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TRY THE JIGSAW PUZZLE
Choose your own difficulty. Click the 9-patch grid to change number of pieces. Click the circle arrow to make the puzzle pieces rotating instead of stable orientation. Also, there are tips under the "?" on the upper right of the puzzle. If you'd like a full screen version, click the button below. Have fun!
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2021 52 Week Challenge Class
52 Week Challenge Class: Celebration Click to view larger image. Katie says: I didn't have much opportunity for celebrations. For some reason our City decide there would be no parade, fireworks and such. There was a car show Friday evening in the downtown area, which was fun. I believe this lady is the deejay's wife, who was trying to get people to dance. I chose this shot over some others that were more expressive so I could play with the editing we learned this week. The girl's face was shadowed, a flag pole in the background and a long shadow on the street background. The edits aren't great, but it was fun playing with it. |
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2021 Smart Phone Challenge Group
Challenge: In Motion Click to view larger image.
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2021 Critique Group
Challenge: Precarious/Unbalanced Click to view larger image. Jess says: Upon seeing the title I thought I’d head to Pensacola Beach to get pictures of surfers wiping out. The bad news was that both times I went there this week conditions were poor and there was not one single surfer in the water. The good news is that while driving onto the island I happened to look to the left and saw this challenge course which had many precarious challenges. I took about 100 pictures in the time I was there and this little guy was in the most precarious position.. He has his feet tangled but managed to make it to the next section without incident. Typical LR edits. Moved to PS to apply Topaz DeNoise AI and Sharpen AI. I’m really beginning to like those products. |
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Ricky's Challenge Photos:
Challenge: Unstable Click to view larger image. Ricky says: I found a great deal of peace one looking at a rock cairns. They are always delicate, and naturally precarious. I attempted to build a rather tall one for this particular challenge. |
Challenge: In Motion Click to view larger image. Ricky says: Celebrating the 4th with smoke bombs. I used the Live feature and selected long exposure to blend the smoke and make it feel more in motion.
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Another Time, Another Place by Ricky Tims This is a throwback to 1993 when I have been quilting about two years. I made this based on a little foundation pieced tulip block that ultimately led to my Cavman-pieced "Chantelle's". I don't have a great photo of this quilt and it was a commission quilt for a couple in Indiana so I don't own the quilt. Still, when I came across it, it reminded me that is might have also been the start to the Gridified Art Quilts that I'm currently teaching. I entered this quilt into the Houston Quilt Festival in 1994 and it won a red ribbon - my first "big" quilting award.
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TRY THE JIGSAW PUZZLE
Choose your own difficulty. Click the 9-patch grid to change number of pieces. Click the circle arrow to make the puzzle pieces rotating instead of stable orientation. Also, there are tips under the "?" on the upper right of the puzzle. If you'd like a full screen version, click the button below. Have fun!
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Butt Pockets and Knee Holes by Ricky Tims
This quilt is my favorite snuggle quilt! I chose to use a four bar rail fence block as the foundation for the design. I used dark denim, light denim, black denim, and white denim. The accent fabric is red corduroy. Naturally I had to use the butt pockets and knee holes and the borders are longer strips of the legs with the typical long jeans seam. The holes have a piece of red corduroy on the inside that is simply stitched in place (to patch the hole). The backing is totally red corduroy and there is no batting in this heavy quilt. I quilted this one on a long arm using only horizontal straight lines at about every 8 inches. Would you or someone you know love a denim quilt?
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TRY THE JIGSAW PUZZLE
Choose your own difficulty. Click the 9-patch grid to change number of pieces. Click the circle arrow to make the puzzle pieces rotating instead of stable orientation. Also, there are tips under the "?" on the upper right of the puzzle. If you'd like a full screen version, click the button below. Have fun!
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Lizzy Albright Sampler Quilt, Claudia Itzwerth Click image for detailed view. The German Patchwork Guild is doing doing a sew-along this year that is featuring my Lizzy Albright quilt. Check out the fun fabrics that are being used in this quilt. This week’s quilt, from Claudia Itzwerth, features the Grunge fabrics from Moda.
Claudia says:
The German guild members decided to sew the Lizzy after a Germany-wide vote and it was clear to me that I wanted to be a part of this sew-along, because the multitude of exciting blocks is a real skill builder! But I'm more of a modern quilter and so I opted for the modern fabric collection "Quotation" by Zen Chic for Moda Fabrics. The strong contrasts require a well-considered color choice for each block and, above all, an overview of the quilt layout so that the colors are well distributed in the quilt later. The bright colors of this fabric collection also allow the modern touch of for example the traditional appliqué blocks. With every new block I look forward to the completion of this beautiful quilt and I will certainly remember this sew along for the rest of my life.
Thank you for sharing with us, Claudia! We love your modern iteration of the Lizzy quilt!
If you would like to make the Lizzy Albright quilt, I have the pattern book for those wanting to use your own fabrics - but also the Lizzy Albright quilt fabric kit which includes the pattern book. Read here about Silke VonHoffman's quilt that was recently featured. Here is another Lizzy Albright quilt featuring work by Baerbl Vollertsen. |
