The third challenge word to interpret is rhythm. For some reason I really drew a blank on this one. I could think of things like drums and dancing or all the songs that have the word rhythm in the lyrics. But nothing inspired me to create something.  Then I started to look at it from another angle. I remembered when I was in high school, I would go to the arcade at the mall, with my friends.

Front of the quilt

We didn’t play games at the arcade, but they have a machine that would map your bio-rhythms. For an explanation on what bio-rhythms are click on this link.  I decided to make a quilt that would show my bio-rhythm chart for June 21, 2010. The first day of summer.  In the background of the bio-rhythm curves I quilted some zentangle patterns I used black material on the front, then colored it with neocolor artist crayons and colored pencils. The back of the quilt is white thus the zentangle patterns are clearly shown. This finished quilt size is 15.5 x 11.5 inches.

Back of the quilt

I am very excited!!!!  I won 2 ribbons in our Indian Summer Quilt Show.  I won 2nd place in the guild challenge for my tree quilt and I won 3rd place in the Professional-small/medium category for my Passages piece.

2010 Guild Challenge--"Tree"

Passage--3rd place

The challenge for guild members this is was:

1. Make a quilt from your favorite color. You may use other colors, but the dominant color must be recognizable.

2. The quilt cannot be square. It can be any other shape-round, hexagon, rectangle etc.

I took a photo looking up at a tree. Then, I tweaked my photo using Photoshop filters. This modified photo is what I used as a basis for my quilt design. I hand painted the tree using a variety of textile/fabric paints. Next I quilted the piece using my Viking machine and several different colors of polyester thread. I cut out some shapes in the tree to simulate where the light would have shone through. I finished the edge with 2 colors of zigzag stitching. It measures approximately 18″x22.”  I finished it just in time to enter it into our local Indian Summer Quilt Show.

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