Material Mavens: Nedra's Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious

Friday, July 15, 2016

Nedra's Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious - 17 Cherry Tree Lane

Try as I might, this word meant only Mary Poppins to me!! My favorite part of the movie is when she flies over London and into the Banks' home at 17 Cherry Tree Lane. For my interpretation, I envisioned a blue sky with Mary and her umbrella descending over the London rooftops.

I drew a pattern for a silhouette of Mary and the chimneytops using clip art for reference. I cut this out of black fabric with fusible on the back. Using Kaffe Fassett fabrics, 1" squares were assembled to create the background, shading from dark to light blue. The silhouettes were fused to the background. I machine quilted along the outline of the silhouettes and machine quilted the background. If you look closely you will see the theme word stitched in the background !!

9 comments:

Jane HartfieldJuly 15, 2016 at 11:06 AM
A very lovely quilt!
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SaraJuly 15, 2016 at 11:23 AM
I love the execution of your design. The pieced background really brings life to the strongly contrasting silhouettes and I can imagine Mary flying in.
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Gail BradneyJuly 15, 2016 at 12:09 PM
Very strong design. Silhouettes are hard to use, but yours is in perfect balance with the background. I don't envy you having to cut them all. What tedious work! Great subject matter and brilliant use of color and fabric. Thanks for sharing!
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AliceJuly 15, 2016 at 1:06 PM
So lovely, Nedra! Your mind and mine were moving along the same lines. I must say, though, that your quilt beautifully illustrates this beloved book and film!
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AnonymousJuly 15, 2016 at 3:05 PM
Wow! This is fantastic! I love silhouettes and combined with the color is definitely a 'wow' factor.
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Carolyn HensonJuly 15, 2016 at 4:09 PM
So beautiful Nedra! One inch squares - yikes! The background, Mary and the chimney tops are stunning and I love the title! Really great job!
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JudyJuly 16, 2016 at 8:11 AM
I love how you added so much interest with the pieced background. To me it makes it look like the sun is rising as she floats across the sky. Quilting the word in also adds that secret interest when you look closely at it. Well done!
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UnknownJuly 16, 2016 at 4:57 PM
Great background and wonderful execution of the theme. Well done!
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Tricia DeckJuly 19, 2016 at 3:51 PM
What a wonderful piece. I just love the image. the 1" squares and beautiful with the shading and silhouette.
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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