Arrowhead Marsh III In Progress

I put all of the names from the last two posts into a hat, and pulled out two. They will be going to Teri Stegmiller and Doreen Kinkaid. They will go out in the mail this week. I have enjoyed reading everyone’s comments and visiting your blogs.

Since Arrowhead Marsh II will be travelling for a couple of years, I decided to make a second quilt based on the same photo.

This quilt has more texture in the water than the last Marsh quilt. I ran out of the fabric used for the water in the first, and couldn’t find anything similar at the store. I ended up buying a couple fabrics I probably didn’t need. I used a new peach colored floral, and combined with some similar colored fabrics I had on hand for the water. I also used a new fabric for the mudflats. Otherwise, the fabrics are the same as I used for the last Marsh quilt.

"This is a Quilt!"

“Arrowhead Marsh II” is destined for the SAQA trunk show titled “This is a Quilt!” It will be traveling to various SAQA events through 2012.

I have given away four of the bookmarks as gifts. These two are left. Leave a comment on this post or the last one to be entered in the drawing in a week or so.

Bookmark Giveaway

Arrowhead Marsh II wasn’t coming along as anticipated. I hadn’t considered enough how the paint colors would blend. So I didn’t hesitate to cut the quilt into bookmarks. I embellished them with shapes cut from pre-fused scraps. I like the bookmarks much more than the quilt, and glad this was the smaller of the two quilts I at this later stage.

I have recipients planned for four of the bookmarks, and will have two left over. I will draw two random winners in two weeks. Leave a comment in the comment section if you would like to be in the drawing.
I'm making a second try at the same quilt. I’m learning what not to do, and what works well. I’ve made more conscious decisions with the initial fabric choices this time.

Christmas Stars Completed

I have finished sewing the stars.

I got tired making gold stars, so a few of the gold stars turned red and a few green.

The winners of my giveaway drawing are Chris and Doreen.

Chris has some nice quilts on her blog. I particularly like her Zinnia quilt.

Doreen looks like she has been having fun with her Embellisher felting machine. That’s something I’ve no experience with, but it’s fun to see what other people are doing with it.

Progress on the Gold Stars

The golden colored stars are about half done. I expected the metallic in the gold paint to show up a bit more. It's very bold in the jar, but looks rather subtle brushed lightly onto the stars.
The day before Thanksgiving seems an odd day to have a drawing. I will pick the names on Friday or Saturday after Thanksgiving. So you have until then to leave a comment on either this post or the last post if you would like to have your name in the giveaway drawing. I am enjoying reading your comments and visiting your blogs.

A Blogiversary Giveaway

It’s been a year since I started blogging! I wasn’t sure if I would like blogging, or if I would keep at it. But I have enjoyed the process, and I have made a few online friends. I often wonder who my readers are. Leave me a comment if only to say “Hi,” or share what kind of projects you are creating for the holidays. I am making Christmas stars. In one week, two lucky people will be drawn from those who leave comments on this post to receive one of the stars I am making.

I have begun quilting the orange-yellow fabric for the golden stars. I darkened the color a bit on the already quilted stars, and I may go back in with the darker paint after it is dry for a less even look. After the stars are sewn and finished, I intend to add highlights with lighter colored and metallic paint like I did for my “Succulent” quilt.

I used some of the green fabric to try out a few construction techniques, so I could get the look I am after without too much fuss.Turning it like a pillow was near impossible with the thick quilted fabric. Light stuffing with extra stitching year the inside corners gives a nice dimensional look. I tried paint on the edges to disguise the raw edges, but prefer how couched yarn looks.