_g/s2048/DSCN9706.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9kkeSPm42eK0YYNDFY-Di2UELA9WzNvVeuK8gJRtpgD0-LRayfQuUkbHQ9BqwRAhNRNHUzUnzVLU-f-goZyPUORwkfj8FfgGZkmpysYtlT16YZtODW_qEm3Dhz9vaFfDg_YX1l_jVO_g/s320/DSCN9706.JPG" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Decided the foreground needed something extra. Couched some heavy, "blingy" threads (Wonderfil Dazzle 8-wt./6-ply rayon with metallic) in dark-red and purple around some of the unbroken leaf outlines. (The free-motion satin-stitching and feather stitching were done with Isacord 40 wt. embroidery thread.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Just for the heck of it, here's the first Hawaiian Bay:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0r9SiLIz9qWJsfWDi8kIUkdmLebmnQJyIl2GHnVkbmFUniMqk97xDvEu2E0InSQ3WbOMeM4ofiy82C9S4icEKMXkGDnW1wYG_RtDj9ElrMwagcI2GIMjqGVLbegsGNOZBgR8V2Imkm64/s2543/HawaiianBay.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2543" data-original-width="1237" height="1219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0r9SiLIz9qWJsfWDi8kIUkdmLebmnQJyIl2GHnVkbmFUniMqk97xDvEu2E0InSQ3WbOMeM4ofiy82C9S4icEKMXkGDnW1wYG_RtDj9ElrMwagcI2GIMjqGVLbegsGNOZBgR8V2Imkm64/w594-h1219/HawaiianBay.jpg" width="594" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">You can immediately see that for some reason they're both heavy on orange and purple, but the newer one has a considerably warmer tone, overall. The sky fabric was also the inspiration for the older one. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Have a great weekend, and happy almost autumn (or spring, depending on your hemisphere)!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Linda</span></p></div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-51367499745561710832020-07-31T15:49:00.004-07:002020-07-31T17:13:17.030-07:00Misty Mountain Morning<div>Carving out a little studio time during 7 weeks of yard work (resulting in 32 big cans of yard waste and 5 lbs. lost, yay!), I was inspired by <b>this tree fabric</b> to begin a new landscape quilt...and to quilt that particular piece with a decorative machine-stitch, using the dual-feed foot. The stitch reminded me of snowflakes.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiwx9teoNjNb-Ljb-cYs3kmmqr896Zo8GdG1nRIl8NcbtoQ8Xc7ftRKQbCwnv2zFn4mxLhLwinA0V3Cm8v8JYj7mhGiWunCXuC5C0BYCb3uWcqIn7g1XCGWy8Muh1AawFpj9badNJ03s/s2048/DSCN9581.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiwx9teoNjNb-Ljb-cYs3kmmqr896Zo8GdG1nRIl8NcbtoQ8Xc7ftRKQbCwnv2zFn4mxLhLwinA0V3Cm8v8JYj7mhGiWunCXuC5C0BYCb3uWcqIn7g1XCGWy8Muh1AawFpj9badNJ03s/s640/DSCN9581.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>From there, compatible fabrics were pulled from the fat-quarter stash and quilted onto the batting and backing, one piece at a time. This is the first time I've pieced and quilted <i>simultaneously</i>. Saves a lot of strain on the body! <b>[Most of the pieces were first auditioned together on the design wall.]</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, next I quilted the piece for the water, using free-motion stitching with a holographic thread for sparkle.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPKhMYZTLG67OUC2E8e_dHl1odXTKXLx4eNKWH6YmKS4VuG-_1LvgTKLe_9csIaN47wb9br1Ww-OfRYjsb8mZakUmwL7-I-hSFiH-z5g3dMzmYLI6N7Nce9AiAfxKX-oXSOO080WCq9A/s2048/DSCN9584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDPKhMYZTLG67OUC2E8e_dHl1odXTKXLx4eNKWH6YmKS4VuG-_1LvgTKLe_9csIaN47wb9br1Ww-OfRYjsb8mZakUmwL7-I-hSFiH-z5g3dMzmYLI6N7Nce9AiAfxKX-oXSOO080WCq9A/s640/DSCN9584.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Following that, a rock/water fabric and a tall-grass fabric were added and quilted in free motion...</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq2GyZgWGTgY0x7Wunu4v8eK7SDQjbPwCtagaV1HpJsDnwB3U1dOQlwDXWw4AKyQNEKmx2pBR-HfVrQrFYP7MnrMlvAYvhniI6XAj5DmCXwKUZaImTwqdfh5jDgNqW0igQw1mH9XcSoQ/s2048/DSCN9585.