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Saturday, April 23, 2011

It was a beautiful day!

The sun finally made an appearance today and it was warm!  I was going to continue to work on my row robin quilt - quilting it for the FMQ Challenge, but the sun convinced me to do something else. 
I've had this idea in the back of my head for quite some time - ever since I saw this quilt that Emma did, and have enjoyed watching various artists create zentangles,.  Now I'm no doodler, but I find them really intriguing, so I thought I would try out this idea I've had.
It started with a sketch
sorry about the poor quality of the pic

which I transferred to my fabric, selected my threads, and got started.


Various threads later, the sun was still looking a little pale,

so I pulled out my holographic gold sliver. 


That adds some nice sparkle! 


Time to work on the sky!


While I wasn't having any issues as I was quilting the sun, even with the sliver, the sky thread keeps giving me grief!  Several needles and re-threading later, this is where I've gotten too.  Time to call it a day!

Sunny Days so far

Not sure what the weather will bring tomorrow, but I'm going to a VMQG sew in, so I'll be quite content!


Happy quilting!
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13 comments:

  1. Helen in the UKApril 24, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    Amazing work!! Found you through the Flickr group Modern Quilting stitches :)

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  2. JoanApril 24, 2011 at 12:59 AM

    Oh - now THAT is beautiful!! What a great work!! WHat will the finished size be??

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  3. MaggiApril 24, 2011 at 1:26 AM

    Lovely piece. Have you seen Pauline Barnes' work? She does a lot on plain fabric adding colour with stitch alone. http://www.paulinebarnesquilts.co.uk/

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  4. DesleyApril 24, 2011 at 4:14 AM

    Stunning, and very artistic. I look forward to seeing more.

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  5. BethApril 24, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    WOW! Words fail me. That is just so amazing. Looks awesome.

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  6. corinaApril 24, 2011 at 1:31 PM

    Wow! I love your design and the quilting is gor-ge-ous! Can't wait to see more of your work.

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  7. GinaApril 24, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    Beautiful quilting!

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  8. PoppyprintApril 24, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    As my friend Lynne would say, Oh! My giddy Aunt! Unbelievable. I can't quite fathom that you just sat down and accomplished this in an afternoon.

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  9. dutchcomfortApril 25, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    This is such gorgeous quilting! FMQ for 14 days in a row will make you an even better pro!!

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  10. RenateApril 26, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    What can I say? O..M...G!!!!!! the control you have of your FMQ is stunning!

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  11. EmmaApril 26, 2011 at 9:31 AM

    This looks absolutely fantastic!

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  12. felicityApril 26, 2011 at 3:36 PM

    Holy cow, so amazingly beautiful, Janet!!

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  13. PatchworkPotteryApril 27, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    Holey Moley! You are beyond amazing Janet! It is absolutely stunning!!!!

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