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| Colleen B |
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| Melanie |
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| Mellie |
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| Moira |
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| Sharon |
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| Colleen H |
Friday, February 10, 2017
Sunday, January 15, 2017
Challenge 61 H Word Plus Style
CHALLENGE 61 H word plus style challenge
Select one of the positive
words below and choose a style to go with it.
Use that as inspiration for your quilt.
Words that start with H
Heart
Hope
Health
Happy
Home
Harmony
Helpful
Hero
Humor
Holy
Honest
Hygge
Whimsical
Impressionistic
Abstract
Fantasy
Primitive/Folk
Graphic
Organic
Painterly
Friday, January 13, 2017
Saturday, December 10, 2016
Challenge 60 - 2017 Color of the Year - GREENERY
Art Quilt Challenge Group December
10th, 2016 /due January 9th, 2017
January
meeting at Alfalfa’s Boulder Community Room
Challenge 60 COLOR OF THE YEAR The Pantone 2017 Color of the year is
Greenery!
***Use Greenery and one or more of the
underlined descriptors/concepts from the press releases below to create a small
art quilt (or anything else you want to create) or use one of the Greenery
color ***
A refreshing and revitalizing shade, Greenery is symbolic
of new beginnings.
Greenery is a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade
that evokes the first days of spring when nature’s greens revive, restore
and renew. Illustrative of flourishing foliage and the lushness of the
great outdoors, the fortifying attributes of Greenery signals consumers to take
a deep breath, oxygenate and reinvigorate.
Greenery is nature’s neutral. The more submerged
people are in modern life, the greater their innate craving to immerse
themselves in the physical beauty and inherent unity of the natural world. This
shift is reflected by the proliferation of all things expressive of Greenery in
daily lives through urban planning, architecture, lifestyle and design choices
globally. A constant on the periphery, Greenery is now being pulled to the
forefront - it is an omnipresent hue around the world.
A life-affirming
shade, Greenery is also emblematic of the pursuit of personal passions and
vitality.
Greenery offers us
self-assurance and boldness to live life on our own terms, during a time when
we are redefining what makes us successful and happy.
This is the color of hopefulness, and
of our connection to nature. It speaks to what we call the ‘re’ words: regenerate,
refresh, revitalize, renew. Every spring we enter a new cycle and new
shoots come from the ground. It is something life affirming to look forward to.
Friday, December 9, 2016
Challenge 59 Oxymoron Results
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| We had a great holiday gathering at Colleen B's |
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| Cynthia's Diminishing Returns |
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| Judy |
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| Judy |
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| Judy's Sound of Silence |
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| Mellie |
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| Sharon |
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Challenge 59: OXYMORONS
Art Quilt Challenge Group November
12th, 2016 /due December 10, 2016
Challenge 59 Colleen
Bamman’s house for holiday brunch potluck
Bring
a dish to share and a small white elephant gift
Oxymoron – a contradiction in terms
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| Planned Serendipity by Barbara Olsen |
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| Death, Taxes & Dandelions by Caryl Bryer Fallert |
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| Industrial Park by Jo Diggs |
Some oxymoron phrases to consider:
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Act
naturally
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Critical
praise
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Ill
health
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Same
difference
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Awfully
good
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Cruel
kindness
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Intense
apathy
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Seriously
funny
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Bitter
Sweet
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Curved
Line
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Joyful
sadness
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Silent
scream
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Blurry
Vision
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Definite
maybe
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Larger
half
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Small
crowd
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Cheerful
pessimist
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Devout
atheist
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Living
dead
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Static
flow
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Civil
war
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Diminishing
Growth
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Loud
whisper
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Steel
wool
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Clearly
confused
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Dull
roar
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Magic
realism
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Student
teacher
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Cold
as Hell
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Even
odds
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Minor
miracle
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Sweet
sorrow
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Common
Abnormality
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Exact
estimate
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Negative
growth
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The
Sound of Silence
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Conspicuous
absence
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Found
missing
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Old
news
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True
Lies
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Constant
variable
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Freezer
burn
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Original
copy
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Unbiased
opinion
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Controlled
Chaos
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Genuine
imitation
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Pretty
Ugly
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Unconscious
awareness
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Cool
passion
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Good
grief
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Random
Order
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Virtual
Reality
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Crash
landing
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Icy
hot
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Sad
smile
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Wise
fool
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Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Challenge 58 - Foiling - Presented by Colleen H
Art Quilt Challenge Group October
8, 2016/due November 12, 2016
Challenge 58 Foiled Again
Applying foil to fabric is
a great way to add sparkle and shine to your quilt designs. We are talking
about foil that is specially designed for this purpose--not ordinary aluminum
foil that you use in the kitchen! To apply the foil you must first apply an
adhesive to your fabric, then fuse the foil to the adhesive.
A packet will be given out
with some sample foil, adhesives and instructions. Use these in your project or
feel free to try something else. Have fun!
Art quilt examples
LuAnn Kessi Jane
Davila
Ideas for using different
adhesives
Fusible web--use both positive and negative images (they can be
cut at the same time)
Bo-Nash Fuse It Powder--use with a purchased stencil or make your
own stencil out of freezer
paper
Liquid glue used with a stencil, stamp, or real leaves
Liquid glue applied to a rubbing plate that you use as a stamp
Liquid glue drawing using a toothpick or small brush
Scatter loose pieces of fusible thread onto the fabric
Fusible thread sewn to fabric
Double stick tape or bonding squares
Misty Fuse shards on Lutradur or Extravorganza
References
http://lauramurraydesigns.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/foil_instructions_web_2011.pdf Laura Murray’s foiling instructions &
troubleshooting tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-UJ0YUnE70 “Week 5 Foil on Fabric”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aFMD4puFZY Applying foil to fabric using plants
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2ABXldEEv0 5 ways to add gold foil to paper projects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEF5NtPHOZQ Ideas for using Jones Tones foil on paper
products (Note: This brand has been discontinued but the foils listed below
work the same.)
Resources
Laura Murray offers individual colors of foil or a 15 color
6”x12” foil sampler set
iCraft DecoFoil by Therm O Web
Monday, October 10, 2016
Challenge 57 - Creativity Cards - Results
Martha
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| Colleen B' |
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| Colleen H postcards |
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| Donna Mae's iron caddy |
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| Judy's flannel piece inspired by hearts |
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| Martha's drawing inspired by Art deco |
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| Maureen's Rainy work in progress |
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| Melly's frothy |
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| Sarah Ann's vessel inspired by shape |
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