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Karen spent one year creating and applying the appliqué to Majestic Mosaic and then Renae spent a year doing the machine quilting. All that work paid off as it won Best of Show at AQS Paducah in 2015. This was the second time that Karen and Renae collaborated. They won BOS previously with their quilt, "Fiesta Mexico." (Click here to see a Zoom Quilt of "Fiesta Mexico.")

Click here to see Majestic Mosaic.

Star Members can watch Karen in Show 2007: From Perfection to Preservation.

MajesticMosaicbyKarenKayBuckleyandRenaeHaddadin - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

MajesticMosaicbyKarenKayBuckleyandRenaeHaddadin - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

MajesticMosaicbyKarenKayBuckleyandRenaeHaddadin - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

MajesticMosaicbyKarenKayBuckleyandRenaeHaddadin - 36 Pieces Rotating

MajesticMosaicbyKarenKayBuckleyandRenaeHaddadin - 100 Pieces Rotating

MajesticMosaicbyKarenKayBuckleyandRenaeHaddadin - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Karen Kay Buckley

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Three Easy Steps To Save This Lesson As A Pdf:
-Make sure you are logged in.
-Click on the small triangle next to the tool wheel in the upper right hand corner of the page (you'll find it above the Like button).
-Select the pdf. option. Wait a few minutes. It's a large file due to the number of images.
-Your file should appear with the title of the lesson.

We have covered a wide range of subjects over 27 lessons, and as we wrap up Elements of Design (Lesson 1), it's a good time to test what you have learned over the first half of the course.

Matching Game Quiz

Match the ten terms with the corresponding quilt images below. If you are not sure, we have provided a link for easy review.
(Answers will be provided on Sunday, July 5, 2020 in Lesson 29)

Shadow - Lesson 26

Texture - Lesson 5

Value - Lesson 19

Form - Lesson 9

Triad - Lesson 18

Analogous - Lesson 15

Line - Lesson 2

Perspective - Lesson 11

Space - Lesson 12

Monochromatic - Lesson 14

Row 1:

 
Amsterdam Alleyway: The Shortcut Between by Leslie Tucker Jenison (Show 1510). [Image by TheQuiltShow.com]. {Above Left}

French Braid by Jane Hardy Miller (Show 1607). [Image by TheQuiltShow.com]. {Above Right}

Row 2:

Utterly Blue Cape by Rachel D.K. Clark (Show 703) [Image courtesy of Rachel D.K. Clark]. Green by Frieda Anderson (Show 705).

Row 3:

White Umbrellas by Joan Sowada (Image courtesy of Joan Sowada). Spyrogyra by Esterita Austin. (Show 506). [Image by TheQuiltShow.com].

Row 4:

Heirloom Pumpkins by Susan Brubaker Knapp (Show 901 and Show 1709). [Image courtesy of Susan Brubaker Knapp]. {Above Right}

Urban Desires by Michele Sanandajian - Detail. (Show 2109). [Image by TheQuiltShow.com]. {Above Left}

Row 5:

Canterbury #2 by Debbie Grifka (Show 2604). [Image by QuiltCon]. Reflections Of Cape Town by Cynthia England (Show 610, Show 1412, Show 2612). [Image by TheQuiltShow.com].

Click here for more topics related to The Art of Quilt Design program.

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I am trying to figure out my balancing act. I have never worked for a circus so all the skills that require balancing such as tightrope walking, standing on the back of a running horse, or swinging on a trapeze are totally lost on me. But, I now find myself coming face to face with my lack of skills for balancing. As the weeks run into months of staying home, my lack of balance in the Bee Hive (my sewing room) cannot be ignored. I spent a morning cleaning up all the little piles that laid all about, and with the cleaning was the discovery of long forgotten projects. I decided to make a list of all the types of stitching I love...

 

1. Piecing
2. Quilting
3. Needle Turn Appliqué
4. Hexies
5. Fusible Appliqué
6. Wool Appliqué Stitching
7. Wool Felting
8. Sashiko
9. Embroidery
10. Cross Stitch

I was thinking of making some type of schedule for myself...rotating through all the different genres and seeing if I could make any headway. On the other hand, it seems that I am not a very good rule follower...nor a schedule follower. What I do know is that having good balance is imperative as we age!

 

What does your list look like? And how do you balance your creative life?

Click here for Anna's blog.

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Inspired by a 1940s quilt with an abundance of birds, flowers, animals, and more, Christine Sudberry created 56 10" blocks all from fabrics from her stash for the quilt, Celebrating Mary Brown. Christine said that, "It took two years to make and was a journey I thoroughly enjoyed."

Celebrating Mary Brown by Christine Sudberry of Tampa, Florida, with Chong Kropik, was featured in the Appliqué, Large category, sponsored by EZ Quilting, at Houston 2019.

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Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, recently spoke with Betty Busby about her Vertex quilt.

Learn more about Betty in Show 2202: Working with Unusual Materials and Decoding an Antique Block.

You can watch Lisa here at TQS in Show 2503.

Click here for more inspired Quilt Stories.

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Do you have some fabric lying around? Do you love to quilt? Are you staying at home and need a project? Alex has the answer and some great tips for combining those fabrics into a fun, fast quilt. She will be LIVE Monday June 29, 2020 at 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London.

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Here's a fun block from this week's game. Looks like it has lots of little pieces. Do you know what it's called? Play the game and find out.

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From Karen's website:

This exuberant hand-appliquéd quilt was inspired by the nineteenth-century German textile designer Friedrich Fischbach. Karen cut each piece for the center motif and arranged it on a design board before beginning to sew so she could make changes easily. After the center was stitched, she selected the fabric for the edge and designed the border using elements from the center. The quilt also includes reverse appliqué, piping, and more than 400 circles. Karen says, "I love making circles, but quilting around each one is another story!"

Earthly Delights appeared on the September 1999 cover of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine.

Click here to see the quilt.

Star Members can watch Karen in Show 2007: From Perfection to Preservation.

EarthlyDelightsbyKarenKayBuckley - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

EarthlyDelightsbyKarenKayBuckley - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

EarthlyDelightsbyKarenKayBuckley - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

EarthlyDelightsbyKarenKayBuckley - 36 Pieces Rotating

EarthlyDelightsbyKarenKayBuckley - 100 Pieces Rotating

EarthlyDelightsbyKarenKayBuckley - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Sandra Pritchard, with Marilyn Gore, took Corliss Searcy's pattern, Civil War Bride, and made it her own to tell the story of a groom bringing a ring to his bride. You'll want to look at all the details. (We love the Dalmatian.)

Civil War Bride by Sandra Pritchard of Fayetteville, Arkansas, with Marilyn Gore, was featured in the Appliqué, Large category, sponsored by EZ Quilting, at Houston 2019.

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Virtual Exhibit at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA)

Rosie Lee Tompkins: A Retrospective 

If time is a factor, watch the first 3 minutes of the video and save the rest for later.

From BAMPFA:

"Rosie Lee Tompkins (1936–2006) is widely considered one of the most brilliant and inventive quiltmakers of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Her reputation has grown to the point where her work is no longer considered solely within the context of quilting, but celebrated among the great American artistic achievements of our time." 

Click here to learn more about Rosie.

Click here for a slideshow of her quilts.

Join BAMPFA Director and Chief Curator Larry Rinder for a virtual tour of the exhibition Rosie Lee Tompkins: A Retrospective, co-curated with Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow Elaine Y. Yau.