SAQA Oceania blog hop - 'Linked'

Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) 2016 Benefit Auction starts on 16 September. 36 members from the Oceania region donated quilts that feature in the Oceania Collection.

Leading up to the auction a selection of Oceania members are participating in a blog hop (full list here). 

Today is my turn on the blog hop where I'll share how I created 'Linked' my contribution to the auction.

'Linked'

I revisited the idea of linking chains that I'd used in a previous quilt.  In that quilt I'd used trapunto with polyester batting.  Where it had been 'trapuntoed', and there was no stitching, the fabric had wrinkled.  Something I was keen to avoid this time.

 The process ...

all purpose inks for fantast/x by Tsukineko

trialling the colours

Plain aloe vera gel was painted on before the inks were applied.  

The gel stops the inks migrating elsewhere and also makes applying the inks easier.

Using a line of stitching to mark the design outline gives something to paint up to and 'disappears' as it will be stitched over later.

building up layers of ink

painting mostly done

 

A layer of batting then stitching to create the trapunto.  The stitching is to avoid the wrinkling that can happen when the trapunto area is left unquilted.  

The stitching does slightly flatten the area.

The batting is trimmed.  With all the stitching the middle became a bit puckered. This was fixed by trimming it away and adding another layer of fabric in the space.

Another layer of batting and backing added. 

Matchstick quilting in progress.













 
Completed quilt.




















Be sure to have a look at the other participants in the blog hop (full list here).  

Coming up:

• 4 September Lisa Call blog.lisacall.com 
• 6 September Brenda Gael Smith serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog 
• 8 September Rasa Mauragis rasamauragis.com/blog

SAQA's 2016 Oceania Collection

Each year Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) holds a benefit auction where members can donate a 12x12" quilt. The auction starts 2pm EDT, 16th September, details on how the auction works are available on SAQA's website. 

This year 36 members of SAQA's Oceania region donated quilts. Click on the graphic above to view the online gallery showcasing The Oceania Collection and to view each of the quilts. Mine is second on the left on the third row.

Leading up to the auction 16 Oceania members will show how their quilts were made and what inspired them to make them in the SAQA Oceania Blog Hop 2016.  Click here to see the blog hop schedule.

Here are the first four:

• 15 August Linda Robertus lindarobertus.blogspot.com 
• 17 August Dale Rollerson downunderdale.blogspot.com 
• 19 August Catherine McDonald www.addicted2fabric.com 
• 21 August Mathea Daunheimer www.espartafiberarts.com

SAQA Benefit Auction

SAQA's annual online Benefit Auction starts 2pm Friday 18th September EDT (early Saturday morning NZ time) and runs until 10th October.  

SAQA members donate 12" quilts to be auctioned.  The funds raised are used to support SAQA’s exhibitions, publications and education outreach.  The full details of how the auction works are here.

My quilt 'Just Tapa' appears in Section 3 where the bidding for that section opens 5th October and runs until 10th October EDT.

To view all entries have a look at this video:

 

The Kiwi Collection

SAQA's annual Benefit Auction starts 18th September.  Members have been invited to create their Dream Collections of six art works.

I've called mine 'The Kiwi Collection'.  Five are by New Zealanders with the sixth by Betty Busby.  Betty's 'Takahe' is a great representation of one of NZ's native birds.  Betty also taught here earlier in the year (see here). 

I blogged about my quilt 'Like Tapa' here. 

For other Dream Collections see here or for the full collection of auction pieces see here.

The Kiwi Collection:

SAQA Benefit Auction 2015

Every year SAQA holds a benefit auction where members can donate a 12x12" quilt.
While the auction starts in September, the quilts can be viewed on SAQA's website.  My 12x12" quilt 'Like Tapa' appears on page 5.

Like Tapa

For this years quilt I wanted to create the look of a tapa cloth using non-traditional materials.  

The first stage was to transfer my hand drawn design onto an Ezy carve printing block using Saral transfer paper. I've been using these blocks as I find them easier to carve into than the usual lino.  I haven't found them in NZ so whenever I go to Australia I buy a few more.  They come in a range of sizes, using the 12x12" size is perfect for this project.

design drawn on a piece of paper

 









 

initial cuts (red marks from transfer paper)

cutting more detail

cutting complete

adding another layer of colour

Creating the pattern by rubbing with Paintsicks.  






