CONNECTING

Thanks to the dedicated work of several members of our Mountain Art Quilt group we had our 2nd successful Zoom gathering.  Soooooo great catching up with everyone and as always the inspirational show and tell by our talented members.

MOUNTAIN ART QUILTERS - SEPT. GENERAL MEETING

The Sept. general meeting of the Mountain Art Quilters was so inspiring and frankly a bit of a blurr with so many great pieces to feast upon.  I hesitate to post some of these photos because I'm unable to properly attribute the makers to all of them.  If you dear reader can, please leave a comment so they are acknowledged.  

I PROMISE to take better notes the next time.....

Cheesecloth!*!*  Jenny Perry found a perfect way to achieve dimension of appearance of waves on this small landscape. 

  Diana Ramsay created this piece that she started in a Nancy Crow workshop.  The blocks are the same design, but altered by size.

 She quilted it in sections which made for a terrific complementary backing.

 New member Marene Parsons shared this nature inspired piece....such great color and movement!

 Kathie Briggs brought numerous pieces all featuring her trademark collage pieced backgrounds.

 This is one of two butterfly pieces Kathie mounted on a painted wood board.

 And another charming and colorful piece by Kathie.

 A quilt on a quilt was an inspired method to feature a printed photo.

 Simple outline quilting was all that was needed to highlight the scenery.

 What an awesome idea......(I think from Judy Smith).  This piece was dye painted by fitting the fabric into one of those canvas 'perfect pleaters' popular years ago.

Here's another delicious surface design created using a decolorant product and a needlepoint mesh.

MOUNTAIN ART QUILTERS - ICE-DYEING IN THE MOUNTAINS

Several members of the Mountain Art Quilters gathered for a few days of fabric dyeing.  The Mountain Art Quilters grew out of the SAQA chapter that met about 5 hours away in Raleigh.  It became apparent a local group would be more beneficial given the great distance we had to travel, so it quickly grew from the original 6 to around 18-20 members at this time.  One isn't required to be a SAQA member to join Mountain Art Quilters.

The weather was PERFECT....and nearly as fast as our tables and other supplies came out of our cars.....we were set up in a sunny clearing prepared to do some serious ice-dyeing.

We all brought MX dyes to share.....behind is the cabin in the Pisgah National Forest that we rented.

 We also brought bags and bags of ice in coolers......our screens are placed on kitty litter trays, soda ash soaked fabric was arranged on the screens, topped with ice.

 Donned with gloves and masks.....we sprinkle on several different colors of MX dyes.

 Each tray is wrapped in black plastic, secured with clips and left in the sun until the ice melts (overnight if necessary).

 Then it's Christmas morning when the plastic is removed.....

 Oooos' and Ahhhh's are constantly exclaimed.

After rinsing and rinsing and rinsing till the water runs clear, the fabrics are hung to dry....with more sighing and high fiving.

More results coming next.