tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63195649318622730662024-03-18T20:51:11.644-07:00Jeanne Aird's Art Fabric and QuiltsJeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.comBlogger369125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-88052453774020014822022-11-12T09:37:00.001-08:002022-11-12T09:37:19.210-08:00Sunflower Quilt donation for ACQG Christmas Charity Auction<p>Last weekend my quilt guild held their annual Christmas Auction with proceeds going to charities and some funds to sustain the guild. Last year I donated three large quilts, but this year had only one to donate.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigBwZZaJSm__Ezf_TN6LK9UUtec9VGzJt_d77zdOwk121V0Ioq36rvuQFkiWTMy9JQCCVBgccHE8ASV9E2UdxIYdT58y7tT99hQZcS8YZc9Jb0ACN0jT6YDZfD5RgjdaJrG8r3c8FYc6jI60mGYebz3QbZ9DqptOJhtyy1r0woLHI4nDsMqeCbVKd6" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEigBwZZaJSm__Ezf_TN6LK9UUtec9VGzJt_d77zdOwk121V0Ioq36rvuQFkiWTMy9JQCCVBgccHE8ASV9E2UdxIYdT58y7tT99hQZcS8YZc9Jb0ACN0jT6YDZfD5RgjdaJrG8r3c8FYc6jI60mGYebz3QbZ9DqptOJhtyy1r0woLHI4nDsMqeCbVKd6=w372-h400" width="372" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I enjoyed the process of making this quilt. More and more, I'm enjoying hand work and embroidery on smaller quilts rather than making larger quilts.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I haven't found out how much it went for but did hear that it was bought by a young man to give to his grandmother who loves sunflowers. Other auction attendees were helping him out as the price rose, so he could win it for grandma. What could be better! Glad to hear it has a good home.</div><br /><br /><p></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-46705894205927373882022-07-15T10:13:00.000-07:002022-07-15T10:13:03.718-07:00Presentation for Gold Coast Quilt Guild<p> I'm very excited about the opportunity to present a a trunk show to the Gold Coast Quilt Guild August 8th at 1:00 in Morro Bay at St Timothy's Church. In preparation for this event I've been going through all my quilts and wearables putting them in chronological order. I've been creating quilts since 2000 when I made one for my mother for her to take to the nursing home she entered.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi23bR0WCFixM4ecYT39r0TWpkpq8NMmv4El6TK9N6m1JbGSBnjLm0ersYv-9I3fYWONT2065CiJ6jTp2QiUr-atmm--p5P3-_CdMlBypW1ytBkrMP9hyDvvI7oxQUT_700zM-CdTX4eIH9HwowwQxXL9jPcsDpJF96Ay3xVQGgz9y6LEwtMgRXAxVj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3405" data-original-width="3022" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi23bR0WCFixM4ecYT39r0TWpkpq8NMmv4El6TK9N6m1JbGSBnjLm0ersYv-9I3fYWONT2065CiJ6jTp2QiUr-atmm--p5P3-_CdMlBypW1ytBkrMP9hyDvvI7oxQUT_700zM-CdTX4eIH9HwowwQxXL9jPcsDpJF96Ay3xVQGgz9y6LEwtMgRXAxVj=w355-h400" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After joining Frances Bailey's quilt circle in 1997 and the Almond Country Quilt Guild soon after, I learned about all different kind of quilts one could create. And then I learned a variety of methods to create unique fabrics for quilts. I've had some wonderful teachers over the years share their expertise in dyeing, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">printing, batik methods, painting, etc. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are a few more photos of quilts and wearables I'll be sharing at the presentation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjChvEFfgwMP_DWZfPZhfvneg0SPFyPg8Y-X9HLGfWlWYo-TCYlEp7pzibIfB25fSxB_QQILvxOaf6lkEZlUw29EizsJzHs59HztETleU4oeV6_oaH2kiDdASrqsWHd_2FXV94dWP7giVu73LauwPtvqxa5xx90DdIQxmIwNjuI-75oi1iw0UaLmz2D" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1158" data-original-width="1280" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjChvEFfgwMP_DWZfPZhfvneg0SPFyPg8Y-X9HLGfWlWYo-TCYlEp7pzibIfB25fSxB_QQILvxOaf6lkEZlUw29EizsJzHs59HztETleU4oeV6_oaH2kiDdASrqsWHd_2FXV94dWP7giVu73LauwPtvqxa5xx90DdIQxmIwNjuI-75oi1iw0UaLmz2D=w400-h362" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above is "Entangled One" using my hand-dyed fabrics.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhG6SrwZiuCbH1-mJsSaXuWfO0FdW89rtZ8RBVHGDHE7-lufSshlN-g2twdNpIwxeaANoJfC2yEUK7E5B1oZGbj2aIXD2s17l94FO9kmsO3mDMujCSKSH9o-Tm2yNSxRgEYZA5jevQn_N44xePCKoz4YU4WACIWFlJVi5ny0cHt2s9NmCcr04OTNsw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhG6SrwZiuCbH1-mJsSaXuWfO0FdW89rtZ8RBVHGDHE7-lufSshlN-g2twdNpIwxeaANoJfC2yEUK7E5B1oZGbj2aIXD2s17l94FO9kmsO3mDMujCSKSH9o-Tm2yNSxRgEYZA5jevQn_N44xePCKoz4YU4WACIWFlJVi5ny0cHt2s9NmCcr04OTNsw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjva0bkAjRe3Yr74KSQQ0yxc74OhiVoidw7OZQL9vpUx7wHnmiSuPYl9Ydx2iHJ0yEoepBNA_HykDEFcijlngPD2zL4uVGdanu09IKdtcM6PIFfsVRiCUHFPIqekvDiXNCfh_cbYA3EM3dGGST6ELLdBna86IEC9oahg-bqNOz4KxKcofXRrhn0x_og" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="269" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjva0bkAjRe3Yr74KSQQ0yxc74OhiVoidw7OZQL9vpUx7wHnmiSuPYl9Ydx2iHJ0yEoepBNA_HykDEFcijlngPD2zL4uVGdanu09IKdtcM6PIFfsVRiCUHFPIqekvDiXNCfh_cbYA3EM3dGGST6ELLdBna86IEC9oahg-bqNOz4KxKcofXRrhn0x_og=w337-h400" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above is "Helianthus" using hand dyed and printed fabrics along with </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">commercial ones and a photo of mine</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> that I printed on fabric and on organza sheer. Lots of fun improv techniques.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq9n14LYppZD0YfCuirvS_4-Gg6Zw_Ev2noActZJW7fqZRiMB5jwCMbXvlxxytBosbsQJkAYS8ZNLNflmeNIikdNGfUPohIwGxZ-RiAUSZZG-FdTEHPcvf--25LoYvqOmYUHaNowwnsWjjEuxOZLy9uO16emezypscaX6HXHpoZp96X1iEBW9gjkzS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="317" data-original-width="400" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgq9n14LYppZD0YfCuirvS_4-Gg6Zw_Ev2noActZJW7fqZRiMB5jwCMbXvlxxytBosbsQJkAYS8ZNLNflmeNIikdNGfUPohIwGxZ-RiAUSZZG-FdTEHPcvf--25LoYvqOmYUHaNowwnsWjjEuxOZLy9uO16emezypscaX6HXHpoZp96X1iEBW9gjkzS=w400-h317" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above is Tsunami Sunrise using Fabric Manipulation techniques </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below is Petalicious. I learned how to create the center, op-art-like circle, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in a class taught by Andi Perejeda.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This picture was taken at Studios on the Park where our Cutting Edge Group had a show in 2008. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was the firs quilt I sold!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiV7Z0MPpZJb1Q5xeyi1HZPh21xaFr9yDQTrmL1PNi7IAaMSb2i3RPFxVZjns21u860GJ865jDTf-yoR27-tfMhOYIlZnifz_e4jj5XanN3veKbNZ5_aTDCqzWb_VB_ynrwUBUm4GLa-3KJJS5v2LDpHvLvoeU89H__M9-YwlvjtDhNAREVW5gjvA5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="705" data-original-width="828" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiV7Z0MPpZJb1Q5xeyi1HZPh21xaFr9yDQTrmL1PNi7IAaMSb2i3RPFxVZjns21u860GJ865jDTf-yoR27-tfMhOYIlZnifz_e4jj5XanN3veKbNZ5_aTDCqzWb_VB_ynrwUBUm4GLa-3KJJS5v2LDpHvLvoeU89H__M9-YwlvjtDhNAREVW5gjvA5=w400-h340" width="400" /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiV7Z0MPpZJb1Q5xeyi1HZPh21xaFr9yDQTrmL1PNi7IAaMSb2i3RPFxVZjns21u860GJ865jDTf-yoR27-tfMhOYIlZnifz_e4jj5XanN3veKbNZ5_aTDCqzWb_VB_ynrwUBUm4GLa-3KJJS5v2LDpHvLvoeU89H__M9-YwlvjtDhNAREVW5gjvA5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgiV7Z0MPpZJb1Q5xeyi1HZPh21xaFr9yDQTrmL1PNi7IAaMSb2i3RPFxVZjns21u860GJ865jDTf-yoR27-tfMhOYIlZnifz_e4jj5XanN3veKbNZ5_aTDCqzWb_VB_ynrwUBUm4GLa-3KJJS5v2LDpHvLvoeU89H__M9-YwlvjtDhNAREVW5gjvA5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXYw_iWiIHt7OCs9lIHx4vsY9kGCccD-VFZMdt-Pq1lBVzsDKzAV9mbwIXMZk8AqwcPAce2kriVCERCL-J8-C12ZaqM0flfVHfES-ZgK_V0yuAU9GDyjVE4o3_QA5ipKUW8lv9MrTFYlgHXPFcF-OBnmz-qeTJcmxvbNKcUZzz6fQrvHj_RlPJLtvt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="812" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXYw_iWiIHt7OCs9lIHx4vsY9kGCccD-VFZMdt-Pq1lBVzsDKzAV9mbwIXMZk8AqwcPAce2kriVCERCL-J8-C12ZaqM0flfVHfES-ZgK_V0yuAU9GDyjVE4o3_QA5ipKUW8lv9MrTFYlgHXPFcF-OBnmz-qeTJcmxvbNKcUZzz6fQrvHj_RlPJLtvt=w253-h400" width="253" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above is Gothic Grace, a quilt I made for the Beacon show, which won first place and was purchased by the Church and is displayed inside it. Such an honor. