That is what someone is hoping for anyway.
Think the idea was better than the execution but might be improved with a bit more work – I sound like a teacher marking homework haha
Plenty more to see at The Endeavourers
The Endeavourers ‘Raindrops’
I am not able to participate this month due to ongoing problems with our large building project and dispute with a well-known firm that looks like it might end up in court ans we seem to have exhausted our avenues to resolve things with them. Can’t seem to concentrate on anything creative . Please visit everyone else’s projects which will be a lot more cheerful than my post!
The Endeavourers Texture
Ain’t Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Actually it’s a cock because they have the nost flamboyant plumage. I love the quills that overlay the feathers creating extra texture in the plumage and as that is the topic this quarter a cockerel it is
I have chickens but pretty though they are they are not as fancy!
I used some felting to do the comb and wattle but I kept catching it in the presser foot. I added it before quilting thinking it would be easier to attach to a single layer of fabric – I was worried about breaking the needle going through too many layers of fabric but I think I should have on last
The quills were made from thin strips of dyed t-shirting which was then pulled to make thin curly strips
I echo quilted around him
The lower part is shibori, indigo dyed fabric which looks like feathers. different coloured threads – mostly variegated – were used to echo and accentuate the outlines
This is quite small so I may revisit this topic on a larger scale as I like the subject matter and the greater use of texture than I would normally do
Why not pop over to The Endeavourers Texture and see what everyone else has been making
The Endeavourers Big Reveal Improv
I had a look on Youtube and collected a few clips on different types of improv which you can see HERE
I used some of the ideas from the Mr Domestic clip but didn’t want to make a flower. The fans reminded me more of agate and other minerals so I alternated some of the fans to make strips. I did cross a few to make small blocks. to make the piecing simpler I kept to 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 strips and blocks
I finally ended up with this
The big reveal in my case is I got stuck. Should I trim and bind? Seems too traditional for it. Maybe bag instead? But I like the uneven edge. Has anyone got the answer!!!
On a lighter note in the middle of major renovation (two bathrooms, extension, windows, heating, replastering – every room a mess) the plasterer needed to move the loo and this is where he put it!
In the old boiler cupboard in my sewing room! I was intending to sort it out for fabric storage but maybe….. No
If you would like to see what all the other Endeavourers have made of this quarters theme you can find them below
Catherine – http://www.knottedcotton.com @knottedcotton
Janine – https://rainbowhare.com/
Nancy – http://www.patchworkbreeze.blogspot.com/
Carol – http://beadsandbirds.blogspot.com/
Barbara – https://theflashingscissors.blogspot.co.uk/
Ruth – http://benandcharlyscorner.blogspot.co.uk/
Gwen – https://textileranger.com/
Martha – www.weekenddoings.com
Julie – www.pinkdoxies.com
Maureen – https://josephinaballerina.com/
Tonia – http://allthingzsewn.blogspot.com
Kay – https://thecraftyyak.wordpress.com
Soma – http://www.whimsandfancies.com/
Fiona – http://celticthistlestitches.blogspot.co.uk/
Paula – https://paulabquilts.com/
Enjoy!
Fanfare for a Finish!
Well nearly. The dolly quilt top from ‘Quilting from Little Things’ by Sarah Fielke has been completed just in time for One Monthly goal, October link up
Bit of a dire photo but it’s quarter past twelve in the morning and it’s time for bed. Don’t foget to click on the link above to see some inspiring work over at Elm Street Quilts!
Improvisational Quilting Tutorial Roundup
Improv is this quarters theme for The Endeavourers. I missed last quarter as it was the run up to the City and Guilds final show and I ran out of time although I had a lot of ideas. Talking of ideas, this is round up of a few tutorials I found on the subject of improvisational quilting or piecing – there are a variety of methods!
I love this one as it produces a circular pattern from straight lines. Improv quilt block tutorial – Mister Domestic teaches how to make a fun quilt block
This has the more usual rectangular construction but interesting ways to use the ‘blocks’ in a quilt. Improv piecing tutorial with scraps! by Kelly Young author of Stash Statement
Embrace the curve! Ditch the ruler and improv with freely cut curves. I have cut the same way but pinned the pieces. Leslie Tucker Jenison shows that it is not necessary for gentle curves. Cut, piece and sew curves without a ruler on Fresh Quilting with Leslie Tucker Jenison (212-3)
This method uses improv piecing and quilt-as-you-go! Improv log cabin by Teresa DownUnder
There is a second tutorial by Teresa Down Under to join the pieces in two different ways here
Some methods use strip scraps, others larger pieces, it all depends on the effect you wish to achieve and the end result – an art quilt or utilitarian, it’s up to you!
Two Down, Two to Go
I have appliqued the centre of two of the fans and have two more plus the centre to finish. I hope I will finish in time for One Monthly Goal for October.
The lefthand semicircle looks almost black but all the background pieces are shades of purple.
I would get on faster if I didn’t get sidetracked by other projects, both quilting and drawing
More hexie lozenges
Not sure about the blue one, it looks a bit dull, maybe it will improve with the third round of hexagons
A coyote jaw bone for a free course run by Newcastle University, Australia in natural history illustration
Now to check out the rest of the projects for Slow Sunday Stitching on Kathy’s Quilts
Round Three
I am continuing to work on the hexagon lozenges and have added a third row to one of them. I love the blue and red together
This is the maximum size and as you can see from the ruler it is quite large. I only need to make 29 more
I have completed a lot of hand stitched projects this year for the City and Guilds in Patchwork and Quilting and now have my certificate!
I thought I would share a few of the samples; some I liked and some I will never do again! Folded patchwork and cathedral windows take up far to much fabric and although they do look good, I shan’t be making any more
I will post more another day including the two main pieces – the quilt and the wall hanging, but now I am going to view the work for Slow Sunday Stitching on Kathy’s Quilts. Why not take a look too
A New Project
I have a lovely old quilting book called ‘Patchwork; 25 classic step-by-step projects’ by Diana Lodge. The quilt on the cover is the inspiration for the design, although curiously it is not one of the projects in the book. Even more curiously the hexagon template is actually an octagon!
They will all have another row of 1 1/2″ hexies and sashing to join them together. I took the photos on my phone under electric light so the colours are not really true. It is a scrap quilt and some of the fabrics used are the end of that particular one in my stash.
I think it will take about 30 lozenges, plus half lozenges, to make a quilt for my bed, so I have a long way to go. But that is the nature of Slow Sunday Stitching and more can be seen at Kathy’s Quilts
OMG Fanfare
Fanfare is the name of the project that I am putting forward for One Monthly Goal – the fanfares can wait til I actually finish it! I’ve had this sitting around for years and it is part of a challenge I set myself when I first started quilting – to make all of the quilts or dolly quilts in Quilting From Little Things by Sarah Fielke. She is one of my favourite quilters and I love her quirky colouful designs.
I also bought this fabulous ball fringe a couple of years ago. When I bought it I was asked what it was for – I didn’t have a project in mind and the salesman said ‘you are my favourite type of customer’ haha
I am thinking I might be turning it into a cushion cover but my goal is to finish the applique and sew it all together at the very least.
The link for OMG is HERE
So many wonderful projects to see
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