tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82223735040291953232024-03-18T00:35:09.607-07:00Elaine QuehlELAINE QUEHL, Quilt Artist, Teacher, Dyer, Designer
Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.comBlogger524125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-87233197054430473032023-08-30T16:46:00.005-07:002023-08-30T16:46:55.287-07:00So Much to Say After So Long<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Greetings dear followers, if there are any still out there. So much has happened. I've officially retired from teaching, but I'm still available for Zoom presentations. The world has changed, and I no longer want to be in planes and automobiles. I also need to take better care of myself.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I meant to get this blog post out before the magazine hit the news stand, but it's out early, so now I'm rushing to make this post. I'm a Cover Girl, only days short of my 62nd birthday! Who'd have thought? Yes, I have an article about my series <i>Conversations Over Coffee</i> in the Autumn 2023 issue of <i>Art Quilting Studio</i>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm on the cover!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiammYSQo7-O5lYtfKbYA6BaSIKwi7casaVsUfskQ50BNa7gpYVW_CjDdjOsxR_kbHhbrDmtpUTPBwLOkmlzNHO8LEZk_mdCFGjAQiECz_J_FQrLZe9_IVqirt78N6Z4CYm0bpL1MirnOq3OhYy5MvKgu4bgQk8pjtKWc4_RJ7pkzJe0uzskB0DXWMM745C/s902/373314232_10161679716227922_5609333866373789972_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiammYSQo7-O5lYtfKbYA6BaSIKwi7casaVsUfskQ50BNa7gpYVW_CjDdjOsxR_kbHhbrDmtpUTPBwLOkmlzNHO8LEZk_mdCFGjAQiECz_J_FQrLZe9_IVqirt78N6Z4CYm0bpL1MirnOq3OhYy5MvKgu4bgQk8pjtKWc4_RJ7pkzJe0uzskB0DXWMM745C/s320/373314232_10161679716227922_5609333866373789972_n.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The article inside</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaIFj45lUXO3Lj2HXGejzJYwa71IhyTADrgZF4L_MErWwbMPRPUXeZtNvyG1VuJVtRFzrKMvXxxWMxto28ZPiILlSeT2EpoVR88eETwQRsiL6-8cRNn6WsUZ26KrDCSmDrM6C5ejLtMYs6GH-bSAcjUpLofbx3G1J3WjLpIfrNgykw_UeX6pmZqViqB5k/s924/372981090_10161679716352922_7775284145670043562_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="924" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyaIFj45lUXO3Lj2HXGejzJYwa71IhyTADrgZF4L_MErWwbMPRPUXeZtNvyG1VuJVtRFzrKMvXxxWMxto28ZPiILlSeT2EpoVR88eETwQRsiL6-8cRNn6WsUZ26KrDCSmDrM6C5ejLtMYs6GH-bSAcjUpLofbx3G1J3WjLpIfrNgykw_UeX6pmZqViqB5k/s320/372981090_10161679716352922_7775284145670043562_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggZq1Z-VQkhqwO1z4LzL0LBOq5sa9C1IL2-Sj2wcmxRjiwA_3gbvbB6HH5CTBnH8ldaqrwfr_f8PXnZGv_8WScCYzUdWyi5Vf0ZH6_4VxJvCY5LwDznd_C0BrWmK17w5KCScipo0UJA5F5fnK5OwyT_x-fRXFiOAntqNvVqkX6l75mWcqUg7AJOLcKUxp/s876/373296231_10161679716602922_846610885495448249_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="876" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggZq1Z-VQkhqwO1z4LzL0LBOq5sa9C1IL2-Sj2wcmxRjiwA_3gbvbB6HH5CTBnH8ldaqrwfr_f8PXnZGv_8WScCYzUdWyi5Vf0ZH6_4VxJvCY5LwDznd_C0BrWmK17w5KCScipo0UJA5F5fnK5OwyT_x-fRXFiOAntqNvVqkX6l75mWcqUg7AJOLcKUxp/s320/373296231_10161679716602922_846610885495448249_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Here are photos of the entire series. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLs83P7wFV1CWrS8AMHXdx9y96J4neonUH24zwJGfOhIXCukvDiVkUHV_2WASpK30N-VHpr8EFOVFJwqK9jlc0-9yaB7USMQLgTh3CMKmlTxXVKfIJUO8XESeC4231rqhQePfbIoWTfQJNt59ratf_3JuRz878_e-Tmcvr0Xdi5p4CZhIW1RqbyDJ8rjVx/s3828/ConversationsOverCoffee2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9uO1wtf3eWeEF8LxC3EPgFIsFcMlWHyhf2_UwLhIWYdVmP_wkJVhuRQonCn0MkdW3e64UuxfMjYZqw7SU68bIJQs_utT6vrFeSv98k5GPGF69XWC05ayp_8Kvo_Km3veVWRsXXUdD-IR0xaKa2H83vPzUJAveRVMWx5vY3DbLPNdVIDR6Y1gghP0Qe8V/s3505/ConversationsOveCoffee4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="3505" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW9uO1wtf3eWeEF8LxC3EPgFIsFcMlWHyhf2_UwLhIWYdVmP_wkJVhuRQonCn0MkdW3e64UuxfMjYZqw7SU68bIJQs_utT6vrFeSv98k5GPGF69XWC05ayp_8Kvo_Km3veVWRsXXUdD-IR0xaKa2H83vPzUJAveRVMWx5vY3DbLPNdVIDR6Y1gghP0Qe8V/s320/ConversationsOveCoffee4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><span style="text-align: center;">I only now realized that Conversations Over Coffee 5 was not included in the article. A shame because it would appeal to cat lovers.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfvJM7xEXXpuirrbZZB_tSx3ID6D4bzOnGIw95D28EULaUvs3aqy5QFiruEUL5KLHEjCiUWhBfJjTIemDC-jJG6drkZiYnGfv6ko2kc0Mih-jLYS-nuYVU1Qjawwvs51WksBi8KOVOryZEvx7lN5MgbyMF4w-2LgGGPrqtemOG273afkhCOPNQoqh3GcH/s3873/ConversationsOverCoffee5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3395" data-original-width="3873" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFfvJM7xEXXpuirrbZZB_tSx3ID6D4bzOnGIw95D28EULaUvs3aqy5QFiruEUL5KLHEjCiUWhBfJjTIemDC-jJG6drkZiYnGfv6ko2kc0Mih-jLYS-nuYVU1Qjawwvs51WksBi8KOVOryZEvx7lN5MgbyMF4w-2LgGGPrqtemOG273afkhCOPNQoqh3GcH/s320/ConversationsOverCoffee5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1kDGQ_bhlHhwQ61uy816G1tIC61_pdpTtrJN6sDCZ8ypoUWGG28VENwR9vqndIkSV8E2Xdu291UwwDyW5mzttaUX7C0dlqZGuHqwTiM0YkiSSxIoSLM8Q9Qut8cYiNCgDks49m-8HYH4yo1V9O93rV1fvAteCKsD_RMFjT0v0v6MLQ_mABrcUFVLGm_i/s3186/ConversationsOverCoffee6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2755" data-original-width="3186" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1kDGQ_bhlHhwQ61uy816G1tIC61_pdpTtrJN6sDCZ8ypoUWGG28VENwR9vqndIkSV8E2Xdu291UwwDyW5mzttaUX7C0dlqZGuHqwTiM0YkiSSxIoSLM8Q9Qut8cYiNCgDks49m-8HYH4yo1V9O93rV1fvAteCKsD_RMFjT0v0v6MLQ_mABrcUFVLGm_i/s320/ConversationsOverCoffee6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I still remain unsure about how, or if to, continue this blog. It's clear to me that moving forward I'm walking into (or rather, already have walked into) the role of thyroid activist and advocate. That's a long story for another blog post. I shared some of my health difficulties in posts two years ago. Since that time I learned my thyroid has atrophied. And that lead me to research, and to finding a wonderful group that is helping people with thyroid disorders. The story includes how and why it took seven years to diagnose my problem! And yes, there is going to be a quilt!<p></p><p>Elaine</p>Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-5155787315889693632021-07-25T14:31:00.006-07:002021-07-25T14:33:05.149-07:00Conversations Over Coffee 4, functional work, process<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last weekend I finished collaging the fourth cup in my "Conversations Over Coffee" series. Here it is, based on an expresso cup I own that is strikingly black and white (black interior in the cup, black saucer, and white on the outside of the cup and rim of the saucer). It's a chunky little cup. For the sake of sharing the finished up, I just placed it on this red and white polka-dot fabric. I'm thinking I will probably also collage the background. The other thing I've been doing is researching how to break up space in art, so I can break up the background to look like a little snippet from a cafe scene. Stay tuned as I continue to create (and eventually finish) cups.</div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BWrdQMHNVNY/YPsY5Mv6UAI/AAAAAAAAPIA/aiqaRrc9BPAbXT6o0FuM8OaV2o7S-MsAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/217703342_10160031944212922_7830609735079205035_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1126" data-original-width="1440" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BWrdQMHNVNY/YPsY5Mv6UAI/AAAAAAAAPIA/aiqaRrc9BPAbXT6o0FuM8OaV2o7S-MsAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/217703342_10160031944212922_7830609735079205035_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I've mentioned before that during the pandemic I have completed a lot of functional projects. While they have been shown on Facebook, they don't appear on my blog because I fell away from blogging for a long time. During that time I mastered the knitting of socks. In the last year and a half I've knitted seven pairs of socks, and each time they get just a bit better. Here is a recent pair I finished for my husband.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M5P9rF4hAkU/YPsZNF16L-I/AAAAAAAAPIg/EZsJvkyeyuIqMsOQB67gRVhHrMH1_R6fQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/220465417_10160047828262922_4772946373240733396_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M5P9rF4hAkU/YPsZNF16L-I/AAAAAAAAPIg/EZsJvkyeyuIqMsOQB67gRVhHrMH1_R6fQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/220465417_10160047828262922_4772946373240733396_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">I also created a couple of jelly roll rugs in the past year. This is my second one, made with some of my stash of older hand-dyed fabrics. In a future post I will share the one I made from polka-dotted commercial fabrics. These are fun to make and fun to live with. Roma Lambson is the name of the person who came up with the idea, and you can buy the instructions <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/641418129/jelly-roll-rug-pattern-by-roma-lambson?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_ca_en_ca_b-craft_supplies_and_tools-other&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQjwl_SHBhCQARIsAFIFRVXMvawhd5urT784xOh02t8bksDE9U2OkYej5o_Y7C8PFqMSu6_DQPkaAhBCEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_319629165_19444327605_75295112325_aud-1184048147899:pla-106551294035_c__641418129enca_126170750&utm_custom2=319629165&gclid=Cj0KCQjwl_SHBhCQARIsAFIFRVXMvawhd5urT784xOh02t8bksDE9U2OkYej5o_Y7C8PFqMSu6_DQPkaAhBCEALw_wcB" target="_blank">here</a>. You'll also find a lot of tutorials and ideas by others by googling "jelly roll rug".</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vSEaIEN5_Tc/YPxoAbK0hhI/AAAAAAAAPJw/isHb-9H6aYQLk21SdA2wCmrTAq4nNPVEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thumbnail_20210623_162644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vSEaIEN5_Tc/YPxoAbK0hhI/AAAAAAAAPJw/isHb-9H6aYQLk21SdA2wCmrTAq4nNPVEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210623_162644.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I've decided to make my first coffee cup over again because I don't like the way the first one looks using the glue method. I prefer the clean look that fusible web gives me. Also, it seems to be smaller than the cups I've made since. I'm making it a bit larger this time. I'm going to share a bit of the process here.</p><p>I've started with my photograph, and taken it into Photoshop Elements to "posterize" it. This exaggerates and separates out the values (darks, mediums, and lights). That makes it easier for me to create my pattern and place my fabric.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WqsmFsDr5OU/YPxphXpiiEI/AAAAAAAAPKA/9NxlaFMWA1UyVN0ra0lnxobhpCQZ1m9yACLcBGAsYHQ/s357/9026a222839e93c8e5f0d11d7c8d8501colourposterized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="357" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WqsmFsDr5OU/YPxphXpiiEI/AAAAAAAAPKA/9NxlaFMWA1UyVN0ra0lnxobhpCQZ1m9yACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/9026a222839e93c8e5f0d11d7c8d8501colourposterized.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>I traced out the cup and saucer, and all the places where I see value changes on a transparency film. I placed the transparency film on the copy bed of my printer, and enlarged the design by printing across four pages. I then taped the four pages together. You can see in the photo below where the join lines are, and that I've pinned the pattern to a piece of foam core board covered with batting. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NfvfwXn8mOQ/YPxp5BmSUtI/AAAAAAAAPKI/STz0DviRC1o4CY2omujMIdoAaWGIFHQVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thumbnail_20210721_172953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NfvfwXn8mOQ/YPxp5BmSUtI/AAAAAAAAPKI/STz0DviRC1o4CY2omujMIdoAaWGIFHQVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210721_172953.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I trace the pattern to a piece of muslin, and will begin to build the design right on the muslin.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I6DWFTUEvmM/YPxqBXcAJLI/AAAAAAAAPKM/_oUCYu018iEVEpYecgZzzJ62EPuGtmzbACLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thumbnail_20210721_173015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I6DWFTUEvmM/YPxqBXcAJLI/AAAAAAAAPKM/_oUCYu018iEVEpYecgZzzJ62EPuGtmzbACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210721_173015.