Art Quilt Part 4

I may need to rethink some of my fabrics or add in some additional "tones" to get more definition in my truck. But tonight I was able to outline the truck on the dew sew and do two sheets of the pattern pieces in two of the different fabrics.





I'm only going to pin the pieces on the dew sew until I get all the pieces cut out and see how I like it. I already want to change out one fabric for something else.





Considering I really have no idea what I'm doing - just following some instructions out of a book, I think it's kinda looking like a truck...

Art Quilt Part 3 and the Panda Swap

So for the last week or so I've been traveling. First I went to Seattle to see a dear friend get married! I had the best time and just love her and her family and her new family. It really was a beautiful wedding! Then I came home for 12 hours and left for San Jose for business. Needless to say, I haven't gotten much sewing done. I did however get the final items needed to move forward with my art quilt.

The Ruby Beholder - this is a value finder and window template.



It is to help sort fabrics by value. It helps you see the fabrics in shadings from light to dark.


I found the Do Sew on Clotide (along with some charm packs, I didn't need for the Art Quilt).


This is the traceable foundation for me to mount my pattern pieces to in the image construction of the art quilt.

And finally, I remembered to pick up some freezer paper from the grocery store for the applique pieces.



So now I should be ready to start cutting out the pattern pieces and the initial assembly.

Also, while I was gone, my Panda Swap box arrived and Kerry out did herself! It was such an amazing swap box! wow!


Wonderful stuff in there! - fat quarters, rick rack, buttons, an awesome pin cushion, measuring cups and spoons, a pattern for a fun animal (panda) blanket and some incredible panda ribbons! But wait for it - she also made me this super panda table runner! check this out! it's cheerful and fun.


Thank you so much Kerry! I just love it.

Art Quilt Part 2

Here is a little more progress on the truck art quilt.

I've selected the fabrics for the truck. I have not found the background fabrics yet.

I've made the pattern outlines for each piece of fabric/color. As you can see, I've made a fabric sheet and then 1 page for each fabric with all the various patterns on it.

Now I need to get some freezer paper and something I think they called DoSew, or DewSew or DuSo - not sure yet. It look like a simple non-fusible web, but I think I need to do more research. It is a web where they applied the cut pattern pieces to start fixing them in place.

Art Quilts

Yes, yes I know I am not yet a quilter. Yes, I do not yet know enough. So this is exactly why I've chosen to bite off more than I can chew. Typical Amy Style. One day maybe I will learn what "boundries" mean. On Friday, I stopped by JoAnns for a little decompression time after sitting in traffic. While there, I found this book called "Photo-Inspired Art Quilts" by Leni Levenson Wiener. I had the coupon from my iphone App for 50% but low and behold the book was on sales for $8.99! Gotta love a bargin. Well in the book is also a DVD which I watched this morning. I took notes. I looked at the picture that's been hanging over my sewing machine for close to 2 years now. I watched the video again, i looked at the photo. I looked at the big Epson R1800 printer that I have yet to install in almost 3 years. I looked and then I began.

Printer needs cartridges because they had DRIED up it's been so long since I used it. Luckily I had some spares and loads of paper. I followed the instructions for dividing the photo into quadrants and then enlarging, etc. Then I moved on to the tracing. That is how far I've gotten. Next will be making the pattern pieces and find the fabric. I still need to figure out what the Rules of Value are and find some sort of Ruby gel viewer...




I've had to tape my tracing paper together to get it to size I want. Right now the quilt is planned to be 24in x 18 in.

The hubs and old trucks

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Originally uploaded by amysgreatadventure

My hubs is a pretty darn good photographer. Much better than those crazy snapshots I usually post. He is always taking pictures of old rusty trucks on our trips. But this one is my favorite and now it's become my next big challenge. I want to make a wall hanging quilt of it.

It is haunting me now...