First CQ Block

This is my very first CQ block that I done about 2 years ago. As you can see, no seam treatments. This is a picture of my 22 yr old son who is in the National Guard. He was 18 at the time this picture was taken. I used my stamper to stamp the praying hands. It represents God's saftey while Eric was in Iraq. And of course our flag up in the left corner. Between the camera and the computer it is showing the wrong color on the blue, it is actually purple. (I like the blue this shows though). These are some fabrics I collected when I decided I wanted to learn Crazy Quilting.

People in Places by Linda Schmidt

The photos posted below are what I done in this class at quiltuniversity.com. I really enjoyed this class and am hoping to take Linda's Elements In Fabric that will be coming up in March. She is a great teacher. We took a photo of our choice and enlarged it and made art quilts with them. I was well pleased with the way mine turned out. I chose to use pastel chalks instead of fabric paint because I haven't quite got the knack for fabric painting. I just need to practice.

This piece was the beginning of Linda Schmidts People in Places class. In this piece we learned how to enlarge our photo, make working drawings and templates, some fabric painting, foundation piecing, curved piecing,burnt edge applique, fusing, invisible machine applique, thread painting. This piece and the one posted below it was getting us ready to make our own masterpiece.

This little piece was part of the class of Linda's getting us ready to make people for our project. I had the background fabric I had bought a long time ago wondering what in the world will I ever do with this fabric. Well, I found a use for it here. I used pastel chalks to paint the body, appliqued her body down on the background then appliqued her clothes on and used thread for her hair. Of course I had to put her a little ribbon to hold her hair. It was a fun class.

I thread painted the hair, and the mustache. But I took out the mustache in the final pics and used pastels for it cause I wasn't satisfied with the way the mustache looked

And here is my final masterpiece. I chose to mat and frame it instead of quilting it. I was very proud of this, expecially it being my first time at trying this technique.

Sharon B Tuesday Stitch Along

http://inaminuteago.com/blog/index.php/archives/category/take-a-stitch-tuesday/
WOW! I can't wait. I have spent all afternoon going through everyone's blog that has been added to Sharon's blog for the one's who have signed up for this stitch along. I also added everyones RSS feeds (the ones who had one)to my feeds. Now I can keep updated when you all add something new. I have really enjoyed the afternoon, so many interesting blogs out there. I have looked at so many I can't remember whose blog it was but she had a post to a group that will be making Journal quilts for 2007. I would really love to get involved with this group but I have to much going right now to do it. OH!!!!But I would love to!!!!sigh
Well, I guess I will go for now. More later.

Bob Ross style Oil Painting

I have always loved watching Bob Ross on tv. So I had the chance to go to a Bob Ross certified teacher. I did this painting in one day. I couldn't believe it. I finally got it framed last week. A little slow aren't I?

Lonestar

This lap top was made using the Quilt Smart fusible interfacing. No cutting 45 degree angles. It is fairly easy. Anyone can do it if they know how to accurately use the rotary cutter. This quilt is for me if I ever get it quilted.

Realistic Fabric Portraits

Added a few more fabrics to the piece. I am not happy with the eyes. Oh well, like Marilyn said you won't turn out a masterpiece the first go round. Practice makes perfect! Don't know when I will get it finished but wanted to share with everyone.

Realistic Fabric Portraits

I have continued to add some more fabric. This has been so fun. Still think the darks are to dark but I will change them later.

Realistic Fabric Portraits by Marilyn Belford

This was a class I took in quiltuniversity.com back in 2004. I was traveling working at the time and only got the picture of my grandmother drawn on the muslin. A few weeks ago I actually started applying the fabric. I have decided already that the real dark areas are to dark and I will change that before I fuse everything down. If you haven't taken classes at quiltuniversity they are great. They give you really detailed instructions. I am following them from two years ago.

Christmas Goodies

I had told everyone that I was planning on taking a color class at quiltuniversity.com and that I needed lots of different colored fabrics.Well my son and step-son and dil wound up buying me a total of 54 fat quarters. My step-son got me this beautiful sewing basket. I have put all my applique projects and thread in it. A very nice assorted collection to go with my stash.

America The Beautiful

This quilt is from Debbie Mumm's America the Beautiful book.
She published this book after 9/11. My 22 yr. old son is in the National Guard and he served in Iraq for a year. I bought this book and the material for it while he was in Iraq. He has been home now for a little over a year. Just got it finished this year though. There were so many small pieces that when I was cutting my fabric, I had to put them in baggies and label them so it wouldn't be so confusing. I am so glad to have him back home , and my prayers still go out to ones who are still over there, and to the ones whom have lost their loved ones.

Blue & White Sampler

This quilt was from a first Saturday BOM club. You paid 5.00 for the first block and then bring that block finished the next month and get the next block free. It happened to be in the colors blue and white, (which blue is my step-sons favorite color), so this quilt went to him and my DIL for a Christmas present. I have had this in the making for years too. The border was a design I drafted off a Simply Quilts program. It was nice seeing how my first drafted border turned out.

Persian Star

This quilt was made from the book WedgeWorks by Cheryl Phillips and Linda Pysto. We did this quilt in a class at the Quilting Bee in Mt.View ,Arkansas. Talk about almost throwing the towel in and forgetting about it..lol . Glad I didn't though. What kept me going was I planned on making this for a very good friend of mine. It is king sized quilt. She got it for a Christmas present.

Flannel Quilt

This flannel kit was purchased at a quiltshop in Mt.View Arkansas.It is no longer open now. As in the previous post I purchased this several years ago and just this year got it finished. This quilt went to my 22 yr.old step-son for Christmas. I have misplaced the pattern but I think it was from Bear Creek but not positive.

Americana

This quilt was made for my 25 yr.old son.

I bought it as a quilt kit in a shop in Wisconsin when I was traveling through. It is called Plum Creek Americana by Johanna Wilson.

I have had this kit for several years and finally got it finished and was given to him at Christmas.