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To prepare for building the cup, I've chosen a wide range of fabrics, from the palest turquoise to the darkest. I'm looking for some whimsical fabrics, and also fabrics with text on them (remember these are about conversations!).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MCr8TXmXbwc/YPsZwWo6srI/AAAAAAAAPJE/YPqWXEkcqn4SeRnJA4CyxFU3yjsjuHgXACLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thumbnail_20210721_171156.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1017" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MCr8TXmXbwc/YPsZwWo6srI/AAAAAAAAPJE/YPqWXEkcqn4SeRnJA4CyxFU3yjsjuHgXACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210721_171156.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I've cut pieces of fusible web to iron to the back of each fabric. You don't need a lot of each fabric. A small piece about 6" square, or thereabouts, will be plenty.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSiH8osiSew/YPsZqlQY3xI/AAAAAAAAPI8/nM4OEa0w8fkbn8NIvzTNd-ZWjNM8EJMxACLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thumbnail_20210721_170555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSiH8osiSew/YPsZqlQY3xI/AAAAAAAAPI8/nM4OEa0w8fkbn8NIvzTNd-ZWjNM8EJMxACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210721_170555.jpg" /></a></div><p>You may recall this was the first cup I made. I will be making it a bit larger, and fused like all the cups that came after. Let's just consider this one my prototype.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xvm8-34AwUc/YPscE5mjOmI/AAAAAAAAPJo/hqj70jGziRo5ASEWUl4NeKypJiRqNJGcwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thumbnail_20210415_142654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Xvm8-34AwUc/YPscE5mjOmI/AAAAAAAAPJo/hqj70jGziRo5ASEWUl4NeKypJiRqNJGcwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210415_142654.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p></p>Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-87940197911986814822021-07-09T14:15:00.001-07:002021-07-09T14:24:55.432-07:00Seeds Sown Long Ago<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes things done and seen long ago plant seeds that sprout in the future. That's what is happening to me from time to time. Although I haven't been exhibiting and teaching for the last two years, I still had my work noticed by a magazine, <a href="https://stampington.com/Art-Quilting-Studio-Summer-2021/" target="_blank">Art Quilting Studio</a>, and was invited to write an article. "When Photography Converges with Dyes, Fabric and Stitch" is published in the Summer 2021 issue. No you won't find me on the cover, but you will find my article inside.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fvjZAvwUAoQ/YOfAtet0zQI/AAAAAAAAPHk/pCg5lWt0T30t4WqDvTYaNj2VlqXQNAgVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1024/1QUI-2103-Art-Quilting-Studio-Summer-2021__18924.1622134468.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="955" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fvjZAvwUAoQ/YOfAtet0zQI/AAAAAAAAPHk/pCg5lWt0T30t4WqDvTYaNj2VlqXQNAgVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/1QUI-2103-Art-Quilting-Studio-Summer-2021__18924.1622134468.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, it has been hard to locate a copy of the magazine. Yes, I should receive a complimentary copy for being in the magazine, but it doesn't seem that the mail has been reliable. I've searched out four Chapters/Indigo stores in my city, with no success. One sold out quickly. Another has a huge stack of the Spring issue, so who knows if they will receive the Summer. Most Chapters/Indigo stores have also reduced the number of magazine titles they carry. There is a mixture of old and new issues on display. Not to worry, I've ordered a few copies from the publisher. They will get here when they get here. In the mean time, I do have a pdf of my article so I can at least show you what it looks like. This is the pdf they sent for me to proof. I made no changes except to add the name of the photographer (Patrick Blake) of my sunflower triptych, "Fleur du Soleil".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OgSVJy7GOJk/YOTGpepeN5I/AAAAAAAAPHM/LYZLI71Btx05-hrwiBSDwspSTxJazF4agCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thumbnail_20210706_154849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OgSVJy7GOJk/YOTGpepeN5I/AAAAAAAAPHM/LYZLI71Btx05-hrwiBSDwspSTxJazF4agCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210706_154849.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9HK0pP-BypM/YOTGqhUMwYI/AAAAAAAAPHQ/5x4XDEHRHggt4qwqdjnuctyTnYii92WXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thumbnail_20210706_155154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1018" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9HK0pP-BypM/YOTGqhUMwYI/AAAAAAAAPHQ/5x4XDEHRHggt4qwqdjnuctyTnYii92WXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210706_155154.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HKcjk8ohjoU/YOTGsFfkiII/AAAAAAAAPHU/E_MpEB2k8GwMKJi2gVYbDLUZ3-grL-bKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thumbnail_20210706_155455.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="995" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HKcjk8ohjoU/YOTGsFfkiII/AAAAAAAAPHU/E_MpEB2k8GwMKJi2gVYbDLUZ3-grL-bKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210706_155455.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It also happens that my international Crossing Oceans Textile Artists group is having their first exhibition since the pandemic at Farfield Mill, Sedbergh, England. Our organizer, Jane Rollason lives half-time in England and half-time in France. For a while our works were locked in her home in France without her being unable to access them due to lockdowns and travel restrictions. If you click on the photo below you will be taken to a nice spread of our work and information about the artists.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.farfieldmill.org/journeys-crossing-oceans-textile-artists/?fbclid=IwAR2iHBgXShnbNwv9Vy6GHRWZS0qNLkwEaTmDKzm36nWWyccI_QOmVEN-T9U" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="500" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qlm--Y2IhxA/YOfBOr_m4WI/AAAAAAAAPHs/LqtCAfDqv_gbp3bt9jGtpjlsRkC9hPRnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/safe_image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm nearing completion of my fourth coffee cup collage, so I will be back with that soon. I am now fully vaccinated, and wondering "what now"?</div><p></p>Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-52842509740915048772021-06-10T13:47:00.003-07:002021-06-10T13:53:33.003-07:00Conversations Over Coffee #3 and Re-Opening<p> Greetings. Here in Ontario, Canada, lockdown ends tomorrow, when we move into the first phase of our three-step re-opening. It's been a long ordeal for many people. Now that vaccines are arriving in plentiful numbers, we've been able to move ahead our timeline to get everyone vaccinated. My second vaccine will take place on June 27. </p><p>I'd like to share the third piece in my series, "Conversations Over Coffee". The challenge was to create a white cup. I've taken some inspiration from torn paper collage artists in using fabrics with text. I know the black and white polka dots will figure in the background some way, but likely not exactly like this photo. I want to wait until I've finished a few of these collages before I decide on backgrounds. I'm pleased with the shading, but still playing a bit with the foam on the coffee.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2kSQRLudVcc/YLk_Loz4ZgI/AAAAAAAAPDI/woIAJpRXB_k-tKP9sBAFnfynJKhdY4sdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1440/193311895_10159928629252922_1870127638390726747_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1179" data-original-width="1440" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2kSQRLudVcc/YLk_Loz4ZgI/AAAAAAAAPDI/woIAJpRXB_k-tKP9sBAFnfynJKhdY4sdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/193311895_10159928629252922_1870127638390726747_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The inspiration for my next piece will be a black and white espresso cup and saucer. So I will make use of the same set of fabrics as the above piece, but the values will be quite pronounced, rather than gradual.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bPPl_Q6QF1M/YLk_zEBJGRI/AAAAAAAAPDQ/SLErlHxFGP4tSpOb-7H-kOQ48eZoSx_8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/thumbnail_20210517_163149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bPPl_Q6QF1M/YLk_zEBJGRI/AAAAAAAAPDQ/SLErlHxFGP4tSpOb-7H-kOQ48eZoSx_8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210517_163149.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>In my first collage cup I used glue to adhere my collage shapes. In my second I used Lite Steam a Seam 2. This is now my preferred method. In my next post I'll share some process in prepping the fabric. I am also still playing with collage shapes. I think everyone will cut them differently and everyone's piece will show the hand of the maker.<div><br /></div><div>As the lockdown went on and on and on, I found my mental health sliding a bit. Lower mood and more anxiety. But now that we are heading into a slow opening up, I'm feeling more anxiety about whether I'll be able to cope in a so-called "normal" world, after having been in isolation so long. Well OK, I did see some friends during the lockdown. That was one of my coping skills. I walk outdoors every day, and many days it was with a friend. But going out into the world is a whole other story. I know I'm not the only one who feels it. I read an article recently that said some people would be hyper social after the pandemic is over, going to every social function they can. Others will have "cave syndrome", like an animal coming from hibernation in spring, scanning the horizon for danger. We'll just have to ease back in slowly.</div><div><br /></div><div>And that brings me to the subject of my career. There is likely to be big changes. At the moment I am not teaching. Not in person and not on-line. We'll see what I feel like after things are more normal for a while. I've done a couple of presentations on Zoom and will continue to do them if asked. I also don't want to be dyeing kits in the future. I have a good number of Poppy and Peony kits left, perhaps about a dozen of each, and once they are gone I will not be dyeing more. That boat has sailed. It's time to move on to something else. What that is I'm not sure yet. I bet I'm not the only one feeling that too in these strange times.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hoping this post finds you well and enjoying the beautiful summer weather, now that the heat wave has calmed down.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-80964343402687009772021-05-06T13:48:00.004-07:002021-05-06T13:53:17.638-07:00Conversations Over Coffee, and Spring<p>I'm back with my second collage coffee cup in the "Conversations Over Coffee" series. In the first image below you can see what I thought was a finished collage. I did notice that the handle of the cup got a bit lost, but I was a bit stuck on the fact that this is the way the cup actually looked in real life. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5VXcjXxoMF0/YJMD2RM1veI/AAAAAAAAO_A/xP2n_I8wH109eExF-NXmy59guDCbYlBlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/179947568_10159851619787922_2956478976405957495_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="960" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5VXcjXxoMF0/YJMD2RM1veI/AAAAAAAAO_A/xP2n_I8wH109eExF-NXmy59guDCbYlBlwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/179947568_10159851619787922_2956478976405957495_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A friend left a comment on Facebook about the "lost" handle, and that made me take it more seriously. Who cares if the handle of the real live cup gets lost? We can improve on it! And so I did, as you can see in the photo below.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XJ9UrZZcRBQ/YJMG7j9buyI/AAAAAAAAO_w/1xDufgx4DKcMNIQnbxaX8CkRu_Bwc88ywCLcBGAsYHQ/s1232/IMG_9632.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1232" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XJ9UrZZcRBQ/YJMG7j9buyI/AAAAAAAAO_w/1xDufgx4DKcMNIQnbxaX8CkRu_Bwc88ywCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_9632.