tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-207903702024-03-12T19:44:48.085-05:00Ooh! Pretty ColorsQuilting. Dyeing. Sewing.Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.comBlogger283125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-86428313988108609002017-03-20T04:00:00.000-05:002017-03-21T09:37:11.154-05:00BERNINA Ambassadors: Telling Our Stories<i>Hello there! I'm stopping by today as part of a BERNINA Ambassador blog tour. This week (March 20 - 24, 2017) seventeen of us are sharing our stories and experiences. Be sure to visit some of their wonderful blogs this week, links are at the bottom of this post.</i><br />
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When I think back over all the years I've been sewing, and then quilting, the word "magic" keeps popping into my head. That's how I think of sewing; as a form of everyday magic. </div>
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I learned to sew from my mother. Her love of sewing was a wonderful example for both me and my sister. It seemed that Mama could make anything that she put her mind to. From the card table cover that looked like the Three Little Pigs' brick house, to Wizard of Oz dolls, to matching Christmas pajamas and Easter outfits (for myself, my two brothers, and my sister), Mama's ability to sew was a gift she gave to us over and over again. I still remember fondly the many garments she made me over the years.</div>
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Better still, my mom taught <i>me </i>to sew and gave me the confidence to believe that I could also create anything that I envisioned. And if that isn't magic, I don't know what is! She encouraged me endlessly, and starting in about 6th grade I began sewing many of my own clothes. I can't say that everything I made was super stylish, and I did get made fun of now and again for some of my creations, but I loved being able to make things that were uniquely mine.</div>
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Through years of sewing my own garments, then discovering the *amazing* world of quilting, and eventually creating Halloween costumes and party decorations for my kids, the wonder of it is still there for me. And now, when I lecture at a guild, write an article, or teach any of a variety of techniques, part of the magic is the look of joy and accomplishment on a student's face when I've been able to help them gain confidence and skill as a quilter. Isn't it magical that using some fabric, needle, and thread, we can create things that are so beautiful and full of love?</div>
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Finally, getting to spend time with others who are as passionate about sewing and quilting as I am is magical in and of itself. Attending quilt shows and visiting guilds is always a joyous occasion for me, and I know this holds true for all of the other BERNINA Ambassadors as well. </div>
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Each Ambassador has their own story of why they love to create garments, or quilts, or anything else they might imagine. We all love sharing the joy of sewing through a variety of means, whether teaching, writing, or mentoring. That's what being a BERNINA Ambassador is most about to me, having more opportunities to share the things that I love about quilting and that fascinate me most.</div>
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Be sure to stop by the blogs of some of my fellow Ambassadors this week to learn more about each of them. They are a wonderfully talented group with loads of expertise to share! </div>
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March 20<br />
</span><a href="http://lynncarsonharris.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Lynn Carson Harris</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://kellyquilter.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Kelly Ashton</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Diane Doran</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://melodycrust.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Melody Crust</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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March 21<br />
</span><a href="http://kathydelaney.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Kathy Delaney</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://christaquilts.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Christa Watson</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://mandalei.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Mandy Leins</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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March 22<br />
</span><a href="http://www.hissyfitzdesigns.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Sandy Fitzpatrick</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://www.bethquilts.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Beth Ferrier</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://muppin.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Cheryl Sleboda</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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March 23<br />
</span><a href="http://anniesmith.net/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Annie Smith</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://www.theinboxjaunt.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Lori Kennedy</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://blog.newleafstitches.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Kari Karr</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://catherineredford.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Catherine Redford</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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March 24<br />
</span><a href="http://joannezsharpe.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Joanne Sharpe</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><a href="http://www.cherryblossomsquilting.com/blog/"><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Cherry
Guidry</span></a><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #00aadc; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://trashn2tees.com/">Jenelle Montilone</a></span><span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "georgia" , "serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<a href="https://terificreations.com/">Teri Lucas has done a great job of coordinating the tour</a>, and will have several posts on her blog as well.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #424242; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">If you’re a shop, show coordinator, or guild program chair, please know that each one listed above is available to teach!</span></div>
