Challenge Quilt 2011....Part 1

I belong to a tiny little quilt guild

The Harlan Valley Quilters

This year our Challenge Quilt Theme is...

SEASONS

Summer

is the season I have chosen for my challenge quilt this year.

Most of my quilts start with an inspiration...

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The cover of this scrap book inspires me...

The COLORS grabbed my attention...

The Botanicals called to me...

This is the inspiration for my

2011 Challenge Quilt

How can I get this FEEL in fabric?

This scrapbook cover reminds me of the sun prints

I have been creating over the last 3 summers

Time to get out the paint brushes:

It is September and this is the last of our sunny days

here in Western Oregon,

so I better get to work...

I pulled out the Pebeo Setacolors:

I will try and use these wooden letters in the

sun printing process.

It didn't take long to fill up the back yard with

painted fabrics printing in the sunshine.

I am sticking with the 5 colors that appealed

to me on the scrap book cover

Botanicals and Wooden Letters

printing in the sun...

This is what the print looks like after the botanicals

and letters are removed.

Ferns Printing in the Sun

Printing in the Sun...

Fern Fabrics

after the ferns and letters are removed.

Sweet Gum Leaves printing in the sun...

Big Oak Leaves & Sweet Gum Leaves

Ferns....Oak, Alder & Maple Leaves

Queen Anne's Lace

17 Sun Prints drying on the clothesline

The scrap book cover was a great inspiration!

Botanicals...

after they have been removed from the painted fabrics.

Many times I press these in a book and re-use them.

Even Clean-Up is Colorful

It was a fun day and a great beginning to my

2011 Challenge Quilt.

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CLICK HERE to view Challenge Quilt 2010

CLICK HERE to view Challenge Quilt 2009

CLICK HERE to view Challenge Quilt 2009 (I made two that year)

CLICK HERE to view all Sun Printing posts

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn