Kathy's   "ROUND  TABLE"

I have to admit, when it was time for the "Round Table" Challenge, my very first thought was "Round Table Pizza !" 

[  We lived in Anchorage, AK for 35 years, and believe me...  "Round Table Pizza" was a pretty big deal for us...  Delicious, readily available in just about any combination you'd want,  AND... Free Delivery...  A super great bonus because of our weather and road conditions !  ]

I kept pondering how to put "Round Table" into one of our Quilts, and had, "by chance" recently ordered a book on "Crop Circles" that have intrigued me for many years.    How do they get those truly gigantic circles to be so perfectly "Circular" ?  How do they accomplish the extremely complex designs ?  How do they photograph the Crop Circles ?  So many questions ! 

As you can tell, "Crop Circles" became my theme, and I had a blast making this quilt !

The book, "Crop Circles, the Bones of God" by Michael Glickman has been (and continues to be) an enormous source of inspiration and information about these phenomenal structures.

All the fabrics in this quilt were "Rust Dyed" using old, rusted pieces / parts we continue to find in our pasture; and I have to admit, any time I see an old rusty piece of metal I tend to pick it up and add it to the stash  :-D

This particular Crop Circle, is called the "Angel Formation," and its one of my favorites.   It was "created" in July 2001, and is about 700 feet in diameter !

Andrea's Round Table Quilt

 

 

When Will We Be Reunited?

11" x 14"

cotton, silk screen, stencils, paint

This is a nod to the situation we continue to live with and the social distancing protocol restaurants have to follow.  Chairs have been separated from their tables, with many lined up against nearby walls just waiting to be reunited.  

After many weeks of struggling with this theme, I finally had an "Ah Ha" moment towards the end of September after meeting two friends for lunch.  This was my first restaurant experience since probably February, at a favorite Asian eatery.  Although we intended to eat outside at tables set up in the parking lot, it was a very hot, humid day so we decided to eat inside.  We were brought to an octagonally shaped room with a large round table in the center and smaller rectangular tables around the perimeter.  I suspect they can either seat a larger party at the round table or use every other smaller table for guests to remain 6' apart.

The chairs and chrysanthemum were painted using hand cut freezer paper stencils.  

freezer paper stencil

Jane Hartfield’s Roundtable Quilt

 Spinoff

Lately I have been spinning a bit out of control. COVID has kept me at home which gave me plenty of time to create. That was perfect six months ago. However, as time goes by, I tend to get distracted more easily. At times I feel like I just can’t focus. That means I have quite a few works in progress. Spin-off is one that I finished! It was fun to do and moved smoothly from start to finish.I entered it in Quilt National along with Coming Together. Both were rejected. 

At any rate, when a Roundtable begins to rotate and spin, it can throw off bits and pieces which can form new tables. 

This piece started as a mono print using thickened dyes and a piece of silk. I realized it needed more details and definition.

So I started adding paint using thermofax screens and just sponge brushes.

Next I had to start quilting. I added even more paint after that. I used Lumiere metallic paints to emphasize the spirals spinning off. I finished the quilt with a facing.

Happy Spinning!

Jane Hartfield

Gail’s Round Table Graffiti

 I recently completed a Graffiti Quilting online class with Karlee Porter.  I learned a lot!  Our final was a small graffiti quilt.  This one starts in the center and moves round in a clockwise or counterclockwise manner. Quilting in the round until the space is filled was so much fun that I can’t wait to use it on larger quilts.