Monday, April 5, 2021

Mini Monday - DrEAMI Moment - Small Seascape Series

Welcome to another edition of Mini Monday!!  I'm stopping by today to confess that I just MIGHT have lost my mind.  Have YOU found it?  Sandra @ Mmm Quilts would call this a DrEAMI moment, but I missed the Link Party.  Drop Everything And Make It!!

Here's what happened...

After making my quilt for the Salt and Sand Blog Hop, I turned my attention to the fabric pull (for what I thought was going to be) my prize giveaway project for the Hop:


I soon put that first set aside and pulled another...


... And began working on a small seascape quilt:


I cut free form curves and stitched them together...


... To create wet sand and the beginning of the sea:


Next, I tried another technique...


... To level out the waves a bit:


This is my attempt at (my understanding of) Britt_Quilts technique:


Somehow, I managed to cut the final curve backwards:


Then, it was time to add the horizon and sky:


I scrounged for some coordinating scraps to create a quilt back...


... And layered this small seascape for quilting:


I used all these threads on this 6" x 7" mini:


I present SS#1, the first piece in what has turned out to be a series:


My only regret is that the pieced backing is abundantly evident because of the low loft batting scrap that I used for layering:


Little did I know when I finished that piece that I wasn't done with miniature landscape quilts!  I was SEW in the zone that I didn't even take a photo of the fabric pull for SS#2:


The quilting also went quickly:


Mmm... Matchstick quilting is SEW perfect for this piece:


At 6" x 8" this is the largest piece in the series:


Again, there were MANY thread changes:


And then, I did it, again...


... Only smaller!!  At 6" wide x 5.5" tall, here is SS#3:



This is getting a LITTLE ridiculous...

I still didn't share the fabric pull prior to getting to work on this one:


SS#4 finally used some smaller scraps and I kept this one a bit on the chunkier side, but it still managed to look like a seascape:


Even in the 5.5" square, I used NINE different thread colors:



Warning...

There may (read as WILL definitely) be more to come.  Oh, and some finishing, but I haven't decided exactly HOW to I want to do that, yet.

Sharing with Kelly
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With Alycia
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(On Friday!)

Until next time...
Ride the WAVE!!!

8 comments:

  1. It looks like you're having so much fun trying those different seascapes, Joy! Each one is so unique and creative. Love these!

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  2. Your "sky" fabric makes it work! And, yes, you have lost your mind.

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  3. You are so creative, Joy! Those minis are really pretty.

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  4. You make the process look so effortless! Your little landscapes are charming.

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  5. Playing can be so much fun! What a lovely series!

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  6. So many times I repeat a project because I wonder what would happen if....good for you-! These are all beautiful!

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  7. i think those fabrics really got under your skin haha! These are awesome - and I love that you kept working with them!

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