Challenge Project....Part 3

Another sneak peek at my progress on the Challenge Quilt

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After lots of tracing and cutting I finally have a few pieces up on the design wall.

I am using a dark black batik for the background of the quilt.

I don't have any of the challenge fabric up yet, but I do love this gorgeous purple batik fabric.

Transdoodle Tracing Paper

This is a wonderful product if you need to transfer chalk lines onto your fabric.

It is paper that is coated on one side with chalk.

Transdoodle makes very large sheets, which I like for bigger projects.

I am done pressing the fusible web on all of the fabrics.

Now I need lots of time to sit and cut out all of the shapes...

Lite Steam A Seam 2

This is my favorite fusible.

It has paper on both sides of the fusible web.

You can purchase it off the roll by the yard.

You can purchase it in a package of 8 x 10 sheets.

Why is this my favorite fusible???

It sticks to the design wall and does not fall off.

I can position the cut out motifs, move them around until the placement suits me, and they stay in place without being ironed down.

When I am satisfied with the placement, then I iron them down.

More to come soon...

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Challenge Project....Part 2

After mowing the lawn today, I had time to work on my challenge project.

Here is a peek at what I did today...

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Jacquard Textile Paint

This green paint works nicely on the black batik background fabric

Lots of tracing, so I pulled out the light table

Fusing

Hair Cutting Scissors are my favorite!

They are so sharp and cut the fused fabric like butter...

No more time today...

I will post more sneak peeks as I make progress on this challenge project.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Shaving Cream Printing Class...

Adventures in Art Quilting

Shaving Cream Class

Here is a peek at all the fun we had on Saturday...

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Lizzie & Jackie

PEACE

The Table is Set.....Let's have Fun!

Shaving Cream........Ready to Print

Debbie adding paint to shaving cream tray

Students spent the morning creating prints...

They were having so much fun....I could barely get them to stop for lunch!

Flag design in shaving cream

Print created with Metallic Paints

The Quilt Shop was covered in shaving cream prints

Students chose one of their prints and added borders and quilting during the afternoon session.

Barb is using a decorative stitch around her print.

Lizzie

Peggy is adding couched fibers to her journal quilt

Debbie.....Free Motion Quilting

This is Lizzie's first attempt at Free Motion Quilting and creating a journal quilt.

She plans to use her new skills this summer to teach children.

Shaving Cream Quilting Class

Special Thank You to JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop in Philomath, Oregon for offering this Adventures in Art Quilting Series.

This quilt shop is located in an old movie theater...tall ceilings allow lots of room for displaying gorgeous quilts and class sample quilts.

JanniLou Creations now carries the Dye Na Flow paints needed for this shaving cream printing technique.

The next Adventures in Art Quilting Class:

Jello Printing

June 19, 2010

JanniLou Creations Quilt Shop

1243 Main Street

Philomath Oregon

541-929-3795

Call to Register for Class

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Challenge Project....Part 1

My local quilt group, The Harlan Valley Quilters (HVQ)

has a challenge quilt project.

This year we each have a half yard of this gorgeous batik fabric pictured below.

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There are no rules in this challenge.

We can use this fabric in any way we like, including a quilted project or a 3D object.

When I look at this fabric I see flowers!

I pulled out the fusible web and traced flower motifs.

I also added the lavendar, green and brown fabrics from my stash.

I plan to use this black batik as the background.

Our challenge is TOP SECRET until they are revealed in December 2010.

I will show you a bit of my work as I go along.....without revealing too much!

I have a little more than a fat quarter of challenge fabric left...

I have an idea for a second project.

We will have to wait and see what happens...

Yellow Iris

Purple Iris

This image is making it's way into a quilted textile...

I have uploaded these images at full resolution.

If you click the image it will enlarge.

Feel free to use these images in your artwork if you are inspired!

State Fair Zinnia Seedlings

In the kitchen window

I don't have much luck growing seedlings directly in the ground here in the coastal mountain range of Western Oregon.

I do better starting the seeds in the kitchen window for a few weeks.

I will be planting them in the ground by the first of June

The lilac bush by the back door is blooming and it smells yummy.

Somehow poor Suzy ended up in the house...

She came to the window to remind me to let her outside.

Gunnr

He is a clown and makes us laugh every day.

He also adores Suzy......unfortunately, she doesn't share his affection.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn