Flower garden Wall hanging --Pt. 1

I have decided to put a tutorial on my blog, showing you my steps in making a
"Flower Garden" wall hanging. It will take 2 or three days to finish the center of
the wall hanging. If you decide you want to follow along with this tutorial, you will need a background blue sky (1/4 - 1/3) at the top of the picture -- 1/3 medium green just below the sky - see picture. Note: I put some hills in at the sky line - fussy cutting some varied green fabric - This wall hanging will be rough edged applique and thread painting. I thread painted a few trees along the distant hills - I also appliqued the hills down with a narrow zig zag. As the distance is NOT the focal point in the scene I will not add a lot of different things to this area, although I will add some trees around the little house which will be off in the distance. I am considering adding some water to break the green in front of the hills.
Remember, this is the background so you don't need too much detail. I printed the little house on fabric and painted it with two shades of red so that is will show up well in the piece. I will put more trees, shrubs and possibly flowers around the house and around the lake which I am going to add next.

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as a 'friend' if you visit my blog often. I see that 12 people who visit often have already joined. You will be able to keep track of the posts, and I would be honored to include you as a 'friend'.

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Thought for the Day

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly"
Richard Bach

One of my friends,

Dixie, just sent us some pictures of finished work she has finished this past while, from classes she took on the learningfa groups. She is doing beginning thread painting and this is the Robin & pussywillow, as well as two lovely 3 fabric wall hangings from the class I recently taught. I was so impressed with her work. I am still in awe of the work that the students have done over the past l8 months since learningfa started up. My friend Noell has designed a mystery quilt for us and I know it will be well received.
I met her and another dear friend Bobbie Keer today for lunch, and it sounds as if
the mystery will be wonderful.
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I have finished my two challenge quilts and will get the photos in the mail shortly. It should be interesting.
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Our streets are really messy right now - the snow is melting and at least the main
streets are clear - the side streets should be better tomorrow. I hope those in Eastern Canada and the States are safe and taking care. ---------- It looks like it will be very cold for Obama's inaugaration - millions of people - I hope they all dress warmly. It is a history making day for the United States.

Well, I had better get back to my new wall hanging. Talk to you all later.

Cathedral Windows

I just checked out a great tutorial on Cathedral windows and I thought it might be
a great one to tell you about. I will also put it in my links - It is very clear, and I
know that just about anyone could follow it. The blog belongs to an Australian woman and is most impressive.
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We had a fun day yesterday- My husband helped push 9 people out of the snow in the
parking lot driveway and then last night we found out we were stuck ourselves. Luckily
a young man came along and helped us. They had 'cleaned the road with a snow plough, but ended up putting a ridge of snow behind all the parked cars. What a mess. I hope it
is over as once again they say it is going to thaw. (I will believe it when I see it). I was
very concerned as he has a history of heart problems so I have made him promise not to
push any more cars!. In this part of the world we are used to snow and cold weather,
however this winter has been the worst for 45 years. The city didn't even try to clear
the side streets - only the main thoroughfares. I sure will be glad when it is spring!
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I have finished one of the challenge quilts and am working on the second - I still have some work to do on it. It has been interesting for me. I want to get the photos in the mail
asap and then it is done until we are notified if ours are chosen. I wouldn't mind at all if they aren't as they are quite pretty and I think they might do well for Wellspring at the auction in November for Cancer support.
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It is nice to be into the New Year - our learningfa group is picking up, lots of questions and answers and new members as well as many many class
sign ups. There were l00 people signed up for Chris Dahl's Blogger 101 - she has done an amazing job and I think it will be very successful. Many are still working on their Square Dance quilt, and their thread painting so it looks as if we are going to have a great year
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I am going to read my paper and have a cup of coffee - see you later. Shirley
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Thought for the Day:

"The first step is to find out what you love---and don't be practical about it. The second
step is to start doing what you love immediately, in any small way possible"
Barbara Sher

Challenge 2009

I put up a challenge on the learning fa group and the first one has been posted in our photos. Joyce did exactly what I wanted her to do in the challenge. She was to take a picture and copy it into black and white or sepia and cream, transfer it to a new fabric. Then she had to put away the original, and decide what colors to use on the photo. I am really happy with what she achieved. Take a look at the original sepia picture of Hawkins Lake and Homestead - and then look at the finished wall hanging. Great job Joyce!

I think I might put the challenge up on the blog tomorrow as it is a great exercise if you
need practice in choosing colors. Shirley
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Thought for the day:

"Ninety -nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making
excuses". George Washington Carver

Here are some pictures of

some of the work done by students in Learningfa -

We have lots of traditional quilting classes. In the next day or two I will post some of the thread painting work. This is a very small sample of
the work accomplished by our students.
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I am so frustrated with myself. I was adding a link to my link list and somehow
deleted the whole link section! grr. I don't remember all of them, so I will start over again. I sometimes wonder about my self - grin. Shirley

A multiple of nine patch blocks

were posted on Quilting on budget - our 'sister' group - check out the following link.
You will see a page of information about 9 patch, and a section of different blocks at the top. If you click on refresh, each time you do you will see another whole section of blocks - I think it would be very helpful for those who want to design a nine patch block that is different.
I will also put this link in my side bar.

http://www.levitated.net/daily/lev9block.html
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I am looking forward to the "Blogger 101" class' being held in Learningfa, and taught by
Chris Dahl who is very computer savvy. We had 100 signups - hard to believe. The signups are now closed and the student information has been sent to Chris. The class will be in a couple of weeks and it will be interesting to see how many new blogs are started after the class.
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I am still working on the little Challenge quilt - I have it nearly finished. It has been a
reach for me to say the least. As we are allowed to do two, I think I will try another one.
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I am going to start posting pictures of some of the work from our students, during 2007, our first year. It is quite probable you will be amazed at the quality of the work.
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Thought for the day

"Always listen to experts. They will tell you what can't be done and why. Then do it"
Robert Heinlein

I want you to see

the Wedding gown quilt that Susan quilted - it is absolutely glorious. The mother of the Bride took the dress and sewed it so that it laid flat, and Susan Quilted it. She does the most wonderful
quilting. Click on her name and check it out. She answered some of my questions about it in answer to one of my comments.
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I would also recommend that you visit the group Quilting on a budget (click on my link) yahoo group and check out the great list of BOM's that Joan (the list owner) has gathered
together. They are wonderful! I recommend this group as there is lots of information discussed and when you do join, click on the different BOM's especially the quilt that shows the rows quilt.
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One of my quilts has been chosen as a feature quilt in Quilters' Show and Tell - It is going to be uploaded at ll.am on Tuesday in Australia. As we are nearly a day later, it should be
there late tonight or tomorrow morning. There are a couple of unbelievable art quilts, as well as some wonderful traditional quilts that have already been featured- well worth a visit.
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It is nice to see my follower list is getting larger - if you want to see all the posts, you might decide to join the follower's group so that you can follow this blog easily.
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I am working away on the challenge for the 2010 Calendar for the Quilting Arts Magazine.
It is a new experience to keep the quilt 12" square. I am having fun though. I understand that there were over 200 applicants last year, so I don't have high expectations. I am enjoying the process anyway.
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Thought for the day

"Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest" Henry Miller

Three fabric wall hanging class

was taught last week on the learningfa group - I did a post about them awhile ago.
This is the first picture I have received of a finished wall hanging - and I am so
pleased with the job that Tricia from the group did on this one. I really think she
got her colors together very well, and this one is a keeper. They are so easy to do
and the results are great - they make wonderful gifts and certainly will be lovely hanging in a bed room, or any wall for that matter. Good job! I expect there will be lots more posted in learningfa this next while. All finished projects make the student eligible for the draw f one of my wall hangings.