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIjrpMV0QXY4cMsJJyxRR8nWEEo1OC4W16TndwanUv9omArid8E7Jb0yKwvzEnAifP5ytixQ3gMprLYndWoHtFLHLRi6xvImwV2-Zd4r20Uy7XuwskCwa4F6BgECZDnQxQXkgtxODDyH9ru9AS7N2hTYdVxOWKUfggDou0DgkrQaovHo7FH-od9DMX" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="400" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiIjrpMV0QXY4cMsJJyxRR8nWEEo1OC4W16TndwanUv9omArid8E7Jb0yKwvzEnAifP5ytixQ3gMprLYndWoHtFLHLRi6xvImwV2-Zd4r20Uy7XuwskCwa4F6BgECZDnQxQXkgtxODDyH9ru9AS7N2hTYdVxOWKUfggDou0DgkrQaovHo7FH-od9DMX=w400-h330" width="400" /></a></div><br />Above is "Into the Redwoods" which I made after taking a class from Susan Brandeis at the University of Minneapolis in a summer workshop in 2009. She taught us how to enhance and print photos onto fabric and then use hand stitching to embellish them. This one is printed on silk</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> with a sheer overlay of organza in the center section.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hope you'll be able to join me at the Gold Coast Quilt Guild meeting.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-67104209094753831432022-05-05T15:57:00.003-07:002022-05-05T15:57:46.249-07:00Entanglements Show at Cambria Center for the Arts<p> I will have three quilts on display and for sale at the" Entanglements" show in Cambria at The show will run from May 7th to June 26th. The Gallery is located at 1350 Main Street in Cambria. The opening receptions is Saturday, May 7th from 4:30 to 6:00.</p><p>For more information check out their website: https://cambriaarts.org/gallery-schedule/</p><p>Below is a photo of one of my quilts that will be on display.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pbhmr4kztZy4H4M2KorD9YrQfahDt9w2Mp5mbXik1SGxpEBXtBcTT83nme7EwZ9WHqyqv7LpPt1Mswf2CO9fiTjhH-BUIxhPCaKbnqLddb1Rh0VtIBQ6sZ6-FxehjqSc0SZ4-3FGk_rPXwidicSNEBrPyaYN6gG3BPl4YXULPAaKAnT9OwjV48B3/s594/Aird-Marbled%20Magic.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="594" data-original-width="217" height="716" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7pbhmr4kztZy4H4M2KorD9YrQfahDt9w2Mp5mbXik1SGxpEBXtBcTT83nme7EwZ9WHqyqv7LpPt1Mswf2CO9fiTjhH-BUIxhPCaKbnqLddb1Rh0VtIBQ6sZ6-FxehjqSc0SZ4-3FGk_rPXwidicSNEBrPyaYN6gG3BPl4YXULPAaKAnT9OwjV48B3/w262-h716/Aird-Marbled%20Magic.jpeg" width="262" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-2178510705661197452021-11-25T15:27:00.001-08:002021-11-25T15:27:11.767-08:00Fabric Postcard<p> I made my first fabric postcard using Timtex.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qIydSn-xmI0ntw_8cTYayDzjuqvZapp9lDoHw5-AfIDa1aprYzhbb1putHW-_LlKf6gAVoV-Si1lDWY_5b423WRHni17SaFg1vOHqHefZXZnJrFTE7uwiXyECsY8KGR3BJCYl6QnYO8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2002" data-original-width="1416" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qIydSn-xmI0ntw_8cTYayDzjuqvZapp9lDoHw5-AfIDa1aprYzhbb1putHW-_LlKf6gAVoV-Si1lDWY_5b423WRHni17SaFg1vOHqHefZXZnJrFTE7uwiXyECsY8KGR3BJCYl6QnYO8/w335-h474/IMG_5364.jpg" width="335" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a fun way to use up scraps and just play. As long as it is 4 x 6 inches and addressed correctly on the stamped side, it will go through the mail. There's lots of you tube videos and tutorials online to guide you.</div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-68353593539122027032021-10-22T10:09:00.002-07:002021-11-03T15:19:14.784-07:00PIQF 2021 Part 2 - Some of My Favorites<p> Here are a few of my favorite quilts from PIQF 2021. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Sg5Nm1D0WNUISb5mtguWF_QJr38Tp-_eylrIZE6jobPnwLadiSSGd3vYCREr_SpmFy3cXMNR4vGW67GLlKMC7_rDYXYK6Hl6JR6EpW4edpPNzLfr0Pjhv0hfyjOoiMnX5aNlL8pGJl4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1374" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Sg5Nm1D0WNUISb5mtguWF_QJr38Tp-_eylrIZE6jobPnwLadiSSGd3vYCREr_SpmFy3cXMNR4vGW67GLlKMC7_rDYXYK6Hl6JR6EpW4edpPNzLfr0Pjhv0hfyjOoiMnX5aNlL8pGJl4/w268-h400/PIQF+2121.jpeg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great textures and colors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Q3ftp9RvpZueUqSMRZIaEMsMUsD5OY820mlFxKgQlK1-6BtN6sinr5VKcWI5jB2lrFhR5fgnAvFjIixDgFkmMC-xSahWT_BbeFMLswzpH4KrUL7ygh3GKmLsnfgPFbXZym-gsR2PnsI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1452" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Q3ftp9RvpZueUqSMRZIaEMsMUsD5OY820mlFxKgQlK1-6BtN6sinr5VKcWI5jB2lrFhR5fgnAvFjIixDgFkmMC-xSahWT_BbeFMLswzpH4KrUL7ygh3GKmLsnfgPFbXZym-gsR2PnsI/w283-h400/Close+up+0f+quilt.heic" width="283" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Closeup</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgXBDU2C7uXEA74F_THp-RTLQYh27zVffu3-YhgSUFDhliPK1SWK9elbxLetCFwn1ssWUoIyd3HI0HnmMHn8nW2iXtQtaPEtm69ovahRcDq2HQPP2dGndZJW1zqXEqkn5BfQ7dPD-8io/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="2048" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgXBDU2C7uXEA74F_THp-RTLQYh27zVffu3-YhgSUFDhliPK1SWK9elbxLetCFwn1ssWUoIyd3HI0HnmMHn8nW2iXtQtaPEtm69ovahRcDq2HQPP2dGndZJW1zqXEqkn5BfQ7dPD-8io/w400-h329/PIQF+2021-+1.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great color palette in the one above. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I'm a big fan of complementary color schemes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWJa3PCRVqmzEIQuMjX1eFSNP3rQ3hypx0pErukzGr7BMZpn5Qi1Xbpu5YdJ3QgwL3FPQsPcYP7skHnQG4MTBLF5zUiukv7s47-RAtDatnhHvNPQynLPVumv5VdWxdlR0XhcssCmB0Qs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1276" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWJa3PCRVqmzEIQuMjX1eFSNP3rQ3hypx0pErukzGr7BMZpn5Qi1Xbpu5YdJ3QgwL3FPQsPcYP7skHnQG4MTBLF5zUiukv7s47-RAtDatnhHvNPQynLPVumv5VdWxdlR0XhcssCmB0Qs/w250-h400/PIQF+Quilt+Red%252C+Yellow+%2526+Orange.heic" width="250" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love the colors and textures in this one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMxuhHA2JWmjgAFOo8UbbIyXQlG5bmne5Xg6UUZGGM870Y5L3SOLvTozw094VwddnT7HguVnNg40pJNL3CSyRZYqwkcjpcqUSUcfernv7o_UWyulB_kU8RJm4ek1aZzZWr1EDbim8ecw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1383" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMxuhHA2JWmjgAFOo8UbbIyXQlG5bmne5Xg6UUZGGM870Y5L3SOLvTozw094VwddnT7HguVnNg40pJNL3CSyRZYqwkcjpcqUSUcfernv7o_UWyulB_kU8RJm4ek1aZzZWr1EDbim8ecw/w270-h400/PIQF+2021+Quilt+with+Sandpipers.jpeg" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Check out how the artist used lace to add texture to the waves!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijYSN_ZWS5TYFNk5kJ2h_cx1XbML4y43pvxMD7_Gd4SbAP7eMftut0RlGvKXd8jrEAAfNPhDxftKzQD-SNcFEbNn3H1z7lPKSqsMy1Q9YyZ6JocMtokZArG-6DCEIxzdnqHrBBwehc8g/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1849" data-original-width="2048" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiijYSN_ZWS5TYFNk5kJ2h_cx1XbML4y43pvxMD7_Gd4SbAP7eMftut0RlGvKXd8jrEAAfNPhDxftKzQD-SNcFEbNn3H1z7lPKSqsMy1Q9YyZ6JocMtokZArG-6DCEIxzdnqHrBBwehc8g/w400-h361/PIQF+Quilt+2021.