Friday, November 13, 2020

Two finishes for Friday, a tiny bit of paint!

 

I know it's paint party Friday but I've been sewing instead of painting again this week... except for the tiny wooden word here at the bottom.... I'll let my assistant show you how I painted it...

I collect fun embellishments, or did before the pandemic, and had these little wooden words on hand but they were too plain, so... gold metallic paint to the rescue!

another little embellishment, placed just so along the top. 

If you remember I made tiny leaf blocks with leftover half square triangles a few weeks ago, and turned them into two quilts for fall. 

This one looks art deco to me and is now hanging in the living room. So pretty with golden yellows , and metallic gold fabrics and threads. 



It's small but I sure love it, and might like it framed....




I wanted you to notice the rows of pretty gold and amber beads on the sides




click on photo to enlarge it for details
I love this black binding with gold threads shot through too!

I always add beads last, by hand, and it was fast enough to finish during my conversation with Joy!

Back to the other leaf piece, notice the leaf blocks are the same but set differently in each quilt

My assistants were making suggestions for quilting it... I loved the colors they chose! I always like to see the back of a quilt, don't you??

I pieced all the flying geese units to paper, and placed them around my set blocks as a border, but it was challenging to piece them into a border... measuring and math were involved...

you can just see all the seam lines from making them all fit while keeping the border fabric scene going on behind them!!
look at the appliqued kitty!
After I pieced the whole top, I decided the corners along the bottom needed some applique, so I fussy cut some kittens and pumpkins, and a frog and appliqued them to blend the bottom border with the gold border. I love them!

So, two finishes last weekend, and they are already up on display in the house! This one is on the credenza in the family room near Home and Thankful to feel like Fall and Thanksgiving for a couple more weeks, til Christmas season starts!

I had a good time making the tiny leaf blocks and designing the two very different quilts was a great exercise as well as fun! 
BTW I might not have made them but for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge and yellow month. If you run across a challenge, I say take it! You never know where it will lead! 
Tomorrow I'll show the RSC project for the week... neutrals... the lozenge blocks plus with the tiny Half Square Triangle blocks

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39 comments:

easyweimaraner said...

it's an art piece...and it's like magic how you can place the parts at the right place ...BRAVO!

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

Hi LeeAnna, I enjoyed your Thursday post and this one too. You are doing some fine eating...worth getting out of bed for is right. Though I'm glad you got a good sleep. And also stitching. I like seeing the embellishments up close. I agree your pieces are definitely art! Sadly, from the outside, the division appears deep but you must keep hope all will be mended.

Barbara said...

Oh my, these are stunning! I especially like the first one. The embellishments and appliqués are stellar finishing touches. Beautiful!

PaintedThread said...

Squee!!! I love those quilts. Especially the blue one. Beautiful work!

Brian's Home Blog said...

That's amazing and totally gorgeous!

Shannon said...

I love this! The addition of blue to a fall quilt is super successful design wise I think. I wouldn't have thought of that and it looks great. And the flying geese and improv piecing make me smile. :)

Sara said...

Every little detail is to die for!! I love the tiny flying geese floating in the borders! Love those amber beads! Love the painted word Thankful! You are so good at these art quilts

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

This is fabulous!!! those little tiny geese!! and that quilting!! what a beautiful piece!!!

Joanne said...

Hi LeeAnna,
and a snail!
You have had a very creative and busy week !
Love all the colours today ! Blue and yellow :)
hugs,
Joanne

Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty said...

I cannot resist orange and blue palettes (for real--they're my favorite complementary duo), but I never thought to add blue to an autumnal palette. Brilliant!

Elizabeth V Kelbaugh said...

Fabulous quilts and all the details. I especially love the scrappiness of the blue bordered one. What fun!

Vivian said...

Oh how lovely! Fall-flavored yet incorporating Halloween and art inspirations all in one! Bravo! Love the embellishments on both projects. How wonderful to be able to spend your Fall admiring these every day!

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

So fun to see how your yellow scrap triangles turned into these two beautiful pieces! I especially love how you combined the fall colors with the flying geese in the dark blue sky, the embellishments, and the applique in the corners.

Rain said...

Your elephant assistants are so cute and omg...your quilts!!! They are so nice, you've got lots of talent lady! :) You are so right about challenges! :)

Divers and Sundry said...

Such beautiful work! I do like the little beads. And I'm smiling at your little elephants. So cute!

Valerie-Jael said...

Your quilts are magnificent! Happy PPF, hugs, Valerie

Christine said...

Such beautiful work!

Angela said...

Fabulous quilts!

sirkkis said...

Absolutely gorgeous quilts. Very creative full of wonderful elements and details. Love both ❗
Happy PPF and weekend ♥️

Tails Around the Ranch said...

Nice job with the embellishments! Have a super weekend.

Angie in SoCal said...

Two inspired finishes. Love the colors of the thankful one and yes, that swirly fabric in the corners gives it a art deco look. Congrats, LeeAnna.

piecefulwendy said...

So many details in that fun quilt! Love it!

denthe said...

omg, how do you do that! That looks so enormously difficult, to piece it all together like that and make it all fit. I LOVE those kittens on the sides, and I also love how you added beads. Beautiful work ♥

The Joyful Quilter said...

Spectacular finishes, LeeAnna!! Your attention to detail and your flair for embellishment is enviable. I'm SEW jealous!

My name is Erika. said...

These quilts looks amazing. Congrats on finishing. hugs-Erika

MissPat said...

You are amazing. What creativity. All the little extras take the leaf log cabin with flying geese border to the next level.
Pat

Duke said...

Love your work! It's always so inspiring and beautiful!

grammajudyb said...

I can’t add much more in the way of kudos, but to say....Awesomesauce! Reading your post , I had to go back and find the frog! I missed him the first time! So much eye candy on that quilt! Well done, LeeAnna! Well done!

Bleubeard and Elizabeth said...

How did I get so far behind? Your latest autumn leaves quilt is unbelievable. I SO admire your quilting skills and the back of that quilt is out of this world. Awesome.

Kat Scribner said...

Wow LeeAnna, I love your quilt.! So much to look at. My eyes keep moving around and dont seem to stop. Such a lovely piece of work.

Linda Kunsman said...

Your fabric art is Fabulous!!! Happy PPF a bit late:)

Angie said...

Very amazing quilts. I absolutely love the embellishments! And your elephant assistants-- so cool! I'd love to have an elephant assistant. They are so very cute and cuddly looking! Enjoy your day! 🌞🌻

Deb A said...

Wow! I love the addition of the pumpkin, cat and frog. What delightful quilts. You are such a talented artist, I always love to visit and see what you have been up to.

DVArtist said...

I am so impressed with your sewing. Each piece is perfect and so beautiful. I love the toys.

Carole @ From My Carolina Home said...

Lovely, I like adding interesting embellishments too. Love your beads and all your additions.

Angie said...

LA - love the addition of the kitties, pumpkins and frogs. It gives the quilt a very finished look! In our log house, we don't have many drywall walls, and we are reluctant to put holes in the logs. But recently I have been realizing that I do have some open spots on the drywall, and I am inspired by you to do some wall hangings! Stay well!

Jennifer Fulton Inquiring Quilter said...

Your elephant friends sure have good taste! Your thankful quilt is stunning! So many great choices. Love the mini quilt in gold. So beautiful. Thanks for sharing on Wednesday Wait Loss.

Linda @ kokaquilts said...

Two amazing quilts, and so inspiring! I do like the additional input from those little elephants!

Susan said...

You have a wonderful knack for putting colors together for great looking quilts!