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1290" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwq2GyZgWGTgY0x7Wunu4v8eK7SDQjbPwCtagaV1HpJsDnwB3U1dOQlwDXWw4AKyQNEKmx2pBR-HfVrQrFYP7MnrMlvAYvhniI6XAj5DmCXwKUZaImTwqdfh5jDgNqW0igQw1mH9XcSoQ/s640/DSCN9585.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(photo taken during audition, before quilting)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>...and then, some boulders and falling water (cut from a panel), to add depth to the scene.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kZ961EniYH1-zU04eKOZ-Sz6dkYKRjvQRAFgTsOXHKXD-xeE93ExDTlFkYJ2ENHMjyF4WpsOKyypz3QXb_rCthjdUenIsiTGyxMDePzIF9RjpcXXvSLXLczKUSow79Yp-4YUJrhIabw/s2048/DSCN9586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1264" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4kZ961EniYH1-zU04eKOZ-Sz6dkYKRjvQRAFgTsOXHKXD-xeE93ExDTlFkYJ2ENHMjyF4WpsOKyypz3QXb_rCthjdUenIsiTGyxMDePzIF9RjpcXXvSLXLczKUSow79Yp-4YUJrhIabw/s640/DSCN9586.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>An elk was cut from another panel and added...</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzo6Mydcp2N0DzK92GQVyfvaFUthQVdLPU9Hj4OAlzmYnol8ZhRJKRY1vnoqxImIGIR4XGCbdBWDDnV7wMHxr3_YYWv24ndfhRYIN413uzyRAQc6PE4E11SBeX2H6g5-w8l0THKlYB7w/s2048/DSCN9587.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlzo6Mydcp2N0DzK92GQVyfvaFUthQVdLPU9Hj4OAlzmYnol8ZhRJKRY1vnoqxImIGIR4XGCbdBWDDnV7wMHxr3_YYWv24ndfhRYIN413uzyRAQc6PE4E11SBeX2H6g5-w8l0THKlYB7w/s640/DSCN9587.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(also taken during audition)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>...as well as an eagle---both outlined in clear mono-poly thread.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl9JsYyIBxI3CDpJqx_Fl94l5sAiozgD46M_yaZ___Xd61lSrbQzIsfKba4Y-LUSihhQ7IElkcLSN6QElAcaYlzDlIBXUsqyenQ0GcQafomnVfGqarZ4shoRNVmpo5an9US8ZoSegzOs/s2048/DSCN9622.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVl9JsYyIBxI3CDpJqx_Fl94l5sAiozgD46M_yaZ___Xd61lSrbQzIsfKba4Y-LUSihhQ7IElkcLSN6QElAcaYlzDlIBXUsqyenQ0GcQafomnVfGqarZ4shoRNVmpo5an9US8ZoSegzOs/s640/DSCN9622.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>There was a problem, though...</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvkT0CsgerDbl9elF5FoXgwJAs6q8ALAPIDhWlfAbF_a7TJGUNvJuwDJNwgptJLkWKUHxbp24cd8ODaU5no7HqGxtw7768EXBUBq7GDrsYgGm_iau7JgcpOGvGeR12CxvFDM9wCzaQB4/s2048/DSCN9588.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvkT0CsgerDbl9elF5FoXgwJAs6q8ALAPIDhWlfAbF_a7TJGUNvJuwDJNwgptJLkWKUHxbp24cd8ODaU5no7HqGxtw7768EXBUBq7GDrsYgGm_iau7JgcpOGvGeR12CxvFDM9wCzaQB4/s640/DSCN9588.JPG" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>See the vertical wrinkles? Believe it or not, I didn't notice them until it was too late---and there was no way to remove them. That should have been done earlier, with the 50/50 mix of white vinegar and water that I keep in a spray bottle, and then pressed with a hot iron (works every time). This would melt the holographic thread if I did it at this stage.</div><div><br /></div><div>So, what to do? Cover those wrinkles! Two small evergreen trees (one by itself just looked weird) were cut from a wildlife panel fabric and "planted" close together in the tall grass (foreground). Landscape quilting is forgiving; there is almost always a fix.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYE3EM6JFJQOV-QOQc-2DfqUmf0RCjMWGTXed6SOzUWgeSbPzPHrlhbeXIk4yvRdE2cOezdLz9afTjszbKU1J9ZKH3Eb9-Q-LCMdaUwMEQc-JSYIU3DDsmtzCBh50fMeFrrnk87OJCIks/s2048/DSCN9616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYE3EM6JFJQOV-QOQc-2DfqUmf0RCjMWGTXed6SOzUWgeSbPzPHrlhbeXIk4yvRdE2cOezdLz9afTjszbKU1J9ZKH3Eb9-Q-LCMdaUwMEQc-JSYIU3DDsmtzCBh50fMeFrrnk87OJCIks/s640/DSCN9616.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Two little evergreens were also added across the river, for balance (see below). And here's the finished quilt, titled <b><i>Misty Mountain Morning</i></b>.