Thursday, August 18, 2011

Jump for Joy!!!

Today is the day 
that I finally get to reveal challenge #2!!!

When the theme, "celebrate" was announced
it happened that our family was about to celebrate a great milestone in our lives...

the completion of high school for our oldest child!!!!

My beautiful baby has graduated!


Like other members of our little textile group,
I like to try new techniques when challenged...

and that in itself can be a challenge and a little nerve wracking...
 but I started with the basic techniques from this new book of mine...

Guess what I'm reading this weekend?!

I used a photo that I had of my "Teen with lots of stuff"

which I then enlarged, using Picasa, into a poster

challenge #2, celebrate

and also changed to black and white so I could check value every so often...

challenge #2, celebrate

I traced it onto tracing paper..

challenge #2, celebrate

and then onto muslin before I began gluing on many, many scraps of fabric...

challenge #2, celebrate

Now this project is NOT for the faint (or at least, neat) of heart...

challenge #2, celebrate

remember we do NOT create in a vacuum!!!

the scrap boxes have exploded!


Gradually, the quilt took shape,
or should I say face....
challenge #2, celebrate... a process!
I finished the top by
(1) adding a layer of black tulle,
(2) free motion quilting,
and (3) binding it with a facing!

and so now....

Let's Celebrate!!!!


challenge #2, celebrate



14 comments:

  1. I knew you would be first up, lisa. And what a Presentation! We will all have to live up to that! What can I say? Your quilt is so beautiful, both the quilt and the celebration it is about. I love the way you have put the colour areas together, with lots of different fabrics. It's a work of art.
    Needless to say, the only reason I am here reading your post is that it is the middle of the night and I have several hours of work to go. Nothing new there. Congratulations on an excellent piece of work.

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  2. Wow Lisa, wonderful translation of the subject! It’s so beautiful! So much to look at and to discover! I applaud you!

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  3. thanks ladies. I am really pleased with how it turned out! Fun technique!!!

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  4. Lisa! Congrats on your daughter's graduation but more importantly congrats on a very successful and fun quilt! I fam very intimidated by faces butnthis looks wonderful, and all of that color is very celebratory!

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  5. Soo great! That looks really fun!! And tonnes of work! Great job!

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  6. WOW! That is a gorgeous piece Lisa - all those little pieces and diverse fabrics have been artfully melded together into a stunning portrait of your daughter. Well done!

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  7. What a wonderful way to celebrate a family milestone. Your quilt is stunning! The way you have collaged little pieces of fabric to create a truly celebratory piece is awesome! You have a tremendous sense of colour value.

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  8. You have piqued our interest in a yet another new technique. Your labor intensive creation shows a lot of planning with a very successful outcome.

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  9. What a wonderful way to show your daughter how proud you are of a significant milestone in her life! It has energy, and draws me in to look closer. Wonderful way to start off the second challenge!

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  10. Lisa, both your daughter and your quilt are beautiful! You are just so dang talented. I am in love with it!!

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