It was time! We gathered at the Soup Spoon, arrayed in varied sparkling attire, a group of five quilting friends (temporarily down by two), old and new, young and um, over 40… sharing experiences, laughter, stories, tears, drinks – and quilts. Ahh, life!
Ahh, quilts 🙂
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| Jean is enjoying trying new things with each challenge 🙂 |
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| Shimmery blue fabric, silver thread, sparkling jewels |
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| …and lustrous beaded branches |
Candy brought two quilts to the reveal. After completing the first one, she just wasn’t feeling it. It wasn’t her aesthetic… she might have even said, “It’s pretty – but is it art?!”
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| Magpies are attracted to shiny things. Shimmery organza, glittering beads, reflective paper and gold flecked fabric. |
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| Straight edge/serrated edge… it’s all in the details! |
With the second quilt, Candy was back in her element. Surface design, unusual materials, a little grittier vibe.
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| Silver paint, stenciled through a remnant left after sequins were punched out of it. |
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| Purple, gray and black metallic thread |
Brenda gets props for coming to the reveal when an MSU basketball game (that went into double overtime!) was in full swing. Hours later she and her husband were on a plane headed to the Cotton Bowl for some green and white football action. When I asked what she might like to say about her quilt, she had just one word “BEDAZZLED!”
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| This Laurel Burch fabric and Brenda’s Bedazzler were a match made in heaven 🙂 |
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| A rainbow of crystals |
Liz knew right away that she wanted to make a star for this challenge. A bible verse provided inspiration for the idea of reflecting back the brightness of each person who looks at her quilt. She gathered fabric, glue and mirrors and got to work.
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| Love the hand quilting… and btw, it’s hard to take a photo of mirrors and not be in it 🙂 |
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| Getting into the spirit of the quilt! |
My quilt – OY! All those tiny triangles. UFF DA! I still like the concept of the value gradation but, man oh man, there’s got to be an easier way! I feel better just moving on from this one.
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| You might notice that my edging looks like one of the materials in Candy’s Magpie quilt. It is 🙂 |
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| Iridescent button, metallic thread, glittered fabric |
Alison also made two quilts for this challenge. I hope to feature both hers and Cath’s quilt in a future post. After all, it’s nice to show off the results of so much effort!
Moving forward, here’s to a New Year of challenges, both in quilting and life. May we all face each challenge that comes our way with resolve and grace… and the support of friends 🙂
Ellen Parrott 