{"id":30307,"date":"2015-12-12T05:30:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T12:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=30307"},"modified":"2015-12-11T22:18:45","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T05:18:45","slug":"cqfa-dec-2015-art-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/cqfa-dec-2015-art-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"CQFA December 2015 Meeting-Art Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-30307 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449417228805-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449417228805-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30270\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30270'>\n\t\t\t\tPlacemat Challenge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449384703044-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449384703044-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30265\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30265'>\n\t\t\t\tArt Dolls Challenge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449384635394-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449384635394-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30264\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30264'>\n\t\t\t\t2 Shapes Challenge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449384574070-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449384574070-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30263\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30263'>\n\t\t\t\tOther\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30261'>\n\t\t\t\tCarol&#8217;s Circles\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449384422762-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449384422762-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30260\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30260'>\n\t\t\t\tIn the Style of an Art Movement Challenge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/cqfa-dec-2015-art-walk\/wpid-wp-1449384344159-jpeg\/'><img 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class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30258'>\n\t\t\t\tPink Flower challenge\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449384230848-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449384230848-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30257\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30257'>\n\t\t\t\tImprove Round Robin \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449384172507-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" 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aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30253\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30253'>\n\t\t\t\tBron&#8217;s Hunderwasser Response\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449383758388-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449383758388-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30251\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30251'>\n\t\t\t\tRhonda&#8217;s Response\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449383710303-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449383710303-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30250\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30250'>\n\t\t\t\tMiscellaneous work\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449383655068-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449383655068-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30249\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30249'>\n\t\t\t\tYo Yo Lollipop Ornaments\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/peace-to-all-and-merry-christmas-3\/wpid-wp-1449383600705-jpeg\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449383600705-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Yo Yo Tree Christmas Decoration\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-30248\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-30248'>\n\t\t\t\tYo Yo Tree Christmas Decoration\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Maureen had a great idea, which was to bring all of our challenge and swap pieces, regardless of level of finishing. The idea was show the pieces off in groups. I wasn&#8217;t sure how it would all work out, but it turned out to be fantastic.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30246\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/lobster-placemat\/dscn0752sm\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30246\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30246\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSCN0752sm-300x219.jpg\" alt=\"Lobster Placemat in progress\" width=\"300\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSCN0752sm-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/DSCN0752sm.jpg 961w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lobster Placemat in progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>First, this idea inspired me to work on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/lobster-placemat\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lobster Placemat<\/a> (for the placemat challenge), which, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/lobster-placemat\/\" target=\"_blank\">as I said<\/a>, had been on my mind for awhile. I really felt some freedom in making this piece. It was fun to work on layering and also to work on a more casual applique piece. I am looking forward to getting back to it and adding some embroidery and other embellishments to it.<\/p>\n<p>I am thinking of using small black fused fabric for the eyes, but may do some fancy embroidery. In order make a good eye with embroidery, I would need to use a satin stitch or something similar and I don&#8217;t have much experience with those types of stitches. We&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30259\" style=\"width: 246px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wpid-wp-1449384344159-jpeg\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30259\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30259\" src=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449384344159-246x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Amy's Response to the Pink Flower challenge\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449384344159-246x300.jpeg 246w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449384344159-841x1024.jpeg 841w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-wp-1449384344159.jpeg 2027w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 85vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amy&#8217;s Response to the Pink Flower challenge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next, the idea worked out really well. We had some time while we enjoyed the snacks everyone brought and took the time to look at the pieces.\u00a0 We were able to take our own time as well as informally chatting with others about the pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Amy&#8217;s response to my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/03\/cqfa-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pink Flower Challenge<\/a> is fantastic. Her piece looks like a Ruth McDowell piece and I couldn&#8217;t get over how great the piece looked. Her work is so amazing. I have seen such growth in her work since the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2011\/03\/primal-green-viewing\/\" target=\"_blank\">first Primal Green<\/a> exhibit.<\/p>\n<p>Next, also, we sat down together and, with Amy&#8217;s guidance, we went through each piece and\u00a0 discussed our thoughts on the pieces. We were able to ask questions of the artists as well as explain our thoughts on our own pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, seeing all these pieces together and talking about them with the other members really inspired me to get back to some art quiltmaking. I&#8217;ll work on the Lobster Placemat and, perhaps, get back to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/serendipity-lady-help-and-process\/\" target=\"_blank\">Serendipity Lady<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maureen had a great idea, which was to bring all of our challenge and swap pieces, regardless of level of finishing. The idea was show the pieces off in groups. I wasn&#8217;t sure how it would all work out, but it turned out to be fantastic. First, this idea inspired me to work on the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/cqfa-dec-2015-art-walk\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;CQFA December 2015 Meeting-Art Walk&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[379],"tags":[114,160,324],"class_list":["post-30307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-379","tag-cqfa","tag-guilds","tag-meetings"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30307\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}