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiifydgbiFtQSL7jB54qFPypqBSOERTJJOZ4rAYQ_jlI-VXGTJ4ImKjngOKDoFDNOwB7f8pBdzIY67imwDihy8RBr7MC_SJOzoJFqDSi6E4alz9zk2F-trp56adR5ZcVPJfs1gAPbJgU/s2048/DSCN9615.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1039" height="1000" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibiifydgbiFtQSL7jB54qFPypqBSOERTJJOZ4rAYQ_jlI-VXGTJ4ImKjngOKDoFDNOwB7f8pBdzIY67imwDihy8RBr7MC_SJOzoJFqDSi6E4alz9zk2F-trp56adR5ZcVPJfs1gAPbJgU/w508-h1000/DSCN9615.JPG" width="508" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The elk looks a bit worried, doesn't he? I don't think the eagle is a threat. Maybe the elk is just saying hello to the eagle.</div><div><br /></div><div>A sleeve and label will be added after some procrastination, now that the fun parts are done.</div><div><br /></div><div>Everyone have a great weekend, be well, and stay safe!</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda</div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-61679736462320758792020-06-09T14:23:00.004-07:002020-06-10T13:45:40.174-07:00Quilting Fronts<div>Since most of my time lately has been devoted to gardening, there isn't a whole lot to show on the quilting front.</div><div><br /></div><div>There is one more Mini-Scape...</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIVtcvyNe3pDADmj8-BonhBXvq6cmfvMc659-Ceshxdu-6yLLq2N4uloNx0d7TJZr4kjiprnH3G4y0KxKzXQxApNuVcKjk2vysisHj2n4ig5MrFjrlGOX8X2Vqv6ylfZCWFR-AdJ0h54/s1670/DSCN9539.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="1009" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIVtcvyNe3pDADmj8-BonhBXvq6cmfvMc659-Ceshxdu-6yLLq2N4uloNx0d7TJZr4kjiprnH3G4y0KxKzXQxApNuVcKjk2vysisHj2n4ig5MrFjrlGOX8X2Vqv6ylfZCWFR-AdJ0h54/w386-h640/DSCN9539.JPG" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="2">I threw everything but the kitchen sink into this one.</font><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>...and one little piece I call a cameo/medallion-style mini-quilt...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisUolTVPv0EvntvEltQ4m4kYtosn8WMn2_c3bjLypp68ixQvoFUuhIIITKtzH3MUhxziL1zpRLxly-3hvdXqLxS59QY29wGTfYrnppO3VIKJOvUlV8ZjmGmT8vm3bJg-akDIZ-ehjOu4/s1465/DSCN9551.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1465" data-original-width="1301" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhisUolTVPv0EvntvEltQ4m4kYtosn8WMn2_c3bjLypp68ixQvoFUuhIIITKtzH3MUhxziL1zpRLxly-3hvdXqLxS59QY29wGTfYrnppO3VIKJOvUlV8ZjmGmT8vm3bJg-akDIZ-ehjOu4/w568-h640/DSCN9551.JPG" width="568" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I grew up and live in the home of the Kentucky Derby, and this little scene really spoke to my heart. You can tell it was made without any computer programming or die cutting...just free-motion stitching on my sewing machine. Obviously I need more practice at satin-stitching an exact shape. I generally don't have to be concerned with that kind of precision in my landscapes. 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(Click on that title to see more about the quilt.) I'm so excited and grateful to have this quilt included in the Summer 2020 issue, and absolutely over-the-moon thrilled that it made the cover. 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And the staff there is just wonderful to work with. Check out their <a href="https://stampington.com/calls-and-challenges/">submission guidelines here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>That's it until next time. Have a wonderful summer--or winter, as the case may be where you're located!</div><div><br /></div><div>Linda</div>Linda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-12054864843551821952020-05-15T13:50:00.002-07:002020-05-15T14:16:04.002-07:00Making a MIni-ScapeFour more mini-scapes have materialized since my last post. (Speaking of material, did anyone besides me grow up calling fabric "material"? Just curious.)<br />