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love the negative/positive balance in this one and the watercolor effect.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP74PYiRXWPIWDkSDsHVtlz5WZBq2x2LZK2lCc5V1IT7_s6uGugdNktao5i7CJ8BUQ5R9wFYu0JX4XwN3c4kEsV1u83r5FXQgG_kXkCpVU8VmNBZWrbPvcjcowwFN6h4lO8aPnlZSc1yk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP74PYiRXWPIWDkSDsHVtlz5WZBq2x2LZK2lCc5V1IT7_s6uGugdNktao5i7CJ8BUQ5R9wFYu0JX4XwN3c4kEsV1u83r5FXQgG_kXkCpVU8VmNBZWrbPvcjcowwFN6h4lO8aPnlZSc1yk/w400-h300/IMG_5335.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is called Missouri Barn by Le Ann Hileman. She did a great job of </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">choosing slices of fabric to show the colors and textures of aged barn wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wonderful clouds too.</div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzqAlhOXxVdWsDnFggOHT3gRA8KwUnorfwxChqxdBICBttTEGyMPu1awsQXW1xx_f56MKyMjahhJNCmDx5MmcWho9MJqXctBrRXWi1pXqgrYyuT3a6sxH1KnXf_0uFpNp0gzBrhjY-Zo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2048" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWzqAlhOXxVdWsDnFggOHT3gRA8KwUnorfwxChqxdBICBttTEGyMPu1awsQXW1xx_f56MKyMjahhJNCmDx5MmcWho9MJqXctBrRXWi1pXqgrYyuT3a6sxH1KnXf_0uFpNp0gzBrhjY-Zo/w400-h276/IMG_5331.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br />I liked these little compositions put together to create a larger one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGB_7rPeMXOfh96ffKqHKH8PFuoqdlTpYuo06mWODZSUi3St9XGK58c6NogYiYlrAInEVaqZkTShDnqK6dhXrJKne6GcAFiQ9EsPB1ksEnVz_qewPqQM3eKWkpQbgJnZTJiaxNDYlwECI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGB_7rPeMXOfh96ffKqHKH8PFuoqdlTpYuo06mWODZSUi3St9XGK58c6NogYiYlrAInEVaqZkTShDnqK6dhXrJKne6GcAFiQ9EsPB1ksEnVz_qewPqQM3eKWkpQbgJnZTJiaxNDYlwECI/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH0-FL9DqzuCdASpf92AS45OnWQz2pZ-qrsSv9pbMcOa9ftyfbPpGARgGyxi3-7WtSJGxd4cCEJ_D3zwqhXQJDbuGfsNoTHmnTDjAA_Pk3_g2mSMOSDzghlBwnwrV3GAEIGuN0SlXi3s/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaH0-FL9DqzuCdASpf92AS45OnWQz2pZ-qrsSv9pbMcOa9ftyfbPpGARgGyxi3-7WtSJGxd4cCEJ_D3zwqhXQJDbuGfsNoTHmnTDjAA_Pk3_g2mSMOSDzghlBwnwrV3GAEIGuN0SlXi3s/" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I apologize for not being able to credit all the artists who made these.</div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-28229912229217105062021-10-21T16:10:00.004-07:002021-10-21T16:10:55.134-07:00Pacific International Quilt Show<p> My friend Joyce and I went to PIQF last weekend. Usually this show is very well attended, wall to wall people. Instead of fighting crowds of avid quilters looking for just the right fat quarter of fabric, there were hardly any people there. It made it very easy to take photos of the beautiful quilts that are always in attendance there.</p><p>Our Cutting Edge Quilt Group had a special exhibit entitled "Personal Journey with Racism". Each member created a quilt to express their individual experience with encountering racism. Below are some pictures from that exhibit.</p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ISnvMiasfDMdTRzUY5IXjc0ExhR6oz6RRDbwlUHGFTI0pFGwlfTs9dM06zPGdRQVLADdn_afc94x_1SVxQgHfEElteCPTAysgl8rpWgT4X3No9-wBfs4RgxTpVOLtXk-_V7zF4XsEdk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5ISnvMiasfDMdTRzUY5IXjc0ExhR6oz6RRDbwlUHGFTI0pFGwlfTs9dM06zPGdRQVLADdn_afc94x_1SVxQgHfEElteCPTAysgl8rpWgT4X3No9-wBfs4RgxTpVOLtXk-_V7zF4XsEdk/w400-h268/Gay+%2526+Kathy%2527s.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the left is Gay's quilt called Boxes and Kathy's called "Strange Fruit", based on the song</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> sung by Nina Simone and others about black bodies hanging from trees in the south.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYEYXUypkhl5gjv5ui-hAZdw7vxw-SvGwkvlIhgcSwmm594Cszuz-3jxXo1oEMu-dutchvEPxcPB8lyqKbIVwVTjUCUVInmSuDY34EEnAZ6es0Ppqit_Y0CGY-CE4wJX0XvwyuaivrMs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1185" data-original-width="2048" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYEYXUypkhl5gjv5ui-hAZdw7vxw-SvGwkvlIhgcSwmm594Cszuz-3jxXo1oEMu-dutchvEPxcPB8lyqKbIVwVTjUCUVInmSuDY34EEnAZ6es0Ppqit_Y0CGY-CE4wJX0XvwyuaivrMs/w400-h231/Jeanne+A+and+Jeanne+S.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mine is on the left, entitled, "I'm Just Trying to Fit In" about racial integration in schools in the 70's. On the right is Jeanne S.'s showing the ratio of Blacks to Whites</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> in places she has lived and hopes for the future.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNcdAlVHrHd7cTdkFZBDL8nVDVrNFmr5Kbk3x3eNvJj7sWeIW5H-PMpI5PQCMmBGInpBHAt_bEVdsPMESJRRER-mw8NIkzztvD5O9RJWUQAnZiNQLBi0JrL6cjRM1QFUQYvta2DtK3lo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNcdAlVHrHd7cTdkFZBDL8nVDVrNFmr5Kbk3x3eNvJj7sWeIW5H-PMpI5PQCMmBGInpBHAt_bEVdsPMESJRRER-mw8NIkzztvD5O9RJWUQAnZiNQLBi0JrL6cjRM1QFUQYvta2DtK3lo/w400-h300/IMG_5324.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the left is Paula's Quilt about her growing up in racially mixed Detroit and on the Right is Andi's about Redlining, which is a racial discriminatory practice in which lenders systematically</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> denied loans to people of color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYfjrrfBtBPnSkNjaTY6hxTzaegz9uTaeC4gQRdJDFLJgknbGQmKV4yeUWMrhWCzazQZB1JeHKTKqm5eFDOv5HrppnaWAuNVOSOg641oAjGb_9fORDEGqFJiAK9726L4O43BDNHmpRKw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="2048" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTYfjrrfBtBPnSkNjaTY6hxTzaegz9uTaeC4gQRdJDFLJgknbGQmKV4yeUWMrhWCzazQZB1JeHKTKqm5eFDOv5HrppnaWAuNVOSOg641oAjGb_9fORDEGqFJiAK9726L4O43BDNHmpRKw/w400-h228/Sara+%2526+Jeanne+S.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the left is Sara's, which is a very moving piece regarding the discovery in old family wills, that her ancestors owned slaves for generations. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the right is another one of Jeanne S.'s about Asian Hate.</div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-9367201851429910592021-09-24T09:57:00.001-07:002021-09-24T09:57:39.346-07:00More Sun Printing<p style="text-align: center;"> My good friend Phyllis sun printed over</p><p style="text-align: center;"> a blue and grey lovely printed top which had silver and gold</p><p style="text-align: center;">cranes images. You can see a little bit of one of the crane images</p><p style="text-align: center;"> poking through on the right top corner on the photo below.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiV_gZw89TrZPU2aDNrnXUWn8FugKQ-sMkhyWEDmA_Eo-NOK3iP_1XmAQUi8XcD3ZhJITcCmgfp6MgKHtgR9EXUIFENpo3D3mda6ksNKyOxzJgecoTq-uoztkz8JyaqQuTJ494im8GHg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEiV_gZw89TrZPU2aDNrnXUWn8FugKQ-sMkhyWEDmA_Eo-NOK3iP_1XmAQUi8XcD3ZhJITcCmgfp6MgKHtgR9EXUIFENpo3D3mda6ksNKyOxzJgecoTq-uoztkz8JyaqQuTJ494im8GHg/w400-h300/IMG_5248.