{"id":23202,"date":"2014-05-11T05:58:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-11T12:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=23202"},"modified":"2016-08-23T17:55:01","modified_gmt":"2016-08-24T00:55:01","slug":"may-2014-cqfa-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/may-2014-cqfa-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2014 CQFA Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

The CQFA meeting was last Saturday (May 3) and was quite lively.<\/p>\n

\"Workshop<\/a>
Workshop Work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jennifer is a graphic facilitator\/graphic recorder and she led a workshop about “from drawing to art quilt.” I did a graphic recording course with hopes of moving into that profession, but I didn’t pursue it and wish I had the opportunity to do so. Still, my skills came in handy in this class because I can draw basic shapes relatively quickly. I am not sure I got what was intended out of the class, but I did get some inspiration. I have been thinking of the ongoing placemat challenge and I drew out a design that has been in my head for it.<\/p>\n

\"Art<\/a>
Art Journal Workshop Notes & Sketches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We did some work in our art journals\/sketchbooks as part of the workshop and that was fun. I got some ideas down that have been in my head. They are not perfect or fabric ready, but they are down and I can see them with my eyes and not just my mind’s eye. I have a start and can see a little way down the path. Also, I just found it fun to work in my journal. I don’t do it enough.<\/p>\n

\"Art<\/a>
Art Journal Workshop Notes & Sketches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jen gave out some handouts and one of them had a quick sketch of mountains, which I found interesting.<\/p>\n

She suggested working with fat markers (e.g. see the round arrow) and I found that hard, so I switched to the pens with which I normally write (see purple drawings on the right). She had a point about the fat markers, which was you couldn’t put in a lot of detail and you filled the page faster. Both are true. I still like my thin pen better. I wonder how I would feel with a fat pen if the tip was different?<\/p>\n

Of course, we had the ATC exchange<\/a>, which I talked about.<\/p>\n

Marie told us about some upcoming events at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles:<\/p>\n

May 18<\/span> – Quilt National Opening<\/p>\n

May 24<\/span> – Royal School of Textiles speaker on dyeing, but not the how-to. She will speak on the societal, social and the geo-political effects on dyeing, how colors came about etc.<\/p>\n

June 14<\/span> – beading lecture by a pre-eminent beadist (is that a word?).<\/p>\n

Marie reported that these events are a way to engage more with members. Some of the CQFA members said that, while they couldn’t always attend the lectures and events, they went to the website more and read more of the emails, which is a good thing. Check the website<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n

The Library show planning is in process. I have been out of the loop for a few months due to some personal issues and am not quite sure what is going on. I may withdraw my piece. We will see.<\/p>\n

\"Diane<\/a>
Diane Carver Place Mat Challenge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Show and tell was great. Maureen is using a gelli plate to print on fabric and some of her prints were gorgeous. Diane did the placemat challenge and I like the way the pieces stand up from the background.<\/p>\n

Virginia is working on her piece for the show and the piecing is amazing. It is large, too.<\/p>\n

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I showed Fresh Fruit and Fabric of the Year 2012<\/a>. I worked on FOTY 2012 at the retreat last year<\/a> and people gave me some nice compliments. Someone suggested that I have a show of all the FOTY quilts when I get a few more under my belt. I would really like to do that. I’ll have to work on it once I get a larger stock of quilts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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