Day 3-Quilts For Sale-On A Lighter Color Note

POINT OF VIEW 1 & 2

These two pieces are a negative and positive image.

Buy one or buy them both

POINT OF VIEW 1

15.5 X 15.5 INCHES

Original price $350 Special price $150

POINT OF VIEW 2

15.5 X 16.5 inches

Original price $350 Special price $150

COSMIC FANTASY
20.5 x 16.5 inches

Original price $650 Special price $250

I want to make you all aware that anything you see all week is available until I close out the sale, not just on the day I list it.
I am only including works of art that are sized to be hung in many different places. I know I can always find a place myself in my house for things of these sizes. In fact I just “acquired” one of my own pieces to hang this week!

I have decided to share some of my original design quilts with you at exciting discounted prices.
If you purchase more than one quilt you will also receive an additional 5% discount on each quilt. No limit to how many you can buy.
The first person who responds will get to purchase each quilt.

Respond to:  kay@kaysorensen.com

Payment to be made through PayPal.
Shipping will be USPS Priority Mail and will be added to your order.. Shipping to United States only on this offer.
FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

Day 2-Quilts For Sale–Something In Common

I have decided to share some of my original design quilts with you at exciting discounted prices.
If you purchase more than one quilt you will also receive and additional 5% discount on each quilt…No limit to how many you can buy.
The first person who responds will get to purchase each quilt.

Respond to:  kay@kaysorensen.com

Payment to be made through PayPal.
Shipping will be USPS Priority Mail and will be added to your order.. Shipping to United States only on this offer.

PUEBLO

22.5 x 15.5 inches

Original Price $300 Special price $150

Out of the corner of my eye as I was walking down the street in Santa Fe I saw something. I immediately got to work and created this. When I got a look later at what I had seen this really had nothing in common with that!

Using a lot of similar fabrics I created Santa Fe Windows. It is a tessellation with several layers of similar shapes.

SANTA FE WINDOWS

22 X 18”

Original price $400 Special price $200

 Another tessellation with some interesting design tricks.

SANTA FE TRAILS
20 X 18 inches

Original price $400 Special price $200

These 3 pieces would make a very impressive arrangement hung together in any home or office.
Don’t miss your chance to own one or more of my colorful original design pieces today.
Buy for yourself or to give as gifts for birthdays, Christmas or just because.
All sales are final at these prices.

FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

My Colorful Original Design Quilts - Limited Time SALE

I have decided to share some of my original design quilts with you at exciting discounted prices.
If you purchase more than one quilt you will also receive and additional 5% discount on each quilt…No limit to how many you can buy.
The first person who responds will get to purchase each quilt.

Respond to:  kay@kaysorensen.com

Payment to be made through PayPal.
Shipping will be USPS Priority Mail and will be added to your order.. Shipping to United States only on this offer.
I’ll am listing the first ones today and will continue to list throughout the week.

AUTUMN IN HILL COUNTRY

14” X 10”

Original price $200  Special price $100

SPIDER MUM

21.5” X 14.5”

Original price $400  Special price $300

GOLDEN GLOW

12” X 14.5” (Can be hung vertically or horizontally)

Original price $150 Special price $75

JELLY BEANS AND GUMMY WORMS

14” X 11”

Original price $100 Sale price $50

A perfect quilt for a candy lover!

Don’t miss your chance to own one of my colorful original design pieces today.
Buy for yourself or to give as gifts for birthdays, Christmas or just because.

All sales are final at these prices.

FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS WITH YOUR FRIENDS.

More Quilts For You To Acquire

Pueblo is one of a loosely related series of quilts reminiscent of Santa Fe.

Golden Glow is a quilt that can be hung horizontally or vertically.
These are just 2 of the quilts I will be offering at unbelievable prices beginning Monday, October 2.

Don’t Miss Monday On My Blog

You may or may not have read that I will be offering some of my original design quilts for sale this Monday, October 2 at greatly reduced prices.

Autumn In Hill Country is one of the quilts you will have an opportunity to own. Can you relate to this quilt as you look around where you live or previously lived?


Spider Mum is another one that I will offer at a reduced price on Monday.
My quilts are all original designs and my mastery of using color is evident in all of them.
Don’t miss your chance to own one of my originals at an amazing price.
There will also be a special discount if you purchase more than one.

Quilt Sale Coming Soon!

I have decided to give the opportunity to own one of my quilts to those of you who would like one at a discounted price.

Keep  watching my blog and Facebook.
I plan on starting Monday to offer them to you to purchase at a great discount.
Of course it will be first come, first served.
STAY TUNED and don’t miss out.