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She printed with some of her maiden fern leaves which created a lovely design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see it on the left side of the neck opening in the photo above and</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the photos below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyGci8S_BZ528dbr16yAViNpjmVLClsEcOou4b0k-x_wPnr7PwFrIKaYynOGD6TkOHPLEeQN_qnqoPJHTOOWvWvd6PNGl8rc4JE1DG3MUcb4LQfzbj9kjXl8uXuRYVGeo4xcytejBziA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="377" data-original-width="439" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEyGci8S_BZ528dbr16yAViNpjmVLClsEcOou4b0k-x_wPnr7PwFrIKaYynOGD6TkOHPLEeQN_qnqoPJHTOOWvWvd6PNGl8rc4JE1DG3MUcb4LQfzbj9kjXl8uXuRYVGeo4xcytejBziA/w400-h344/IMG_5246.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmtUV-4911LLJvu4MCMMSgOD_7QJRhhyphenhyphenXlI2aznr-2C7WzNe3v0oEQA53hZabC6_kfliZhgr4cccZuJmuAL-pUimz620TAAQGQdaxGQI7OtjbzuLfX6a_hCCpZEiOznZPn1_zsysOH5I/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="340" data-original-width="386" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmtUV-4911LLJvu4MCMMSgOD_7QJRhhyphenhyphenXlI2aznr-2C7WzNe3v0oEQA53hZabC6_kfliZhgr4cccZuJmuAL-pUimz620TAAQGQdaxGQI7OtjbzuLfX6a_hCCpZEiOznZPn1_zsysOH5I/w400-h353/IMG_5250.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-26286645866557767172021-09-06T16:12:00.000-07:002021-09-06T16:12:42.555-07:00Sun Printing in the Studio Barn<p> Been having fun creating sun prints in the studio barn with my friend Phyllis. </p><p> It's been very hot in Paso Robles lately, which is perfect for making sun prints on fabric.</p><p> I'll post again soon to show how the fabrics turned out.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pgqjeQ_mXNjM-V1MImhiLBRrITRniPL_TX8T2RgULFtUy_tCICsBH055Kmdahz0YLgl7KXGpVSo9ErSatnAx2aUro5BpOTeCTn7nWyjv0lYvDz2qm8Zdcd0BLSJIbtgA0YGEmUM8_B0/" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ee;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-74763485021809617912021-07-31T14:23:00.000-07:002021-07-31T14:23:39.484-07:00New Quilt Finished<p> Just finished a new quilt that I started years ago in a Rosemary Eichorn Class offered by my Almond Country Quilt Guild. The class was on fabric collage and using a multitude of ways to alter your fabric. I'm talking melting it, painting it, tearing it, gluing it, you name it!</p><p><br /></p><p>It's hard to tell in the photo that the clouds are slightly three dimensional, as are the silk roses appliquéd to the painted gold felt. We used a heat gun to distress the acrylic felt and the painted it.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqw-cbQNSu_or8k82FsKXfi8Tq-IicgJA8Py30FRBvgVWhyZ0HDzNEVYiOfQw4jPUzHN5vFGUWpBHT-cdADNNtg1n0dh1Z8kKuBKmnNGPpqmhBg4eR_qylch7Voav2h09F8sMR3SJCjFE/s1239/St.+Joan+of+Arc+Quilt.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1239" data-original-width="969" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqw-cbQNSu_or8k82FsKXfi8Tq-IicgJA8Py30FRBvgVWhyZ0HDzNEVYiOfQw4jPUzHN5vFGUWpBHT-cdADNNtg1n0dh1Z8kKuBKmnNGPpqmhBg4eR_qylch7Voav2h09F8sMR3SJCjFE/w313-h400/St.+Joan+of+Arc+Quilt.jpeg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-19604410407210310922021-07-18T20:30:00.012-07:002021-07-27T07:28:29.775-07:00Ice Dye Fun in the Studio Barn with Friends<p> Recently I had some friends from my Cutting Edge Group come over to do some parfait ice dyeing, which is a process where you stack one piece of fabric over another adding dye and ice to each one and squish them into a container. As the ice melts the fabric get bits of dye from the pieces above and below them. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiG0VggWUYdZYsngYy3qei6aPXrj9r72tXurPYGNeawJiG7I03W3B-iV7CjnFuWD1Mj8HhbGa0AzknL9giZOQR92htkBecIGRm4h14HWcYtojJ55WHEtNkoUDtn1z6WBHJqhQltCOeKEs/s2048/IMG_5156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiG0VggWUYdZYsngYy3qei6aPXrj9r72tXurPYGNeawJiG7I03W3B-iV7CjnFuWD1Mj8HhbGa0AzknL9giZOQR92htkBecIGRm4h14HWcYtojJ55WHEtNkoUDtn1z6WBHJqhQltCOeKEs/s320/IMG_5156.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above is my table with lots of tools and materials and a sample piece.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6Ei8lBuSL0ysShcuqHWwlLEMn-WjrEzcn5U_Kye-HmqPMu0ZPDQUFivdwflL9KTnw17TN3WtCN3gyVRq6pwd12Vjuzkkcd8mPbbGuMePFemGavSzZoPIxjj-3UNwRjZLb1aCRuLkui8/s1629/IMG_5158.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="1629" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ6Ei8lBuSL0ysShcuqHWwlLEMn-WjrEzcn5U_Kye-HmqPMu0ZPDQUFivdwflL9KTnw17TN3WtCN3gyVRq6pwd12Vjuzkkcd8mPbbGuMePFemGavSzZoPIxjj-3UNwRjZLb1aCRuLkui8/s320/IMG_5158.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is a shirt I made for hubby.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZZqI_viRGGY6ITZ5tXLe3yKTs_EVp9HKxoqejufBwn7mvwiykzr6CgbGGMO_mWO1yakLLAiajDcwa2uo1-7ggRbN5u6HyDITzl5wb5g4TmUbAbCn-BUcHeGo1Va7hxb-iCNG8HwL5rc/s1774/IMG_5159.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1774" data-original-width="888" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ZZqI_viRGGY6ITZ5tXLe3yKTs_EVp9HKxoqejufBwn7mvwiykzr6CgbGGMO_mWO1yakLLAiajDcwa2uo1-7ggRbN5u6HyDITzl5wb5g4TmUbAbCn-BUcHeGo1Va7hxb-iCNG8HwL5rc/w200-h400/IMG_5159.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My friend Kate gave me a lovely piece of silk to dye.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQ1Mseqin3eNgW8ndWf5P4ap59BOV6FBorTLpRbGJSgvO7LRDjpV_lmeTcrroRXoVgV4SUKHTZXK-KbBETp_a4bBT-RsOsb5cmryYPq9Mlz3X8DKQIzhzSlEjFlye4rWXtKnpCX9ZrEg/s1421/IMG_5160.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1421" data-original-width="1289" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZQ1Mseqin3eNgW8ndWf5P4ap59BOV6FBorTLpRbGJSgvO7LRDjpV_lmeTcrroRXoVgV4SUKHTZXK-KbBETp_a4bBT-RsOsb5cmryYPq9Mlz3X8DKQIzhzSlEjFlye4rWXtKnpCX9ZrEg/s320/IMG_5160.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Above is a piece I folded and clamped prior to dyeing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoeFY0fwvXcR3vK_7My8I5bC_qUC5HKKMSww6wB58goCpTS1tTB8RKIjEVJBKYXqy0U4WugrEje3mAz3coQsjGYJ0of59YWt8IK6Rm48plLt-ydNUYmbzrLlAyhfzWPdwqWOnYrW5H7A/s1375/IMG_5162.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="1269" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoeFY0fwvXcR3vK_7My8I5bC_qUC5HKKMSww6wB58goCpTS1tTB8RKIjEVJBKYXqy0U4WugrEje3mAz3coQsjGYJ0of59YWt8IK6Rm48plLt-ydNUYmbzrLlAyhfzWPdwqWOnYrW5H7A/w295-h320/IMG_5162.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The piece above was just gently scrunched up and dyed.</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-90029859443611229172021-07-02T15:06:00.005-07:002021-07-02T15:08:49.114-07:00Teaching a New Class on Painting Fabric At Cambria Center for the Arts<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R9uqGKy6rmyMqs5mMsb6ApZF5iBLLMU5tnujl64wUHrO1w57OyiM3ZT6ZMcu1aX6F5X3KFrvXz9aTkyRb150EhF-xWB2YIta-nsrBM1c0Vj_Tuk5RJkzr5iHNnRTObI6KFmsE6J5hh0/s701/screenshot+cambria+class+advertisement.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="529" data-original-width="701" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R9uqGKy6rmyMqs5mMsb6ApZF5iBLLMU5tnujl64wUHrO1w57OyiM3ZT6ZMcu1aX6F5X3KFrvXz9aTkyRb150EhF-xWB2YIta-nsrBM1c0Vj_Tuk5RJkzr5iHNnRTObI6KFmsE6J5hh0/w400-h301/screenshot+cambria+class+advertisement.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-84354290528781215532021-06-26T08:05:00.000-07:002021-06-26T08:05:10.966-07:00More Adventures with Ice Parfait Dyeing<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> A couple days ago I did more experimenting with ice dyeing. Most ice dyeing instructions tell you to soak the fabric in soda ash solution for 15 to 30 minutes. That's fine if you are doing it yourself, but if you are doing an ice dye class or party, it makes it difficult for everyone to find their piece of fabric in the bucket, if there are 10 more in there. So I introduced the soda ash after sprinkling the dye powder on it. <p></p><p>I used two kinds of fabric, a bright, white Kona cloth and a light weight, linen-like, mystery fabric that I found in a drawer.