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<i>As a reminder, I've been <a href="http://machinequilting.mqumag.com/category/blog/" target="_blank">blogging up a storm over at Machine Quilting Unlimited</a>, so please be sure to stop over there and check it out.</i></div>
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Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-47298486010598404622016-11-07T14:44:00.001-05:002016-11-07T14:44:38.574-05:00Houston International Quilt Festival 2016For quite some time now I've been devoting all my blogging energy to the <a href="http://machinequilting.mqumag.com/category/blog/" target="_blank">Machine Quilting Unlimited blog</a>. I've posted lots of tips, video tutorials, and loads of eye candy, so be sure to check it out! I also posted on the <a href="http://weallsew.com/double-needle-free-motion-quilting/" target="_blank">BERNINA WeAllSew blog about double needle free motion quilting</a>. It's a fun technique, so be sure to hop over there at some point as well.<br />
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That said, I'm still here! I just returned from a fabulous trip to the <a href="http://www.quilts.com/" target="_blank">Houston International Quilt Festival</a>. I had three quilts there, two in the <a href="http://quilts.org/winners.html" target="_blank">International Quilt Association </a>judged show, and one in the Dinner at Eight special exhibit "Patterns". Without further ado, photos!<br />
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I'm very pleased and honored that I won two ribbons in the Digital Imagery catalog. Below you can see me with my quilt "Paint the Town Red", which won second place. I'm delighted that my quilt was hanging right next to that of my friend, <a href="http://www.suzanengler.com/" target="_blank">Suzan Cloud Engler</a>, who won first place with her wonderful quilt "GMO?". My quilt is the same size as hers, but the space available to stand in led to a little bit of a skewed perspective here. Thanks to <a href="http://www.ellisquilts.com/about_me.htm" target="_blank">Lisa Brehm Ellis</a> who took the photo despite her very busy schedule. Lisa also had two wonderful quilts in the show that she made using a special technique she developed to make cathedral windows.<br />
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I also won an honorable mention with "Winter's Tarnish". Yeah!<br />
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As always, the best part of Quilt Festival is seeing friends and meeting new people. My lovely friend <a href="http://www.sarahannsmith.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Anne Smith</a> was kind enough to take this photo of me doing my best Vanna White impression by "Blossoming", my <a href="http://dinnerateightartists.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dinner at Eight</a> quilt. Sarah had a quilt in the judged show as well as one in the Dinner at Eight exhibit, and both are stunning.<br />
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<br />All three of these quilts, as well as every other quilt I've made, were sewn on domestic BERNINA machines. "Blossoming" is the first quilt I've completed on my new 770 QE and I loved using it!</div>
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All in all it was a wonderful adventure. I'm not sure how many photos from the show I'll post here, but I'll definitely posting some on the <a href="http://machinequilting.mqumag.com/category/blog/" target="_blank">Machine Quilting Unlimited blog</a> later this week. Thanks for stopping by!</div>
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<br />Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-55939086199271744342016-06-15T12:57:00.001-05:002016-06-15T12:57:15.170-05:00Poison!My creative friend <a href="http://www.mistycole.com/bom/poison-bottle-block-of-the-month-block-nine/" target="_blank">Misty Cole</a> has designed an unusual and intriguing block of the month - poison bottles! She asked me to interpret two of them, so here they are.<br />
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The first bottle looks a lot like Misty's sample. I chose a brown background, and because of the word "poison" I couldn't stop thinking about poison ivy, so I added some. I thought it looked sort of like an old bottle you might find tucked in the back of a barn, and wouldn't it be ironic for it to be sitting in some poison ivy?<br />
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The background and bottle were created from fabrics I designed in photoshop, while the leaves are hand dyed.</div>
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The next bottle Misty calls a "coffin" bottle. Well, it looked kind of like a vase to me, so I went with that. I went a little wild and carefree with this one, screen printing the flowers and using some fabric I designed for the vase.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I like the flowers, but feel that the white ones still need something - maybe a few lazy daisies in the centers and some French knots?<br /><br />If you'd like to join in the fun head over to <a href="http://www.mistycole.com/bom/poison-bottle-block-of-the-month-block-nine/" target="_blank">Misty's blog and download these free patterns</a>.<br /><br />Thanks for inviting me to play, Misty!</td></tr>
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<br />Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-499268524708342082016-05-25T18:30:00.001-05:002016-05-25T18:30:22.008-05:00Happy "B" Day to Me!I have some really big news that I've been remiss in not sharing earlier. To get right to the point, I'm a BERNINA Ambassador!!! What does this mean? I get the privilege of sewing on a fabulous new BERNINA 770 QE, and in return I'll be sharing some of my quilting and sewing expertise in a variety of ways for BERNINA. Here's a photo of my beautiful machine:<br />
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We've all read gushy blog posts using terms like "over the moon" and "beyond excited", but in this case those terms genuinely apply. I've been a "BERNINA girl" since about 1987, and never looked back. I truly feel at one with both my workhorse 1130 and this beauty due to the amazing responsiveness of the foot pedal. The electronics of their foot pedals give me perfect control when free motion quilting, which makes all the difference.<br />
