Island Batik's August Challenge is Marvelous Minis.
The guidelines are simple.
Any technique, any pattern and size between 12" square and 24" square.
With such broad and open ended requirements, my mind went in many different directions...
Improv Piecing because that is my favorite technique
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| Playing with Scraps |
Rainbow theme because I could not pick just one color
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| Island Batik Rainbow |
A Landscape Mini using gradations because they are just so beautiful
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| Gradations |
International Sisters because it made me slightly famous(scroll down)
But I kept coming back to the recent Supreme Court decision leaving us
with fewer freedoms now than 49 years ago.
That while the world moves ahead, America slips into the middle ages,
is indeed a marvel.
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| What color am I? |
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| Petite Sisters |
What can we do?
We fight for our rights, just like before, just like similar fights in other parts of the world.
We persist. We persevere. We shall prevail.
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| Staying under 24" |
"Nevertheless she persisted" is the slogan of choice, for obvious reasons.
But I wanted to make sure it was more inclusive than just women.
To include the queer community, I chose "Nevertheless, we persist".
I firmly believe that we are together in this fight for bodily autonomy.
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| Persist, we must |
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| Coming together |
Here is the finish!!!
The mini quilt with three sisters, all wearing green.
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| Finished 21" by 19" |
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| Applique Letter Detail |
For the slogan, I used Arial Bold Font in 225 point size.
Yellow letters seemed to pale on a white background.
So I used a permanent fabric ink marker to outline the yellow letters. It helps.
What do you think?
I used Island Batik White Solid for background and binding.
Aurifil Thread 50wt was used for piecing and 40 wt for quilting.
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| Quilting Thread |
The batting is Hobbs Cotton.
I used Schmetz Needle 70/12 for piecing and 80/12 for quilting, using a walking foot.
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| Quilting Detail |
I will be sharing with all my favorite linky parties. See full list on the sidebar.