</p><p>Below are pictures of each, with the Kona cloth one on top.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ2mQW4R7pRORVU2jNsQbK-ipsetbrLMGhSSxpqQbc7cT5CBdlROHqIJh6k54dPJUGXBBCZcdpvobr3fdlibMYDI00wTS5uKLXQYDzP8PkJAQ8iJATgA6O0ZF8Q6m6ia8WsJyc1aFt4c/s1511/Kona+with+Ice+Dye.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="1340" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuQ2mQW4R7pRORVU2jNsQbK-ipsetbrLMGhSSxpqQbc7cT5CBdlROHqIJh6k54dPJUGXBBCZcdpvobr3fdlibMYDI00wTS5uKLXQYDzP8PkJAQ8iJATgA6O0ZF8Q6m6ia8WsJyc1aFt4c/w355-h400/Kona+with+Ice+Dye.jpg" width="355" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSfIBd8zvyWWVr8_5Iq1-VkLPT_E5exdwWZtWVzqZ2peMzNeHu9YFOdhX0PwNzGq5LearIKyfkxoYQ3ABhw7aNlInYlVHC7gBuXx2HjaMjr_gJd3Xe3J5yS8cFGPq1MjR0K6hm1XGtNo/s1427/Light+weight+linen+like+mystery+fabaric.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1427" data-original-width="1198" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSfIBd8zvyWWVr8_5Iq1-VkLPT_E5exdwWZtWVzqZ2peMzNeHu9YFOdhX0PwNzGq5LearIKyfkxoYQ3ABhw7aNlInYlVHC7gBuXx2HjaMjr_gJd3Xe3J5yS8cFGPq1MjR0K6hm1XGtNo/w336-h400/Light+weight+linen+like+mystery+fabaric.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As you can see the two fabrics took the dye completely different.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Wish I knew what the mystery fabric was, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but alas, I don't. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You need all kinds of fabric, so I'm keeping both, but I like the Kona cloth one more.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-85562865598936110502021-05-21T15:46:00.001-07:002021-05-21T15:46:18.074-07:00Revisiting a Portrait Project<p> In our Cutting Edge Fiber Art Group we set up a Portrait Challenge. For my project, I chose to revisit a portrait of St. Joan of Arc, which I started some years ago in a class taught by Rosemary Eichorn. It's been at least ten years ago that I took the class, if not fifteen. It was a fabulous class where she stressed the importance of playing while creating. She called it PLORK, which is a combination of Play and Work. Play being abstract without a goal and work being more goal oriented, serious and honorable. We used a wide variety of materials. We painted fabric, felt, stabilizers, etc. We heated and melted materials to create more interesting fabrics for our collage.</p><p>Below are two photos of my work in progress. The first one was taken at the end of the day of the workshop. The second one was taken a couple of days ago as I continue to make some changes here and there, with more to come.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPW5dDl4I4pjnSsiNvWSatlg0sVqUitWEp9-zJdficEVmPCNUMCz9BPZDEgv3Jb99nyQov9CyDL3FdNcfefUyTHG_gT7X5MkgUeSTRHRskswr47TbJ0768_vw1FS2q-yXwLlBy9Jzj6A/s2048/Joan+of+Arc+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAPW5dDl4I4pjnSsiNvWSatlg0sVqUitWEp9-zJdficEVmPCNUMCz9BPZDEgv3Jb99nyQov9CyDL3FdNcfefUyTHG_gT7X5MkgUeSTRHRskswr47TbJ0768_vw1FS2q-yXwLlBy9Jzj6A/w300-h400/Joan+of+Arc+Collage.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8K4nBdT4GAFH1Aqhzd5hKCCBC137SgwlyI1Mz7MWkLML8Xc41bFFYCldyAFZVBXOksdNDdoDUHPrd-a_P-F-dig-Vtvr6XiRP78vPXemV3AcovjMJvHHLrWExzZjHOmCuH0sv_Z6bO0/s1885/St.+Joan+of+Arc+Quilt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="1414" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8K4nBdT4GAFH1Aqhzd5hKCCBC137SgwlyI1Mz7MWkLML8Xc41bFFYCldyAFZVBXOksdNDdoDUHPrd-a_P-F-dig-Vtvr6XiRP78vPXemV3AcovjMJvHHLrWExzZjHOmCuH0sv_Z6bO0/w300-h400/St.+Joan+of+Arc+Quilt.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I plan to add some clouds at the bottom of the arch, and under her feet. The image is from a painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, painted in 1854 titled "Jeanne d'Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII." It's very baroque looking and one can never have too much gold</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and other ornamentation in this style, can they?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-29674021737202603972021-04-30T14:24:00.001-07:002021-04-30T14:24:58.515-07:00Painting on Fabric Using Shibori and More<p style="text-align: center;"> Painting Party in the Studio</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQysgKs2ri0IcUEuHv53WPUlYmmnh68ljVx5vsKwf2BED-ZViDAsbWdej7uRc9nhTNWlieWA7rTmSHN3IyAX2YGWdV78Wckm1A5WacV24DHVfvV5O4c_V4Hh3mdmmDSsRqIOd1XRmQ6NA/s2048/IMG_E4970.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1426" data-original-width="2048" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQysgKs2ri0IcUEuHv53WPUlYmmnh68ljVx5vsKwf2BED-ZViDAsbWdej7uRc9nhTNWlieWA7rTmSHN3IyAX2YGWdV78Wckm1A5WacV24DHVfvV5O4c_V4Hh3mdmmDSsRqIOd1XRmQ6NA/w400-h279/IMG_E4970.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My quilt circle met in person (WOW) in my studio/barn to create some fun fabrics using fabric paints and a variety of techniques as you can see in the examples above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLwvxP2QL0mpx9lunGjnCba5aIbaZTvHQtzjKkl3tAu10MtBj5rJu8w2KJ3-ttI8iF64X5-7dbYw1fLUAuz1kzKtsnN6o0xwYyUydflPsDyCv-xSTXKqsT98pd0PYKevX4Uquj8RFfUs/s2048/IMG_4966.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsLwvxP2QL0mpx9lunGjnCba5aIbaZTvHQtzjKkl3tAu10MtBj5rJu8w2KJ3-ttI8iF64X5-7dbYw1fLUAuz1kzKtsnN6o0xwYyUydflPsDyCv-xSTXKqsT98pd0PYKevX4Uquj8RFfUs/w400-h300/IMG_4966.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My new rose bush produced this beauty last week.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I love all the variety of values contained on this one flower!</div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-24909796806159777772021-03-12T15:05:00.001-08:002021-03-12T15:05:34.882-08:00New Art Quilt Top<p> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Just finished a new art quilt top. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tvKLTX7gfwRPpdUptijHrEfvR-O7XXzVhLH14vzKeOSs8sj-gpbyX5Ma8V3hTwJ_wjG91pUbotbk1JuZ_SNSZCTkDaMNqulRZWTRv-XdxiG3Zd_ncbvOmoQNE70J1Qe2fRQPSRmDI6E/s1380/IMG_4869+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1380" data-original-width="1187" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1tvKLTX7gfwRPpdUptijHrEfvR-O7XXzVhLH14vzKeOSs8sj-gpbyX5Ma8V3hTwJ_wjG91pUbotbk1JuZ_SNSZCTkDaMNqulRZWTRv-XdxiG3Zd_ncbvOmoQNE70J1Qe2fRQPSRmDI6E/w172-h200/IMG_4869+%25281%2529.jpg" width="172" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had a lot of fun making this one. I did not have a plan and just 'winged it' as I went along. I loved working with the complementary color scheme and using improv cutting techniques.</div><br /><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-25037892872183847912021-02-28T18:58:00.000-08:002021-02-28T18:58:26.264-08:00Fun With Improv Quilting Techniques<p style="text-align: center;"> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Here's a photo of what's on my design wall now. I've been having great fun using modern improv techniques to slice and dice commercial fabrics as well as my own printed and painted fabrics to design this latest quilt. Have tried a wonky log cabin block, a checkerboard and one of my very favorite techniques, the skinny inserted line technique.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8OIfFWhNVPMlhBSBZMew5A6pdisnLEp3w0adbv8DVLVQ3YQOBCH6lvG-6RLutB-QJVK4PQjIaFKCiQZZKiaDx4WJ_wWxqMWJtSDlXA4l-WNlJt4yLT6lFdcXcBxunVsSj7XldWePFq4/s628/IMG_4858+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="507" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr8OIfFWhNVPMlhBSBZMew5A6pdisnLEp3w0adbv8DVLVQ3YQOBCH6lvG-6RLutB-QJVK4PQjIaFKCiQZZKiaDx4WJ_wWxqMWJtSDlXA4l-WNlJt4yLT6lFdcXcBxunVsSj7XldWePFq4/w324-h400/IMG_4858+%25281%2529.