Q112 – Cosmo’s Moon – Quilt and Wall Hanging

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Andy and I have completed our 112th recorded quilt and wall-hanging – Cosmo’s Moon.

The idea for Cosmo’s Moon began last October 2012 when Andy and I were in Portland, Oregon at MQX. We heard that the theme for HMQS 2013 was to be “That’s Amoré”. We immediately thought of Dean Martin singing the song at the beginning and the end of the 1987 movie “Moonstruck”. And the scene we thought of was Raymond and Rita Cappomaggi looking out the window at Cosmo’s Moon.

And I immediately sketched our Cosmo's Moon, on my iPad, so as not to forget the idea.

I took my draft drawing to the SewBatik booth and MQX West and we were able to acquired two fabrics that we hoped would assist with our idea and construction.  When we returned home I sketched a quick pattern with my ideas of the strip piecing.

The dimensions for our Cosmo’s Moon are: Width 55” (139.7 cms) and Length – 56 ½” (143.5 cms). The fabric construction is of two fabrics from SewBatik of Mayville, North Dakota. The moon and the sky are constructed from one fabric, Nuance – Silver. The silhouettes of the tree and the buildings, I believe, were recreated from the fabric Batik-Spray – Deep Wisteria.

Here are some more images of our finished Cosmo’s Moon. (Click on each image to enlarge.)

And the back. (Click on each image to enlarge.)

Work on our Cosmo’s Moon is detailed at the following posts on Quilts SB. Check out the links.

My Quip – Cosmo’s Moon – Quilting in Progress

My Quip – Cosmo’s Moon – Update and Progress

My Quip – Cosmo’s Moon – Update

My Quip – Cosmo’s Moon – And Then There Were 10 – Fitting In?

My Quip – Cosmo’s Moon – And Then There Were Four

My Quip – Cosmo’s Moon –The Strip Piecing Has Begun

Stay tuned for the further stories of Cosmo's Moon. And tonight I will watch Moonstruck and bay at the moon.



Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip – Cosmo's Moon – Quilting In Progress

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Not going to reveal too much of the details about our original design for our quilt and wall hanging, Cosmo's Moon… but we thought you may like to get a few choice images of what we are doing. The progress is startling and we seem to be able to use a number of the new experiences and techniques that we have learned in the short past.

Cosmo's Moon is meant to be a large wall hanging… and it incorporates traditional strip piecing with other quilting techniques. Trust us, we do like SewBatik fabric. And we still have a lot to learn.

Stay tuned for our complete and detailed write up.

Some more images -

Quilts SB news - Our quilts: Colored Windows II, Coral Steps, and MEM911, are ready to be shipped to the International Quilt Festival of Ireland. Metropolis is complete and in line for delivery to HMQS in Utah. Cosmo's Moon is in the final stages of being quilted. And our new design, Quilted Equality is now in process. Continue to check out our status and updates at Quilts SB.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip – Cosmo's Moon – Update and Progress

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And on this St. Patrick’s Day evening, we have committed to the top of our original Cosmo's Moon. We are now amazed at seeing the translation from our initial draft to an accomplished fabric construction. It really is what we had hoped it would be.

One thing to remember, when you examine our image of Cosmo's Moon, we picked the time frame of 1987. And I can see me walking The Pack in the wee hours of the morning and just howling at the full moon as it crests over the neighbors’ roof tops. (Yes, they are coming to take me away.)

The current approximate dimensions of Cosmo's Moon are about 60” (152.4 cms) square. All fabric of the top was obtained through SewBatik in Mayville, North Dakota.

Here are some more images to give you a hint of our work.

We are now working on the quilting design… and I can say that this will be a new challenge for us. Check out the following past posts in Quilts SB to read about our journey with Cosmo's Moon.

Cosmo's Moon is intended as a wall-hanging.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any comment or question.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy.

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Q111 – Metropolis – Quilt Wall Hanging

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Our newest quilt and wall hanging Metropolis has been completed.

The dimensions of Metropolis are 41” (104.1 cms) by 41” (104.1 cms). The construction is based on the Phi formula, the Golden Ratio. Two other sources of inspiration are Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece film Metropolis and Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged.

Our Metropolis is meant to be hung on the wall viewed at any direction.

Our construction is an op-art wall hanging to present complementary colors of SewBatik fabrics. All fabric, top, back and binding are batik fabrics available through SewBatik. The orange thread used for all our quilting is a YLI product.

Here are additional images.

Additional postings on Quilts SB regarding Metropolis are:

My Quip – Metropolis – A New Quilted Wall Hanging

My Quip - Metropolis – Progress and Update

Please feel free to comment. Also please feel free to contact us if you have any question.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip – Metropolis – Progress and Update

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Andy and I are definitely learning, as we review our older quilts as compared to our newer ones. It has been an amazing journey thus far… but we’ve got one hell of a way to go. The list of new quilts in progress is 17.

Our Metropolis is definitely a work-in-progress. It is a small piece, all-things-being-equal a wall hanging. We have some pretty specific requirements as to our design and our construction. Apart from the mathematical components of design and project it is proving to be an interesting exercise.

Quilting of Metropolis is being done on a domestic machine. Andy found a roll of my artist tape and has been using it as a guidelines. Thanks to OH for the idea. The idea of having the tape provides a near clear boundary of sewing the designed quilting. Like I said we're still learning.

I'll have some more updates of our progress on Metropolis. And don't forget to check back for our status on Cosmos' Moon.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy.

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My Quip - Metropolis - A New Quilted Wall Hanging

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The top of Metropolis completed. This is a wall hanging. The final dimensions will be approximately 42" (106.7 cms) by 42" (106.7 cms).

The construction is all based on Phi, the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet. The Phi formula or the Golden Ratio...

In English, our construction of our Metropolis is A is to B as B is to C, where A is 161.8% of B and B is 161.8% of C, and B is 61.8% of A and C is 61.8% of B.

Check back soon to discover the reasons and our formula for the structure, the colors and their compliments.  Once completed, we will reveal our thoughts for naming Metropolis.

Now comes the quilting part.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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