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So, in order to get acquainted with my 770 QE I was given lessons at <a href="http://www.bearspawfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Bear's Paw Fabrics</a> in Towson, Maryland. The staff was so kind, welcoming, and knowledgeable! Here's Judy Munro, the owner, and Noreen, one of my teachers, on the day I got my first lesson.<br />
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I'm working on a "top secret" project right now (shown folded to the left of the machine in the photo above), and it's going great. Some of the things I already love about the 770 QE include:<br />
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- The light, look at all of that light!<br />
- The large harp.<br />
- Can't live without a knee lift.<br />
- The thread cutter and needle threader.<br />
- The machine is sophisticated, yet quite user friendly.<br />
- The touch screen provides loads of information about the settings with just the touch of a button.<br />
- The <i>huge</i> bobbin.<br />
- As always, the phenomenal stitch quality.<br />
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In short, I love it, and am honored to have this opportunity to use it.<br />
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In other news, as an extension of my editorial duties for Machine Quilting Unlimited I've been blogging for the magazine twice a week. Look for posts on Tuesdays and Thursdays at <a href="http://machinequilting.mqumag.com/category/blog/" target="_blank">http://machinequilting.mqumag.com/category/blog/</a> . <a href="http://machinequilting.mqumag.com/2016/05/top-tips-for-machine-quilting-success/" target="_blank">In my latest post (yesterday's)</a> I share 10 of my best tips for free motion quilting success, so why not go check it out?<br />
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Thanks for stopping by!Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-91812225362812366352016-04-01T12:34:00.000-05:002016-05-09T19:11:59.078-05:00Dinner at Eight - AffinityLast year I once again had the pleasure of being juried into the invitational exhibit for the <a href="http://dinnerateightartists.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dinner at Eight Artists</a>. The theme was "Affinity", and I chose to represent my affinity for color (see blog name). I never really posted much about my quilt, but better late than never!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Paint the Town Red </i>©2015 Diane Rusin Doran</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Detail <i style="font-size: 12.8px;">Paint the Town Red </i><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">©2015 Diane Rusin Doran</span></td></tr>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_PBbx-Tl2k" target="_blank">Here's a link to a youtube video</a> where I discuss the quilt for the Quilt Alliance Go Tell it at the Quilt Show! project.<br />
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As usual, I created a digital collage for my 40 x 40 inch piece. I began with a photo I took on my first iPhone about five years ago. It was a chance snapshot of a very bright door in Fort Worth, Texas. We were visiting my sister-in-law and had just finished eating breakfast at a local eatery. I took an antsy child to the car, and saw this beautiful doorway across the street. Here's the original photo with it's inspirational bright red door framed by an amazing tree:<br />
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And if you look <i>very closely</i>, my reflection is in the window pane to the left of the door. (I hadn't even noticed that reflection until today!)</div>
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<br />Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-69739193428576438472015-07-20T08:20:00.002-05:002016-04-01T12:52:06.209-05:00Sacred Threads - A Little Bird Told MeI've been remiss in blogging about this year's wonderful <a href="http://www.sacredthreadsquilts.com/" target="_blank">Sacred Threads</a> exhibit. We were out of town for most of the duration of the show, but I was delighted to go Friday morning and record an interview for Quilter's SOS and, more importantly, look at the exhibit. I didn't expect to be as moved as I was; it was a remarkable experience.<br />
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As I wandered through the exhibit several other quilters were being filmed for their interviews. Hearing the stories of the quilts in their own words <i>and </i>voices was wonderful. There was also an audio tour, available by phone, and again hearing the voices of the artists made the exhibit even more meaningful.<br />
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I had two quilts in the exhibit, <i>California Dreaming</i>, which I've blogged about before, and a new quilt made expressly to enter in Sacred Threads. It's called <i>A Little Bird Told Me</i>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Little Bird Told Me copyright 2015 Diane Rusin Doran</td></tr>
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Here's an approximation of what I recorded for the audio tour for this quilt:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We found out in August 2013 that my mother had malignant
melanoma. After months of enduring surgery, infection, infusions, and many
hospitalizations for a variety of serious side effects, we knew that most
likely she was nearing the end. In May of 2014 I went to stay with her for the
weekend, as my father was in the hospital and my mother could not care for
herself. She had become more and more forgetful and depressed, but never
complained. We finally took her off one of her medications, for cholesterol, and
it seemed to really perk her up. She was still somewhat forgetful, but so
pleasant to be around. That weekend, to my surprise, she took me up on my
suggestion to go for a walk in the park behind her house. It was a stunningly
beautiful, perfect spring day, glowing with light and new growth. As we walked,
I realized that it almost seemed as if she were already in heaven, and I was
visiting her there. It was a dreamlike experience, and I’m so grateful not only
that I shared it with her, but also that when it happened I had the presence of
mind to recognize the beauty of it. This piece represents the glow of that day.