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-84329508036559823452021-02-22T15:54:00.000-08:002021-02-22T15:54:01.569-08:00Adding More Pattern to Painted Fabrics<p> <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span> I decided to add more pattern to the painted fabrics I made last week. These fabrics are to use in the modern improv quilt that I have started, so I carefully mixed colors that will complement the ones already in the quilt. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrT2Tn2u89ldxUzcq20Jef4ANqiPKjb1ATHtL_tqppCJkvUyHCJopSHqWCLryCXX33O6ipuQNW2DRFVCyTdmUfwK7lCmaBeysWvvaH1k5adIMRxouDBBYJ116NSs3TFq6FqjAbnBbrRGk/s640/IMG_4830.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="640" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrT2Tn2u89ldxUzcq20Jef4ANqiPKjb1ATHtL_tqppCJkvUyHCJopSHqWCLryCXX33O6ipuQNW2DRFVCyTdmUfwK7lCmaBeysWvvaH1k5adIMRxouDBBYJ116NSs3TFq6FqjAbnBbrRGk/w400-h375/IMG_4830.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I used a stencil for the one above. It's actually a piece of plastic</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> used for catching leaves in your roof gutter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyy9hyphenhyphen2y2wvHFbG7QeblPcxeDiR74Xuf6jd19eTBFb1XL-3t2YrlXuvflnIKYXH2qj5xxodKCKDVH842Igs9ZymEBuEDwhzmnzn38qUfRfX6sSOhFgjBn4PAE5CPjbX5DJkzQbCo6NSM/s640/IMG_4831.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="640" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMyy9hyphenhyphen2y2wvHFbG7QeblPcxeDiR74Xuf6jd19eTBFb1XL-3t2YrlXuvflnIKYXH2qj5xxodKCKDVH842Igs9ZymEBuEDwhzmnzn38qUfRfX6sSOhFgjBn4PAE5CPjbX5DJkzQbCo6NSM/w400-h335/IMG_4831.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the one above I used a stamp.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrqmjWlZYlmrBB7T-CbmjlcThMRv7-zDbPJ743OhiR-2AZwZq14SKhXFTSZA9st6iok2uOplXSoM4QZJ0lf-VC8LLqYhpQqHbFYa2p-HkfoLzoT70ELgVfN3D7zhCYjqoYUeUGs5A-Ts/s640/IMG_4832.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="515" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrqmjWlZYlmrBB7T-CbmjlcThMRv7-zDbPJ743OhiR-2AZwZq14SKhXFTSZA9st6iok2uOplXSoM4QZJ0lf-VC8LLqYhpQqHbFYa2p-HkfoLzoT70ELgVfN3D7zhCYjqoYUeUGs5A-Ts/w323-h400/IMG_4832.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the one above I used a roller stamp with squiggly lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcMKHB_VuwkLkZBvlsoUHI3dBPoPLobpDVrRcAz1dtXDW66O0jdzn-fzGTqVBB2iAxiTZahQwwE-liRaQoRqCKLrFnia2niVimhCyyJIVWFHMMiPBHKv1NvRB8AsP9YjG9ierZ5jHJNc/s640/IMG_4833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="489" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpcMKHB_VuwkLkZBvlsoUHI3dBPoPLobpDVrRcAz1dtXDW66O0jdzn-fzGTqVBB2iAxiTZahQwwE-liRaQoRqCKLrFnia2niVimhCyyJIVWFHMMiPBHKv1NvRB8AsP9YjG9ierZ5jHJNc/w305-h400/IMG_4833.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the one above, I placed a rubber silicone hot pad under the fabric</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and rolled ink on top using a spongy roller.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-84636788088754537042021-02-15T15:08:00.001-08:002021-02-15T15:09:43.574-08:00Painted and Printed Fabric Fun<p> Had a great time in my studio barn this weekend creating more fabrics to use in my latest art quilt. I needed some more turquoise and orange fabrics. So I decided to create some.</p><p><br /></p><p> <span> <span> </span></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJ0uPwXpQCD1smP-PAO1aP9hWbdJymXLV0a0j-4x51I9XB_XyE4TzcUG9a2yWzbg9ukAUnVrRdds3uK7QyD5xQJ5RcrA4hb3Mv0R0RmXYWdrLyUr3_xX1ysMNcrDjMDw1vaam-dJhYhc/s640/IMG_4813.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAJ0uPwXpQCD1smP-PAO1aP9hWbdJymXLV0a0j-4x51I9XB_XyE4TzcUG9a2yWzbg9ukAUnVrRdds3uK7QyD5xQJ5RcrA4hb3Mv0R0RmXYWdrLyUr3_xX1ysMNcrDjMDw1vaam-dJhYhc/w400-h300/IMG_4813.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> Here is my work station where I was mixing just the right colors.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqphlljmnmSw4wyBJiqs7g2i8_toj2q3QguohPq569rLYdYXvoyItzEn4Th6V9OlpOxjnvzkirx6nWLQ_c02EznXA7Ttw5OpGnGUmTxZC_zAQ0RRD38O73F9mBp1wSkdtc35ryhAG_vtQ/s640/IMG_4817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> <span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqphlljmnmSw4wyBJiqs7g2i8_toj2q3QguohPq569rLYdYXvoyItzEn4Th6V9OlpOxjnvzkirx6nWLQ_c02EznXA7Ttw5OpGnGUmTxZC_zAQ0RRD38O73F9mBp1wSkdtc35ryhAG_vtQ/w400-h300/IMG_4817.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p> Here are all the pieces with paint applied and drying.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtKbBlNFQHDWBaSNr5CpX_eYknTvrq7tJq0RUl2tGSmw2eACbjlQGULccqKK0qBWr_QjiSeDI-RLsmd2byPr1Jj-KtmckckGFcPvEqGUnh8TWX0P6nJ3MZXJMydtXvtp1Sej4ayv0WX4/s640/IMG_4818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="619" data-original-width="640" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOtKbBlNFQHDWBaSNr5CpX_eYknTvrq7tJq0RUl2tGSmw2eACbjlQGULccqKK0qBWr_QjiSeDI-RLsmd2byPr1Jj-KtmckckGFcPvEqGUnh8TWX0P6nJ3MZXJMydtXvtp1Sej4ayv0WX4/w400-h388/IMG_4818.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This piece was painted and then scrunched up.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykZ-yGYFIiglMT72Bv1pBzr3f1pObvGdCt4_V37I7qTeajtQKbN1kOq3IGeFakHqAj40RdiYJnoDCep8kmWP5cCcgZmKWgWuVandOCr6mSniHmkdGZAMjCwu-YGSS8Bu0FH3aBvWTPP4/s640/IMG_4819.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="528" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykZ-yGYFIiglMT72Bv1pBzr3f1pObvGdCt4_V37I7qTeajtQKbN1kOq3IGeFakHqAj40RdiYJnoDCep8kmWP5cCcgZmKWgWuVandOCr6mSniHmkdGZAMjCwu-YGSS8Bu0FH3aBvWTPP4/s320/IMG_4819.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This piece was done use Arashi Shibori technique.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxKXXANhvAAN7n7gHsdWggpGWyXNFLANvtph0niQ7hZTW8NclVzDIF6rLclLAwoscXvL7CdWs0X3qs-nBEqqL9flwJRVP2OI-A-TaTOHKeggMbX0WVzBZc6vLHMzuap9XCSQ0JaIYNJA/s640/IMG_4822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="531" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxKXXANhvAAN7n7gHsdWggpGWyXNFLANvtph0niQ7hZTW8NclVzDIF6rLclLAwoscXvL7CdWs0X3qs-nBEqqL9flwJRVP2OI-A-TaTOHKeggMbX0WVzBZc6vLHMzuap9XCSQ0JaIYNJA/s320/IMG_4822.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This piece was accordion folded.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsRGGx_fGtlrZ3uyuNORkbLCnmmftej5PE9Mz8MV9EaR7ttCFBbo6olqfNEtHPDv2OFUJ642bNZ5HLECQf7vUezHtcrKCATuK5b7wpRzcn2j7uqGc6V-z3wk5qahLfnglf7erYaKY5wU/s640/IMG_4823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="506" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsRGGx_fGtlrZ3uyuNORkbLCnmmftej5PE9Mz8MV9EaR7ttCFBbo6olqfNEtHPDv2OFUJ642bNZ5HLECQf7vUezHtcrKCATuK5b7wpRzcn2j7uqGc6V-z3wk5qahLfnglf7erYaKY5wU/s320/IMG_4823.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The one above and below were painted and then scrunched up</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and some rock salt was added.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SjTOB-6SPyPol2vd2dhFHFH_pLjUjPXmJAvDr_UQKrebbGdYcVuvgNRXrW68MbuC90Orkfw2Fc6lS7NZehVT5azao5sgMKNh-cnogyYUz6E-WffSbtg6sPVgknryUrMuNzQ92GJvy4w/s640/IMG_4826.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="602" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3SjTOB-6SPyPol2vd2dhFHFH_pLjUjPXmJAvDr_UQKrebbGdYcVuvgNRXrW68MbuC90Orkfw2Fc6lS7NZehVT5azao5sgMKNh-cnogyYUz6E-WffSbtg6sPVgknryUrMuNzQ92GJvy4w/s320/IMG_4826.