Material Mavens: Nedra's Open

Monday, February 28, 2022

Nedra's Open - Australian Open

Tennis is of huge interest to me - playing and watching! The Big Four - the slams as they are called - include the US Open, Wimbledon, Roland Garros(French Open), and the Australian Open. The calendar year of the pro circuit begins in January in Melbourne, Australia and of course I was watching it when I began to contemplate my choice for the Open theme. The rest of the project was easy.

The court at the AO is blue and represented in the bottom corner, the flag of Australia in the upper, and the ubiquitous kangaroo is playing!! Commercial fabric was used, including a Kafffe Fassett for the roo, and one was painted to get the right color for the court. The piece is fused and machine quilted. So fun!!

7 comments:

Tricia DeckFebruary 28, 2022 at 11:14 AM
Nedra I just love you interpretation of Open. My sister is a tennis fanatic so I always hear about tennis from her. Love your kangaroo. Its perfect.
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CarolynMarch 1, 2022 at 10:26 AM
Nedra, your Open Roo quilt is whimsical and creative, and I love what you have made. The Australian quilters would adore this one. Hats off to you!!!
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AliceMarch 1, 2022 at 2:30 PM
Nedra, how clever! I am not particularly a fan of watching tennis, but I was aware that the Australian Open was going on, as a dear friend of mine, a huge tennis fan, made mention of watching it often when it was taking place. This quilt could not be more clever and charming! Absolutely LOVE it!
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JudyMarch 1, 2022 at 2:56 PM
Nedra, I have to say I Love this! Oh my gosh. Every time I pull it up I see more fun things like the adorable headband. Your fabric choices and composition make me smile.
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AndreaMarch 1, 2022 at 7:51 PM
WELL, knowing how much you love tennis, this is absolutely the perfect Open solution for you to have chosen! Adorable & whimsical, love your Kaffe Roo, and the head scarf is positively precious!
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Kathy HarteMarch 4, 2022 at 4:12 PM
Nedra - I'm rather overwhelmed at your interpretation of "OPEN" ! ! ! ! Never in my life would I have thought of"OPEN" Sports (or Tournaments)! Your "Australian Open" amazing, and I'm also very impressed with how perfect your binding is ! BRAVO !
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Gail BradneyMarch 8, 2022 at 11:47 PM
How creative is that? You nailed the theme or should I say you lobbed it?
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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