Andy and I would like to introduce to you our latest and newest completed quilt, Elation.
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| Elation - JS AB - March 2016 |
Elation is our 143rd quilt and wall hanging. It is our original design.
Elation is our expression of the wonders of nature and the wonders of color.
Andy and I decided to challenge ourselves and experiment. We are creating a new piece that all-things-being-equal is in the vicinity of 30-inches wide and 51-inches long. That computes to about 1,530 square inches.
We used our strip-piecing technique.
Our first task is to create our canvas. It is a canvas of strips of muslin; the strips are various sizes between just less than 1-inch and up to a bit more than 3-inches. In this case we are starting with 14 strips.
Once constructed a base draft of our overall design is drawn on the canvas. This provides a guideline for our initial thought processes. These may of course change during the progress of our construction.
The design is then subdivided to determine which part of the construction we will attack. We decided upon the upper right hand portion of the quilt as the first part. The first part of the design was highlighted on the canvas both in pencil and a fine tip Sharpie.
Next step, the fabric selection. I think I count 63 segments for the first part. All solid colors we used are Robert Kaufman Kona Color Solids.
And more working images...
Then the butterflies were added... The butterflies were cut from the Hoffman Crystalia fabric line. Each butterfly is appliquéd. And Elation was quilted...
To see previously posted quilts, there is a visual grid presentation at the bottom of the Quilts SB page. Move your cursor over any mini-picture found there and click to see an enlargement. Move your cursor to the "Q#" link to see the quilt's details. If the quilt’s title is highlighted in yellow, it has found a home in a collection and is no longer available.
Please let me know if anything on the Blog site does not properly work, or do what it says it is supposed to do. I’m always striving to make sure an ease of use.
If you are interested, and would like some more information of the available quilts, regarding costs, shipping, and insurance, please get in touch with us Quilts SB, at jsmith58@gmail.com.
Enjoy,
Jim and Andy
Click here to continue reading...Once constructed a base draft of our overall design is drawn on the canvas. This provides a guideline for our initial thought processes. These may of course change during the progress of our construction.
The design is then subdivided to determine which part of the construction we will attack. We decided upon the upper right hand portion of the quilt as the first part. The first part of the design was highlighted on the canvas both in pencil and a fine tip Sharpie.
Next step, the fabric selection. I think I count 63 segments for the first part. All solid colors we used are Robert Kaufman Kona Color Solids.
And more working images...
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| Elation - JS AB - March 2016 |
Please let me know if anything on the Blog site does not properly work, or do what it says it is supposed to do. I’m always striving to make sure an ease of use.
If you are interested, and would like some more information of the available quilts, regarding costs, shipping, and insurance, please get in touch with us Quilts SB, at jsmith58@gmail.com.
Enjoy,
Jim and Andy