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I like the background the cup is sitting on, but I am still toying with the idea of collaging my backgrounds as well. That will become clearer as I move forward with a few more pieces in the series.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My next cup project will be a challenge because it is white. Here is the photo that inspired it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3lWAooVIIa0/YJME5DkhKcI/AAAAAAAAO_g/HasPfoeD-qweoV8k41Ggp0rsH2Dbh1tNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1011/20170914_022154Alsace%2B%25282%2529.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1011" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3lWAooVIIa0/YJME5DkhKcI/AAAAAAAAO_g/HasPfoeD-qweoV8k41Ggp0rsH2Dbh1tNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20170914_022154Alsace%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It occurs to me that the perspective on the orange cup (shot from above) is much more interesting than the perspective in the other coffee cups I've photographed in my travels. Most of them are taken straight on. Well hmmm ... I might have to have me a photo session with my own coffee cups here at home. "Conversations We Can't Have Over Coffee"?? It feels that way as this lock-down really drags ... we are all weary of the pandemic.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's been raining a lot lately, and we've experienced many cloudy days. Last weekend when the sun came out we went to one of our favorite nature trails. I was delighted to see the woods turning green again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CUQ0l8EIeIc/YJMD9FLLEeI/AAAAAAAAO_I/9oGrXSQj_80ax4Iu2oPg8XkoguahRgRGACLcBGAsYHQ/s960/180219320_10159856289827922_6449471648875228475_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CUQ0l8EIeIc/YJMD9FLLEeI/AAAAAAAAO_I/9oGrXSQj_80ax4Iu2oPg8XkoguahRgRGACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/180219320_10159856289827922_6449471648875228475_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And even more delighted to be there at a time when ferns are unfurling</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-muU03SyAbjE/YJMD4OvmhLI/AAAAAAAAO_E/XoQKukDoY-AmDMTq4T_WjvsoHwk__UQjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/180041988_10159856281317922_3639063136557301566_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="692" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-muU03SyAbjE/YJMD4OvmhLI/AAAAAAAAO_E/XoQKukDoY-AmDMTq4T_WjvsoHwk__UQjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/180041988_10159856281317922_3639063136557301566_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is also Trillium season here in Ontario.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JM3bvbYPjBY/YJMEDFoiCiI/AAAAAAAAO_M/xTAW2ArKCsMtiZKRE9MNHC7n7MbgeOE2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s960/180891146_10159856283027922_2925732857288374802_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="735" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JM3bvbYPjBY/YJMEDFoiCiI/AAAAAAAAO_M/xTAW2ArKCsMtiZKRE9MNHC7n7MbgeOE2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/180891146_10159856283027922_2925732857288374802_n.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-71011206508380467642021-04-20T13:48:00.004-07:002021-05-06T13:51:29.306-07:00Elaine's Back<p>Greetings my long lost blog followers. It's been one year and 10 months since I last posted here. I became one of those blogger ghosts. I used to wonder why some people started blogging and then disappeared, or started a web site and then didn't update it for years. Without going into too much detail, I had a year of ill health: a very severe depression in fact, that had me hospitalized twice, for a total of 8 weeks. But I think the anxiety I suffered with it was worse than the depression. I had absolutely NO IDEA how bad a depression could be. While I had suffered one in my 30's, it was nothing of the magnitude of this one! All of this happened just before Covid hit. To say that Covid has been difficult would be an understatement, but I feel as though I am making progress and getting glimpses of myself again. For most of the last year I have been busy making practical things like knitting socks, crocheting rugs, making a jelly roll rug, sewing three large quilts. Only recently have I started a new series. My daily walks, distanced visits with friends, making things, and setting small goals have helped me cope.</p><p>I am happy to share the first in my new series called "Conversations Over Coffee". Conversations over coffee with a friend are one of the things I most miss about these strange and isolating times we live in. I spent many years travelling to teach and travelling for pleasure, and I have photographed the coffees I have enjoyed in many locations. I have always loved collage, but never seemed to find the time to try it. In the process of trying collage I have fallen in love with commercially printed fabrics again. I love the whimsy of polka dots and swirls and squares, and in this turquoise cup below there is even a cat face near the bottom centre. I am not sure if this will be the background I will settle on. I plan to wait until I've made several cups before I decide. I would like some common feature in the background to pull all the cups together.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SQs_TvQAPtk/YH84bDbkQaI/AAAAAAAAO-o/XNIyf_w5VEwEEhZP-5tvnrvP8kQLPEc7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s1280/thumbnail_20210415_142654.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1106" data-original-width="1280" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SQs_TvQAPtk/YH84bDbkQaI/AAAAAAAAO-o/XNIyf_w5VEwEEhZP-5tvnrvP8kQLPEc7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/thumbnail_20210415_142654.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The cup above was inspired by a cup of coffee I enjoyed in Vancouver. Next I'm going to do a collage inspired by this orange cup of coffee I enjoyed in Strasbourg, France, in 2017. Isn't it cheerful?</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eC3Qx4zDZJo/YH86C3NDY9I/AAAAAAAAO-w/NEM2g5vuo4MvgC_C5AQ5BkmVjHUWuXbxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1504/20170923_141444%2B%2528Strasbourg2%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="1460" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eC3Qx4zDZJo/YH86C3NDY9I/AAAAAAAAO-w/NEM2g5vuo4MvgC_C5AQ5BkmVjHUWuXbxQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/20170923_141444%2B%2528Strasbourg2%2529.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p>This past Saturday I also gave my first presentation on Zoom, to Courtepointe Quebec, the Quebec Provincial Quilting Association. The feedback was very positive. So I am hanging out my shingle to give presentations again. Do email me at equehl@hotmail.com if you are interested. But please note that I am not currently teaching on Zoom. If and/or when that changes, I will announce it on my web site, here on my blog and on Facebook.</p><p>As I write we are in the third wave of covid here in Ontario, and the most restrictive lockdown we have seen since Covid started. We just didn't get enough vaccinations in time before the variants took over. I had my first shot of Moderna on Saturday. Fortunately, because I am turning 60 later this year, I was eligible to receive a shot with the 60-69 age group.</p><p>I hope you are keeping well and safe. This past year has been hard on all of us. Brighter days are ahead.</p>Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-34656614224361561902019-06-11T18:20:00.000-07:002019-06-11T18:21:44.378-07:00Captivating Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've seen Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, in the rain a couple of times, but this time we had the pleasure of seeing it in sunshine! Just look at the view from the guest house we stayed at during my visit to the Celtic Quilt Guild. Carolyn and Howard graciously offered the space to us. At night you could see the milky way if you turned out the lights and went out on the deck. We arrived to a wonderful dinner of lobster!!! </div>
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I taught a second "In Full Bloom" workshop here just like the week before in Mahone Bay. A few students decided to design their own work and a good number worked with my patterns. Look at the bright and lovely community centre the class took place in. Each student had their very own table.</div>
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This student finished her peony over the two days.<br />
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Wow, here's another heavy weight of the quilting world in my class. Do check out <a href="https://www.kingrossquilts.com/" target="_blank">Anne Morrell Robinson</a>'s website. She runs an amazing business out of her home studio in Margaree Harbour, Cape Breton Island. I wish I had her energy!<br />
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So great to see Kristi Farrier again ... she used to live near Ottawa and now she's moved to Cape Breton! Kristi is also the current SAQA Rep for Maritime Canada. To Kristi's left is Helene Blanchet, whose show we had the pleasure of seeing at the Antigonish Library on our way home. A bit about that later in the post.</div>
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Here's the class. On the right in the front row is Carolyn McKay, my lovely hostess.</div>
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A big thank you to this group for their warm welcome! After class my husband and I drove up the coast to the town of Cheticamp for dinner. We stopped on the way back to our guest house to take a few photos. Enjoy!<br />
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In "The CFA" (first piece on left above, detail shot below), Helene depicts herself arriving in Calgary. If you've ever met Helene, this is so her!</div>
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I love the way she extends her designs into painted frames. "A Coulee for Barbara"<br />
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I could not find a website for Helene, but you can read an article here in the Cape Breton Post </div>
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Again, we took our time driving back to Ottawa. Everywhere we went, including our overnight stay in Riviere-du-Loup it was lobster season. We picked up dinner on our last night at a "poissonerie" very near our hotel.</div>
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We are home from Nova Scotia! Well we've been home since Saturday night, but there was a lot of unpacking to do, and I needed to rest. So here I am doing my blog post. We drove to Nova Scotia and back from Ontario, giving ourselves ample time and overnight stops. </div>
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My time with the Mahone Bay Quilters' Guild began with an afternoon lecture and tea. What a cool idea! If you know me at all, one of my favorite things in life is afternoon tea and the treats and finery that go with it. OK, so yes I am on a restricted diet for medical reasons right now so couldn't eat most of these, but that is a story for another day. They sure were pretty.</div>
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Every year this guild has a special event with what they call an "Extraordinary Quilter". I was honoured to be their 19th! Heather Sanft, whose family owns and runs Lunenburg County Winery even gifted me with a bottle of blueberry wine with my own Elaine Quehl label for the event!<br />
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It rained a lot in Nova Scotia, so I spent a lot of time in the cottage when I wasn't teaching. My husband was fortunate to do some hiking and viewing of beautiful places. The magnolias were in full bloom!<br />
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On Days 2 and 3 I gave a two-day "In Full Bloom" workshop. There were 20 students, and approximately 75% of them decided to design their own quilt, with about 25% using my patterns. Here the gang gathers round to watch my demo.<br />
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And some random shots I found on my camera. Letty:<br />
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Nice to see Judy Cooper again. I first met her when she was living in Newfoundland. Do visit her <a href="https://judycooper.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> to see her art work. She also has a wonderful collection of photos of teapots and pincushions from the afternoon tea that she organized.<br />
