Journal Notes

This was a fun build. After completing my flamingo and after working on my peonies, this design came a little easier. I started out having a trace drawing of the lighthouse made on chat gpt. I took that image to Fed Ex and had them print it off on a large architectural paper. I attached the paper to the foam board and covered with parchment paper. Al the fabrics I used were backed with steam-a-seam. Then, I started to cut them all out. Parts of it (the buildings) were traced but mostly I measured and cut pieces which quickly became a pain. The rocks I just cut random pieces, as well as the plants and the water, just waves. I cut very narrow strips of 1/8” for the trim on the buildings but when I went to quilt it, it pretty much just tacked that strip down and maybe helped to show an edge which IMO was better than simply painting an edge so was worth the effort. Part of the process for me that takes time is deciding on what might improve what I’m trying to accomplish. For me, on this piece, it was trying to decide on that glass on the lighthouse. I planned several attempts at stitching with sulky desolvable but came up with the brilliant idea to use clear vinyl and simply stitch the banister/railing with thread and I was so happy with the turnout of that little gem. Then, off to quilting. Part of that design came from one of my fabric prints which had the sun peeking from behind my clouds, it made deciding on windy swirls and easy decision, as was the waves. When this was completed, I entered it into the Springville Museum of Art’s Quilt show, and won the “Carol Ford Legacy” award. ($75.00 prize)