My Quip – Blumish Two Quilt Top Completed

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And we’re just waiting for our third winter this season. Yeah, that’s right, Tampa has mini-winters. This cold snap should bring in some possible freezing temperatures. There’s supposed to be snow up in Tallahassee. Guess there are enough quilts in this house to keep warm, and I so glad, not necessarily pecuniarily, but we had a brand new AC – Heat pump put in this week.

We have finished the top of our new Blumish Two quilt. Here is a preview taken this morning in the sunshine.

Blumish Two is a composition of 56 six-inch and unique blocks. Inspiration of our Blumish Two can be attributed to the works of Yoshiko Jinzenzi and Kimberly Einmo. The fabrics are of Robert Kaufmann Kona Cotton and Moda Bella Solids. We worked with a gradation of blues and beige-browns. The overlay of an intermittent grid has been created through our process of a machine appliqué. Obviously there is an inspiration of sorts from the works of Piet Mondrian. In our recent quilt, Mondrian I, (See Q98), we created the grid borders by sashing.

Our guesstimation for the final and completed size of Blumish Two will be 54” wide and 66” long.

We have been working on the designs for the quilting for both our Blumish (See My Quip – Blumish) and Blumish Two quilts. I believe we have settled on initial complimentary patterns.

Stay tuned to Quilts SB and check our Quilts SB Facebook page for updates of our progress.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip – Blumish Two – A Peek at Our Progress

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Blumish Two is beginning to take shape. The top, constructed of 56 original blocks, is now complete. Each block is uniquely different. The only similarities are that they all are the same size and constructed of shades of blue and brown. The fabrics are both Robert Kaufmann Kona Cotton and Moda Fabrics Bella Solids. The borders, which aren’t really borders, have been added.

And we are trying something very new, that is, new to our quilt workings. From our design for our Blumish Two, we included a number of strip-like borders which provide an offsetting highlight to the top. Andy has created each strip individually and is endeavoring to machine appliqué the strips to the top. We are not adding them to our pattern design as sashing.

And here are a couple more previews of the work on Blumish Two.  Lighting and shades are somewhat variable in each image.

I am still working on ideas for the overall quilting design… and each day I get closer to something that I hope will be a part of the art-form and complement the complete design.

Continue to follow our progress on Blumish Two. And stay tuned for our new work, Cosmos’ Moon.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy.

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My Quip – Blumish Two – New and Progress Update

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As you know we finished the quilt top to Blumish, our deconstruction of Kimberly Einmo’s Mystery Amish design. (See My Quip on January 27.) And we were toyed with the idea of using the leftover scraps to create the backing.

Well as I was designing the back of Blumish I flipped through Yoshiko Jinzenji’s book Quilting Line + Color and thought that we could attempt a construction with similar attributes to her designs. Then one thing led to another, and we realized that Andy and I were actually creating another new quilt. Thus our Blumish Two.

Here are a few more of the 56 blocks that we created for Blumish Two.

Initially we began with the idea of 49 squares. Blumish Two will now be the construction of 56 six-inch squares. Each of the 56 blocks will be uniquely different. Including the borders it will approximate 54” wide and 66” long. In our design Andy is going to attempt something that is sort of like sashing but yet not really. He is also going to attach the irregular sashing in what we think is akin to straight line machine appliqué. We hope it works.

I’m toying with ideas for quilting Blumish Two. I like the idea of straight parallel lines, either horizontally or vertically across or crisscrossing at 90° angles. Stay tuned for the updates.

Thank you Kimberly and Yoshiko and to all who have provided comments, thoughts, and questions.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip – Blumish – Quilt Top Just About Completed

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Andy’s construction is out of this world. (I just need to pat him on the back.) The top of our Blumish quilt is just about completed.

Do you think Kimberly Einmo will mind our deconstruction? Our current size is a 52” (132.1 cms) square. It will, once completed, present a nice lap quilt or wall hanging.

As you can see we added complimentary shades of beige and brown to offset and enhance the multiple blues. The fabrics are solid colors of Robert Kaufmann Kona Cotton. The wide sashing and the back will be composed of the light blue, a Moda Bella Solid cotton. Some of the design features will be incorporated into the back.

Stay tuned, more to come.

Also check out my new attempt to create the beginnings of a Quilts SB Tumblr site.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip – Blumish – Quilt Now In Progress

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Andy and I are now working on a new quilt. This quilt began with Kimberly Einmo and her original 2011 design, Almost Amish Star Chain Mystery Quilt. After meeting with Kimberly and learning her prized techniques, we decided we would venture a wee bit out to left field. We have decided to deconstruct and explode her original design and tweak it a bit. We are creating our Blumish.

