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Still needs trimming and futzing (I took apart and re-designed this quilt 3 times!); but this is essentially what it will look like in the end - with a burgundy back.

But I dreamed a quilt into being last night (a baby quilt) and I need to go and make it.  Right now!  :)
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When I conceived of this quilt, I remember thinking "I want to make a contemporary quilt - you know, something that's of the moment".  And as I put these silks together in this particular configuration, I wondered whether this quilt was not only of the moment, but whether its design would stand the test of time.

I quilted it very simply (but time consumingly!!!!!) in straight lines of two different varigated threads - one in purples and one in a fuschia/green/yellow.

I was pleased with the result (even taking into account the wonky back) and love, love, LOVE the hand this quilt has - which is, I think, as a result of the quilting and the fabrics.

An odd size for me, this quilt is 55 x 65 instead of my usual lap size - 52 x 73.  BSP thinks my laps are too long unless you have a big couch - my thoughts have always been that I like things generously sized, and a lap quilt that two can cuddle under while watching t.v. or that man could comfortably nap under on a couch is the size I've been aiming for.

BSP says that people's couches are getting smaller and smaller as we adjust to big city living and that my laps are too big to use as a throw.  If it's meant to be decorative only, than sure, it could be smaller, but to cuddle under - bigger is better, I thought.  What are yours?
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Last week, I left you after I had done some work on some birds. 

When I was done the birds, I began working on the point of the project - the tree. First I drew a pattern for the tree



I cut three of the pattern - one to use as a guide, one to actually cut up for piecing, and one for "just in case".

Once I had the pattern, I pinned one of them to my background,



(birds in place for my own amusement, not because I'm actually going to leave them there. )

And then cut up the second one into workable pieces.  I cut the pattern pieces in fusible interfacing, as my original plan was to fuse the pieces of fabric into place,


 but when I began the process, I realized that to achieve the look that I wanted I  needed to sew them on. 



I used a loden green cotton thread to do so, and once they were attached, I trimmed to fit the piece of interfacing.



Approximately one million hours later, I was finished piecing the tree parts, combined them, and ended up with this:

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Now I am constructing approximately one million leaves. 

More on that, later.

Kit



~ Art is spirituality in drag ~ Jennifer Yane
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"Birds, Kit?  Really?  What do birds have to do with quilting?"

Well, some RTD fabric and pastel sticks later, you may end up with something like this:



And from there, who knows?

Stay tuned...

1. IMG_5950-2, 2. Red-backed Kingfisher, 3. Red-Breasted Nuthatch at the Bird Feeder, 4. Varied Thrush, 5. Chapim-azul, 6. Alcaudón (Lanius excubitor), 7. Greater Blue-eared Glossy-starling, 8. Carpintero negro (Campephilus magellanicus) Macho, 9. Peitica-de-chapéu-preto (Griseotyrannus aurantioatrocristatus)
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Beloved Spouse is having major surgery later today (at 2:30 Eastern time).  They have let us know that we can't expect BSP back home again until Tuesday at the latest, and then there will be an extended recovery time . Although I have taken time off work - returning on October 18; I'm not sure how much or how often I'll be able to be online. 

If you're a "thinking good thoughts/sending good vibes/praying type" please spare some of those for BSP later today.

Cuba Gallery: New Zealand / nature / ocean / clouds / waves / sea / sky / blue / light / summer / sunset / landscape / photography

And I'll see you when I see you, until then, keep on quilting, and make a stitch or two for me.  :)

Kit
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and then:

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Stay tuned!
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