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I was gifted with one to take home.</div>
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Can you believe this artist was in my class? <a href="https://www.laurieswim.com/" target="_blank">Laurie Swim</a>! One of my inspirations!<br />
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Gail:<br />
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My Facebook friend Mary Elizabeth<br />
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Michele<br />
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Pam, with Debbie and Alicia in the background:<br />
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Last but not least, the amazing Heather Sanft, who organized these workshops! Heather has many talents, including being a Master basket maker.<br />
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I think this basket she finished one morning before class, and gifted to me, is going to be the perfect basket for my current knitting project. Thank you Heather!</div>
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Here's the full group on our last day.</div>
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After the two day In Full Bloom class, I taught a one day Hosta Leaves workshop. Sadly by the time I thought to get a group photo, a few students had left. Stay tuned for my next blog post about teaching on Cape Breton Island.</div>
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I am pleased to share with you my recently finished commission quilts, "Fleur du Soleil". Doesn't everything always sound more elegant in French? I chose the word "Soleil" (sun) because I used that word in the titles of the previous two sunflower quilts I made earlier in my career.</div>
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The photo above was snapped with my cell phone on Friday while I was having the works professionally photographed, so I will share a professional photograph when my photographer has finished editing them and I have a chance to select some and make a post. There is no way I could have photographed this piece in my home because I simply don't have a free wall where I could hang something so large, and I certainly wouldn't be able to light it correctly for photography.</div>
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Let me share just a few details. This photo shows the centre panel. I completed it first because I knew that it was the star and that the side pieces would have to bow to it.</div>
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A few detail shots.<br />
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I took a few photos while building each panel. This one shows the start of the panel on right. I hadn't attached the petals yet so I only had to lift them to add in the collaged centre you see in the next photo.<br />
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A few close-up shots<br />
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I saved what I thought was the hardest piece (the left panel) for last. I was right. It doesn't have a collaged centre so is a bit different in look but had to be planned to blend with the other two pieces. In the end, for all pieces, I ended up tracing each of my patterns onto a dark green piece of hand-dyed fabric using Saral transfer paper (available at art supply stores) between the paper pattern and the background fabric. It was easier to do it this way than build on muslin because I did not want to see any shadowing of the dark green background under the edges of the soft yellow petals when I placed the dark green fabrics to represent background.</div>
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Since the petals are yellow and gold I was able to see my pattern lines through the fabric, and that enabled me to build one petal at a time easily, placing hi-lights and shadows based on what I saw through the fabric. </div>
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Here's the finished petal shown above.<br />
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I was then able to just place each finished petal into the appropriate place on the background fabric. I found I only needed to trace the petal shape and not all the details within the petal to the background.<br />
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Here is the left petal finished. One thing I learned while making this piece is how you only have to suggest something to make it believable. I've seldom worked this large before, and I was always amazed that when I stepped back (which I had to do with a camera because my house is small) a few simple shapes would tell the story.<br />
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To be honest, the most difficult part for me was trimming all the quilts to the same length, and getting the left and right panel the same size. Oh and getting that big 4 ft x 4 ft centre straight! I confess that in the middle of that task there was a period when I had to step outside and breathe!!</div>
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Things checked out on the kitchen floor tiles.<br />
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And I was especially pleased that the pieces hung so well during photography (see first photo in post).</div>
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My client is currently visiting Ottawa, and I will be meeting with her to deliver this commission later this week. I am grateful to have had this opportunity, especially at this time. It was a difficult winter in many ways but this project gave me a needed focus, and allowed me to earn income from home while I took some time to take care of myself.</div>
Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-71940992675465975472019-02-13T13:20:00.001-08:002019-05-14T21:09:58.765-07:00Commission Update 2What a winter it has been so far! We had an epic snowfall last night. I've been in the studio for weeks now and have finished all the parts of the central panel of the sunflower triptych commission. Here it is! What do you think?<br />
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Let me tell you a bit about the process and what I've learned while building this piece. I learned that my studio is small! I really had to clear the decks to work on the sunflower. I don't have a table big enough to hold the entire piece (4 ft x 4 ft) so I did the building on my design wall.<br />
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If you've taken a class with me, then you know that I often use a piece of muslin as the base on which I build my design. Usually the design is traced to the muslin so I know where to place each piece. For this sunflower, I only traced out the large areas (background, petal section, and centre) on a piece of muslin.<br />
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Then I put a base of background colour down for each section.Why? Because I knew there was going to be lots of dark green background, and I did not want to cut out all the little edges of the sunflower leaves and applique them to a background. Better to just attach them. I was also worried that if there were pieces of green tucked under the yellow petals I would get shadowing. This way there is shadowing under all the petals automatically so it will look consistent. I used a background fabric for the centre portions too because as you will see in a minute, there are times when the dark green and brown of the sunflower centre show through the small collage pieces in the centre. Having placed the background colours there will be no danger of the muslin peeking through the collaged pieces.</div>
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Once I had blocked out the background colours (above), I had to somehow trace my pattern onto them. So I had to line up the pattern on top of the fabric base, and place some Saral transfer paper between the pattern and the base. Saral Transfer paper can be purchased at an art supply store, and leaves a chalk line that is easily brushed away. Using a pen you just need to trace along the lines of your pattern, and the piece of transfer paper between the pattern and fabric will leave chalk lines.</div>
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I decided to use a collage method to create the texture in the centre of the sunflower. I tried to use my Brother Scan n' Cut but was not successful this time, despite doing everything I reported when I blogged about it two years ago. I ended up cutting all these collage pieces by hand. It was both enjoyable and not that laborious when done in front of the TV. I find cutting them by hand also gives them a more organic look.<br />
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Here's the finished centre.</div>
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In these close-up photos you can see the chalk lines from tracing the design to the fabric. Numbers and letters from the pattern need to be included because it is oh so easy to get confused and lost.<br />
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The building of the flower was slow. I had to choose fabric for every single piece. All of the sections of the design were traced to fusible web, cut out, ironed to each individually chosen fabric, and then cut out again, and put into place. Scroll back to the top again for the finished view. Now I move on to the quilting and the building of the additional two smaller panels. You can scroll back a couple of blog posts ago to see the plan.</div>
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A lot of this work was completed on some very snowy days. It has been that way this winter. Here's the view from my studio out onto the street.</div>
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I've been playing with yarn too. I'm in love with seeing how variegated yarns look when knit. These are just a few sample squares.</div>
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However, I've taken the plunge and started a pair of socks. I only ripped them out about seven times before I produced my first cuff. Perfect or not (mostly not), here I come. I couldn't have done it without the help of these videos featuring <a href="http://www.redheart.com/knit-along/My-First-Socks-with-Marly-Bird" target="_blank">Marly Bird with Red Heart Yarns</a>. Thank you to my friend Dominique for sharing them with me.</div>
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<br />Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-42662053650009891892019-01-30T12:09:00.004-08:002019-01-30T12:11:10.352-08:00Good Days and Bad Days<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I've been quiet this month, haven't I? I try to keep it positive here on my blog, but the truth is that the last three years have been a struggle at times. Yes, in many ways my health is better because I made a lifestyle change to eat better and exercise more. This resulted in a loss of 30 lbs in 2017 that I continue to maintain. My blood pressure and blood sugar is under control with diet and exercise. This has meant less weight on my joints too (I have arthritis). Yes I LOOK better, but don't necessarily feel better. Three years ago I started feeling "not myself", and it caused my anxiety to soar. I had some disconcerting symptoms: occasional feelings of movement, head feeling strange, brain fog, visual symptoms (like the world looking fuzzy and skewed when I walked outside and in large open spaces like shopping malls and grocery stores), movement and patterning around me made me feel a bit motion sick, too much time on the computer or smart phone made me dizzy. Too much stimulation (crowds and no down time) exhausted me. This only added to my anxiety. I had periods where I would feel normal, but always this feeling would come back. How do you explain to your doctor that "my head feels strange when I back out of my driveway"? I felt like I was going crazy at times. And it got worse this past year. Travelling became very stressful for me. I lost my confidence in my health and ability to cope. My doctor suspected multiple sclerosis and I went through all that testing last summer. They decided that, although I had neurological symptoms, MS was not the cause. We thought it might be menopause as my anxiety was sky high and the brain fog very disconcerting. We tried hormone replacement therapy. It didn't help.