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUS1NwcsQVAxolvcOqZb-wUmH_Eu4-QsQO8VgaVJsmWMaX2b-GcaVsVQV7TcS0sEeYHfR3FNfS_Q7h7fN_0i1Unf316Z5JUP1mRchTXyyKnURdxMO72rqTJo6lp3npW26nPzQJ_fTVL8/s640/IMG_4827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="532" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinUS1NwcsQVAxolvcOqZb-wUmH_Eu4-QsQO8VgaVJsmWMaX2b-GcaVsVQV7TcS0sEeYHfR3FNfS_Q7h7fN_0i1Unf316Z5JUP1mRchTXyyKnURdxMO72rqTJo6lp3npW26nPzQJ_fTVL8/s320/IMG_4827.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The one above was done using arashi shibori technique</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">with a twist.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-88259626478153882192021-01-24T07:52:00.003-08:002021-01-24T07:52:42.114-08:00On the Design Wall Now<p> It's been awhile since I last posted on my blog. After finishing the crocheted fabric purse, I just wasn't feeling very motivated and in a funk due to all the negative stuff going on in our country. And, why bother making quilts that I can't show anywhere. Why bother dying more fabric, when I am running out of room storing the fabric I've already created? </p><p>But then the urge to create struck again and here's what's up on my design wall now. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMm0cOlCHzmu_F3FWvRGJKY-pKOa-qhFpKLM8BpVK5tDAsmaiUPySwRvqc2K_2DJkL0raM4Y8_9rgZEGnfHHb9p8JBWWrhL5v8LCq90TPurGIcHqO20j69BYbD4HHtayhgb5bjyaZgek/s640/IMG_4768.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="579" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyMm0cOlCHzmu_F3FWvRGJKY-pKOa-qhFpKLM8BpVK5tDAsmaiUPySwRvqc2K_2DJkL0raM4Y8_9rgZEGnfHHb9p8JBWWrhL5v8LCq90TPurGIcHqO20j69BYbD4HHtayhgb5bjyaZgek/w363-h400/IMG_4768.jpg" width="363" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-85796408217723228652020-12-26T11:33:00.000-08:002020-12-26T11:33:49.145-08:00Finished Crocheted Fabric Strips Purse<p> Yesterday I finished my crocheted fabric strips purse. This is the second one I've made. It has been a good COVID project because I could just grab my bag of supplies and tools and sit outside with different folks to enjoy catching up with them in a socially distanced manner. Due to the repetitive quality of crocheting or knitting a large rectangle, it is a relaxing activity. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9B6tsbMHppAdALdmVV1JHuYT40fAYEekqMwa-hAGVvJJyTfW6UFISU1bXTwE1B2Imyt2lslMLJ-jtKWGb0h-Fl-2GbTrrSuZNfKfpV6tSJ4C6URs1e487Z6LYZhEgNBZjwGqN9EhWOwI/s640/IMG_4733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9B6tsbMHppAdALdmVV1JHuYT40fAYEekqMwa-hAGVvJJyTfW6UFISU1bXTwE1B2Imyt2lslMLJ-jtKWGb0h-Fl-2GbTrrSuZNfKfpV6tSJ4C6URs1e487Z6LYZhEgNBZjwGqN9EhWOwI/w300-h400/IMG_4733.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's fully lined with a inner pocket. The step is done in macrame with cotton cord. I hadn't done any any macrame in twenty some years, but it came right back to me and was enjoyable to do. Below is a picture of the back side of the purse.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd_IAZ6R-6Q-UiiTbkEe_XxZ2ytIwk_qfykaNHl5WasgRDApirKT3CCHdXVHQip2eLU1zgmYwZqzrDLZzLvfUWsSPfP5NfkEck_-RaPTcGg_Bp4ZMNuqqt_TJDkiDxtf6PokFAN1D8L0/s640/IMG_4732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="418" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUd_IAZ6R-6Q-UiiTbkEe_XxZ2ytIwk_qfykaNHl5WasgRDApirKT3CCHdXVHQip2eLU1zgmYwZqzrDLZzLvfUWsSPfP5NfkEck_-RaPTcGg_Bp4ZMNuqqt_TJDkiDxtf6PokFAN1D8L0/w261-h400/IMG_4732.jpg" width="261" /></a></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-43612194300788112722020-12-12T13:34:00.002-08:002020-12-12T13:34:50.655-08:00Crocheted Purse from Leftover Quilt Fabrics<p>As with many quilters, I end up with mass quantities of leftover fabrics that are too small to fold up and store, but too nice to throw away. I use them for making greeting cards and for crocheting purses, etc. For the purse I'm making now, I ripped strips from fabrics I've had forever, that don't interest me all that much any more. After crocheting them together, I needed to block the 'new fabric' because it was a bit 'wonky'. So here is my soon to be new purse stretched out on installation styrofoam drying and being stretch to a uniform size. It's been one of those nice projects to keep handy in a bag and grab when I'm going out to sit and visit in the park with my friends social distancing during the pandemic.</p><p>Now I need to find some strong black upholstery trim to make the handle. Have been looking online but to no avail so far. We used to have two fabric/craft stores in San Luis Obispo that would have carried some but both are closed now. Might need to dye up some cotton canvas to use instead.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyp-fn2HULDryRH8FaenxMqCicCiQeQMninHjpB0ZBit0__0K0OPL73CJRmvnNERp-tk2O3YflrN4YHY4YRT5SLSs6vGjinwmRBFhYGaC5Vs48P0FUZbvam9damIx9R3dzzyteNK9GqM/s640/IMG_4697.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="356" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisyp-fn2HULDryRH8FaenxMqCicCiQeQMninHjpB0ZBit0__0K0OPL73CJRmvnNERp-tk2O3YflrN4YHY4YRT5SLSs6vGjinwmRBFhYGaC5Vs48P0FUZbvam9damIx9R3dzzyteNK9GqM/w223-h400/IMG_4697.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-69605554282919559742020-11-30T16:26:00.001-08:002020-11-30T16:26:11.512-08:00Fabric Christmas Cards<p> Decided to play around with my many fabric scraps and make some Christmas cards. I glued scraps of fabric together on top of wax paper using gel medium and allowed them to dry. Next I cut Christmas tree shapes from the glued fabric strips. I cut sheet music that I bought at a thrift store many years ago for collage purposes and glued the fabric tree to that. Then it was glued to pre-made blank cards that I've had for years.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was kind of fun to work in a different way and to make cards from materials I had. Sometimes I can't believe all the 'stuff' I have. I know many crafters and quilters like that. I don't want anything for Christmas this year (except for COVID to disappear). We've asked our children to not buy us anything this Christmas and to instead give to the local food bank or another worthy charity.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwWCtM9DZ5cq1E9uyxzB_-jGF7qizE6H9kkqDpoqF3VqTeGngbYzen1jrgBDT0ZcCsZXGCIhZmkWLn9Xodvnzb5eg2ICWpNAYOFWXL_o7E3K1j1MStJgojb2HD-C1oFh9aH_36O0u7Ds/s640/IMG_4687+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="321" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwWCtM9DZ5cq1E9uyxzB_-jGF7qizE6H9kkqDpoqF3VqTeGngbYzen1jrgBDT0ZcCsZXGCIhZmkWLn9Xodvnzb5eg2ICWpNAYOFWXL_o7E3K1j1MStJgojb2HD-C1oFh9aH_36O0u7Ds/w200-h400/IMG_4687+%25281%2529.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOmJfB3oz6Nrv-2Vxu0VKuV5bnKWeMHaYZls4LW7XuzFbFgmJh2evky8CcCG3dvtVAaeaGIQIgi9xYU9k8L-58dEUc9WjDbCeN3l-U0T8q6VHFELc4p4geC3BnflvrDLtzN_Bo-q7AfY/s633/IMG_4690+%25281%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="461" data-original-width="633" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHOmJfB3oz6Nrv-2Vxu0VKuV5bnKWeMHaYZls4LW7XuzFbFgmJh2evky8CcCG3dvtVAaeaGIQIgi9xYU9k8L-58dEUc9WjDbCeN3l-U0T8q6VHFELc4p4geC3BnflvrDLtzN_Bo-q7AfY/w400-h291/IMG_4690+%25281%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-39719643388533859162020-11-12T15:04:00.000-08:002020-11-12T15:04:15.574-08:00Ice Dyeing <p> A few days ago I had some more fun with ice dyeing. It was a beautiful fall day and I hadn't been out to my lovely studio barn in awhile. The shirt below had been dyed previously and also had some stencil painting done on it, but I was still not crazy about it. The colors came out so intense. I love it now! </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoYaBnMblEh6GyHx4FRH9MrFQAl9Tmo_afQ52NxnCncFfH9OWHUBVCtzMeAiubUYrGutlMM8vtT8akwhZrkvzFds_Gp8s5zfuMaSFgWz6BA8V-El9ZylDy4y03fiY-jgJ6Y-RHzEF-3c/s1280/IMG_4660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1199" data-original-width="1280" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqoYaBnMblEh6GyHx4FRH9MrFQAl9Tmo_afQ52NxnCncFfH9OWHUBVCtzMeAiubUYrGutlMM8vtT8akwhZrkvzFds_Gp8s5zfuMaSFgWz6BA8V-El9ZylDy4y03fiY-jgJ6Y-RHzEF-3c/w400-h375/IMG_4660.