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I'm getting the itch to try something new. Over the years, I've collected ideas in a notebook. So we'll see. Summer always brings a different energy into the process, too.<br />
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Also, next time there'll be some news regarding a previously featured landscape quilt. (Hint: I will be sooooo excited and grateful to see my little turtle hatchlings on a magazine cover!)<br />
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LindaLinda Wulf Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05923385161588309971noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7101100114126500336.post-59453786297970181112020-04-25T14:16:00.000-07:002020-04-25T14:24:06.150-07:00More Mini-Scapes (& Messes)It only took a week or so of utter mess in the studio to produce 4 more mini-scapes (miniature landscape quilts), which again were loads of fun and a great distraction from the news. More about the mess in a minute, but here are the quilts.<br />
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Still have a lot of those eagles left. I never get tired of using them.<br />
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That last one is a little different, due to the fantasy-like horse print from Timeless Treasures. I once did a much larger winter scene with some horses and the moon from that same fabric. Remember this one?</div>
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Anyway, blocking the mini-scapes is a breeze. I line them up (before binding) on the ironing board and hit them with loads of steam (hovering only). The next day I square and trim them.<br />
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The bindings on these mini-scapes (unlike those on my larger quilts) are completely machine sewn---first the raw edges to the front, then the folded edge turned to the back and stitched <i><u>again from the front</u></i>, this time using SID (stitch in the ditch). The SID simultaneously attaches the little triangle pockets on the back, which are for hanging (dowel rod tucked in the pockets). My preference, as seen above, is to perch them on an easel (with a piece of cardboard behind them for support).</div>
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On these little quilts, unlike the big ones, I backstitch and lockstitch---no knots to bury. Nor do I trim the little threads the machine leaves with the automatic thread cutter. However I do put a drop or two of Fray Check on each knot and at the ends of any satin stitching.</div>
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Anyway, back to the mess. When it gets to the point there's no room to cut or press anything, or find tools or even fabrics, since they're all in a pile, it's obviously time to clean up. BUT---I've learned that <b><i>during</i></b> the design/piecing process, it's important <b>NOT </b>to stop and throw trimmings in the trash can or re-fold the fat quarter I've just cut my applique from. Instead, the remnant goes flying into a pile on the chair to be dealt with later, and the trimmings get swiped off the table right on to the floor. Why? </div>
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Because stopping to take care of the trimmings and remnants after every cut <u>totally</u> interferes with the design/inspiration flow. It might not seem like it would, but try tossing it all aside and you might notice a big difference in how well you work. There's a reason Eleanor Burns throws her scraps over her shoulder!</div>
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Everyone have a wonderful weekend, or as wonderful as can be during these trying times. Chin up, it won't last forever. Stay well (or get well fast) and be safe.</div>
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