Material Mavens: Linda' SURPRISE Quilt

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Linda' SURPRISE Quilt - Hearty Beating

I chose the topic "Surprise," having no idea what I could do. Not one idea came to me. I do love suprises. One should have them at every gathering, dinner party or even in blogs.

Life intervened to save the day, somewhat. I had some wild times with my heart and some very good news as well, each happening a complete surprise to me. I won't bore you with the details, but the loud colors, the brash conflicts and smoothness of the quilts show the two extremes. Previously in times of Afib pondering, I had quilted and beaded these tiny rectangular heart quilts; and this assignment gave me a way to display them. Across the center of the 12 x 12, I sewed some fusible thread in an EKG chart similar to an irregular reading and placed foil over the stitching to iron the iridescent waves. The 12 x 12 quilt content is purposefully irregular and needs some balance and resolution but the topic has none, so that is appropriate for my "Surprise" journal quilt. The backing comes over the sides of the front to make the binding or edge. Click to enlarge to view the naughty errant heartwaves.

7 comments:

AnonymousNovember 15, 2011 at 8:51 AM
I love your demonstration of the wild times you were having with your heart by your fabric and color choices, very appropriate. The beaded hearts are great and perfect for this! I'm glad your surprise turned out ok! Nedra
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AndreaNovember 15, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Linda...I love that you love surprises and think they should happen with much frequency...great attitude! Your subject matter, color choices and "purposefully irregular and need some balance" is perfect for this piece. Love how you have utilized your new fusible thread & foil...aren't you glad that I
"made" you buy it in Nashua?????
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AliceNovember 15, 2011 at 4:02 PM
Linda, I wrote my initial comment in the wee hours of the morning, and I don't think it captured my feelings on viewing your quilt and reading your narrative! So I an trying again, with a less-fogged and fatigued mind! Of course, I knew about both the scary heart-related experience, and the great good news that followed--that all was well. So I could "see" those experiences captured beautifully in your quilt. What perfect colors to use for a surprise quilt related to the heart! Love the little hearts, the lovely beading, and there was a personal surprise to me in the thread work capturing the EKG reading! I don't know anything about "fusible thread," so you need to educate me about that.
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AnonymousNovember 15, 2011 at 9:09 PM
Linda, once again you REVEALED your clever artistic talent --- love the hearts and the connections and the colors...no surprise there! ss
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CarolynNovember 17, 2011 at 10:56 AM
Oh Linda! This little quilt is just stunning! I LOVE the colors and the construction of the hearts. Well done!
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BarbaraNovember 17, 2011 at 12:53 PM
Linda, I love everything about this quilt and especially that it has a happy ending! The colors and exciting fabric choices really portray the story!
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Nancy MNovember 17, 2011 at 10:15 PM
We rejoice with you in the good news. Love the way the reds melt from one hue to another.
NM
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Themes for the Quilts

Below are the themes on which our quilts have been based:

Round One Quilts

9/15/11 Harmony

11/15/15 Surprise

1/15/12 South
3/15/12 Element
5/15/12 Mystery
7/15/12 Daydream
9/15/12 Spiral
11/15/12 Travel
1/15/13 Interwoven
3/15/13 Communication
5/15/13 Canyon

7/15/13 Cell

9/15/13 Green

11/15/13 Comfort

1/15/14 Strong

3/15/14 Translate

5/15/14 Spring

7/15/14 Friendship

Round Two Quilts

10/15/14 Contrast

1/15/15 Modern
4/15/15 Neighbor
7/15/15 Time
10/15/15 Circle(s)
1/15/16 Pun

4/15/16 Doodle

7/15/16 Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

10/15/16 Reflection

1/15/17 Boundaries

4/15/17 Quote

7/15/17 Space

10/15/17 Reach

1/15/18 Rock

4/15/18 Blues

THE MATERIAL MAVENS

We are a group of art quilters who come from various parts of the United States, from the East coast and then south to Arkansas and Texas. We were inspired by the original Twelve by Twelve international art quilting group.

Beginning in September, 2011, we started posting our 12"x 12" art quilts, which were based on themes chosen in turn by our members. For Round One, we posted quilts every two months, always on the 15th of the designated months.

Round Two of The Material Mavens began in October, 2014. Some changes were made: quilts were posted every three months, and the quilts could be be either 12"x 12" or rectangular ones measuring 11" x 14", either horizontal or vertical in orientation.

Round Three of The Material Mavens began in July, 2018. Again, changes have been made. Now those members who wish to stay affiliated with the group are free to post quilts every time or every now and then. Two, our blog administrator collected suggested themes from the members who wanted to remain affiliated. These themes were then pulled at random from a "hat," and they were then assigned in order for the posting dates. Since we had 13 members who wanted to remain, we will be posting quilts every 3 months until 2021! This date is significant and appropriate, because 2021 will be the 10th year that our group has been in existence.

MEMBERS REMAINING

1. Alice Baird (Waco, TX) (abaird125@gmail.com)

2. Andrea Willey (MA)
3. Carolyn Henson (TX) (cjhenson214@gmail.com)

5. Gail Bradney (AR)
6. Jane Hartfield (AR) (arkjjhart@mynewroads.com)
7. Judy Steward (TX)
8. Kathy Harte (TX)

9. Karen Pulaski
10. Sara Norris (TX)
11. Tricia Deck (Lincoln, (MA)

12. Teresa Schlabach (AR)

13. Nedra Weaver