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The snow is melting! the snow is melting! The temperature is rising, so I am a happy
camper. I imagine it will be a mess for awhile until all the snow is gone. The streets will have residue gravel to clear up, but oh, it is nice out there!
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Our dear little Hayley stayed overnight with us. She is starting kindergarden in Sept. and visited her new school. They told her parents she would learn to count to l0 and all her numbers. She can already count to l50 can do some subtraction, and some adding, and
at dinner the other night her aunt said she was turning 50 and showed her the number with her hands, but didn't say 50 - she asked her how old? and Hayley took a moment and said ' l0 x 5 that is 50! It is a French immersion school where they speak nothing but
french after the first 2 months. They hope she will continue with French immersion all through school. Her mother speaks fluent french, required by the Air Canada as she is a flight attendant.
it is good in Canada to be fluent in French as all government agencies require that
employees be fluent in French as well as English.
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I am working away on my little challenge quilt. We are allowed to send two so I hope to finish this one within a week, and start another right away and get the pictures of both mailed asap. I am having fun with it. Different concept for me to work on a small
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Our learningfa group has very close to 400 members, in fact we might have reached that number already! It is
wonderful how we have grown and how much fun we have. We have so much interest in the classes.
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Thought for the day:

"The older I get, the more wisdom I find in the ancient rule of taking 'first things first'- a
process which often reduces the most complex human problems to manageable proportions." Dwight D. Eisenhower

FOILING ON FABRIC -this and that.

I just read an interesting post about foiling on fabric which explains how to use foil
for your landscapes, or wall hangings. I have used foil in the past and I think I still have
some on hand somewhere. Will have to dig it out and try it again. It is very effective. I used
foil for a lot of my postcards a few years ago.
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We have broken the weather barrier!!! It is above zero C for the first time in approximately 6 weeks. Feels like summer out there! If I remember correctly that would mean + 32 F.
The British Columbia and Washington coast are getting huge amounts of rain. They have
had some major weather problems this past few years. It sounds as if the snow is melting and flooding is causing many problems in the Vancouver area. We have also had some
really bad avalanches in the Mountains. 8 ski mobilers were killed by an avalanche
last week near Fernie B.C. There doesn't seem to be much good news coming from any
where!
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My grand daughter is coming for a sleepover tonight so we should have lots of fun.
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I decided to join in a challenge (first time) so am doing a lot of thread painting. The photos of the little quilts have to be at their destination by March so I want to get both of them done asap. I rarely work on a small surface and these need to be 12"x 12" - I couldn't sleep last night trying to decide exactly how I would do them. Once they have chosen the winners, I will post what I have done- whether I am accepted or not. I understand that over 200 people sent pictures in for last year's challenge so my chances aren't great. It is fun anyway! My friend Debbie has been after me to join different challenges for years. I have never done it but this time I decided to go for it. I always thought I might join in the Challenges (12 small quilts) for Quilt art, but never seemed to get around to it. I have also thought of doing a set of
12"x12" Rocky Mountain scenes that would be hung together - and maybe this will give
me the incentive to try it.
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We are starting to get organized for the spring Learningfa classes. I have a couple of
interesting classes to offer already - I am looking for some 'different' traditional wall hangings, quilts or even just blocks, as well as an art quilt or two. Chris in NJ is going to show us how to do a wall hanging of a house -- she did a beautiful picture of her Grandmothers' house and I was so impressed. I will see if I can find a picture to show you. Isn't it amazing the talent we have , and isn't it great that we can share ideas and techniques with each other?
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Thought for the Day

"We have only this moment,sparkling like a star in our hand......and melting like a snowflake. Let us use it before it is too late" Marie Beynon

"Thought for the day"

"I never feel my age.....If you have creative work, you don't have age, or worry about time."
Louise Nevelson

I have a new project!

I saw a program on tv where a group of ladies were taking plastic grocery and gift bags, cutting each one in one long strip about 2" wide and crocheting them into Grocery bags, or
makeup bags, any kind of bag you might need. I have started one and they work up quickly. I have all my family and friends saving plastic bags for me. I started at the top on one side
and will double crochet until I have enough to make a good sized bag by folding in half.

I will put strong handles on each side of the top - I think they will be handy for groceries and will recycle all the plastic bags we still get. I will post a picture when the bag is finished. I thought I might make 5 or 6 to carry when we buy our big order of groceries.

My dil also wants me to make some for her too. I thought you all might be interested. I haven't googled them, but I am sure they are on a website somewhere. I am just doing very simple ones. I think if I was going to make a travel makeup bag or a meds bag for travelling I would single crochet rather than double crochet. They are very light and I think they will be handy. I haven't decided how I will do the handles but will deal with that when I get to that stage.

