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Thursday 26 January 2017

Inspired by Another Call for Entry

The Studio Art Quilt Associates, of which I am a member, issues many Calls for Entry each year. Some are specifically for certain areas of the world and only those artists that are members in those locations can enter. Others are open to members anywhere in the world to enter. I don't often enter for several reasons. Perhaps the deadline date is too close and I don't think I can complete a quilt in that time or the theme of the show or competition is not something that fits with the subject or genre that I work in. I am also a bit afraid of losing a quilt if I have to mail it to a location outside of Canada.

I recently came across a Call for Entry for a Spotlight Auction. It is called the Creation to Curation Spotlight Auction which is an opportunity for all SAQA members to have their work showcased at the 2017 SAQA Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska.

The quilts are to be small; only 6" X 8" and they will be displayed in mats. The pieces will be sold through a Silent Auction at the Conference Banquet with the proceeds going towards SAQA's exhibition programs. The deadline for entering is February 24/17 and the entries have to be received by March 10/17.

I feel like this is a Call for Entry I can handle and it will not take as long to complete as one of my larger quilts.

I like that the proceeds are going to SAQA which does a lot of planning for it's exhibitions. Most exhibitions travel from place to place and that is expensive. One of my quilts is being exhibited in its second venue. It was first in Stratford, Ontario and is now in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

I took my plan from a small quilt I did a few years ago. It won't be exactly the same but similar. It will be mostly thread painted. Instead of batting, I will use a thick felt as the middle layer and the front and back will be muslin.



In the photo above my hand is resting on the thick felt. The fine layer that is laying over my hand is an adhesive that I buy in sheets. I cut it to the size of the felt and place it on top of the felt then using a silicone sheet on top of the adhesive I iron it to the felt on both sides. Then I cut the muslin to size and iron the muslin on top of the adhesive. That way the layers will not come apart and makes it easier to quilt.




I've decided to use different shades of red. Above is my plan for the 6 X 8 inch quilt.


I fused the heart to the muslin and then used the different colours of thread to start my design. Hopefully it will develop fast and I can post the finished quilt here next week. I also plan to embellish this one with beads.

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