Material Mavens: Judy's- Wild Whimsical Quilt

Sunday, July 15, 2018

Judy's- Wild Whimsical Quilt

Wild took me on a wild ride because when I heard the word I thought I was going to do wild hair with wildlife in it. I just couldn't get that idea worked out. Next it was wild fabric. Another no go because it was just a mess. Next the actual word WILD made with different fabrics that would portray animals. Nope, just not me.

I tried scrunching up cheesecloth on top of fabric to make it interesting. Sigh, nothing would work on it.

I drew branches thinking the wild nature of the tree branches would be nice. Again that was just a mess.

This is a photo of some of the fabrics I pulled out trying to figure out how I was going to make a Wild quilt. A lot of them actually made it into the quilt. If you go to my Facebook page Wrapped In Quilts you can see a tour of these fabrics along with an explanation of my thoughts.

The story that goes with this quilt is that I love to hike in the mountains and the trees are so beautiful with their leaves waving. To be out in nature can be a serene, healing place, but it can also be a wild place. I've been surprised in the woods with snakes, wild pigs, and deer.

I made the hills look like leaves in color and quilting but it was too similar to what I made last time with the blue mountains. I had a scrap of wavy fabric that was left over from a birthday banner I made and laid it on the mountains which made me smile. So the whimsical waves on the mountains were added to the quilt to make it fun.

6 comments:

AliceJuly 16, 2018 at 9:35 AM
Judy, your WILD landscape quilt is beautiful! I loved, too, reading about all the various ways you thought about interpreting this theme! And I had to smile at your original idea of "wild hair with wild life in it!" My mind is awhirl with trying to picture that!! But the end result of all your experimental thoughts and actions is, again to put it simply, really beautiful!
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Kathy HarteJuly 17, 2018 at 2:30 AM
Hi Judy - Your quilt is really beautiful, and after reading (and sometimes chuckling at your narratives !) I enjoyed your quilt even more :-D I also enjoyed your thought process, and all the different pictures you included that were so interesting. Great job !
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Gail BradneyJuly 17, 2018 at 10:27 AM
So much angst for such a serene and gentle final quilt. Your choice of fabric and your stitching is beautiful.
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Carolyn HensonJuly 17, 2018 at 12:28 PM
Hooray for your whimsical WILD quilt! I especially enjoyed the round-about-way you arrived at this delightful little quilt! And the wavy additions - perfecto!
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Barbara AnneAugust 9, 2018 at 12:34 AM
And I thought they were snoozing, snuggling dragon backs!

A blast from the past and from someone in Virginia, Judy!

Hugs!
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karen pulaskiAugust 10, 2018 at 6:58 PM
Judy~I like all three pieces!! Great visual of your journey!
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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