Material Mavens: Tricia's Pun- Material Ravens Sew Corny

Friday, January 15, 2016

Tricia's Pun- Material Ravens Sew Corny

When I heard the theme "Pun" I was completely stumped. My husband loves Puns. So on a bike ride I brought up our theme. Boy did that get him going! So many ideas. I love the fact that the theme also created a lot of discussion among the group. I also talked about the theme with my daughters. We came up with Material Ravens and Sew Corny.

I used hand painted fabric from Mickey Lawler for the background fabric. I then picked the fabric for the ravens and machine appliqued the ravens and corn. I couched black cording for the telephone wires. I pulled thread from my trash for the birds beaks. I used beads for the eyes. I used a new technique for facing my quilt.

10 comments:

Carolyn HensonJanuary 15, 2016 at 11:28 AM
Tricia, what a unique and clever pun! I love the idea of ravens sewing seeds of corn! And the needle that you left in the piece - brilliant! The different fabrics for the ravens set it off! Lovely!
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Nedra WeaverJanuary 15, 2016 at 12:59 PM
Oh my another VERY clever pun executed so well!! Especially love the corn and the needle is a perfect addition to the composition!!
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AndreaJanuary 15, 2016 at 1:36 PM
This is terrific! Love your fabric choices, looks like you had a great time with both your pun and construction. I agree that it was fun that this theme generated much discussion among the group.
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AliceJanuary 15, 2016 at 1:58 PM
I am so pleased at the creativity demonstrated by all the quilts so far! And that certainly applies to your quilt! It combines beauty and inventivenes.
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Jane HartfieldJanuary 15, 2016 at 2:28 PM
Love the wonderful Lawler fabric for the background. The ravens are great! Sewing corn for a future day. Terrific idea!!
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loistheartistJanuary 15, 2016 at 2:39 PM
I can just imagine mark coming up with a ton of ideas! Love this, it just has a wonderful feel and your pun is so great!
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Nedra WeaverJanuary 15, 2016 at 2:45 PM
I have to admit I'm just getting the "material clad ravens" now!! Geesh!!
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Carol A. BabineauJanuary 15, 2016 at 3:16 PM
Lots of fun! Your piece is perfectly corny!
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Kathy HarteJanuary 16, 2016 at 1:42 AM
How great that your family got involved with this MM challenge ! Sew neat that you (and your family !) created your own pun in homage to the Material Mavens.... Great job !
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AnonymousJanuary 22, 2016 at 9:04 AM
Beautiful background - a sunset? Telephone wires, material ravens and corn.
Clever.
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