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We now have a diagnosis: left vestibular hypofunction! I never made the connection of my brain fog and visual symptoms to my inner ear!! In October I mentioned my symptoms to my otolaryngologist (who I am followed by twice yearly). In 1983 I was diagnosed with a rare middle ear tumour. A panel of pathologists deemed it malignant, or at least "invasive". I went for a second surgery in 1984 to have a complete removal. I woke up with the room spinning for a couple of days and it took some time to get my balance back. Most people find dizziness and imbalance disconcerting. For me, it takes me back to waking up in that hospital room!! My otolaryngologist ordered a VHIT (video head impulse test). This test determines if there is a loss of function in your inner ear balance function. If there is, your eyes will make compensating movements to help your body figure out where you are in space. The eyes and brain take over a lot more of the balance function when the ear is functioning below par. This explains the brain fog and visual symptoms! The test was positive; I was diagnosed with a "left vestibular hypofunction". Now I wait for a follow-up appointment with my otolaryngologist on February 25. I've been doing a lot of reading and research and it seems that the treatment for this problem is vestibular physiotherapy to help adapt to the hypofunction. The test results also indicate that some of the hypofunction is likely the result of my visual impairment (severe astigmatism with prisms in my glasses). So I may end up seeing a vision specialist as well.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">As a result of the diagnosis I cancelled my booth at Quilt Canada for June 2019. Sorry to disappoint, but I am going to focus on my commission totally over the winter without the extra stress and distraction of dyeing hundreds of meters of fabric for my booth. I have some lovely days of teaching booked in Nova Scotia in May. I know this group and I know they will be understanding when I need to have quiet evenings so I will be functional during the workshop days. So I plan to finish my commi</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">ssion, go teach in Nova Scotia and then RELAX. Yes, I have a vestibular disorder, but I have been fortunate that I don't have the spinning/throwing up kind of vertigo (and hope I won't).</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Oh I should also mention that before I got the diagnosis, I got a prescription for cbd oil. It helped immensely with the anxiety, but when I got to a dose that helped with that my dizziness got worse. I've stopped using it.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Thank you to those of you who listened when I felt like I was sounding like a hypochondriac after my latest symptoms and tests. Most of you had no idea I'm sure, and many have problems of their own. It's a reminder to be kind as we have no idea what battles others are facing. Many illnesses are invisible. I am also learning that how we respond to and think about our illness can make it worse than it actually is. With meditation I am working on this.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I have also pulled back from teaching at Haliburton School of Art + Design this summer. While I enjoy teaching there, it requires a lot of effort and energy.</span><br />
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<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Hey, I can't be that bad, can I? I drove 3600 km on a teaching trip in October/November and made it, although I felt "off" a lot of the time. Continuing to teach on a reduced schedule, with lots of rest in the evenings and between bookings, is the best thing for me and my mental health. I expect to be at Quilt Canada in June in a more relaxed capacity so am happy to meet up with friends, and if you need fabric, I'm sure we can arrange it. </span><br />
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This is my husband Pete to the left of me.<br />
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In addition to working on the commission, I've been learning to knit. After knitting a few dishcloths just to get a bit of practice, I decided to make a scarf.</div>
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I decided I would be more likely to wear a cowl than a scarf so stopped the scarf short and joined the edges.</div>
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I've had a lot of compliments on this cowl, and it doesn't really matter that it isn't perfect.<br />
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I am determined to get to the point where I can knit a pair of socks. This pattern I picked up at our local knitting and spinning store makes sense. It is by Donna Snider of Roots and Rain Yarn (oh my her hand-dyed yarn is amazing).</div>
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Practicing doing the cabling on the sock cuff. Nearly ready ...<br />
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But got distracted by this gorgeous Japanese yarn (also from Wabi Sabi) and thought I might need a cowl with some red in it to go with my red sweaters.<br />
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The weather outside has been frightful, so it is a great time to hibernate. Hope you are safe and warm and well wherever you are!</div>
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I've been dyeing fabric for the past couple of days, getting ready to construct the Sunflower commission. I will start building it this week, so my next blog post will report on progress. Tomorrow night (Monday, December 3) I am Shop of the Month at the Ottawa Valley Quilters' Guild's last meeting of 2018. Information about the meeting and a map to the location is available <a href="http://www.ottawavalleyquiltersguild.org/Monthly-Meetings-General-Info" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Two weeks ago I delivered my last lectures and workshop of the year. First was a lecture for the <a href="https://www.out-of-the-box.org/" target="_blank">Out of the Box Fibre Artists</a> group here in Ottawa. It was lovely to attend one of their meetings and see a lot of people I haven't seen in a while, but to also meet a lot of new members. The next day I drove the two hours to Pembroke, Ontario, to give a lecture to the <a href="http://www.pembrokelogcabinquilters.com/" target="_blank">Pembroke Log Cabin Quilters</a>, with a workshop following on Wednesday. </div>
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Our lecture and workshop took place in the chapel of a former Convent, now known as the Carefor Centre. I really enjoyed the colour and light therapy from the stained glass windows. I don't think I've seen marble floors like this since I've been to the Vatican several years ago!</div>
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My impression is that the class had a lot of fun working on Flip & Sew Curves. I've got two class photos. The second one includes me.<br />
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I really love Suzette's take on the technique. Can't wait to see it finished.</div>
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And, a photo of another finished work from the Northumberland Retreat in Nova Scotia at the end of October came in. This beauty is by Carolyn MacKay.<br />
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Stay tuned for updates on the commission.<br />
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On my first day I stopped off in one of my favorite cities in Canada, Quebec City. I had never visited on a late October day. I didn't have much time, but managed a walk around the old town, Chateau Frontenac and the Petit Champlain district (one of the oldest neighbourhoods in North America). It was all decked out for autumn and Halloween.<br />
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I cashed in my Best Western, Aeroplan, and AirMiles points so that I could make the drive a bit more leisurely. The idea was to never have to drive more than six hours in a day. Well it took more like 8 hours to get to my next destination, Fredericton, New Brunswick, thanks to an early snow storm that dropped 10-15 cm of snow. The roads were very treacherous. I was also careful on this trip to get some down time between each booking.<br />
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My third night was spent in Antigonish, Nova Scotia so that I would only be an hour away from my first teaching destination at the Northumberland Quilters Retreat, held at Liscombe Lodge, Liscombe, Nova Scotia. Oh my goodness, just look at the view outside my bedroom!<br />
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My two-day Collage Tree workshop started after lunch on Friday, and finished after lunch on Sunday. After our Friday lunch, I found this view from my classroom. The sun had emerged!</div>
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We worked and ate, and ate and worked. At the end of the retreat, many of my students had finished their tree trunks. They now only need to thread paint them, prepare their background, machine quilt, and add the tree to the background. What a warm and welcoming group!<br />
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A couple of days later Claudia Fortune sent me this image of her finished piece. You know what? I like it better than my own piece! Didn't she do a fantastic job?<br />
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About a week later, Virginia Caul-Gallant sent a photo of her finished work. I think I like this one better than mine too!</div>
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When the retreat finished, I headed toward Halifax. The next day I visited Peggy's Cove. I've visited this beautiful site a few times, but I have never visited on a more beautiful day! It was warm, and I didn't even need a coat. It was sunny, and perhaps most amazing of all was that there were relatively few tourists. Such a beautiful and peaceful site!</div>
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I had a few days off before I needed to teach my next class in Prince Edward Island. My friend, Canadian Quilt Artist, <a href="https://www.laurieswim.com/" target="_blank">Laurie Swim</a>, invited me to stay at her house for a couple of nights. Here I am in front of my favorite quilt of Laurie's, "At The End of The Day". We had lots of chat time, I had lots of rest time. It was great to visit someone who understands that after teaching for two days that one might just sometimes want to be alone for quiet time. We also had a lunch one day with <a href="https://www.valeriehearder.com/" target="_blank">Valerie Hearder</a> and Rose Lesage.<br />
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Before I left I had a private viewing of Laurie's Gallery in Lunenburg. At this time of year it is not open every day.<br />
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Laurie's public art project, "Hope and Survival", commemorating the Halifax Explosion, was home and on display during my visit.</div>
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Here is some of the close-up imagery in the quilt<br />
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and names of those who died in the explosion. You can read more about this quilt at this <a href="https://www.laurieswim.com/halifax-memorial" target="_blank">link</a>.<br />
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This is Laurie's latest work, "Down to the Seas".<br />
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Next I headed to Summerside, Prince Edward Island, where I taught an In Full Bloom class to a group comprised of members of both the Northern Lights and Green Shores Quilters' Guilds. I was hosted by Libby Colwille, third from the left in the back room. Thank you for your hospitality Libby!<br />
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It rained a lot while I was on Prince Edward Island, and it was interesting to see it after all the tourists have gone home.<br />
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Next I headed to Port Elgin, New Brunswick, where I taught another Collage Tree class for the <a href="http://www.spruceitupquilting.com/" target="_blank">Spruce it Up Quilt Shop</a>, owned by Lorette Bellefleur-Cole. This is Lorette in her lovely store in a country house.<br />
