Suzy the Quilting Doggie
1995 - 2011
Dogs aren't our whole lives...
But, they make our lives whole.
Good Night,
LuAnn
Don't cry because its over - Smile because it happened
Showing posts with label Suzy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Suzy. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Winding Ways........Piecing the Rows
Winding Ways aka Wheel of Mystery
This was up on the design wall all summer.
I took it down so I could get to work designing my
2011 Challenge Quilt:
I pieced 4 rows together this morning.
They are all pressed on the ironing board.
There are 4 more rows to piece.
They are on the back table by my sewing machine.
All 56 of the 10 inch blocks
were sewn by hand while I traveled.
This was one of my take-along-quilts.
The blocks are simple to piece...
but tricky when it comes to which way you press the seams!
I developed this pressing technique to allow the blocks
to lay perfectly flat after pressing...
I snipped the seams half way through the curve,
which allows the seam to press either way.
This pressing technique allows the quilt to
lay flat as a sheet of paper, like you see in the image above.
Here are the last 4 rows to piece together...
My work for the afternoon.
Piecing the rows is not for the faint of heart...
especially if you don't like to pin.
Intensive pinning every 4 inches to keep all of the
points and seams aligned.
I will post more images when I begin the design work
on the borders.......stay tuned!
Suzy the Quilting Doggie
You haven't seen little Suzy on this blog for quite awhile...
She spent the day with me piecing this quilt.
She napped under the sewing machine in her bed.
Suzy is 16+ years old.
In this last year she has become blind, deaf and suffers from dementia.
She no longer knows who I am and is scared from my touch.
It has been months since she would stay out in the Thread Shed with me.
Today she gave me the gift of her company while I sewed.
It was a good day.....for both of us.
CLICK HERE to view Suzy's Portrait Quilt
CLICK HERE to view Gunnr's Portrait Quilt
CLICK HERE to view my Challenge Quilts
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn
Friday, April 22, 2011
A day at the Coast
The Oregon Coast
Click Images to Enlarge:
The Oregon Coast was the place to be this week!
We are fortunate...
Just a one hour drive to reach the ocean.
The sun was shining and just a breeze off the ocean waves.
The sound of the waves and the smell of the ocean...
so relaxing.
Sometimes you need to stop the world...
and get off for a few hours.
The gorgeous colors,
the crashing waves,
the sun on my face....
It energizes you!
A change of scenery can do you good !
It's just what we needed.
This fellow definitely inspires me...
Please feel free to use him in your personal art work.
He is downloaded at a high resolution.
Click on him to enlarge him before you download.
CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts
CLICK HERE to view Adventures in Mixed Media Class
CLICK HERE to view Adventures in Portrait Quilts Class
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Neocolor II Portraits......Suzy & Baby Goat
I am enjoying incorporating two of my passions:
Photography & Quilted Art
I continue to alter images in Photoshop and print them on fabric for the purpose of adding color with
Neocolor II crayons
My son's Jack Russell, Suzy
has become a common subject in my quilts.
I think because I have so many photographs of her.
Here is Suzy snuggled into a quilt.
This has been printed on 13 x 19 Fabric in Black & White
I normally start with the lightest color first, which was Suzy.
However, I was unsure of how to color her, so I started with the quilt.
Sometimes all you need to do is just start coloring...
You get comfortable with the colors...
You work intuitively...
Portions of this have been painted with the water solution and are vibrant.
This piece is now ready to be basted with batting and backing fabric.
I am anxious to get it to the sewing machine...
Last Spring I spent time down at the Goat Barn.
I took a lawn chair and my camera.
The bouncing baby goats kept me entertained for hours!
These big close up images work best for this Neocolor Technique.
This image has been altered in Photoshop, then printed on fabric.
Here is Baby Goat
Ready for Quilting...
CLICK HERE to view Baby Goat Quilted
CLICK HERE to view Photoshop Elements Tutorial
CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts
CLICK HERE to view A Day at the Goat Barn
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full......of Portraits,
LuAnn
Friday, October 15, 2010
Thank You!.......Quilters Dream Batting
A package arrived in the mail today...
Click Images to Enlarge:
Suzy won 2 Battings...
Dream Green Battings
Created from recycled plastic bottles
If there is a quilt left lying around...
Suzy gets cozy.
I photo transferred this image onto fabric:
Suzy in Sunshine
Photo Transfer, Free Motion Thread Work, Quilted & Bound
Winning Entry in the
Pets on Quilts
Contest
Thank you Quilters Dream Batting
and
SewCalGal for hosting this contest
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Suzy.....The Quilting Doggie
This is a photo I took of Suzy our Jack Russell Terrier
If there is a quilt left lying around, Suzy will find it and get cozy!
As soon as I took this photo...
I just knew it would become a quilted textile someday
Suzy Quilt
Photo Transfer, Free Motion Quilting, Thread Painting
Detail of Thread Work
Suzy's favorite place is under my sewing machine!
She is the very best sewing dog
I cherish our time together in the Thread Shed
When I am binding a quilt...
I am not alone...
Suzy gets cozy on the quilt while I am binding it.
I sit by the window so I have lots of light to hand sew...
Suzy enjoys the warm rays of sunshine while she is napping on the quilt.
I am in the process of making another Suzy Quilt...
Do you think Suzy approves of the pattern?
Suzy, LuAnn & Brad
May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,
LuAnn
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