Cobalt Blue Challenge Piece
Back in the winter of 2011 my friend and I went on the hunt for a few quilters that wanted to come together to challenge one another to grow as fiber artists. Through the process, we each learned new techniques and ways of expressing that creativity. The Creative Conglomeration – CC for short is still meeting and has grown not only in size but, in our ability to meet over great distances through Skype, an internet video medium.
The first challenge given by Creative Conglomeration was “Cobalt” and the following is my interpretation of the challenge.
After gridding my inspiration photo I began selecting fabrics to use. A view from above shows how I loosely interpreted the placement and petal shading.
In this picture it’s easy to see the petals are dimensional, that was achieved with fusible web between to pieces of cotton fabric.
Later, I used spray dye to achieve deeper shades and shadows on the petals. Then, enjoyed thread play to show veining on the petals with a bit of twisted, dyed yarn and beading in the center of the flower.
All in all I think our group did an outstanding job with our first challenge.
Creative Gypsy 
It takes my breath away–it’s so beautiful!
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Thank you SO much!! That’s very kind of you to say. 😀 I really enjoyed being part of this art quilt challenge group. Always nice to learn new things and be pushed to try new techniques. I bet you get some of that at the Haus of Yarn with your creative peeps. 🙂
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I think your Cobalt challenge piece is my favorite!! You will have to show me this ‘spray dyeing’ technique!!! 🙂 Love to learn new things!
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How about in Austin when we’re there for QuiltCon? Am thinking of asking my friend Diane to come and teach us a technique or two. And, you know me, I’d be happy to share! 😀
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That would be great!! Hey, got an extra yoga mat I could borrow? or I can bring one with me… but I hate to waste the valuable ‘fabric space’ in a yoga mat 🙂
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I got’cha covered girlie!!
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Reblogged this on Creative Gypsy and commented:
I love living with a photographer. Lynae Kindley you’re the bomb!!
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Amazing. I love your work. Is there a place to see all the CC cobalt quilts?
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Donna! LOVED the Etc. Art Quilt group!! They’re wonderful, thank you for the invite!! The Cobalt challenge link is: http://creativeconglomeration.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-challenge-reveal-success.html
Another FUN group of ladies. The header pic on the blog is of our last challenge black and white plus one color. Do you attend the Sew N Sews?
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Beautiful!
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