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I decided to join a Challenge on the Quilting Arts magazine so I will be working on both pieces for the next while. I have never entered my stuff anywhere but my friend Deb
talked me into it. It should be interesting.
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It is FINALLY + 4 C. First time we have been plus instead of minus for about 5 weeks.
We went shopping and it was quite pleasant, although still lots and lots of snow, especially
on the side streets. It sounds as if the bad weather we have had and the storms are heading south east.--------------We have our 5 year old for a sleepover tomorrow night
so that is going to be fun. I likely won't get much done - will likely work on the crochet bag as I like to be in the living room with Pat (dh) and Hayley (don't want to miss much!)

Well, now that I have drawn up my challenge, I think I will work on it for awhile. Talk to
you later! Shirley

"Fallen Leaves"

I finished my "Fallen Leaves" and I hope you like it!

I think I will give it to one of the winners of the draws on
Learningfa this next year. It is 33" x 22" .

I used a variegated green & rust thread for the green border
and am very happy with the result. I feel strongly that
the quilting on these wall hangings is nearly as important as making the center block - it really adds to the quilt.

Shirley

My followers

I apologize to those ladies who are "followers" of this blog. As the pictures of the followers on the side bar disappeared, I didn't realize the followers are still following this blog. I wrote to most of them and asked them to re sign up. Sheesh! Shirley!!! - I was sorting out my side bar and somehow lost the pictures. Oh well, this blog is a learning experience and I have learned to day not to
'jump the gun'. By the way, I hope, if you enjoy my blog, that you will sign up as a follower too. Shirley

Thought for the Day

" I have missed more that 9000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On
26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the game's winning shot .... and missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why...... I succeed"

Michael Jordan

Hayley - this and that

We had a lovely time last night - the family got together at a restaurant for Hayley's fifth birthday. The staff sang happy birthday and gave her a piece of cake with a candle on it. She opened her presents and was a happy little girl. The time has flown by so quickly it is hard to believe 5 years have gone by
since she was born.

We have her coming over for a sleepover again on
Saturday night - we have lots of 'big plans' as she told her mother.

We are working on making necklaces and bracelets with
a kit we gave her for Christmas. She does very well.
She loves doing 'Art' with me and playing in the snow with Papa.
She loves coming here as there is always lots of fun.


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I have been working on setting up a new Mystery quilt on the learningfa group - Noell, my good friend does the greatest mysteries. She has done one each year for our Big Sky retreat and they are wonderful. We have the data base open for new signups so if you
are interested, join the group by clicking on the side bar icon. The requirements for
fabric and cutting will be posted in the near future. The mystery will be finished in March.
---- We are also going to have a class on "How to make a fabric book" with Janet pretty soon and it should be a fun class too. We also will be having a repeat of the 'Prairie Points' class by Judith from Cdnquiltswappers, in the near future as well as lots of other great
classes which will be held in the next couple of months. Each 3 months, I will hold a draw
among the students who finish their projects and post photos, for one of my wall hangings.
Each of our classes are free.

I do enjoy our Learningfa group and it seems to be enjoyable for the members too - -------
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'Fallen Leaves'. I haven't pushed myself to finish - in fact I have not worked on it very much this past week, but should get it finished this weekend.
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I am so sick of the winter weather - we are in a condo and the snow in the driveway is unbelievable. Finally they are bringing in some bob cats to clear it off the driving areas. I don't know where they plan on putting the snow though (hopefully they will truck it out). So slippery to walk and the side streets are very treacherous. It sounds as if bad weather
is happening all over so I hope everyone will keep safe, drive carefully, and stay warm.

Shirley

How much does your cut up fabric cost?

A good friend Joan of the Quilting on a Budget group - has an interesting post on what the real cost is of charms, rolls, fq's etc. I think this would be good information for everyone who quilts. Go to her group on the side bar. I think it is worth printing. She is amazing and her group is really excellent.
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I lay down for a nap before going out for dinner for our Grand daughter's birthday and
got 4 telemarketers trying to sell me stuff - so maddening. I am going to have to contact the Canadian "Don't call me site" which just opened. You can register and be put on a list that bans most of them from calling your number. I am sure there must be one in the U.S. too.