The two birds are my mother and I, both blue as that is the color we both wear
so much. As a child, when I asked her how she knew something, she often said “a
little bird told me”, so that’s why I chose the birds and the title. The
buttercups are a melancholy touch, as she could not remember what kind of
flower they were and asked me their name during the walk. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-4583016176429219962015-03-20T15:04:00.002-05:002015-03-20T15:04:56.530-05:00Happy ThingsA couple of fun and exciting things have happened recently.<br />
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- I went to the <a href="http://www.quiltweek.com/workshops/lancaster-winners-2015/?portfolioID=9800" target="_blank">AQS show in Lancaster</a>. It was wonderful to see so many lovely quilts.<br />
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- I won a Judge's Choice award at the <a href="http://www.quiltfest.com/activities_detail.asp?id=79" target="_blank">Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival</a> for <i>California Dreaming</i>. Yeah!<br />
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- I'm so pleased to have two of my quilts (<i>Winter's Tarnish</i> and <i>Return of the Grackle</i>) featured in the <a href="http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/quiltingarts/archive/2015/03/09/quilting-arts-magazine-april-may-2015.aspx" target="_blank">April/May issue of Quilting Arts</a> in Jane Davila's article on filler stitching, plus a full page ad for Craft Daily featuring <i>Sunrise Serenade</i> as the backdrop. (All these quilts are on my <a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/p/recent-quilts.html" target="_blank">"Recent Quilts" page</a>.)<br />
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- I finished a small quilt! When I find out if it was accepted to the exhibit I entered it in I'll share all the details.</div>
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I was so wishing spring would have arrived by now, but alas, this is how it looks in my neck of the woods today:</div>
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Here's hoping spring has already sprung for you.</div>
Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-49418013885628341332015-02-03T15:43:00.001-05:002015-02-03T15:43:20.096-05:00NEW Work for FFAC 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;">I am </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;"><i>very </i></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;">honored to be an invited artist for "The 100" to be held </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;"><span style="color: orange;">tomorrow</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;">, Wednesday, February 4, 2015 . The goal for this fiber fundraiser for the American Cancer Society is to raise $10,000 in one day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;">How? All the details are here: <a href="http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/FFACThe100Fundraiser.html">http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/FFACThe100Fundraiser.html</a>, but here are the basics: </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;">On February 4, the first 100 people to contact Virginia Spiegel (Virginia(at)VirginiaSpiegel.com) beginning at 10 a.m. Central will be given a link to donate $100 by credit card directly to the American Cancer Society through </span><a href="http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/NewFiles/ACSFundraiser.html" style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;">Fiberart For A Cause.</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;">Each donor will receive an artwork from one of the 100 artists who have generously donated their work. Assignments of artwork will be made using a random number generator. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;">I'm sure you will want to be one of the very exclusive 100 patrons who will be randomly assigned artwork from an extraordinary line-up of international fiber artists. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Geneva, Helvetica;">Fiberart For A Cause has already raised $240,000 through the generosity of fiber artists and patrons. I've been a participant several times before. This year I especially wanted to contribute, but at the same time it was very difficult for me. This is the first piece I've made since May of 2014.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My mother was diagnosed with metastatic Melanoma in August of 2013. She had surgery that fall, and we rejoiced when it seemed that it was "only" stage 3. Unfortunately, in February of 2014 we learned that the disease had spread further. The months between then and her death on July 8 were a blur of doctor's appointments, infusions, and emergency room visits. My brother, sister and I tried to go to as many of these with our parents as we could, and we counted ourselves lucky to be able to do so. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've seen the impact of cancer on other family members, but this was truly overwhelming. I hope that by doing my small part I can help just a little to prevent someone else from going through something like this. I don't want anyone else to have to miss their mom the way that I miss mine, or watch her go through so much.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To preview some of the other artwork go to our Pinterest board, </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/d_boschert/the-100-fundraiser-to-fight-cancer/">https://www.pinterest.com/d_boschert/the-100-fundraiser-to-fight-cancer/</a> .</span></span></div>
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Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-62554952913423024972014-11-08T00:30:00.000-05:002014-11-08T00:30:01.737-05:00Sue Reno's Printing ExpertiseThe first time I saw <a href="http://suereno.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Sue Reno's</a> work in person was in 2006 (see <a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/2006/09/pnqe.html" target="_blank">this blog post</a>). I was struck by t<span style="font-family: inherit;">he gra</span>phic impact of her work, along with the skillful design of the piece. I was later lucky enough to meet Sue at the big quilt show in Houston (maybe in 2007?) and spend a little time with her, as well as at a show in Lancaster shortly after that.<br />
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You don't have to know Sue long to realize what an intelligent and thoughtful person she is, and these qualities are <a href="http://www.suereno.com/" target="_blank">clearly reflected in her work</a>. When I found out she was making an instructional DVD for Interweave I was very excited for her, and I couldn't wait to see it!<br />
