Getting Up Close with My Quilting - Thread Painting

I started with 3 thread colors and ending up using about 6.  I selected to use more colors on the fish scales and more greens on the seaweeds.  I added more greys to the rocks too.  

Up close to the fish and the scales and the bubbles.

Up close to the seaweed and the rocks.

And up close to the backside of the quilt.

I really enjoy Thread Painting on the raw edge applique'.

The Quilt Pattern is Swim Team by McKenna Ryan.

Enjoy!
Marcia

Transforming "Old to Modern" for Project Quilting

This month, the Off Season Project Quilting Challenge is to use a panel fabric to create a quilted project.

This panel measures 18" X 18".

But the edges are frayed.  It is a vintage piece (70's) and very thin.

I am thinking of re enforcing the fabric with an iron-on interfacing.  Even tho' it is thin, you know, I love it, because it is blue!

My first thoughts:

I will re enforce the fabric and then cut it up into pieces and create some kind of collage or mosaic using batiks fabrics.  I want to give the 70's fabric a modern look!

Transforming "Old to Modern" for Project Quilting using panel fabric.

What do you think?  Any thoughts before I cut it. 

I have two weeks left to create, but I will start cutting this week, so comment fast, if you want to share some input into this project.

Thanks!

Enjoy!
Marcia

May for Me Prizes Going out in the Mail on Monday!

The first week the prize was my Summer Tomatoes Quilt Pattern! Congrats Elizabeth!

The May for Me Prize for the 2nd week was Your choice of Charms.  Two winners and both have been contacted, but only one has replied. Joy and Kathy were the winners.

This is a photo of what the winner selected for her colors and I added a few more charms! All the charms are cut from the Quilter's Blenders Extra Wide Fabrics.Congrats Joy!

I also participated in the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day!  The prizes were 2 Summer Tomatoes Quilt Patterns. Lia and Wendy were the winners.

The 3rd May for Me Prize was a Surprise 72 count Charm Pack and Binding Fabric and Backing Fabric! I sent 85 Charm Squares and 330" of binding and  56" X 108" for the backing fabric. Look at all the Quilter's Blenders.  There are a few in there that are discontinued colors. Congrats Michele!

The 4th May for Me Prize was another "Surprize 100 Charm Pack".  I sent 100 Charm Squares and 312" of binding and  54" X 108" for the backing fabric. Congrats Vicki! I added some of the neutral texture prints that I carry in the extra wide fabrics to this charm pack.
  

The "Surprize Charm Packs" aren't a surprize any more! I had fun creating them. I will definitely do them again as a Giveaway! 

The last day of the May for Me Celebration Giveaway was a Downloadable PDF Pattern.  The winner is Maureen! 

See the Link in my sidebar to my Craftsy Store for the Downloadable PDF Patterns.

I hope May for Me was as fun for you, as it was for me!

This year, I took two weeks off to be with my family for a "stay at home vacation".  I crawled around on my floors most of the time with my grandson.  He is very close to taking a few steps!  We thought he might take his first steps alone while he was in the US. He is not ready yet.

I took a little time to sew early in May, but not enough. 

I remind myself that the May for Me Celebration is just a yearly reminder to take time to play every day!

Next year, more Giveaways and more time to play!

What did you do in May? 

Enjoy every day!
Marcia