Finally finished INCLUSION!!! The finished size is 51″w x 40″ h. I also just entered it into the Daytona Beach, Lancaster, and Paducah AQS Quilt Shows. It has to be juried in first.
Please tell me what you think! I’ll keep you posted as to the results of the applications!
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Pam
Still working on Inclusion! It’s taking more time than I thought, but I am determined to make the October 18th deadline.
I was going to put different ethnic houses on top of the earth, however, it was going to look too busy. It was too empty without anything above the earth, so I decided to paint a saying. (I’ll reveal the saying on the finished photo post next week.)
Found the above brick fabric in my stash and became the perfect fabric backing for this quilt!
Now I’m quilting it. I remember someone saying to me that the ribbon winning quilts seam to have a lot of dense quilting. With that in mind I’ve been densely quilting!
It will be finished soon, and then I’ll be able to show you the completed piece! Then we start praying that it will be juries into the AQS shows.
Thank you for reading my blog!
Pam
I started this about 2 years ago for another competition which had the word converge as it’s theme. Well, life happened and prevented me from completing it on time.
When I saw the verb definition of converge, it said something to the effect of…two or more people coming together for a common good. That lead me to think of the world today and how there’s so much negativity towards another human due to the color of their skin, beliefs, or abilities. God made all of us in his image. I am only a part of his image as is every other human on this planet. (I choose God, you may say higher power, higher energy, etc.)
My point is that this world would be much more pleasant if we all accepted each other’s individualities.
This is not complete yet, and it will be completed by October 1. This will be entered into the AQS shows for 2020.
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Have a Wonderful Day!
Pam
This weekend I’m in Canandaigua, NY. Just being outside listening to the creatures in the woods, feeling the sun and wind on my face, and enjoying everything else that comes with being outside is extremely relaxing for me.
Brought my next project to paint. It was so peaceful to be outside painting.
Two projects just about finished and I’ll be moving onto other projects!!
I am sew embarrassed that I have two wedding gifts from 2 years ago that I have not completed. Sew, for the next few weeks, I am going to complete these gifts and give them! This is going to give me a good focus on the work I have to do now. I just started painting the fabric. I am planning on finishing this by the end of this week, and I can give it to the happy couple (my cousin). The photo in the middle is the quilt at the end of the painting stage. The original photo is on the far right. Next step is to quilt it and frame it.
The other part of this is that my work area is totally messy. I am focusing on re-organizing this space to get ready for a litany of projects I have to complete by the end of the year.
Since my teaching experience at AQS in April, I have decided to focus on teaching and competition quilts; andI will of course take any commissioned quilt work that comes along. This allows me to have a very specific focus that I could market and expand on!
Thank you for reading this post! I would love to read your comments!
Pam
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