A while back I was on the Pelham Art Center’s website looking for information on how to submit a proposal for an exhibit for the mini group that I belong to. While there I found this blurb:
PELHAM ART CENTER presents a juried exhibition entitled, “Birthday!” In simultaneous celebration of the Art Center’s 25th anniversary at its present location on Fifth Avenue and the 40th anniversary of its first event as the Pelham Art Happening, artists are invited to submit artwork to be considered for exhibition in a group show on the theme of birthday. All media are eligible. Entry fee: $20.00. A $1,000 cash Juror’s Prize will be awarded. This exhibit and award are made possible with generous support from McClellan Sotheby’s International Realty of Pelham.
I immediately thought of the drawing my 6 year-old granddaughter had sent me for my birthday and wanted to use it as inspiration for a quilt for this exhibit.
My thinking was that I could use my 3-D fabric folding to make the bows on the presents.
I also want the presents to glisten. Therefore I selected satin for the boxes and an organza for the ribbon and bows.
Last Friday Queen of the Last Minute Projects decided it was time to get working on this project since the entries have to be submitted by Feb. 5.
I have decided that I wanted the boxes to look demensional. The 3-D fabric folded bow was not really working out very well on the box. So I decided to use fabric folding with out piecing in the background pieces. Same technique as my folded hexagons, but I started with a dodecagon (No I did not know this term, I had to goggle it) (12 sides) shape. I think it should look pretty cool.
I have this really neat sheer fluorescent colored ribbon…..
and I am thinking of doing some kind of fringe around the outside edge of the quilt with it. What do you think?
Autmn’s picture had little hearts on it and so my quilt must have little hearts also. I am thinking the sheer fabric will be just the right thing.
And of course it needs some fun lettering. Originally I was think that I would have to cut each of these letters out and zig-zag around them. But, now I am thinking of doing the letters on my embroidery machine. Here is the ROUGH mock-up of what the wall hanging will look like. All I can say is – I HAD BETTER WORK FAST!!!!!!! Should be a fun week.
Until next time!!!!
Mary Anne
What a fun project. You are so creative.