Material Mavens: Tricia's Beauty

Saturday, July 31, 2021

Tricia's Beauty

The word "beauty" can be looked at in many ways. A few weeks ago my youngest daughter was married on the top of a mountain overlooking Lake Willoughby in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. There are so many beauties in the picture. The beauty of marriage, the beauty of the bride and groom, the beauty of the vista, the beauty of the flowers and the beauty of my four children gathered together for this moment. The beauty of all the family and friends that have gathered to celebrate their marriage. I can go on and on!

I created this quilt with a photograph printed onto fabric. The flowers from the wedding were so spectacular I wanted to create flowers for the corners of the quilt. I used Terial Magic on the silk to keep it from fraying. ( This was one of those products that one purchases at a show and never uses it ;) I finally used it). I cut out the petals, sewed them together and added beads for an embellishment. The colors for the wedding were blue and purple. I sewed blue and purple silk ribbons onto the edges for the border.

6 comments:

AliceJuly 31, 2021 at 11:20 AM
What a wonderful way to portray beauty! The beauty of family and of marriage. And the flowers are simply the "icing on the cake!" They are truly gorgeous. I'll now look for that product in Houston this fall!
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CarolynJuly 31, 2021 at 11:32 AM
Oh Tricia, This is a heirloom! I loved seeing the photos on Facebook of this beautiful wedding. You made the perfect choice for this theme. I LOVE it! Thanks for explaining your use of Terial Magic. It is in one of my drawer, never to be used. I will now give it a go! Beautiful job
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Kathy HarteJuly 31, 2021 at 5:32 PM
Tricia - What a truly delightful quilt.... I'm sure everyone will enjoy looking at for years to come ! And thanks for the explanation on how you made your flowers .... UMMMM... I think I have a bottle of "Terial Magic" somewhere in my Studio - Will have to see if I can find it and start using it in some of my art projects !
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JudyAugust 1, 2021 at 1:40 PM
What a wonderful memory quilt. Your use of the photo, ribbons, and the flowers with the beads in the center make this quilt pop. This is a precious quilt.
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AndreaAugust 2, 2021 at 5:03 PM
Perfect representation of Beauty and a wonderful quilt to be cherished. Precious family heirloom.
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Nedra WeaverAugust 2, 2021 at 9:40 PM
Yes indeed - so much beauty to behold in this gorgeous photo of you daughter and family!! Your framing of it is so perfect!! Congratulations too!!
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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