Thursday, October 15, 2015

Alice's Quilt: How Many Circles?



I decided to come up with a quilt that employed as many circles as possible in a sort of folk-art landscape.  And so I have a little puzzle for you:  How many circles can you count?

In constructing this quilt, I first fused sky and land fabrics onto my batting.  I machine quilted the background very simply before adding any other elements.  Then I free-hand cut out a tree.  Onto the tree I've placed either leaves or fruit--they could be either!  The bird perched on the tree needed a kitty-cat to be eyeing it.  To finish, I added a flower.

All elements are fused with Wonder Under and then appliqued with a tiny zig zag stitch.  Finally I added a very few hand embroidered details--the whiskers on the cat and the eye of the bird.  Oh, yes, I also did some thread sketching on the bird.

The puzzle is so easy, but by my count there are 16 circles in this quilt:  9 on the tree; 2 for the bird; 2 for the kitty, and 3 for the flower.

14 comments:

  1. This is so much fun to look at! Circles are everywhere! Love your colors and the whimsical approach!

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  2. What a neat way to approach this challenge.....AND then you further challenged us with a puzzle :-D [If we included the circles in the binding fabric I wonder how many circles there'd be ???? ] Thanks for sharing your design process with us and your thoughts on how this piece came to be !

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    1. Kathy, I intended to say "don't count the circles in the binding fabric" Though actually, that would have been a neat way to "fool" people. I could have counted them and then everyone would have been puzzled about where those extra circles are!

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    2. I enjoyed finding the circles!

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  3. Such a sweet quilt and a fun game! I instantly smiled when I saw this.

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  4. What a whimsical and charming quilt!! I missed the circles in the cat but thought you included the ones in the binding too!! Phew!! You did achieve a folk art look with this piece. Fun!!

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  5. So charming! I love how whimsical it is.

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  6. Cute quilt. I missed the cat circles so I failed the quiz!!!

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  7. I also failed the quiz. Lots of circles and lots of color, nice.

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  8. Cute as a button! I always love to see what your playful imagination comes up with! Your personality just shines through in your quilts. Great!!!!

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  9. Alice this quilt is adorable. I love your use of the theme and the wonderful little "circular" scene you created

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  10. Alice, This little quilt is cute.....fun....playful.....whimsical....adorable! It instantly made me smile. I love it!

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  11. Alice, I adore this quilt. Your artistic creativity shines through with all of the various uses of circles! What a clever and delightful quilt. Well done!

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  12. Love your fun, whimsical, folk-art inspired quilt. I suspect that you enjoyed not only the concept but the construction process of this little "cutie" as well!

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