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Well, the wait is over, and <a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/quilting-arts-workshop-surface-design-essentials-for-the-printed-quilt-grouped" target="_blank">it's worth it</a>. <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">“Surface Design Essentials for the Printed Quilt” is now available as both a DVD ($24.99) or a digital download ($19.99) from the </span><b><a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/quilting-arts-workshop-surface-design-essentials-for-the-printed-quilt-grouped" target="_blank">Quilting Daily Shop</a></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 20.7999992370605px;">. </span>Sue covers four printing techniques as well as strategies for using the prints in compositions and quilting them to best advantage.</span><br />
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I love printing fabric using a variety of techniques, and have tried cyanotype, heliograph, collagraph and Thermofax printing with varying levels of success in the past. What I admire about Sue's presentation of these techniques is that she has perfected a process for each one that works for her. She demonstrates these four methods of printing in a straight forward, approachable, and yet very thorough manner. Following her instructions, I feel that most artists could create successful prints of their own in no time.<br />
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In addition to demonstrating these techniques, Sue discusses options for combining prints in a variety of different ways. I particularly appreciate the way she uses more than one variety of printing technique in a single art quilt and is able to create a cohesive composition.<br />
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Bottom line, I love it! If you are ready to try your hand at printing I think this DVD would serve you well.<br />
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Several other friends of Sue's are also participating in this blog tour. Here's a schedule so you can stop by and see what they have to say:<br />
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color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px;">11/13/14: Lyric Kinard </span><a href="http://lyrickinard.com/blog/" style="background-color: white; color: #6699cc; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.7900009155273px; text-decoration: none;">http://lyrickinard.com/blog/</a>Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-57556606277377524492014-11-07T14:09:00.001-05:002014-11-07T14:09:12.932-05:00Winter's Tarnish<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As the trees begin to lose their leaves I realize that in the craziness of this past year I never shared one of the quilts I made. I created it specifically for an exhibit called "Tarnish" that was held at Visarts in Rockville, MD. Here's the description from the <a href="http://www.visartsatrockville.org/gallery/tarnish-studio-art-quilt-associates-saqa" target="_blank">Visarts </a>website:</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The Studio Art Quilt Associates present a juried exhibition of contemporary quilts from the Maryland, Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina regions. Artists address the idea of “tarnish”- a patina that affects the outside surface but protects the underlying layers- with inventive quilts."</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 19.5px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've always been fascinated by the sculptural quality of deciduous trees in winter, as well as by the wide range of colors in the woods that routinely go unnoticed when overshadowed by the brighter colors of spring, summer, and fall. It occurred to me that many of the colors of the woods in winter resemble those of weathered or tarnished metal - verdigris, rust, browns and the like. This inspired me to combine and manipulate photos of trees and leaves to represent what I think of as the tarnish of winter.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #595959; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 19.5px;">The exhibit and exhibition space were beautiful as you can see from this shot of myself, Misty Cole and Linda Strowbridge at the opening reception. I felt honored to be part of this wonderful exhibit!</span></span><br />
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On another note, I'm delighted to part of a group exhibit that's opening this Sunday. We'd love to have you stop by and say hi!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">3401 Nebraska Avenue NW / Washington, DC 20016</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">202.363.4900 </span><a href="http://www.nationalchurch.org/">http://www.nationalchurch.org</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="text-align: center;">She has a knack for color and design that gives her projects a contemporary flair. I love that her mini bird quilts, pictured below, could be used in so many ways - as gift tags, Christmas ornaments, or wall decorations.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ever since I saw these jester stockings they've been calling my name. I think this is the year to make them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So if you're looking for quick and stylish projects for the holidays and beyond <a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/create-handmade-gifts-for-all-18-projects-for-everyone-on-your-list" target="_blank">this e-book</a> is just the ticket. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Leave a comment on this post</strong>. The drawing will close Wednesday, September 24 and I'll announce 2 winners Thursday morning. The first person will receive a hard copy of last year’s “Quilting Arts Gifts” magazine. The second person’s name goes into a drawing for the Grand Prize, the messenger bag Candy made that is featured on the cover of the e-book. Candy will announce the Grand Prize winner the following Monday on her blog. Make sure your comment is connected to an email so I can contact you. And check back on September 25 to see if you’ve won. Be sure to visit all the blogs below for more chances to win.</span></div>
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Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-20569993997879885632014-05-14T12:55:00.000-05:002014-05-14T12:55:40.564-05:00Dinner at Eight Artists Exhibit 2014I'm so excited! Yesterday the accepted artists were announced for this year's <a href="http://dinnerateightartists.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Dinner at Eight</a> exhibit, and I'm in. Many thanks to <a href="http://leslietuckerjenison.com/" target="_blank">Leslie Tucker Jenison</a> and <a href="http://www.jamiefingaldesigns.com/" target="_blank">Jamie Fingal</a> for all their work in creating and curating this exhibit. It looks like another great lineup of artists and I'm thrilled to be in their company.<br />
