Nancy Brown -- The Bog (Nov 2017 - Nov 2018)

Nov 2017

Three different patterns are being worked on by the Village People group.  I have just joined the group and with Nancy suggestion for a beginner I'm doing The Bog.

Got the pattern for the Harrier Hen.  Great instructions from Nancy and fun group.  Didn't get very far during the class.  Started working on it while at Colleen Granger's retreat then put it away for a week or so.  Pulled it out and decided to start over using Stick-N-Peel on the pieces as I'm feel so awkward trying to get the edges turned under with the needle sweep method.  Got the bird done in two evenings and please with the results.  Did have some difficulties with keeping the pieces aligned per the pattern (small shifting).  Will ask Nancy about it next meeting

Dec.  Got the pattern for the badger.  What a fun group!  The facts about the badger was great too.  Nancy suggest using plastic sheet protector to copy the image onto and then it can be placed on top of the applique for placement (instead of using the pattern).  Nancy gave a tutorial on making eyes.  Got the badger done in time for the Jan meeting.

Jan.  Got the pattern for the Irish hare.  So nice to catch-up with several of the group on how their holiday plan went.  The lions that many are making are coming out beautiful!  I'm so impressed.  I also really like the animals doing the sites in SF that the other third of the group is doing. Nancy's patterns are so great! Got the pattern traced and fabrics selected during the class.  Mom sewed with the bag ladies.  We left and got lunch with Dale before heading home.


Feb.  Now for the common frog, damsel fly and bog flowers.

Mar - Oct.  This has been a bad/sad year and I found some solace in doing hand applique.  It kept my hands busy but now I think of mom every time I hand applique. 

Nov: Finished the applique and put on borders.  Now to quilt.

Medallion Round 4 2017-2018 #2

I completed both of the round 4 Medallions while at the Cedar Ridge retreat in early May.

I had a yard of this butterfly fabric in my stash and it went perfectly.  I created the butterfly corner stones and added the small inset to make it a bit more interesting.

Medallion Round 4 2017-2018 #1

I worked on this Medallion Round 4 at the Cedar Ridge retreat in May 2018.  It seemed a bit to bright to me (thought I'd never say that).  So I wanted my round to tone it down a bit and therefore have a lot of black. 

 I decided on putting the block only partially on each side as it was too busy with it all the way around.  Having the black calming space helped in toning it down. This is the final round

Nancy Brown class - Sanderling Beach Scene

June 10, 2017

I really wanted to take a class from Nancy Brown after seeing her at the Concord show this year where she was the featured artist.  Her work is fabulous. I really like her Baltimore applique with animals.  She has a 5 month class that several of the women in the area go in on and I hope to get into the next one that is to start in August.

The class was sponsored by the Mt Tam quilt guild and Mom and I went to San Rafael for the Saturday class.  It was exactly what I wanted as a needle turn, hand applique class to add to the methods of appliques I'm learning in what I'm calling "My Year of Applique". 

There were two version of the bird pattern.  One a bit more simplistic (less pieces) which mom did.  The technique where you build the applique in sections and cut away the access after having sewn two pieces together is really great.  The applique is build independent of the background is different then other techniques. Also the object looks like blobs until the end in the way this is constructed. Mom isn't a huge fan of the technique and probably won't be continuing with it but I still want to take her 5 month class starting in August if there is room.

Here is what I got completed in the class .... really doesn't look like much. Bottom blob is the lower part of the body, head, beak and legs.  The top left blob is the wing.  The two section will get joined together.

Jan 2018.
I've decided not to complete this project.  First because I'm now into the third month of the Village People group and doing The Bog and enjoying it so much.  Second, I'm not really liking what I did so far on this project so if I did want to do this Sanderling Beach Scene in the future, I would start over. 

2018 Trip: Road to California

Thursday: arrived in Ontario at 1. Sister picked Mom and I up.  Went to lunch then tried to check-in to hotel but room not ready near convention center so we went to the show.  Used the two free passes I got!  We went through the small room of vendors then I checked us in.  We could use a walker with a seat!  Tried to rent one but they only rent motorized scooters. 

 Friday: went to quilt shops.  SewNSew and purchased sale fabric for backing of a quilt that mom is currently making. Tried a couple of other shops before getting to Upland SewNVac.  From their sale fabric got a couple of backings and three of the smokey/fire fabrics of a previous quilt as mom want to make that again in remembrance of the Sonoma fires this past Oct. Going to use a fat quarter bundle purchased at the show from Connecting Threads. I think the houses will stand out a bit more then in this one mom did last year.

Went to Quilters Cocoon for the first time.  Sale fabric $5/yard.  Good selection and bought a couple of more backings.  Had lunch then back to the hotel and show.  Went through the tent of vendors.  Back to the room.

Saturday: went to M&L fabrics, Long Beach library then back to the hotel & show.  Got a couple more quilt backings. 

Sunday: flew home.

Personal challenge in quilting - year 2

This will be the second year of which I will attempt to quilt a quilt each week, Oct 2016 to Dec 2017.

October

#1: Gift for baby shower for woman at work

#2: 9 Patch Pizzaz with fabric of autumn lane
72x76

#3: A River in the Meadow by Carolyn Mock (Fabric Manufacturer pattern) - Mom's

58x85

#4: Inspired by Stack-n-Whack ipdedia Crossroads on page 33
52x68

November

 #5: Accent on an Angle
55x55
June 2017 Sold $200

#6: Arcadia Avenue pattern
72 x 90
June 2017 Sold $440

#7: EQ5 designed; Noah's Ark with Snail Trails
52x70

#8  Reflections - Sold at Sisters
63 x 68

#9 Spot On / I'm seeing Spots

#10 (Dec 26, 2016)
 Avitrix Medallion
80 x 80
June 2017 Sold $300 at Santa Rosa
(Burned in Oct Sonoma County fires)

#11 Jan 2017
46 x 72  $130 SOLD at Sisters

#12 Feb 2017  Lake County Fires
64x66
June 2017 Sold $250 at Santa Rosa

#13 March 2017 (Walker Creek Retreat)
18x20

#14 March 2017 (Walker Creek Retreat)
31x17

#15 March 2017 (Walker Creek Retreat)
35x35

 #16 March
Sold Wine Country Quilt Show Boutique $75

#17 April

#18 April (Bishop's Ranch retreat)

#19 May Over & Down Under 56x56
June 2017 Sold $130

#20 May 2017, Community Quilt that required quilting.

#21 May; Given to Lil for 50th

#22 May; 46 x 67;Turtle Trek
Given to Mary Mc for baby gift

 

#23 Jun; 68 x 84

#24 June; Given to charity: Community Quilts

#25 June

#26 June

#27 July

#28 August

#29 Sept

#30 Sept

#31 Sept

#32 Oct

#32 Nov

#33 Nov

Mostly Modern Group -- Charity / Pasadena Modern Show quilt

#34 Nov (sold $50)

#35 Nov (given to Lily N.)

#36 Dec

#37 Dec

#38 Dec

I quilted each house differently and large paving stones for the road/background