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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Bloggers’ Quilt Festival: Spring 2011

So excited to be participating in the Bloggers' Quilt Festival: 2011!  My entry is my Mama Swan.  I finished this quilt last year and now have it framed behind glass proudly displayed in my house.  I only started dabbling in quilting around 2009 and was really struggling.  This was a great project for me, a beginner, as you didn't have to worry about points, or measuring an exact seam allowance.  :)  One of the fun parts about this quilt was seeing it go from a live photo to a quilt. Bonus, getting to view all the entries for the contest - so many different interpertaions! 

I entered the Bernina "Stitch This" Challenge in May of 2010. The challenge was being held at QuiltingArts.com and the prize...a BERNINA aurora 440QE. I didn't win, but I am really really happy with my finished Mama Swan. It is the first time I had ever done anything like this.  I am still learning all the different techniques. One thing I have learned during this process, there is no wrong or right way when doing an art quilt.

Finished Mama Swan

Creating the water part of the background and tracing my photo. Applied "cut out" filter in photo shop in the photo to help identify the different values.


The base background.

Creating the Swan

Amy's Creative Side

15 comments:

  1. What a great job recreating the photo. Isn't fun not to have points to match.
    Thanks for visiting and commenting on my antique applique quilt.
    I have a 2nd entry #212 repro cheddar stars

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  2. very cute. it is totally springie. is that a word?

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  3. Beautiful. I've been wanting to try a photo quilt and yours is amazing... you aren't a beginner anymore!!

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  4. Wonderful art quilt :) From time to time I try myself to do some art quilt. Swan mama looks like real :) Thanks for sharing!

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  5. Neat Project, I love the textures you brought to this quilt. That blue skyline, the foreground, oh it's great!

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  6. Very beautiful cheerful darling, Quilt work
    Gratula ;)

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  7. Great work!! Congrats on your finish!! Your swan is lovely.

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  8. Thanks for sharing your lovely artwork. As a novice myself, I really appreciate the steep learning curve you have been on.

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  9. Wow! That looks great! I like to try new techniques and methods!

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  10. That's a great little mini-tutorial on the creation of your swan quilt. Should give any level quilter the courage to make one of their own (even me! LOL). Great quilt!!

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  11. Hey, I learned something today. I had no idea that there was a cut our filter. What a great find for sure. I love fusible applique and this should come in very handy. Thanks for sharing!

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  12. You did a wonderful job and I love it.

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  13. a fabulous art quilt. really nice to see the process of your progress and the result is fantastic. thanks for sharing and have a great day

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  14. You have created a lovely piece of art for your home. It looks great!

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  15. Great work! I haven't been brave enough to try something like this.

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