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The theme this year is reflections. I spent lots of time considering this, first thinking about literal interpretations as I have *many* photos of reflections in water and windows. Eventually, though, I felt better about doing something a little different. I wanted this quilt to reflect my techniques and styles, not be something in a totally new direction. Here is my piece, <i>Intertwined</i>.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Seahorses often have patterning (and sometimes coloring) that reflects the environment in which they live. By using transparency, I've made these seahorses do just that. Additionally, their appearance also reflects that of their kin.</span></div>
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If you've seen my <a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/digital-surface-design-grouped" target="_blank">Quilting Arts workshop on digital surface design</a> you'll probably recognize how I created the digital collage. I started with a faux drip dyed background and worked forward from there. It was very fun to create.<br />
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I have another new piece of work to share very soon, so stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by!<br />
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<br />Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-34834119976340416302014-03-26T16:48:00.000-05:002014-03-26T16:48:07.505-05:00DVD Winner!And the winner of <a href="http://www.candiedfabrics.com/journal/" target="_blank">Candy's </a>wonderful new DVD, plus a lovely fern sketch, is <a href="http://cottonpickin.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Andi</a>! Congratulations Andi!Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-47606744227234183222014-03-14T01:30:00.000-05:002014-03-26T16:51:10.607-05:00Free-Motion Machine Sketching Review and Giveaway<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm delighted to be a part of the blog tour for my friend <a href="http://www.candiedfabrics.com/journal/" target="_blank">Candy Glendening'</a>s newest DVD, <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.2;"><a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/free-motion-machine-sketching-grouped" target="_blank">Free-Motion Machine Sketching</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 1.2;">In this DVD she shares her personal design inspirations. I particularly like her descriptions of how to look at something and break it down to create an artful stitched sketch so that you can develop sketches based on your inspirations too.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">How would you like to have a chance to win a copy of the DVD and a botanical sketch from Candy? Each of the bloggers on the tour picked a botanical for Candy to sketch. The winner on my blog will receive a thread sketched fern. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">To enter just leave a comment on this post by March 26 and tell me if you've tried free-motion sketching before. Here's the whole tour schedule - be sure to visit all the blogs for more chances to win.</span><br />
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Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com79tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-3829545057486578362014-03-11T13:04:00.003-05:002014-03-11T13:04:54.044-05:00A Bit of Sunshineon a cloudy day. My <a href="http://www.quiltfest.com/activities_detail.asp?id=79" target="_blank">MAQF </a>entry returned complete with ribbon and judges' comments.<br />
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You never know what you'll get with judges' comments. These are perhaps my all time favorites - "Charming", "Permeated with light" and "Love it!" Well that certainly brightens up the day! I couldn't attend the show myself, but was so grateful that friends <a href="http://kristinlaflamme.com/?p=3650" target="_blank">Kristin LaFlamme</a>, <a href="http://theraspberryrabbits.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Michelle May</a>, and <a href="http://www.ellisquilts.com/" target="_blank">Lisa Ellis</a> all took photos to share with me. I've been tiptoeing through the last few weeks due to a case of the shingles so this was a nice pick-me-up.<br />
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Stay tuned - I have something fun in store later this week.Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-70056567616686296422014-02-14T16:30:00.002-05:002014-02-14T16:30:55.546-05:00Happy Valentine's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-60601629867039530892014-02-06T07:00:00.000-05:002014-02-06T07:00:00.017-05:00Ice, Ice BabySo, along with masses of other folks, we had a big ice storm. You know me and the nature pics - just can't stop. Bear in mind that there was quite a bit of ice, so I didn't dare venture far from the shelter of the house and most of the photos were taken with lots of zoom. At least one of them was taken through a window. (This was a smart decision, as we had a very large tree fall into the middle of the driveway in the afternoon. I was in the side yard and could hear it *loudly* falling.) Enjoy!<br />
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<br />Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-8137650364361085362014-02-03T10:01:00.000-05:002014-02-03T10:01:18.045-05:00A Different Type of PrintingI've long been fascinated with all types of printing, on both paper and fabric. Even as a child I *loved* to closely examine the printing on things like wedding invitations and coasters. And though I don't often share my paper crafting projects here, trust me, they exist. So, when the opportunity arose to take a class on letterpress printing at <a href="http://baltimoreprintstudios.com/" target="_blank">Baltimore Print Studios</a>, I seized it!<br />
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In reality, I had to wait a year to take this class. My husband gave me a gift certificate for the class for Christmas, 2012, but my schedule (read: my kids' schedules) was too full to make it happen. But, it was definitely worth the wait.<br />
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During the class we learned how the printing presses work, how to print, how to clean the presses, how to set type, some historical aspects of printing, and so much more. The print shop owners, Kyle and Kim, taught the class. They did a great job explaining everything!<br />