Keeping with some classic Amish traditions, we are using solid colored fabrics. All fabrics are of the Robert Kaufmann Kona Cotton series. Also we are maintaining an essence of a central design.

At present we’re heading toward a quilt with the width of somewhere between 50 and 60 inches.

Here are some of the constructed parts awaiting assembly.

Keep checking Quilts SB for our current progress and quilts and wall hangings in process.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip - 20 Quilts Pending - And Carpel Tunnels

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We’re keeping ourselves busy… and with two pending CTunnel surgeries within the next few days and in a couple of weeks, we are trying to tie up loose ends, so-to-speak.

Doctor’s comment to Andy regarding the surgery and rehabilitation period… “If you can go through open heart surgery last year, these will be a piece of cake.” And I will be the chauffeur for a couple of days, each time…

And an imminent list of the quilts and wall hangings that we are currently working on –

- Blue Memories – Final stages of construction
- Savanna’s Memories – Final stages of construction
- Amulet - Top completed
- Joseph’s Coat - Top completed
- Joseph’s Ladder Pants - Pieced and in design
- Astro-Physics - Pieced and in design
- Kumquat – Fabric prepared
- Flying Monkeys – Fabric prepared and in design
- Chambray - In design
- Blumish - Pieced and in design
- I Really Love Lucy – Designed
- Who Did Desi Adore? – Designed
- Gunta Stöltz - In design, fabrics chosen
- Mauk II - In construction
- Eagle Mosaic - In design
- Rán - In design
- Orange Peel Indian Summer - Top completed
- Just Trees – Background completed
- Batique OM I – In progress
- Batique OM II – In progress

If you are interested, and would like some more information of available quilts, regarding costs, shipping, and insurance, please check our Quilts SB Etsy shop.

Keep up-to-date of all Quilts SB news. I have added a “Follow By Email” capability at the bottom right of each posting under The Grid. You can also become a Follower of Quilts SB. Click on the “Join this site” to follow Quilts SB.  I’ve added another means to follow the images of our quilt creations via Pinterest.

Check out my alternative format of Quilts SB, Quilts SB Test. Certainly would appreciate your feedback.

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 or in red, it has found a home in a collection and is no longer available.

If you have any questions and/or comments please feel free to get in touch with me via email.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip - Tampa Lightning and Mondrian I - Plus 17 More

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Tampa Lightning is being prepped for its trip to Kansas. It has been accepted as entry to the Machine Quilters Showcase - MQS at the Overland Convention Center in Overland Park in Kansas. Our Tampa Lightning is our adaptation of Kaffe Fassett’s design, Lightning.

We are working on the completion of the “bevel-quilting” of our Mondrian I. Mondrian I is our design based on works of Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). Mondrian I has been accepted as entry at the Home Machine Quilting Show – HMQS at the South Towne Exposition Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

And we don’t stop there… Not including Tampa Lightning and Mondrian I we have 17 more quilts in line. They are in stages of design, piecing, and quilting. Here’s our list.

- Blue Memories - Designed
- Savanna’s Memories - In design
- Amulet - Top completed
- Joseph’s Coat - Top completed
- Joseph’s Ladder Pants - Pieced and in design
- Astro-Physics - Pieced and in design
- Kumquat - In design
- S’Monkey - In design
- Chambray - In design
- Blumish - Pieced and in design
- I Really Love Lucy - Designed
- Gunta Stöltz - In design
- Mauk II - In construction
- Eagle Mosaic - In design
- Rán - In design
- Orange Peel Indian Summer - Top completed
- N ‘members - In design

Evolution, 26 of our quilts and wall hangings, has been placed into storage for a short spell. It will be on display at MQX West 2012 in Portland, Oregon this coming fall.

You'll have to check back time and again to check up on our work and status.

If you are interested, and would like some more information of available quilts, regarding costs, shipping, and insurance, please check our Quilts SB Etsy shop.

Andy and I are moving at a steady pace with our quilt and fabric wall hanging work. Keep abreast of all updates. I have added a “Follow By Email” capability at the bottom right of each posting under The Grid. You can also become a Follower of Quilts SB. Click on the “Join this site” to follow Quilts SB. I’ve added another means to follow the images of our quilt creations via Pinterest.

Check out my new experimental format of my Blog, Quilts SB Test. Certainly would appreciate your feedback.

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 or in red, it has found a home in a collection and is no longer available.

If you have any questions and/or comments please feel free to get in touch with me via email.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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