Pinning the fabric to the base helps prevent unwanted movement and ghosting of the image.

selecting thread for the handstitching

The flowers and the darker strip had an extra layer of batting to give a trapunto effect. The machine quilting was mostly done with co-ordinating thread around the shapes to emphasise the trapunto.







Videos have been made detailing the creating of some of the quilts, have a look here.

Sold

My SAQA 2014 Benefit Auction quilt has sold.  Thank you to Maureen for purchasing my small piece from down under.

The next section of the auction starts 2pm Monday 29 September EDT (Tuesday 6am here in New Zealand).  For details on how the auction works click here. 

SAQA 2014 Benefit Auction - Section 2 starting soon

The next section of  SAQA's 2014 Benefit Auction starts 2pm Monday 22 September EDT (Tuesday 6am here in New Zealand).  For details on how the auction works click here.  

Kikorangi Kowhaiwhai

My contribution 'Kikorangi Kowhaiwhai', appears in this section. 

Might be pressing refresh a few times!

SAQA 2014 Benefit Auction - starting soon

SAQA's 2014 Benefit Auction starts 2pm Monday 15 September EDT (Tuesday 6am here in New Zealand).  For details on how the auction works click here.  

Kikorangi Kowhaiwhai

My contribution 'Kikorangi Kowhaiwhai', appears in Section 2 with the bidding for this group starting next week. 

Quilts from other NZ quilters include, Charlotte Scott and Averil Stuart-Head (both in Section 1) and Mathea Daunheimer (Section 3).

The quilts are all 12"x12" and feature a wide range of techniques and styles, they can be viewed by Section or individual listing by quilter.

Dream Collection

SAQA's annual Benefit Auction starts on online on 15 September, the auction is a major fundraiser for SAQA.  All the 12" x 12" auction quilts appear here.   

This year my entry is 'Kikorangi Kowhaiwhai', I posted here about how I created it.

SAQA are also displaying Dream Collections, these are groups of six quilts that people have chosen. This is my collection that I've called 'Colours of the Pacific'. 

  

SAQA 2014 auction

Every year SAQA holds a benefit auction where members can donate a 12x12" quilt.  
While this year's auction doesn't start until September, the quilts can be viewed on SAQA's website (see here).  My 12x12" quilt 'Kikorangi Kowhaiwhai' appears on page 2a.

Kikorangi Kowhaiwhai

Back here I posted about how it was made and at that stage it didn't have a name.  So thanks to Ms Lottie for suggesting the name, Kikorangi is Maori for blue and Kowhaiwhai are the Maori curved patterns.









When I've completed a project I usually keep the stencils.  One advantage with using freezer paper stencils is that they can be reused.  Cutting them with a craft knife means that both images can remain intact. 

I've been able to use the opposite image to create two blocks for a friendship quilt that some friends are putting together. 

I didn't have any of the sunprinted fabric left so needed to whip some up - starting late in the afternoon wasn't the cleverest of ideas - now that we're in Autumn/Winter the sun is not so warm.  The effect of the salt was more subtle as I'd needed to let the fabric dry inside.

It'll be interesting to see how my painted blocks fit with more traditional pieced blocks.  It should be a great quilt as the quilter putting the blocks together is going to hand quilt it.  

sunprinting with salt

freezer paper stencilling with paintsticks

stencils removed

SAQA 2014 Benefit Auction

I've completed my SAQA 2014 Benefit Auction 12x12 quilt, except for a name.  Until I have a name I can't do the label ...  

untitled

I keep thinking of names but they all have 'kiwi' in them.  The US (and elsewhere) call kiwifruit 'kiwi' - this quilt is nothing like kiwifruit!

The auction starts in mid September and quilts need to be in the US by 1 June - so a little while for a name!





 
I started with a piece of sun printed fabric that had been sprinkled with rock salt.

The designs came from a couple of NZ Quilter magazines with some modification to fit in the square shape.  Again I used my current favourite technique paint sticks with a freezer paper stencil.

freezer paper stencil

Once the design was painted I used some boofy batting and stitched along the outline of the shapes.  The batting was then cut away and a layer of cotton batting added along with the backing.  

back view

The design was outlined with a Madeira metallic thread and the rest densely quilted.

front in progress

The piece was then faced.  Now back to a name ...