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We were divided up into groups, and each group selected a phrase, set the type (selecting from the large type collection at the shop), and then printed away. Here are some photos of my group's type on the press.<br />
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I could have printed all day.<br />
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Some of our prints drying on the (awesome) many layered drying rack.<br />
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And here's a print that another group made - by this point we were printing our designs in an ombre fashion - love it!<br />
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One of the aspects of letterpress printing that intrigues me is that you can print and emboss at the same time. I learned, though, that professional printers work hard to not emboss prints unless the design really calls for it. They carefully adjust the pressure applied during the printing process so that on something like a poster there is little to no embossing. This is, of course, particularly important for two sided projects.<br />
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Each student then type set a small phrase using metal type. We were randomly assigned partners and printed some coasters, which, being a thicker paper, are indeed embossed and printed simultaneously.<br />
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(For the record, though I have been known to enjoy a gin and tonic, the phrase I chose was "Yes Please!".)<br />
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It was a very interesting and fun way to spend the day - I highly recommend it. Check out the <a href="http://baltimoreprintstudios.com/workshops/" target="_blank">Baltimore Print Studios</a> website if you're interested in trying it out yourself.Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-13705086776607837332014-01-31T13:13:00.000-05:002014-01-31T13:13:50.472-05:00Blog Hop WinnersJourni (New Journeys 2) is the winner of the DVD from my segment of the blog hop. wlstarn won the four fat quarters from her comment on Deborah Boschert's blog.<br />
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Congratulations to all the winners! And many thanks to everyone who participated. It meant so much to me to read all of your lovely comments. I hope that each of you takes some time to allow yourself to *play* and have fun with digital imagery. The more you experiment, the more you'll learn!Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-27105467825785818402014-01-29T20:00:00.001-05:002014-01-29T20:00:56.195-05:00SAQA Trunk ShowI made a little quilt for the SAQA Trunk Show. It's called <i>Magpie</i>.<br />
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Now that it's finished I see that it has the same basic color story as both <i><a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/2013/06/2013-saqa-auction-quilt.html" target="_blank">Stellar Jay</a></i> and <i><a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-new-quilt-for-dinner-at-eight.html" target="_blank">California Dreaming</a></i>. Hmmm, maybe I need to shake things up a bit!Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-75143083402253440912014-01-28T06:25:00.002-05:002014-01-31T13:16:04.434-05:00Blog Hop and Giveaway Finale<span style="background-color: white; color: magenta;"><i>The blog hop is now closed. Journi (New Journeys 2) is the winner of the DVD from my segment of the blog hop. wlstarn won the four fat quarters from her comment on Deborah Boschert's blog. Thanks to everyone for participating!!!</i></span><br />
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Thanks to everyone for joining us on <a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/2014/01/blog-hop-and-giveaway.html" target="_blank">the blog hop</a>, and special thanks to my four talented friends for helping out! <a href="http://www.candiedfabrics.com/journal/" target="_blank">Candy</a>, <a href="http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/" target="_blank">Sarah</a>, <a href="http://deborahsjournal.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Deborah</a>, and <a href="http://wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Susan </a>will be forwarding the emails of the first four DVD winners to me, and I'll contact the winners and mail the DVD's out as soon as I've received their addresses.<br />
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But wait, there's still 2 more chances to win! Leave a comment on today's post before Friday, January 31, for a final opportunity to win a copy of my new DVD, <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/digital-surface-design-grouped" target="_blank">Digital Surface Design: Simple Techniques for Hand-dyed Fabric Effects and More</a>. Let me know what type of project <b><i>you'd</i></b> like to create using fabric you've designed yourself. Also, be sure and leave a way for me to contact you if you win.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;">In the meantime, here are a few more examples of fabrics I've designed using the techniques in the DVD:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span>Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-81714128998888062952014-01-24T00:30:00.000-05:002014-01-24T00:30:00.698-05:00Blog Hop & Giveaway Part 4<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">Welcome back to day 4 of our </span><a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/2014/01/blog-hop-and-giveaway.html" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Blog Hop and Giveaway</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">! My friends and I are giving away copies of my new Quilting Arts Workshop, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/digital-surface-design-grouped" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Digital Surface Design: Simple Techniques for Hand-dyed Fabric Effects and More</a>,</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"> to celebrate its release (plus some fabric).</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"> </i></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Today's talented hop hostess is <a href="http://wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Susan Brubaker Knapp</a>. To say Susan is a very accomplished quilter and quilt teacher is an understatement. If you browse through her website and blog for just a few moments, you'll see her wide range of expertise. She <a href="http://www.bluemoonriver.com/programs.html" target="_blank">teaches internationally</a>, has written <a href="http://www.bluemoonriver.com/PointClickQuilt.html" target="_blank">books </a>and <a href="http://www.bluemoonriver.com/patterns.htm" target="_blank">patterns</a>, been on QATV numerous times, and has filmed four <a href="http://www.bluemoonriver.com/WorkshopDVD.html" target="_blank">Quilting Arts workshops</a>. Plus, look at this<a href="http://www.bluemoonriver.com/Gallery.htm" target="_blank"> gallery of quilts</a>! Here are just a few examples of her beautiful artwork:</span></span><br />