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It looks like a winter wonderland outside -frost on all the trees. It looks like all the branches are pale grey or white with the darker tree trunks. So beautiful.

I hope you all have a great evening. Shirley

My blog looks different

I have had been trying new layouts for my blog and finally decided I like this one - so will leave it for awhile. I don't want the background to overwhelm the blog - so I hope you like it. I would love comments on what I have chosen if you wouldn't mind taking the time.

I am slowly learning more and more about having a blog and it has been an interesting experience to say the least. I am going to try to work something on photo shop so that I can put in my signature - another adventure ! grin. I have only had mine for a few months and find that it is easiest to learn one thing at a time. My friend Deb has been a wonderful help in getting me started. Our learningfa group is going to have a blogger l0l class soon, where Chris Dahl helps us start our own blog. If you are interested - join learningfa and
go to the data base and sign up. There is a huge amount of interest in this class - we have
80 plus people signed up already for just this class- unbelievable.
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The weather is warming up finally - but it sounds like snow will be coming over the weekend. It has been a very unusual winter, even for here.
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We have a big day tomorrow . Our grand daughter is 5 years old! It is hard to believe -
the family is going out for dinner tomorrow night and later on she will have a birthday
party with her pre school friends and family friends. She is very excited. She just phoned
me to make sure we were coming tomorrow night. Such a joy! We only live l0 minutes away so we see her often. She is so bright and knows so much - she is wonderful on the
computer even now- her parents and my Husband and I spend a lot of time teaching her
works, figures and art and she is like a little sponge. Very independent and a very nice little girl.
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Things are getting underway on the learningfa group -- I just sent out the lessons for
the Three fabric wall hanging, and when I receive some of the finished work I will post them here. We have had 50 new members this past month.

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Thought for the day

"To love what you do and feel that it matters--- how could anything else be more fun?"
Katherine Graham

Thought for the day

"Seek out that particular mental attribute which makes you feel most deeply
and vitally alive, along with which comes the inner voice which says, "This is the
real me", and when you have found that attitude, follow it". William James

More about making my post cards

Here are some painted and thread painted cards I made while I was in my group.The black with gold
metallic thread and the one with white and
gold is quite
effective.










I loved doing the Northern
lights card and it was quite effective. I did 3 strips of them with 2 6" cards per strips.











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I made these two cards the little mountain scene with the brown cabin, for some friends who were visiting me. I thread painted with a straight stitch, the mountains (not much detail) a little bit along the shore. Then I
painted a little house brown and thread painted the roof, bushes and tree. I started out
with a strip of fabric 4.5 wide and 13" wide and then finished them the way I did the abstract cards. It took about an hour ! My friends were tickled with them and when I visited one of their homes my postcards was still sitting on the mantel 2 years later.

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Fabric Postcards

There has been a lot of interest lately about fabric postcards. I just found a group of pictures which I used in a class I taught here in Calgary. I thought you might find them interesting.
Most are thread painted and you can see how effective they are. I also have a complete
set of abstract cards I made for Christmas and taught at a local guild.

I Started with a 13" x 19 " sheet of green fabric. The second picture shows the fabrics
that I auditioned for these abstract cards. I started by laying some pointsettas on the fabric the stitched them on the green fabric (with white thread in the bobbin. I proceeded to add more different
Christmas fabrics, lace, and ribbon as shown. Once I had all the different pieces attached to the green fabric, I used 505 or 404 spray and attached the piece to a l3"x 19" piece of
timtex (the heavey web you use for bowls.) I stitched around some of the embellishments to make sure they were well attached. I then placed the timtex and top on top of some
fairly good white or cream fabric (for the backs) using the spray again. ----I cut the piece into 4" x 6" postcards, very carefully. I then stitched around each card with satin stitch, or a fancy stitch. I have a stamp for a post card back, but when I taught this class I used a
archival ink pen to write what was needed on the back. This is a very quick way of making lovely cards. I ended up with 12 post cards - before sewing the last two cards around the edge, I cut them into 2" x 3" cards, finished them with a zig zag, attached a ribbon to one corner and used them as gift tags. I used this method every time I was in an abstract postcard swap, using different fabrics, etc. Here is the top of one set of postcards and gift tags I made for
a friend for her birthday which is before Christmas.
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These cards are very very pretty and look like each was done individually. I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial. I will show some more ideas in my next post. Shirley

Thought for the Day!