So What Is Happening In My Studio

I am working hard (OK, not real hard) finishing many pieces that have been in progress.
Some might be as much as 30 years old.
I have some that are even older…some of those that I am not super excited to finish are 40 years old which is when I became a serious quilter.

These are all miniatures. I developed a technique for making miniatures. I taught it throughout the US. The strips are 1/4 inch wide.

This quilt started with fabric I painted and you can see it in the 9 patches. The sashing came from one fabric dyer and the border fabric from another. It just needs the binding to finish it.

The top quilt in the picture just needs binding. The other needs quilting and is on my list to have hand quilted.
It will be a great feeling to have these pieces finished.

My Birthday Present From Me

Yesterday I posted a picture of this chair on my Facebook page and the response was overwhelming. It is so gorgeous from all sides. I wish I could put it in the center of the room so we could enjoy it from all sides.

It was hand painted by Monne Haug, a Kenosha, Wisconsin artist. In addition to being beautiful it is extremely comfortable.
This is the front view of the chair. Notice how she has painted the legs, 3 different greens, one for each section of the legs. …but wait, there’s more.

This is a view of the right side of the chair.
 
Here is the back of the chair.

And lastly, the left side.
I know you will understand why I wanted this in the middle of the room so all sides could be appreciated.
My plan was to put in in the place I moved out the black leather recliner.
Enter Kim….she had a idea how to move things so it would be visible and appreciated from all sides.

We  worked together. She suggested the location and did the final placement of the chair and cabinet. I found this small cabinet in a bedroom, made the arrangement in the copper pot and added a few accessories. To complement the chair I only shopped my house.
I am so pleased not only with the chair but that it is such a beautiful addition to the room.

Can You Believe This?

Exactly one year to the day and minute the mileage on my car read 2000 miles more than last year.

This is what I had to say on this date last year:
Exactly three years ago today at this exact time I was on my way home from the car dealership with my new car.
It is now safe in my garage and just turned 6000 miles.
If I drive it again I'll spoil this third birthday surprise for the car
Yes, I have owned it now for 4 years.

My Studio And My Work–An On Going Process

I am always tweaking my lists, projects and studio organization.
At the present time my studio is full of works in progress waiting to be completed and an assortment of other fiber related things.

My cutting table has pieces of leftovers from projects that I will use to create new work. It also has many  things for various other uses.

There are several projects waiting for attention on my main sewing machine!

I went through a lot of boxes and bins and pulled out small projects to finish when I have short stretches of time to sew.

These are some of the quilts that are in line to be quilted soon along with other supplies, finished work in the background and other stuff.
Yes, this is what a working studio looks like when I am creating and trying to finish things. It is definitely NOT meant to be a gallery or show room at this time.

My Favorite Quilt Blocks

I said I’d show close ups of some of the blocks when I shared the entire quilt. These are some of my favorite blocks. You also can see the quilting detail so much better on them.

I enjoyed doing a little embroidery on this block. Appliqueing the birds was a challenge as they were so tiny.

This beehive block also allowed me to do some hand embroidery.  There was just enough embroidery on this quilt to make it enjoyable.

This block had a lot of tiny applique pieces. By the time I got to this one my applique skills were back on track.
These are only 4 of the nine blocks in the quilt. They are also the most complex.
You can click on each block to see them enlarged. This will also allow you to see the quilting stitches better.

A Newly Finished Quilt

This started out trying to use some scraps of fabric I was not pleased with, yet not ready to throw away. They were odd shapes and sizes.
My friend Robbie Porter Payne had a Thermofax screen that was interesting and fit the size of my scraps so I printed 4 identical designs. I believe these are some sort of diagram from the auto industry.
Next was the challenge of trying to make something with them. I trimmed each of them to the same size and found the burgundy dyed fabric I had created earlier. The little circle design was also from one of her screens but I messed it up. No problem, cut out the good part and used it for the center.
It needed something more so I pulled out more of my dyed fabrics and added Thermofax printing from one of my original design screens to create the border fabric.
I had very little of the burgundy fabric left to bind it. I figured out mathematically how to get enough for a narrow binding. WHOOPS! I cut it a quarter inch too wide.I found some very small scraps of the fabric and was able to stretch it to fit.
What a relief to finish it and it only took about 2 years.
My journey from start to finish is never a straight line!

Double Ikat Textile

I received this as a gift from my friend Sita Rao.
I LOVE it. My first reaction was to use it as a scarf or shawl. I realized it needed to be displayed somewhere in my home to be truly appreciated. It now has a place of honor in my studio.
This is an art that almost died out until the the government in India stepped in. They designated 3 cities/regions in India to produce this type of weaving. Now I may not have all the details correct and I hope Sita will read this and clarify it. My information is in Florida I believe.
I love the colors, the pattern and the skill that went into weaving this with such fine cotton threads. And more so I love the fact that she would gift me something that would be so perfect for me.

