Just a quick peek at how the widow is progressing:
I’m really gonna have to work on taking better photos!
Part 1 can be found here.
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The poor widow walked into the courtyard clutching her last two copper coins. She would give all for her faith was enough to sustain her. She would trust in her God’s provision.
Do you know the story of the Widow’s Mite? You can find it in your Bible. Luke 21: 1-4 and Mark 12: 41-44.
At least 2 years ago (maybe more, I hate to say), my Pastor asked if I would create banners for the church. I had made some before, and he wanted others that were similar in style.
My heart wasn’t in it. I couldn’t get inspired to create what the Pastor wanted. So I made excuses.
Then followed an extended period of depression and creative dryness.
That’s behind me. And it feels good.
I am inspired by the widow. So I share her beginnings with you.
She is drawn on a muslin foundation and pinned to a gridded flannel board. I didn’t think about taking photos when I pinned her to this board.
All the flesh pieces are cut from one cloth that I hand-dyed several years ago. It was waiting for me to use it for just this purpose.
I am looking for her hair. I thought it was in my hand-dyed stash, but nothing is speaking to me. The piece that wants to be used is really gonna have to shout at me, or I shall be hunting the shops for it.
Or perhaps dye it myself. It has been a long time since I dyed fabric too.
And, lest you think I am an artist, I am using an enlargement, and tracing of a copyright free children’s coloring page. Yes, I’ve adapted it, but not all that much.
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I’ve been playing with another old EQ project file. The block was drawn many moons ago (very many moons) when I took an EQ class at Quilt University.
This is a simple layout…3 blocks x 3 blocks set on point with a 3″ sashing.
Boring. Floating blocks have their place, but not here.
Adding stars in the sashing adds more interest, but everything is still floating.
Switch up the color. Now the stars are anchored. I’m liking this mucho better!
How about dressing up the border? For some folks, this is too busy; other folks like lots to look at. Do what you like (or what the recipient of the quilt likes).
I do see that I need to go back to the drawing board and fix my star points in the border blocks. It looks like I’ve drawn the outer points longer than the inner ones. Nothing like a picture to point out one’s mistakes!
And with a click of the mouse, let’s change up the color.
Not everyone’s favorite colors, but I can see the stars in the sashing quite nicely.
Another click (or two) of the mouse and another color scheme. Hmmmm. I can see white paddle fans hovering over a tiled floor. Is it just me?
And yet another quick color change. It may be classic black, white and red, but it sure is busy. I think I’ll try that with a more solid black ground when I go back to the project file to fix the star points.
And the reverse of the previous quilt. I like it better.
There’s a lot more playing around with this design. My friend, Judy, is creating beautiful virtual quilts with subtle soft and muted colors. I got darker the more I played with this design. What if I went softer?
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LC's Cottage 