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I had the pleasure of hanging out with Susan twice this past fall. As soon as you meet her it's easy to understand her popularity as a teacher - her generosity and depth of knowledge make a great combination.<br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">So, be sure to stop by <a href="http://wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Susan's blog</a> both for a chance to win a copy of my new DVD, as well as to get a peek at her lovely work. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><b>Many </b>thanks to my four friends who have helped me celebrate!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">As a reminder, here's the whole Blog Hop schedule:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">January 16 – Sarah Ann Smith - <a href="http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/</a> - entries close January 28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">January 21 – Deborah Boschert - <a href="http://deborahsjournal.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">http://deborahsjournal.blogspot.com/</a> - entries close January 28<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">January 24 – Susan Brubaker Knapp - <a href="http://wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">http://wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">January 28 – Diane Rusin Doran - <a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/</a></span></div>
Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-42900432597889609292014-01-21T08:03:00.001-05:002014-01-23T23:11:10.596-05:00Blog Hop & Giveaway Part 3<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">Welcome back to day 3 of our </span><a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/2014/01/blog-hop-and-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Blog Hop and Giveaway</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">! My friends and I are giving away copies of my new Quilting Arts Workshop, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/digital-surface-design-grouped" target="_blank">Digital Surface Design: Simple Techniques for Hand-dyed Fabric Effects and More</a>,</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"> to celebrate its release (plus some fabric).</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm delighted to introduce today's blog hostess, <a href="http://deborahsjournal.blogspot.com/2014/01/dianes-digital-surface-design.html" target="_blank">Deborah Boschert</a>. I knew of Deborah for some time through her involvement with <a href="http://www.twelveby12.org/" target="_blank">12x12: The International Art Quilt Challenge</a>. A few years ago I saw that she was moving to Maryland, and I eagerly emailed her to let her know about some of the art quilt groups here. Lucky for me, we ended up being in a critique group and SAQA together! I really miss her now that she's back in Texas.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's been fascinating to see so many of Deborah's artworks in various stages of completion, from concept to finished quilt. She has a unique style, and is honestly quite fearless in her approach to using whatever will best produce her vision. Her technique of adding paint once a quilt is otherwise complete is particularly brave - and inspiring.</span><br />
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Deborah also very effectively incorporates hand embroidery in her work, which can be seen in her three quilts above. <span style="font-family: inherit;"> Be sure to look at more of her work on her <a href="http://deborahsstudio.com/" target="_blank">website </a>, and check out her <a href="http://deborahsjournal.blogspot.com/p/online-workshops.html" target="_blank">online workshop</a> as well as her <a href="http://www.interweavestore.com/contemporary-fabric-collage-dvd" target="_blank">Quilting Arts Workshop - Contemporary Fabric Collage: Design, Stitch, & Finish</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And of course a *<b>big*<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b>thank you to all the ladies who are joining me in the celebration.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">January 24 – Susan Brubaker Knapp - <a href="http://wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">http://wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">January 28 – Diane Rusin Doran - <a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/</a></span></div>
Diane Doranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09401772951099487176noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20790370.post-21490717090712261772014-01-17T13:23:00.001-05:002014-01-17T13:28:19.001-05:00New Work - Sunrise SerenadeSomehow I finished this piece, sent it to a show, and never shared it with you all. So here it is:<br />
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Unsurprisingly, it's a digital collage printed on fabric. I believe I printed it in the spring of 2011. It took me a while to decide on how to quilt it, plus other deadlines loomed, so it patiently waited for my attention. All of the imagery except for perhaps one bird is from photos taken in my yard. </div>
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The quilting was done using mostly Aurifil cotton threads, with a little bit of rayon and silk thrown in. Much of the background quilting is overlapping to echo the transparency of the various background elements. The locust leaves and maple branches/buds were outlined, and then additional quilting was added on top. I originally planned to quilt the birds quite ornately, but thought better of it and went with a simpler approach. It was fun to use so many of my favorite colors (blues and greens) and quilting motifs (leaves and ferns).</div>
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P.S. Don't forget the <a href="http://oohprettycolors.blogspot.com/2014/01/blog-hop-and-giveaway.html" target="_blank">Blog Hop going on until January 28</a>! Both <a href="http://www.candiedfabrics.com/2014/01/14/blog-hop-diane-rusin-doran-dvd-digital-surface-design/" target="_blank">Candy </a>and <a href="http://www.sarahannsmith.com/weblog/?p=8963" target="_blank">Sarah </a>are accepting entries now.</div>
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