The art is in

The art for the Images exhibition is in. You can see my plastic piece among all the fine art. We will be away so I won’t be attending the award ceremony. I would not be winning an award anyways. The awards are for best in show, best painting, best photo, best pastel, best teen work, and 3 merit awards. The only ones I would qualify for are the merit awards. Given the art that’s in the show it’s pretty unlikely that I would win a merit award.  

Here is a link to the art. https://arts-festival.com/images-exhibition-gallery

There are some amazing pieces of fine art in the exhibit. I’m thrilled that my outer limits piece was able to get into the show. 

I’ve been stitching down the facing on the Point of No Return Halloween quilt. I’ve got the long sides done and need to do the top and bottom. Then I have to put on the sleeves and label. Like many of you I hate the finishing details. They are necessary, but not fun.

Thanks for reading.

Chris

“Point of No Return” is ready for facing

It’s been trimmed and squared up. That’s never an easy task. The final size after adding the facing should be 32 inches by 45 inches. Of course facing is not the final thing to do. There’s sleeves and a label to sew on. I think I’m going to enter it in the members show at the local art alliance in August.

Can’t believe that I’m finally done with this quilt. Thanks for reading.

Chris

Quilting done and now blocking

I finished quilting and now I’m blocking the quilt on my cutting table. I soak it with water to get it to lay flat when it’s hung. I do this before I trim, square it up, and bind or face it. This quilt has gone through a lot of changes since I started it in 2020. The fence was changed, the windows in the castle, the pathway. Not sure I want to do another quilt with so many changes in the future. The inspiration was a photo my husband took. The photo was not a good photo to begin with so that made it difficult . 

Here’s some photos. The quilt right now is still very wet.

The end is near. The title for the quilt is “Point of no Return.”

Thanks for reading.

Chris

Thank goodness for Fabrico fabric markers

I was looking at a photo of the Halloween quilt last night and began to think the thread I quilted the castle with was too stark. Rather than ripping it out I used a blue gray Fabrico marker to darken the stitches. I think it’s more subtle and looks better now.

Thanks for reading 2 days in a row.

Chris