More Quilts from the Foothills of NC
The Foothill Quilters of Shelby, NC accomplished a lot in our recent “Design Your Own Nature Quilt” class.
Like the rest of the class, Laney, Rachel, Peggy, and Carolyn applied the new principles to paper, before tackling fabric.
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Karon provided me with a challenge, as she worked in VERY subdued colors. Although this is not my usual palette, I really enjoyed the challenge of doing something different. Karon had a very clear vision and stuck with it. Later, she’ll add a horizon line and some trees in the distance.
Several people worked from the same photo of a spiky pale purple flower. For hers, Ingalill used soft colors similar to the photo, shown in-progress below.
However, Leah cropped the same image, abstracted it,
and kicked up the colors.
It’s always interesting to see how different people interpret the same inspiration source. Both of these will be very effective! (BTW, Leah was my chauffeur for the weekend, and she’s also a very talented machine quilter.)
Harriette did a fantastic job with her photo of a southwestern landscape.
I had a great time working with these ladies.
Ellen Lindner
Online Resources:
Teaching schedule
More information about this class
Leah Day’s blog post about the class
Leah Day’s website
