Revisiting Art Challenge Quilts From Previous Years

 The sewing machine that I use all the time for piecing and sewing is in the shop after the feeddogs decided they no longer wanted to feed the material (still sewed I just had to pull the fabric...sigh...).   

So one of the things that I've been doing is to update my list of quilt tops that need quilting, along with documenting all of the finished quilts that I've got stashed in multiple totes. As I do so, I'm looking at the finished quilts remembering when I made them and considering what to do with them (gift them, donate them, sell them, or keep them).     When you've got 4+ large or very large totes of finished quilts it's time to make decisions.

Here are three of the quilts that I made for the annual art quilt challenge:

This one was made the year that I turned 50.   The theme was 'Decades' if I remember correctly.   There are 5 rays of 'flames' representing each decade of my life when this was made.  Each ray had 10 'flames' representing each year of my life.   The butterfly charms stood for all the years that were to come in the future.

Backing and label for the quilt.

Made in 2018, this quilt was my experiment in 3-dimensional elements.  The succulent has 3-D leaves, with the bottom round of leaves fully appliqued onto the quilt top.   The ladybugs are 3-D and are stuffed with polyfil.   There are safety pins on the underside of them that allow them to be fastened to the quilt in whatever locations the owner wants.

Backing and label for the ladybug quilt

Back in 2019 I made and named this quilt "Tessellation Zen".   I don't remember what the theme for that year was, might have been "20".   I made 20 circles in  from 20 different silk upholstery samples.  They are raw-edged appliqued to cotton.  

Label and backing for the quilt.

Gratitudes:

1. Cooler weather with some rain this week after weeks of no rain is wonderful.

2. A job that allows me to work around doctor appointments.