Material Mavens: Nedra's Paint - Paint the Town Red

Thursday, April 30, 2020

Nedra's Paint - Paint the Town Red

The theme is incorporated in two ways for this challenge using paint as the inspiration and a method.

No matter how much I pondered, my mind always came back to the "Paint the Town Red " phrase. So what better town to do so in than Las Vegas as I and a friend did when I turned 50!!!

I wanted to use obvious landmarks from Vegas for the skyline at the time of a warm southwestern sunset. The background is a combination of commercial and personal hand died fabric. The landmarks are from some of the newer Vegas hotels, New York, New York, The Wynn, Luxor, Paris and Bellagio. They are fused on and it is machine quilted. Fingernail polish and fabric paint was used to create the drips.

7 comments:

AliceApril 30, 2020 at 11:58 AM
Ho ho, Nedra! I see that you and I had the same thought! I love it that you connected that idea to an actual town, and one where people are more apt than in other places to "paint the town red." Well, there's always New Orleans, too! Great job, and I love the effects you've creating with the red paint actually dripping! Great job!
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AndreaApril 30, 2020 at 3:39 PM
What a fun quilt! I LOVE the paintbrush as it adds so much whimsy to your design. Terrific that you could use your 50th birthday trip to Las Vegas as your inspiration.
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Carolyn HensonApril 30, 2020 at 5:33 PM
This is such a great quilt, Nedra, even though 3 of us chose the same choice for "paint." I never have thought about using fingernail polish. What a great idea, given the fact that none of us can get our nails done during this pandemic. And, your choice of a city and time add so much meaning. Well done!
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JudyApril 30, 2020 at 6:14 PM
I love your composition, colors, and connection to your own story. The addition of the paintbrush and actual paint adds to the whimsy. I really like the colorful rick rack around the edge too.
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Kathy HarteMay 1, 2020 at 11:30 PM
Nedra, what a great "take" on our theme ! And as others have commented on, the different ways you incorporated "Paint(ing) !" into your quilt. I think from this point on, I'll always think of the Corona Virus when I see "Red."
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Terrence MJune 20, 2022 at 7:14 PM
Very nice blog you have heree
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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