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I try to swim three times a week at an outdoor pool to help with my back pain. It's been a little bit chilly lately getting in and especially out of the pool so I bought a white terry cloth robe to keep me warm. You know me, I couldn't keep all that fabric just plain white! It was a little bit challenging working with this amount of thick, wet fabric. I'm very pleased with the end result. I feel like I'm wearing Joseph's multi-colored coat! It's lovely to wrap up in after getting out of the pool.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPSOOAx3O127-zoCTodBUBN3EBoxL2dnMRYFXUllypsCCUUX4E7vWHrnTaub_HiwpZNbJ-bsCCh_F-qA3iL0mSop9dDVCKzh_7VnCIRJM7c7_IBNC4ZHiARlPcV2mhIoDhkbZCmJ98Ho/s1280/IMG_4667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="874" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNPSOOAx3O127-zoCTodBUBN3EBoxL2dnMRYFXUllypsCCUUX4E7vWHrnTaub_HiwpZNbJ-bsCCh_F-qA3iL0mSop9dDVCKzh_7VnCIRJM7c7_IBNC4ZHiARlPcV2mhIoDhkbZCmJ98Ho/w437-h640/IMG_4667.jpg" width="437" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-60322241612790107082020-10-24T13:46:00.001-07:002020-10-25T07:36:17.876-07:00Finished Sewing New Quilt top<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I Just finished sewing together all the blocks for my challenge quilt. I belong to an art quilting group called Cutting Edge and we decided to make quilts to show our own personal journey with racism. I wrote about this in my last blog post, with a picture and explanation of the center block. Some of the pictures are from my senior yearbook which gives you an idea of how</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> few Black girls were 'integrated' into our school. About sixteen into 850 some White girls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It couldn't have been easy for them, to say the least. For me, it was the first time </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I had ever met or talked to a Black person. I had seen Black people when we went to downtown Milwaukee to see our dentist or go shopping. But there were no Black people in our neighborhood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the 2020/2021 school year, Divine Savior/Holy Angels</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> reports that 28% of the students are students of color.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfP9ipVGCZlZA9Xo0rT5oM1ggGifNnM13LuFnqdTOVy_LX6PcX9FtcPG1NQ6-4mA89w2KM9SLuTpSkHD7kkZctuBnccmTYnmWWKVc8MvOjtJmq-J4LlF8j-4Q5ju7jtu3dVeNbw8Uk7M/s1280/IMG_4646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfP9ipVGCZlZA9Xo0rT5oM1ggGifNnM13LuFnqdTOVy_LX6PcX9FtcPG1NQ6-4mA89w2KM9SLuTpSkHD7kkZctuBnccmTYnmWWKVc8MvOjtJmq-J4LlF8j-4Q5ju7jtu3dVeNbw8Uk7M/w394-h400/IMG_4646.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other pictures show some of the many marches and protests of those times. There's even a picture of National Guard tanks on the streets of Milwaukee from the summer of 1967. Although that is considered the 'summer of love' it was also the summer of hate and discrimination in Milwaukee and other cities. There were 199 consecutive days and nights of marches to protest unfair housing practices (Redlining) and school bussing and segregation. Fr. Groppi was one of the leaders of the protests.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pictures are courtesy of the Milwaukee Journal, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wisconsin Black Historical Society, Milwaukee Public Library</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and the Milwaukee Journal /Sentinel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As time went on and I lived in other areas of the world and country I had Black coworkers, friends, and boyfriends. I currently live in a county where Blacks make up only 2% and Latinos 23%.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Wauwatosa where I grew up is currently 86% white with 5% black. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319564931862273066.post-79036911804285822352020-10-13T14:31:00.001-07:002020-10-24T12:48:56.906-07:00New Quilt Challenge<p> It's been a while since I last posted anything. I've been busy working on a new quilt for a challenge from my Cutting Edge group. The topic being, My Personal Journey with Racism. This challenge has been very thought provoking, to say the least.</p><p> I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At the age of five, our family moved to Wauwatosa, a suburb of Milwaukee. You might have noticed that Wisconsin, especially Kenosha and Wauwatosa, have been in the news lately for all the wrong reasons. There have been a couple of what appears to be racially motivated incidents of police killing young Black men. <span style="text-align: center;">The September 24th New York Times reported that Milwaukee is among the most racially segregated counties in the United States. </span></p><p> After grade school, I attended Divine Savior High School. Sixteen courageous black girls entered Divine Savior-Holy Angels high school in September of 1969. They 'integrated' into the 850 some white girls.There were four Black girls to approximately 220 white girls in each of the four grade levels.They came from Holy Angels High School which was located in the 'inner city' of Milwaukee. The two schools merged that year due to decreasing enrollments at both schools and a decrease in the number of teaching nuns. </p><p> One day in religion class, Gwen, one of the Black girls was drawing on her hand with white chalk. When Sr. Mary Margaret asked her, "Gwen, what are you doing?" She responded, "I'm just trying to fit in Sister." That really struck me and still does. What was it like for these girls to be so outnumbered by white girls?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga0YQzbhpfusH1GC0HspaknbkLSLEmP3HMnz-zTxFj_zF6TvG1X36gMPUVsiLCEdEBVbFxeX_LMEmx6WVw_PtmVdsPvpwWO_8Z-DOWtSViFdpu2EkAAKG5TIHSIA-57_wS080dbtAIfs/s1280/IMG_4597.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1087" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhga0YQzbhpfusH1GC0HspaknbkLSLEmP3HMnz-zTxFj_zF6TvG1X36gMPUVsiLCEdEBVbFxeX_LMEmx6WVw_PtmVdsPvpwWO_8Z-DOWtSViFdpu2EkAAKG5TIHSIA-57_wS080dbtAIfs/w401-h476/IMG_4597.jpg" width="401" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm still working on assembling some of the other blocks for this quilt, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">but thought I'd post a picture of this one. My husband photographed my hands in the position above, showing one hand drawing on the other with chalk. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then used Photoshop to modify the photo. The writing in the background was hand lettered</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and printed to organza, then fused to the photo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Jeanne Airdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15746814498209738383noreply@blogger.com0