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Our workshop took place in the upstairs room of <a href="http://www.bistrolechatbleu.ca/" target="_blank">Bistro Le Chat Bleu</a> restaurant in Baie Verte (fantastic food!). Just look at the view from our classroom. Yes it rained all day.</div>
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But the rain slowed down long enough to head out on the back deck for a class photo. A big thank you to everyone who helped me take my bins up and down the stairs. Those carts on wheels are great, until you get to a place with stairs. You have no idea how much your help is appreciated.<br />
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From there I headed across the province to Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, where I taugh another In Full Bloom class. I got so engrossed, or maybe I was tired, and I completely forgot to take photos at the class. A big thank you to the amazing Pat O'Brien who hosted me, and appears to have slaved over an oven all day before my arrival to put on a fantastic evening meal. Thanks to the Gorge Quilt Guild for your warm hospitality. I managed to snap a photo of the bridge across the Saint John River, that runs through this charming village.<br />
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I did the drive home across two days, stopping at Riviere-du-Loup the last night before heading home.<br />
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I made it!! Just a couple of lectures and one workshop to go in 2018 before I begin my hibernation to work on my commission and prepare for Quilt Canada 2019.Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-42984869755948943422018-10-22T12:41:00.002-07:002018-10-22T12:58:29.411-07:00Maritime Trip Coming Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It's October 22, and that means tomorrow I leave for a 15 day teaching trip to the Maritimes. Since I am visiting four groups and have lots of things to bring, and hope to enjoy a few days there as well, I decided to drive. I'm giving myself three days to get there so I will never have to drive more than 6 hours in any day. </div>
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My first workshop will be Collage Tree at a two day retreat for the Northumberland Quilt Guild's retreat at <a href="https://www.liscombelodge.ca/en-us" target="_blank">Liscombe Lodge</a>. From there I plan on driving to Lunenburg to visit my friend, Canadian Quilt Artist, <a href="https://www.laurieswim.com/" target="_blank">Laurie Swim</a>. Then I head to Prince Edward Island to teach an In Full Bloom class for the Northern Lights/Green Shores Quilters' Guilds. From there it is back to New Brunswick to teach a one day Collage Tree class at <a href="http://www.spruceitupquilting.com/" target="_blank">Spruce It Up Quilt Shop</a>, and finally an In Full Bloom workshop for the Gorge Quilt Guild in Perth-Andover, NB.</div>
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I've done a lot more dyeing this past month because I needed floral kits for the In Full Bloom class and tree kits for the Collage Tree classes. When I ripped the fabric Wilma was there to help me.<br />
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Tree Kits. This photo shows backgrounds for three different options, and leaf options.<br />
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My dyeing was made a bit stressful when my fabric wholesaler ran out of my favorite white cotton, and it continues to be back-ordered until today. I borrowed 57 meters from a friend, and then had to order another 75 yards of other cottons to finish my jobs. While the alternate cottons are nice, they in no way come close to the combed cotton lawn I purchase from TrendTex. I'm told the shipment is expected this coming week. It has been delayed a couple of times so I hope this is true. While I have put my dye pots away (I'm out of fabric and I need to work on the commission) until January, I am going to be needing lots of cotton to prepare for my booth at Quilt Canada Ottawa in June 2019.<br />
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I am pretty close to being finished creating the patterns for the triptych commission I am making. When I return I will have them enlarged and begin work. This is the design for the central panel.<br />
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I had planned to dye more yardage for the sunflowers but since I am out of my favorite cotton I will wait until my return. I want to use the best quality cotton for this commission. Should the cotton be further delayed I will delve into my store and my own stash. For example, these bundles in my store would work well for the sunflowers themselves, and I have a lot of greens in my stash and my store.</div>
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The leaves here in the Ottawa Valley have been gorgeous this year. We've managed to get out and about on a few nice days to enjoy them.<br />
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I'm hoping there are lots of leaves left on the trees across Quebec and New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and even PEI. I'll post a full report of my trip upon my return, however, I will be doing more regular updates on Facebook. Please feel free to "friend" me there.</div>
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Catching up on my blogging after a week of recovering and cleaning up from Fibrefest. After teaching a Hand-dyed Threads class, we set up my booth on Friday. I'm sharing a few photos before the crowds came. Yes, we had crowds! It was a successful weekend. Here's a view of my entire booth. I purchased some grid racks for the back so I could hang some work and samples of patterns made into quilts, along with patterns. There is a shelf along the back displaying the hand-dyed kits that go with the patterns.</div>
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In laying out my booth I decided to organize things in terms of colour. Right at the front I set up an autumn theme. I can't tell you how many people stopped just to pet the velvet!<br />
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I'd say the top sellers of the weekend were velvets and Textile Temptation packs. The visitors to Fibrefest are a more diverse crowd than just quilters and so I found it was the non-cottons that really attracted customers.<br />
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However, a lot of my past customers (many of them quilters) came out to purchase the cottons too.<br />
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Whew ... I was tired on Sunday night! Ended up taking Monday and Tuesday off. Standing and walking on those concrete floors all weekend caused a lot of leg, knee, and lower back pain. I was ever so glad I had a massage booked for Tuesday. </div>
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In the past few days I did a major studio clean up. The tables are cleared to begin work on the sunflower commission next week. My sewing machines have been sent for servicing.</div>
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In cleaning up I even managed to excavate the chair in my studio, which has not been seen in two years ;-)<br />
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The fabrics that resided on the chair were put away so I can easily find them, in a cleaned out cabinet.<br />
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I straightened out the closet and moved some of the seldom-used teaching bins to the basement. Now I have a better idea where everything is, and some space to work in.<br />
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But of course I am back in the dye pots too. Trying to plan ahead for upcoming classes in the Maritimes at the end of October and early November. I'm not concerned if I dye too many kits because I need some for my booth at Quilt Canada next year. I just don't like to work in a last minute panic.</div>
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<br />Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-63005265242464815432018-09-06T12:53:00.000-07:002018-09-06T12:54:33.351-07:00Fibre Content Show, Art Gallery of BurlingtonToday is the opening of the <a href="https://artgalleryofburlington.com/upcoming-exhibitions/fibre-content-2018/" target="_blank">Fibre Content Show</a> at the <a href="https://artgalleryofburlington.com/upcoming-exhibitions/fibre-content-2018/" target="_blank">Art Gallery of Burlington</a> in Burlington, Ontario. I am pleased that two of my works will be there: Cascade 1 and Cascade 2 below. The show will run until September 16.<br />
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The exhibition includes 90 art works by 60 artists from across Ontario, plus an interactive exhibit of samples for you to investigate and touch. Admission is free.</div>
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The official opening of the show is on Sunday, September 9 from 1 - 3 pm. at 1133 Lakeshore, Burlington, Ontario. The Art Gallery of Burlington is open from 9 am to 9 pm Monday through Friday and 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday. </div>
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10:30 Tracey Lawko lecture: One Stitch at a Time</div>
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2 pm Gunnel Hag lecture: Her Enduring Love of Surface Design</div>
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2 pm Al Cote workshop: Playful Abstract Creations</div>
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10:30 Mita Giacomini lecture: How I Do What I Do - When I Don’t Know What I’m Doing</div>
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2 pm Pat Hertzberg lecture: Her Unique Use of Water Soluble Film</div>
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2 pm Chandra Rice workshop: Eco Printing on Paper and Rust/ Tanning</div>
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<span class=""><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">I wish I could be there, but this weekend I'm fully committed to being a workshop instructor and vendor at <a href="http://almontefibrefest.ca/" target="_blank">Fibrefest Almonte</a>. See my last blog post for information.</span></span><br />
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<span class="">Later this month (September 29/30), my friends at <a href="http://www.quiltco.ca/" target="_blank">Quiltco</a> will be having a show of their work at the Glebe Community Centre in Ottawa celebrating their 25 years in existence.</span></div>
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<br />Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-43401621424037002392018-08-29T15:26:00.001-07:002018-08-29T15:28:14.385-07:00Quiet but Busy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
If I've been quiet, it is because I've been living in a fabric dyeing and tomato processing factory the last few weeks ;-) I am busy preparing for my vending experience at <a href="http://almontefibrefest.ca/" target="_blank">Fibrefest Almonte</a> the weekend of September 8-9. I hope I will see you there!</div>
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I have a great selection of Textile Temptation packs, velvets, and of course lots of cottons.</div>
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I've dyed a whole bunch of value gradations, including a 9-step neutral grey. I am in love with it!<br />
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As part of Fibrefest I will also be teaching a one-day <a href="http://almontefibrefest.ca/workshops/" target="_blank">workshop</a> on Friday, September 7 on Hand-dyed Threads. Below is part of my collection. We will be dyeing thread in the morning, and in the afternoon I will share and demo a number of ways to use the thread.</div>
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Here's a photo of the tomatoes going in the oven for roasted tomato soup! Putting lots away in the freezer for winter. I've also made a few batches of pasta sauce.</div>
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If you are a member of the <a href="http://www.canadianquilter.com/" target="_blank">Canadian Quilters Association,</a> you will have seen my article in the latest (Autumn) issue of the Canadian Quilter. If not, you can order single issues at this<a href="https://canadianquilter.com/shop/" target="_blank"> link</a>.<br />
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I don't think I've mentioned on my blog that I will also be a vendor selling my hand-dyed fabrics, patterns and kits at <a href="https://canadianquilter.com/quilt-ca" target="_blank">Quilt Canada Ottawa</a>, June 12-15, 2019. Since it is taking place in my city, I will avoid hotel, travel, and meal expenses making it more do-able financially. </div>
