tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post5834457844915169534..comments2024-03-21T10:11:35.016-04:00Comments on Material Mavens: Carolyn's "CELA 107"Alicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01193658783135430973noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-81565235643370342652013-07-17T09:51:07.680-04:002013-07-17T09:51:07.680-04:00What a interesting story, and a lovely solution th...What a interesting story, and a lovely solution that is so unexpected. That's what I love about this group. We are all able to think outside the box. Makes it so much fun.loistheartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06874401983663533819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-73333364172019865942013-07-16T18:09:00.172-04:002013-07-16T18:09:00.172-04:00This is my favorite of all the quilts. It is so b...This is my favorite of all the quilts. It is so beautiful! Thank you for sharing how you did the fusing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00229794587172441175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-42866806771065326302013-07-16T16:08:49.711-04:002013-07-16T16:08:49.711-04:00Carolyn, you have created a wonderful memory treas...Carolyn, you have created a wonderful memory treasure. I agree with Alice - kudos for workmanship - your stitching is beautiful. This is indeed one interpretation I thought of for cell and glad to see it represented!<br />Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236884861296764244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-28642506126057861042013-07-15T17:53:23.675-04:002013-07-15T17:53:23.675-04:00Much thought was obviously invested in your piece ...Much thought was obviously invested in your piece which I imagine is like a fabric scrapbook page and evokes many wonderful memories of your trip. Thanks for sharing your story. The result is in intriguing invitation to open the door and explore more.JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13873703819530569975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-61180223926832265562013-07-15T17:31:42.637-04:002013-07-15T17:31:42.637-04:00How beautiful and serene. Your artistry comes thro...How beautiful and serene. Your artistry comes through on this quilt. The colors are perfect! I just want to open the door to go rest in the room. To fix the label you can always do what Marcia Stein did with her "legs" quilt. Just fuse another one on top of it. I think she said she had 3 sets of legs under the final set. Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368515552194912257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-29485607815022662552013-07-15T14:36:09.782-04:002013-07-15T14:36:09.782-04:00I do love this piece - such a great memory piece f...I do love this piece - such a great memory piece for the both of you.Carol A. Babineauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03951204743607195543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-8414160542611145842013-07-15T14:04:14.230-04:002013-07-15T14:04:14.230-04:00Gorgeous work as always Carolyn!!! I love how you...Gorgeous work as always Carolyn!!! I love how yours are often personalized and commemorative of special times and events in your life. The colors and composition are lovely and the details of the tile and flowers so well done. AND the back just as wonderful!! A twofer!! Nedra Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12713288647355250747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-20174644465809072962013-07-15T13:27:02.689-04:002013-07-15T13:27:02.689-04:00How fun that you were could commemorate your anniv...How fun that you were could commemorate your anniversary trip ( actually, I think this is your second quilt based on your anniversary trip? ) with this theme! I love how you depict doors ( I'm fascinated with doors anyway, have been photographing them for years). You have really captured the feeling of the tiled cell number sign and floral decorations with your fabric choices. The back collage is wonderful also...reveals "the rest of the story".<br />Really love this quilt!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17154076191981373564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-45436768821771331862013-07-15T11:30:23.734-04:002013-07-15T11:30:23.734-04:00Yikes! I just noticed that I have to make a new l...Yikes! I just noticed that I have to make a new label for the back of the quilt. (That will be fun retro-fitting!) The trip was 2012 and I put 2011.<br />I also spelled pousada on the label without the "u". Oh well !!!Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402863183600409719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-55081709009563448632013-07-15T11:23:23.113-04:002013-07-15T11:23:23.113-04:00Hi Alice, After I do any fusing, I save the large ...Hi Alice, After I do any fusing, I save the large pieces to use when I build various pieces for future fusing. The flower motif was cut from many different fused pieces of fabric to achieve the look I wanted. I arranged them in a design with just a touch of hot iron, adding flowers and leaves on top or under here and there as I went along. When I was satisfied, I peeled them off in one piece, placed them above the door and fused them into place. Then I TRIED to free-motion quilt around and inside the flower motif. The floral border between the upper and lower wall is cut and fused from one piece of fabric.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402863183600409719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-21036561238194954182013-07-15T10:53:19.619-04:002013-07-15T10:53:19.619-04:00Breathtaking, Carolyn! This quilt is just lovely....Breathtaking, Carolyn! This quilt is just lovely. I want to know so much more--did you create (paint, draw?) the flower motif at the top yourself, or was this cut from a printed fabric? I assume the latter, since you repeat the motif in the section that separates the two sections of the wall. The door all my itself, incidentally, is a work of art! You did a super job with the quilting. You are moving from novice to expert, in terms of machine quilting!Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01193658783135430973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4728166793718979713.post-32380771220420140792013-07-15T10:35:22.698-04:002013-07-15T10:35:22.698-04:00Oh I loved this. I so enjoyed visiting monk's ...Oh I loved this. I so enjoyed visiting monk's cells in Florence and a room of one's own is sometimes appealing :*) The colors and images are so pretty and you did such a good job of integrating the entire experience! That was a lot of work but you have created a treasure of memories.Linda Hickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10622069411237073813noreply@blogger.com