Putting it together!!!

 I really dread the idea of putting my "Crazy Art Quilt" together!!!  The thought of it terrifies me..... so in the interest of procrastination I made some motifs that people had asked me to make.  The first one is gold, the second is chocolate (tortoise shell sequins) and the third is red.  The pictures of the second two just would not cooperate and rotate in an upright position.

Just to prove to you all that I have indeed been working on my project I have put a 1/4 inch pipping all around then I added a 4" green sashing piped on the outside with the same gold.  The black lace I bought eons ago at Delectable Mountain Cloth is going over the green.  I have one more side to go.   The colors look "blah" in  the pictures but I think it is going to look really pretty!!!   at least I hope sooooo!             

Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful Memorial Day!!!! 

Crazy Art Quilt

This week was spent walking around the Brimfield Flea/Antique Market and I got some treasures!!  The sequins in the first circle were found on Monday at the vintage textile show in Sturbridge MA.  The second table I came to had a this pile of wonderful sequins.  They are about  5mm crinkly maroon (although they may look orange in the picture) and I believe they have gold leaf sprinkled on them...  I couldn't resist!!!!!!   They were just in time to adorn one of the last three circles.  I replaced what I had originally done and added them.

Sorry for the lint ... the velvet I used in the squiggles around the circle does a lot of shedding.  I also found the pink size 15 faceted steel cut metal beads I used in my chop on Monday.  These are the last 3 circles!!! 

Crazy Art Quit

At the Adventure in Crazy Quilting in CT last month Susan Elliott took some pictures of my quilt and I would like to share them with you all...

 

  

 

 

Thank you Susan for the wonderful pictures...  

I have just been asked and agreeded to teach a class in Tambour hook next year....   I will have a link to the class and other events as soon as everything is firmed up.

Crazy Art Quilting

I just have the ribbon flowers to do and I will be done with another corner.  I found a curious shell

bracelet at Joanne Fabric so I cut off  the elastic, and  I used them as a circle in the center filling them  with tiny drop beads.  Then I got crazy with the large ruffle shape sequins and walah!!   In the very center I used some velvet rickrak to make a flower (learned form Sharon Boggins and Allie Aller).

 Update on the yellow one.  I wasn't happy with it so I made some changes.  Took off the ribbon, added tiny beads around the center motif, blanket stitched the velvet.  blah blah blah

The purple is still my favorite... I added a few hot fix among the sequins in the background to give it  a little punch.   I am starting to talk to these things!!!                                       

Crazy Art Quilting ...

Well its taken some time to get back into the swing of things.  A few more circles are done.  The gold was inspired by the braid and the butterflys.

I love the mother of pearl leaves.  A find from Brimfield Flea Market.

I bought some of the delicious hand dyed velvet that Susan Elliott sold at the CQ Adventure in CT.  It is called Dye Candy sold on line Etsy.  The yellow is still under construction.  The fuzz you see if from the velvet... I have to clean it up a little.

 

The purple circle is also done using the same velvet (I bought it in all the colors she had!!). 

The inspiration for the flowers cut from the velvet was from the class I took with Allie Aller. 
After I cut the flowers out I edged them with tiny # 15 beads.

The silver one is all about wanting to use the large half circle vintage nail heads.

Well I have about 4 more to go before the last two corners are done!!  Then the fun of assembly begins!

Crazy Quilt Adventure

And so... it ends so quickly after waiting soooooo long for it  to begin!!!!!
Sharon Boggins three day class April 3,4,and 5 and the Adventure in Crazy Quilting
April 7,8,9,and 10.   

Every day there was a goodies waiting in your place in the classroom.

This is an example of one of the motif swaps... Thank you Gerry!!!  A beautiful hand painted vintage pearl button.

here's my name tag

Exhaustion prevails!!!  It was an honor to be in the presence of and learn so much from these great teachers...To name very few of the things we did-- how to stack a seam treatment, make some great flowers, and paint on velvet!!                                                                                                             

Yippee and hats off to, Sharon Boggons, Betty Pillsbury and Allie Aller.                                     

And of course a big THANK YOU to the mover and shaker.. great organizer, gracious and generous hostess the one and only Maureen Greeson.                                                

We think she is gonna organize another Adventure next year so don't make any plans for April 2012!!

P.S. I even got up in front of these gals and gave a mini talk on me me me (ha ha)..   Susan Elliott took loads of pictures of my new crazy art quilt and I am waiting with baited breath to see them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

Crazy Art Quilting

I had several questions as to the layout of my quilt so I have attached the center motif and just pinned on the flowers.  The  bottom two corners are in progress.                                     

 Here are a few of the circles I have completed for the two lower corners.

 Actually this project will be on hold until The Adventure in Crazy Quilting and Sharon Boggins 3 day class are over - about mid April.  I would be so excited if I didn't have so so much to do to get ready.  I signed up for a motif swap and I finally finished 10 motifs.  Here's a peak...................