"Achieving goals by themselves will never be enough to make you happy in the long term: it's who you become, as you overcome the obstacles necessary to achieve your goals, that
gives you the deepest sense and most long-lasting sense of fulfillment" Tony Robins

Autumn leaves

I am quite happy with the green outside border . I did do some more cream bushes to give a contrast as the landscape is quite dark. I do like it though. I have quilted a strip up the center (vertical lines) and quilted the background trees. I also quilted the large tree at the back. I don't think I will quilt the inside of the tree - it will sit out quite nicely. I am really enoying doing this piece.

I hope to get the quilting finished today, although I want to make a quick trip to Fabricland (Canadian store) as they have 70% off most things. I want to pick up some 404 spray which is the permanent spray. (I also use 505 when I am deciding where to put things).
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As I mentioned yesterday - most of this piece was done with Stitch Witchery, I just love it. I understand Angelina fibers work very will with this product. It is so much easier to lay a piece of the SW and the lay the leaves (in this case) on top, then press it all to the background, then
use invisifil to tack the leaves down as well. If you look closely (click on picture) you can see that I added a few bushes here and there. This shows the same thing as the first picture but it is a bit more obvious.

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I am having so much fun right now. We have over 370 people on the learningfa group and the new girls are so delighted with the group. My 3 fabric wall hanging class signup closes today and we have a large group signed up. Sometimes, in some classes we get up to
90 people signed up - unbelievable. We can handle that many as the classes are sent out in emails with pictures and instructions with each picture. I have all the classes for the spring on hand, ready to send out- check out the group as excellent classes are being offered in the next 3 months.-----------------------------

I am also really impressed with a group I discovered recently- Quilting on a budget..
Joan, the owner of the group belongs to my group and I belong to hers. Both groups aim for the same thing - to help quilters learn new things and keep the cost as low as possible.
I put it in the side bar. I also hope you will check out my friends, and interesting links in the side bar.
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Well, back to my quilting!!! Have a good day, everyone! Shirley

Thought for the Day!

"Know how to live within yourself: there is in your soul, a whole world of mysterious and enchanted thoughts ;they will be drowned by the noise without. daylight will drive them away; listen to their singing and be silent." Fyodor Tyutchev

'FALLEN LEAVES'

I just finished the center of a new wall hanging, and have one border on it, ready for a larger green border. I took pictures of the steps in making this wall hanging, and have
decided to show how I made this pretty wall hanging.
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First of all, I wanted to have 3 main trees, so decided to paint them with acrylic paints and
textile medium. I drew three large (1.5 Inch strips for the foreground trees and 1"
strip for the background tree. I wet them, and dr0pped some dark purple along one of the sides of each of the trees. then added peach,brown and pearl cream to the trees. I set them aside to dry.
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I chose a dark green patterned fabric for the background and then painted dark tree trunks on the fabric, and also appliqued some dark strips to represent trees onto the back ground.
I also painted some autumn colors in dark values to give
the impression of lots of trees onto the background.
I used a glue stick to hold them down.

This was the only place I didn't use Stitch Witchery
on this piece. (It was my first try with this product and I am really impressed with it. It will be a 'have to have'
in my quilting supplies.

Once I had the strips for the background trees stitched down, I then added some leave and shrubs in front of the trees.=======Now it is time to add the large trees. I added the narrower tree further back, and put bushes in front, then added the two larger trees with one closer to the foreground than the other. I had already laid a brown mottled fabric for the foreground. I then lay a piece of stitchwitchery on the lower portion of the picture, in front of the two large trees. I chose lots of bright colors for the leaves and fussy cut leaves from leaf fabrics and and red, rust, copper, beige, etc. I then placed them in front of the
large trees to cover the foreground. I then thread painted the big trees and thread painted bushes in the background as well as the branches for the trees.

















I then placed some branches on top of the leaves, squared off the landscape and put the first border on the wall hanging. I still have
a pretty green to use for the wider outside border. I will post the finished wall hanging when I have it quilted. I hope this tutorial was interesting . Please leave a comment if you liked it. Shirley
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