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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Art Quilt Guild Projects

I attended my first meeting of the local Art Quilt Guild on Saturday.  What a great bunch of ladies!  Since I can't show you the piece I am working on for my April Reveal on Interpret This!  I thought I would show you a couple of things I am working on for the Art Quilt group. 
This is my Happy Village.  Sally taught us how to make them.  It is 4 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches.  Mine is not finished yet--it needs a few more roofs and windows, a netting laid over the top, then quilting around all the raw edges.  I think I will make mine into a post card.  I am not in love with this attempt.  I think I put too many buildings in and didn't leave enough room for the roofs, windows, trees, etc.  I do like it enough to try a second attempt. Anyone interested in a tutorial on how to make a Happy Village?


The guild challenge is to create an art quilt using something from the hardware store.  I am using multiple-size washers.  I am embroidering them in pastel varigated thread.  The color does not show very well but it is subtle.  When finished it will hang in the Maine State Quilt Show in July.

4 comments:

  1. I think I like the embroidered washers, and your village. I like your use of color and the fabrics you used on the roofs.

    I can't wait to see what the rest of the group comes up with for April- it's turned out to be more challenging than I'd have thought.

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  2. You should do a sun-dyed design using washers in that layout, then quilt it! Your Happy Village piece is so small, 4.5" x 6.5", I wouldn't be able to deal with so many tiny pieces of fabric? Are the pieces fused, and are you going to zig-zag the building & roof edges to finish, or leave it raw edged?

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  3. I like what it looks like! I'd love to see a tutorial.

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  4. Both of these projects are intriguing! I'm looking forward to seeing them completed.

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