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| "Adoration" after the baby and grandmother's blouse have been quilted. |
It is time
to reflect on the week that just passed to record what I did and did not
accomplish.
1)
Adoration (Shooting for a deadline of June 1, 2013)
a) Quilt
Adoration. – 50% Done.
I am quite
pleased with how the quilting is coming on this piece. It would go faster if I used monofilament
thread, since I wouldn’t need to change threads frequently, nor would I need to
bury all those thread ends. I fell that the ability to blend, lighten or darken areas with thread is worth the extra effort.
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| Detail from "Adoration" showing the echo style quilting used in the baby's face. Shadows, highlights and details have been enhanced with stitch. |
b) Square
up the piece in preparation for facing. – Not done.
2) Express
Your Love
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| "Express Your Love" is nearly done! |
a) Finish
last week's assignment from Leah Day. – Done!
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| This detail from "Express Your Love" features motif quilting in the goddess's body. |
Last weeks
assignment was to mark and outline stitch a motif. I opted to simplify Leah’s
motif and create what I hoped would look tiger markings.
b) Do
whatever assignment Leah comes up with next. – Started.
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| An even closer look to show the Chicken Scratch stitch used in the goddess's face. |
This week
was to fill in the motif with Jagged Scribble. This is similar to Cat Hairball
(used in the white streaks of the hair) but with straight lines and sharp
angles. I have renamed this stitch Chicken Scratch. I used a 30 wt. cotton
thread that was a gift from Liz Porter (of Fons and Porter) when she stayed at
my house while teaching and lecturing at my guild. I never would have thought
to buy this for myself. However, it stitched beautifully and has a wonderful
luster despite being cotton.
3)
Signature experimentation
a) Design a
new signature motif. – I didn’t design a new signature, but I did sign "Adoration" in the lower right corner while quilting that section.
4)
Pictorial Painting
a) Watch
the lesson that demos how to quilt the Canyon piece. – Not done.
b) Quilt
"Canyon." – Not done.
5) Plan the
next art piece. – Not done.
Tips,
Thoughts and Techniques:
In her comment on my last
post Stella Nemeth
asked me “is it possible that your goals can't be met?” The simple answer is
absolutely. It is even very likely that my goals can’t be met within the week
that I assign them to myself. The follow-up question could easily be, “then why
set them?” I set goals as a way to think about what projects I would like to
tackle and what the next steps for that project will be. It also helps me
prioritize my projects. Just because I don’t meet a goal the first time and
even second or third time it rolls round, doesn’t mean that it will never be
met. In fact, many of my projects have been completed since I started sharing
my game plans publicly. The fact that all my goals are rarely met in a given
week is like seeing a glass half full or half empty. If I dwelled on what
didn’t get done, than my glass would be half empty. Instead I see my glass as
half full. I get great satisfaction seeing the progress I make each week and
marking off a step as done.
Here is
what I plan to tackle in the week ending May 24, 2013:
1)
Adoration (Shooting for a deadline of June 1, 2013)
a) Finish
quilting “Adoration.”
b) Square
up the piece in preparation for facing.
2) Express
Your Love
a) Finish
last week's assignment from Leah Day.
b) Do
whatever assignment Leah comes up with next.
3)
Signature experimentation
a) Design a
new signature motif.
4)
Pictorial Painting
a) Watch
the lesson that demos how to quilt the Canyon piece.
b) Quilt
"Canyon."
5) Plan the
next art piece.