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It's that time of year when sunflowers are blooming everywhere. Here's a two for one in our front yard. Reminding me that when Fibrefest is over I must turn my attentions to starting the sunflower commission.<br />
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It is also hosta blossom season. I'm enjoying photographing with the HDR setting on my Samsung Smart Phone. I feel that the results are often better than what I am able to master with the macro lens on my Canon Rebel. My shoulders thank me too as I am not carrying the weight of the Canon.</div>
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It's a long weekend coming up (Labour Day). Having worked in universities and colleges most of my working life, I always feel that this signals the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. I wish you all a fantastic last long weekend of the summer!</div>
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<br />Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-89234053204229517092018-08-05T13:53:00.001-07:002018-08-05T13:57:46.978-07:00Haliburton School of Art + Design 2018It's a long summer weekend here in many provinces of Canada. We call it Civic Holiday in Ontario. My sister has been visiting for the past week and just returned home today, so I am getting to the blog post about my time in Haliburton (to take a class and to teach a class at <a href="https://flemingcollege.ca/school/haliburton-school-of-art-and-design" target="_blank">Haliburton School of Art + Design</a>). The last three weeks have not afforded much time for blogging. While I was away I stayed in the woods near a lake, and the wifi connection was spotty. It was often difficult to upload photos.<br />
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I took this photo four years ago, when I stayed at the little blue cabin that I stayed at again in the first week of my time in Haliburton. It's the view of the lake out the cabin windows.<br />
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The cabin is close to the home of the owners who live down a one km gravel lane way through the woods. It's a beautiful place far off the beaten track. For exercise, when it wasn't too hot, I walked out the lane and back. The big problem was mosquitoes and other buzzy beings. There would often be a halo of them around my head while I walked.<br />
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The view was always best first thing in the morning IMHO. Now you have to understand that I am seldom up at this hour of the morning. If you look closely, you can see the mist burning off the lake.<br />
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My first week was spent taking a class called "Travelling with a Sketchbook" with <a href="http://nancynewmanart.com/" target="_blank">Nancy Newman</a>. What a warm and fantastic instructor she is! I did not create any masterpieces at all in this class. I am often not a good student. The whole idea of a travel sketchbook is to do very quick studies and sketches on location that you can build on or develop when you get home. Taking a photo helps with that. You may remember that I have done some <a href="http://elainequehl.blogspot.com/search/label/pen" target="_blank">pen and ink drawing</a> in the past. Nancy's class was more about quick drawings on location and using watercolour. I have not formally studied watercolour before, so I learned a lot.</div>
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An exercise in two point perspective so our structures will look more convincing.</div>
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And then we actually did a small painting using two point perspective.<br />
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We learned an interesting method for doing rocks, that involved a white crayon resist at the top. Mine look a little like frosty cupcakes ;-) These things take practice like most skills one learns in life.<br />
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We enjoyed the good weather on several field trips for sketching and painting.</div>
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On the first farm we sketched and painted at, we had the pleasure of this charming garden shed</div>
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with a well-dressed scarecrow.<br />
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Nancy urged us to push the colour envelope, which apparently I did on this one.<br />
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Later in the afternoon many of us did a rendition of these birch trees.<br />
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This is Nancy Newman doing one of her oh so helpful demos.</div>
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On another day we sketched at a different farm. This ruined shed attracted many of us.<br />
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My sketch/painting.</div>
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I started a second sketch because, of course, this red canoe drew my attention. I did not have time to add the watercolour though, and my canoe looks like an unidentified mysterious object.</div>
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This kitty came to check out what I was doing and demanded a few pets.</div>
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This mosaic method was a lot of fun.</div>
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Week 2 came quickly! At our instructors lunch on Day 1 we all posed for a photograph. It was a booming week at Haliburton School of Art + Design! Registrations were up, and I don't think I've ever seen a larger group of instructors in any previous year (this was my ninth).<br />
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I enjoyed more views of mist burning off the lake at the start of the week, but the weather grew rather inclement later in the week. It was very hot and humid with frequent rain storms, and once a power outage of 4-5 hours.<br />
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Teaching my Flowers & Foliage class (with the addition of Trees this year) caused me to pull out this work that I started two years ago. I thought I might demo with it, and I had high expectations that I might even finish it in the evenings while there.</div>
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I didn't want another red and yellow flower because it is too close to the colour of my poppies, so I adjusted it to push the red closer to purple. I had thought I might publish this as a pattern.<br />
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Two years later I was not happy with the numbering and lettering of my pattern so I redid it and also added a couple of colour and value changes to it that I had not picked up on before. It was a challenge choosing the fabrics, but I was determined to use some of the beautiful purple/red multi-coloured fabrics I dyed a few weeks ago. And then I used some multi-coloured yellow/orange/pink fabric. I stopped there. I realize that when I publish this pattern people are going to want kits, and I have made it far too difficult to produce kits by including complex multi-coloured fabrics. When I use these fabrics in my work, I cherry-pick the areas I want. To sell a kit I have to very closely be able to reproduce fabrics again and again or I will drive myself crazy. So if, and when, I finish this tulip, I will have to make it again in fabrics that can be reproduced easily. And it may just not be as interesting then.</div>
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Here is my class with their work on the last day. They were really keen and worked very hard all week. Thank you Kathy, Carole, Anne, Carole, Ila, Judy, Anne and Cheryl for joining me and inspiring me with your work. Now I realize I did not get a photo of Anne's hosta leaves, probably because the photo she planned to work from had some challenges, so she decided to work with one of my patterns. But she is there in the back row, third from left.<br />
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Here are some photos of the works a bit closer up. Not all of them are finished in these photos and most of them still need to be placed on a background.<br />
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Cheryl<br />
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If this piece looks a bit familiar, it is because Ila used one of my photographs as her inspiration (one that I have used for inspiration in the past). However, Ila made her own pattern and interpreted it in her own way.<br />
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So after the last three weeks (the most recent a visit from my sister, wherein I had the opportunity to be a tourist in my own region) I now need to get back to work. In my next blog post I will share some exciting things coming up.</div>
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Enjoy your long weekend, and keep cool! We are in a heat wave again, so I am staying in air-conditioned comfort.</div>
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I've been working with a couple who wish to commission a quilt for the entry-way/stairwell of their home. They are interested in a sunflower theme. Over the years I have taken hundreds (maybe even thousands) of photos of sunflowers all over the world, and I even have a bit of experience rendering sunflowers in quilts. Based on their preferences and size needs, I came up with the following design to inspire the work. </div>
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The design will be a triptych. The centre panel will be 4 ft x 4 ft., and each side panel will be 2 ft x 4 ft. I'm delighted that we agreed on a design and the commission agreement was signed yesterday.<br />
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I'm blocking some time in my calendar for this year and next to complete this work. The deadline I've given myself is April 30, 2019. In my commission agreement I asked that I be allowed to blog about the making of this work, with the promise that I will not reveal the names or location of the commissioners.<br />
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We've been having a heat wave here in my part of the world. It was so hot on Canada Day (July 1) that very few people showed up on Parliament Hill for Canada Day celebrations. I personally stayed in my air-conditioned house and was very productive. It cooled off for a bit on Friday, but now it is brutally hot and humid (it is the humidity that is the killer) again. I am dropping in with some news.</div>
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This week I am shipping Smoke & Mirrors 2 off to <a href="https://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/" target="_blank">Festival of Quilts, Birmingham</a>, England. It will be exhibited in the Art Quilt category. No I will not be at the show in August. I wish I could be though. </div>
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Cascade 1 and 2 were both accepted to the Fibre Content show at the Art Gallery of Burlington. The show runs September 6-16, 2018. More info at <span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">More info: </span><a data-ft="{"tn":"-U"}" data-lynx-mode="asynclazy" data-lynx-uri="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Ffibrations.org%2F&h=AT3S1qfwqITLlvlUkd6s4FaktRGAqrb2crYZceGIpPB8xZKw23bH-VjV7S_2hjJtCbhUZiME9SvgzKRoNXZRdv3yTJvBpruw3IsMnxPu80lNqGY34bGgDEonEW5oyQpvMWdhiE-wL1qEgZvslw" href="http://fibrations.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #365899; cursor: pointer; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">http://fibrations.org/</a>. I probably will not make it to that show either. It is right during Fibrefest, and after a day of teaching and two days of vending I am not sure I will feel like making the six hour drive to Burlington. However, I am pleased to have my work there.</div>
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The rain we experienced after the heat wave provided a wonderful opportunity to shoot raindrops on the hosta leaves. I really am thrilled with the HDR setting on my Samsung Smart phone. I have been able to take better raindrop photos with it than my Canon Rebel with macro lens. Now that might have something to do with my own inexperience with the latter.</div>
