Ovarian Cancer Rearch Funded by Quilts

A Taste of Summer 2

16" x 20"

 

This is my contribution to the MD Anderson Quilt on-line auction to benefit ovarian cancer research.  Quilts of all sizes and styles are welcomed through May 2013.  The auction will be October 23 to November 6, 2013.  Please consider donating a quilt.  It can be a small or large art quilt, lap quilt, bed quilt or simply make some blocks as suggested on their site.  At present, there is no good way to detect ovarian cancer until it is in an advanced stage.  One of the primary goals is to discover a way to detect ovarian cancer in an early stage.

 

A Taste of Summer 2

detail

Mailing Package with Donation Form

 

Everything is padded and then enclosed in plastic.  I am having a more difficult time mailing this year because I put my quilt on a stretched canvas.  It was necessary because I needed to support the 'skirt' part of the dress.

The direct link to the donation site is below.

http://www.mdanderson.org/how-you-can-help/other-ways-to-help/ovarian-quilt-project/make-a-quilt/index.html

Please consider donating a quilt to this very worthy cause.

Cottage Door

Cottage Door

4" x 6"

 

When the FFF Challenge came out, I was excited.  I had taken about 1,000 photos in Carmel between Christmas 2011 and New Years Day 2012.  I was so disappointed that the wedding photos were so awful, I had just stuck the album away on my computer.  Now, I had an excuse to examine it. 

 

Friday evening I went through lots of building, door and window photos. Finally, I found this little turquoise door which enchanted me.  I printed it using my Epson pigment printer late Friday night.  I thought I would just 'stitch it up' in the morning.  Almost 12 hours later it is done.  In person, it is tactilely dimensional.  I stitched in layers similarly to what I did in 'Nine Patch in White'.  http://designerann.blogspot.com/2013/02/nine-patch-in-white.html

 

 

I love the idea.  However, I thought I would go nuts stitching the window panes.  I will NOT be doing that again.  I got very tired of the stitching when it was only about 1/3 done.  Hopefully, it is a lesson learned.

 

Although I like it.  It was way way too too much work for the final result as a post card.  I think it would not have been any more work to make it in a larger size.

 

This is seventy, number 9.  Please see the following link if you want more information.

 

http://designerann.blogspot.com/2013/01/one-black-square.html

Golden Rectangle

Golden Rectangle

17 3/4" x 25" fat

 

Like a lot of you, I got the idea for this quilt while making another quilt.  While I was making my response to the FFF challenge, I thought about making another quilt using the Golden Rectangle as my subject.  Immediately after finishing One Yellow Square, I started this quilt.  Sewn into the gold golden rectangle are 2 other golden rectangles.  The gold golden rectangle also is positioned within a golden rectangle outlined by the gold painted fabric.  Originally I was not going to have any borders.  However, when I got into the quilting stage, I realized it needed a double border.  Very seldom does my original idea end up as I thought it would.  It is really a square cornered rectangle.  However after shooting about 50 photos, I decided I just needed to post.  When my new studio is completed, I will have a wall of sound board to use for design and most excitingly use for pining up my projects for photographing.  At the moment I am shooting blind down at a table.

 

 

Golden Rectangle detail

 

This was double layered and stitched before it was added to the whole quilt.  Because of all the extra batting, it is well raised from the rest of the quilt.

 

For more information on the Golden Rectangle, check out these sites.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=golden+rectangle&hl=en&biw=1118&bih=652&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=LPQmUar0O5C30QGz_YH4Aw&ved=0CEEQsAQ

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ncEEXekZek

 

This is seventy, number 8.

 

http://designerann.blogspot.com/2013/01/one-black-square.html

Flower with Beaded Center

Flower with Beaded Center

4" x 6"

 

I have just joined the FAT [Fiber Art Traders] so that I can make and trade post cards.  This is my first post card.  I altered a photo with paint, fabric markers and fabric crayons.  I then padded the petals in the same manner as I did for "Nine Patch in White".  The depth does not show much in the photo.  It is subtle, but it is a technique I want to explore in more little pieces of fiber art.

 

Depth View

 

If you look closely, it is possible to see some raised petals and of course the mixture of colored beads.

 

 

Seventy, number 7

Nine Patch in White

Nine Patch in White

Framed in Black Metal 12" x 12"

 

I am really enjoying exploring the ways that texture and depth can be explored.  Besides the raised nine patches, I have used fringed selvages, cording, and decorative trim.

 

Texture View

I darken this view a lot in order to show the depth and texture of this piece.

 

 

Back Showing Depth Technique

 

I used a firm polyester batting for the squares.  I then stitched around them from the front.  Following this, I cut alway all the fabric and batting not in the squares.  This was because I wanted the squares to physically stand out.

 

Ready for Final Quilting

 

This is also posted at Off the Wall Friday
http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/


This is seventy, number 6.
http://designerann.blogspot.com/2013/01/one-black-square.html