Material Mavens: Karen's Doodle Quilt--Doodleleaf

Friday, April 15, 2016

Karen's Doodle Quilt--Doodleleaf

I always liked the look of "doodles"! I have many books on Zentangle but never put it to fabric. I drew 4 different pictures before I came back to what I like to create with fabric. Leaves. I used
a hand-dyed fabric by Mary Walter. (Who happens to be a good friend of mine and so I'm lucky to be able to own many of her great fabrics!) I used Mettler cotton thread 50wt in Hunter Green. If I wanted a thicker look I used a small zig-zag with free motion. The background quilting was done with YLI monofilament thread.
My favorite part of this is the veins. Which inspired me to begin a large leaf full of vein work. This is the drawing I started with.

13 comments:

Carol A. BabineauApril 15, 2016 at 8:05 AM
Very, very nice!
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AndreaApril 15, 2016 at 8:52 AM
Looks like you had great fun "translating" your doodle from drawing to fabric.
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AliceApril 15, 2016 at 9:08 AM
Karen, lovely! You're another of out group who has mastered free motion quilting to the nth degree, and the simplicity of the design but the intricacy of the stitching produced a striking quilt!
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Nedra WeaverApril 15, 2016 at 3:18 PM
Simple design but such detailed stitching. The backgroung stitching complements the intricate inside the leaf stitching nicely. Lovely!
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Carolyn HensonApril 15, 2016 at 4:49 PM
I love the simplicity of your leaf Karen, although the machine stitching is certainly advanced! What a lovely dyed fabric from your friend. And the stitching on the background - NICE!
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Carolyn HensonApril 15, 2016 at 4:49 PM
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loistheartistApril 15, 2016 at 5:45 PM
Just elegant! Simply perfect!
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Tricia DeckApril 15, 2016 at 7:53 PM
Karen, I just love your leaf. The veins are wonderful!
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UnknownApril 15, 2016 at 8:12 PM
Just lovely Karen!
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AliceApril 15, 2016 at 8:34 PM
From Rita: – The stitching is wonderful. I noticed that the final product is somewhat different from the initial drawing. Being a Longarm quilter, that happens to me all the time. With the machine running, the creative muse takes over and it is always good. Very pretty!
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Kathy HarteApril 16, 2016 at 1:41 AM
Ah ! Another Zentangle-er among the MMs ! Karen, you did a really great job on your quilt, and I love that you incorporated so many recognizable Tangles in this piece. Great too that you used a small zig-zag stitch to emphasize some of the design lines ! Thanks, too for including a picture of your original sketch... Loved it !
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Jane HartfieldApril 16, 2016 at 4:01 PM
Very interesting patterns. Lovely stitching and elegant leaf.
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SaraApril 16, 2016 at 6:31 PM
A beautiful job translating the doodle to a quilt - the stitching is wonderful
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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)
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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)

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