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Dyeing continues in earnest. I am committed to working away at 30 or 40 meters each week to avoid a last-minute panic prior to Fibrefest. I dont handle panics so well anymore ;-)</div>
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Janet Kivisto sent me a photo of this wall of quilts at the Trent Valley Quilters Guild Show in Brighton, Ontario. In Spring 2017 I taught an In Full Bloom workshop to this group, and I think this group gets a medal for most pieces finished in shortest time (I understand there were a few more in the show). These were made using my Peony and Sunkissed Poppy patterns, and in many cases students purchased my kit of hand-dyed fabrics too. </div>
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On Canada Day Weekend I spent a good amount of time on this. Two years ago I picked up a Mussel shell on the beach in New Brunswick. I did not keep the shell, nor did I even take a photo. I am using my memory of the shell as a jumping off point to produce this work. It will be called Mussel Memory.</div>
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I am working with a variety of block sizes. Small rectangular blocks and small square blocks are completed. I still have to sew and add larger rectangular blocks and larger square blocks. Then it will be hard to get to bed at night while I play with these babies on the design wall!!<br />
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I am madly prepping for my class on <a href="https://flemingcollege.ca/continuing-education/courses/quilting-flowers-foliage-trees" target="_blank">Flowers, Foliage and Trees</a> at the Haliburton School of Art + Design, the week of July 23. It is not too late to join us. There are still three spaces left. However, I am heading up to Haliburton on July 14 to take a class on Travelling with a Sketchbook. Lots to prepare and think of for staying in a cottage for two weeks, while also taking and teaching classes.</div>
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Last, but certainly not least, the couple who are commissioning work for their home have agreed to a design and I am just waiting for the signed contract. I will be blogging about the making of this triptych as it comes together. What an honour to make a piece that will have impact when visitors step into their home, and that they will hopefully enjoy each day themselves. It is kinda cool to be doing some new things and some things I havent done in a while. </div>
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I'm pleased to share that I will be both teaching and vending at <a href="http://almontefibrefest.ca/" target="_blank">Almonte Fibrefest</a> this year. On Friday, September 7 I will be <a href="http://almontefibrefest.ca/workshops/" target="_blank">teaching a class</a> on Hand-dyed Threads, and on Saturday and Sunday, September 8 and 9, I will be a <a href="http://almontefibrefest.ca/vendors-exhibitors/" target="_blank">vendor</a> selling my hand-dyed fabrics and patterns and kits. No I don't sell the threads. They are a bit labour intensive for that, but oh so gratifying to produce.<br />
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The lighter weight ones can be used for machine stitching. Here's a sample of some machine quilting.</div>
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The heavier weight ones can be used for couching or bobbin drawing.<br />
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What I am really developing a love for is hand-stitched, hand-dyed threads. Here are a few small samples I have made.</div>
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This past weekend was our annual <a href="https://canadianquilter.com/" target="_blank">National Juried Show</a> and conference put on by the <a href="https://canadianquilter.com/" target="_blank">Canadian Quilters' Association</a>. My hosta bud quilt, "Rise" was in the show this year, after several years of not entering due to not having any new show-worthy work. I have managed to enter a few shows this year because I made new work early in the year, in preparation for my show in Spain, and also because I'm carrying a bit lighter load of teaching these days. The show this year was held in Vancouver. Next year's will be here in Ottawa, where I live. If you click on the high-lighted links in the above text you can see all the award winners and more information about the show. Thank you to Tracy Brittain Loyek of Purple Katz Quilts, and many others who shared photos.</div>
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The quilt to my right is by Leslie Forbes of Osoyoos, BC. I think she has very successfully captured an Okanagan Valley feel with her vineyard quilt.<br />
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The quilt immediately to my left is by Millie Cumming of Fergus, Ontario.<br />
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While that show was happening, I was in Montreal teaching at <a href="https://www.courtepointequebec.com/?lang=en" target="_blank">Courtepoint Quebec's Salon 2018</a>. This is Quebec's provincial show. Not all of my classes filled, but my Intro Dyeing class did. Montreal was in the midst of a heatwave when I arrived on Friday night, and everyone at the show looked wilted and HOT! Fortunately things cooled down a bit for my Saturday class.</div>
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Last week I decided to dye myself some new garments. I found a few dress blanks and scarf blanks in my basement that I had purchased from <a href="https://www.dharmatrading.com/" target="_blank">Dharma Trading Company</a> some time back. I'm pretty pleased with these two dresses. The one on left is short enough that it looks really nice with white leggings. I used elastic bands to bind various round objects in different sizes. I miscalculated a bit on the amount of dye powder and ended up with grey instead of black, but I am really starting to love grey in my wardrobe so I am happy with it. The dress on the right is in that currently popular colour that I would describe as gold? It was first dyed gold using a low water immersion method, and then wrapped on a pole and immersion dyed.</div>
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I tried the same circle idea on a velvet scarf. The dress to the right and the two scarves below were my first attempts this time around. While I love the indigo blue colour, I am not that thrilled with the way the circles fall on the dress to the right.<br />
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And while I was looking for simplicity for these scarves, one single circular motif on each end doesn't seem enough for me. Maybe because the contrast is so strong. I do love the colours though.</div>
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The last couple of weeks I also got immersed in dyeing the palette for my garlic quilt. See my May 11, 2018 blog post for photos of the garlic that I find so inspiring. I am really happy with the palette I've produced in the left photo. In the photo to the right, the reddish colours near the back of the photo were also dyed for this project. The 3 fabrics furthest right are too pink, so they will go to my store. In the middle of this photo, and the one below, are the fabrics that I've pulled from my stash that may work in this quilt.<br />
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This month will be a quieter month for me. I am spending some days planning a commission proposal, and writing an article (more information on that later). I'm also having a bit of dental surgery and wanted that in a quiet month when I wouldn't need to talk too much ;-)Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-77093844601911744722018-05-20T19:40:00.002-07:002018-05-20T19:42:19.910-07:00Everything's Blooming & Major Website Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A couple of days ago I headed out to the <a href="https://tulipfestival.ca/" target="_blank">Canadian Tulip Festival</a>, which takes place in Canada's capital city (my city!) every May. Although the tulips were beautiful, I found myself a little bored photographing them. Perhaps because I have photographed them many times before? So here are some requisite tulip photos..</div>
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I remembered that I had once seen magnolias blooming not too far away, at the <a href="http://friendsofthefarm.ca/plan-your-visit/attractions/" target="_blank">Ottawa Arboretum</a>, around this time of year. Much to my delight, I found five different varieties. I believe this is the first time I've found them in yellow.<br />
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A pink-tinged white was also in bloom,<br />
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as well as an almost-pure white.<br />
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I did not find the green-tinged white that was the inspiration for this quilt, "Forgiveness", that I made in 2009. Looking at it now, there are things I would change and improve about it, but that is to be expected since it has been nine years since I made it.</div>
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A bit further along down the road, the apple blossoms were in bloom. I already shared two photos in my last post. They have not peaked yet. At peak, they form a long row of pink down Prince of Wales Dr.</div>
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Next to autumn, this is my favorite time of year. Without winter, how would we ever appreciate the beauty of everything that is coming back to life?<br />
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I hope you are enjoying a beautiful day. It is a long weekend in Canada in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. While we have not been under British rule since 1867, we are still a Commonwealth country.</div>
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Yesterday was cloudy and rainy, so a perfect day to finish a substantial website update I'd been working on for a few days. Here it is! www.elainequehl.com</div>
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Most of the changes relate to my Gallery of Quilts, where I added five new galleries. I've included all the new works I've made over the last three years. You'll find that some galleries only have one or two quilts, but the fact that I felt they warrant a separate Gallery is because I am planning on adding more work in those series. </div>
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<br />Elaine Quehlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026673306647861262noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8222373504029195323.post-80908650424111493462018-05-18T22:08:00.001-07:002018-05-18T22:08:58.386-07:00That Old Oak Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Several years ago I made this collage tree, inspired by one of my favorite trees in the entire world, an ancient Bebb's Oak Tree in the <a href="http://friendsofthefarm.ca/plan-your-visit/attractions/" target="_blank">Ottawa Arboretum</a>. It depicted the tree in early spring before leaves appear on its branches.</div>
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I try to visit the tree every year. On a sunny day about a week ago, I was there around mid day, and found the shadows surrounding the tree at that time of day to be very interesting and almost a bit eerie.</div>
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Last summer the tree was struck by lightening during a storm and sustained substantial damage. You can see it on the right of the trunk in this photo.</div>
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Here's what the damage looks like face on.</div>
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Nevertheless, the tree looks in good shape and seems to be carrying on despite the damage.<br />
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This week I returned to find the apple blossoms on surrounding trees beginning to bloom, and adding a fringe of pink around my favorite tree. You can also see that in a week's time the buds have become leaves.<br />
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Will this tree inspire another quilt? Perhaps. Time will tell. I also hope the tree survives for a very long time!</div>
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