Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Now that the t-shirt quilt top is at the long armer, it's time to get back to a project that I was working on before. It's my third denim quilt. You can read about its beginning here. Many more pieces have been added to the piece as seen in the picture below.
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| "Adventure In Time" |
My DH gave it 'Adventure In Time' name. He said it reminded him of a time travel. My original thought was 'Worm Holes' but 'Adventure in Time' is a big improvement, I think.
Again, there are combinations of denim materials and painter's drop cloth. There were several raw edges that I intentionally left exposed but in the end, I only have one shown in the middle of the picture above. I'll finish piecing all the pieces and finalize everything this week. Next will be quilting it. Can't wait!!
I have a bit of good news to share, my quilt 'Off Kilter' was accepted to QuiltCon 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. I'm super excited. I started making this quilt after much tribulation in the first half of this year. Without realizing it, my feelings showed through the quilt. I would like to share the artist statement or label information, as QuiltCon calls it, for this quilt with you.
"Distractions in life happen, They can throw your world into chaos. That's when you hold on to things that anchor you, be it faith in God, family and friends. These distractions will be but a short while and then life goes on and everything will be okay at the end. This quilt is made of old denim, garment top and painter's drop cloth as background. It reminds me that life is not perfect but beautiful."
Even though painter's drop cloth is rough and has a lot of defects and flaw, it looks beautiful with denim. Maybe that's why I love using it so much. I'm learning to embrace imperfections! Here's a picture of 'Off Kilter'.
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| Off Kilter |
Thanks for visiting and hope you all have a wonderful week.
Margo
Psalm 136: Give thanks unto God for all things, for His mercy endures forever.
In addition to the linky parties on the sidebar, I also link up to:
To Do Tuesday hosted by Carol at Quilt Schmilt
Put Your Foot Down at For the Love of Geese (Thursday)
Peacock Party at Wendy’s Quilts and More (Friday)
Brag About Your Beauties at From Bolt to Beauty
Your Adventure in Time is fantastic. Congratulations on the QuiltCon acceptance! Love the quilt as well as your artist's statement. Beautiful job!
ReplyDeleteAdventure In Time looks wonderful, the project and the name! Yeah for Off Kilter, it's a beautiful quilt and deserves to be at QuiltCon. I love how you mix denim and other material. Thank you for sharing these great news!
ReplyDeleteCongrats, Margo!!! I love your use of denim in Adventure in Time!
ReplyDeleteI love, LOVE your combination of painter's drop cloth with denim. Very wabi sabi. You have embraced MQ, while putting your own spin out. I'm in awe. Not surprised your quilt was accepted into next year's QuiltCon. It should be there.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on QuiltCon. Interesting quilt.
ReplyDeleteWell done, love your quilt.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on QuiltCon! What an honor and I LOVED your artist's statement. I can relate!!!!--TerryK@OnGoingProjects
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy for you! I know the acceptance into QuiltCon means a lot to you. What a beautiful quilt. Your exploration into denim is fascinating. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss. https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2024/12/03/wednesday-wait-loss-409
ReplyDeleteHi Margo, congrats on having "Off Kilter" accepted in QuiltCon. That's a great artist's statement. Looking forward to seeing your latest piece, "Adventure in Time", quilted. Thanks for linking up to Free Motion Mavericks.
ReplyDeleteReally cool looking quilt. Love the name, too!
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