My Eclipse Quilts

With all the interest in the eclipse several people posted eclipse quilts.
I didn’t think I had any.
Today a friend visited me and she said two of my quilts WERE eclipse quilts. I had to agree with her.

SECRET CIRCLES

Like the sun yesterday you can see the pictures of the sun and also can see when it is hidden or partially hidden. Most of the fabrics in this quilt are ones I painted, although there are a few hand dyed fabrics. If you have not seen this before you may have a hard time finding all the circles I pieced into this one.

AND THEN THE CENTERS FELL OUT

This quilt was made with some of the fabrics and pieces from the above quilt. It does relate to the movement of the eclipse even though that is not where I was heading on this either.

I find it interesting that another pair of eyes can see what we don’t see even though we are looking at the same thing.

So thanks Eileen for your observation!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!

COUNTRY APPLIQUE WALL QUILT

This is a very special hand appliqued and hand quilted quilt of mine that was just completed. This quilt is very different than any of the other 400 some quilts I have created.
It was designed as a block of the month quilt by Marion Vernon and Carlene Buck in 1986 for a quilt guild I belonged to..Even though applique was not my strong suit I found it very attractive and figured I could work on the applique blocks as I sat at our meetings. Of course over time they got more complex and were finished at home. I do have to say I did a fantastic job on all of the applique.
It took many more years for it to be assembled and then waited to be finished.
At one time all my quilts were hand quilted by me. Over time I started machine quilting.
The quilts that deserved hand quilting were put on the back burner.
Although hand quilting is not something I do anymore I was thrilled to find a hand quilter whose work was excellent and she has just finished quilting this one for me.
Not only did Robin Koehler quilt it she also bound it. I am thrilled with the quality of the work she did on this special quilt which now hangs in my breakfast room.
I have several others she will be quilting for me. I intend to keep her very busy.
On a future blog post I will share close ups of some of the blocks.

Heidi’s Millennium Quilt Goes Home With Her!

Tonight Heidi and Nate visited me. This is one of the 8 quilts I made for my grand children for the Millennium. Each quilt has 2000 different fabrics and was bordered and backed with Jinny Beyer’s Millennium fabric.
I had the quilts belonging to the local grandchildren here for safe keeping. Now that Heidi and Nate have their own house they have space to keep this quilt safe. It is King size.

I made a special label for the back of each quilt sharing information about it.
I also made a bag and drawstring from the Millennium fabric to match each quilt.
My hope is that each of the quilts will be an heirloom that will be passed down in each family.

My Artistic Heritage

I decided to see if I could find any photos of my maternal grandpa August G Wolff online this morning. I post often with pictures from the paternal ancestors.
I didn’t find any photos of him but I did find this photo of a house he designed in 1922. It is in the South Layton Boulevard Historic District. The address is 1959 S Layton Blvd. I t is a Milwaukee address. The original cost of the house was $5500 which I would think was a lot in 1922 shortly after the end of WW1.
I am impressed with the design and all the details of the house. I see more details each time I look like it. That is also a trait of a great quilt!
The historic name is:

FRANK J. SURGES HOUSE It was added to the historic records in 1996. I found this information on another site about the homes built on Layton Boulevard: The city's construction boom after World War I stimulated house building on Layton Boulevard, and between 1918 and 1928 some 107 buildings were erected with 32 of these constructed in 1921 and 19 in 1922 He lived with our family off and on when I was growing up but I wasn’t familiar with his work for the most part. One thing I do remember is that he drew his plans for his buildings on a stiff linen. When he was done with them he gave them to my mother and she washed out the stiffness in her Bendix front loading washing machine that she bought when I was born and made handkerchiefs with them.

I Have A New Room

Thanks to Kim’s furniture arranging skills and my finishing touches.

This is the sitting area/lounge for guests if I only have one room of guests.
So it you are coming you will have access to this area to relax or get some work done.
The colors are not true and that is because of my limited photography skills!

Glorious Felted Noro Scarf

Do you remember when I knit this scarf? I had several skeins of Noro yarn, each a different color combination. I was pleased with the finished piece, but it really needed to be slightly felted. Now that I know I could do it in my front loader washer it is done.

This is a closeup and you may be able to tell it is slightly felted….just enough to tighten up and even the stitches, but not enough to make it tight and stiff.

This is the picture I took right after I finished knitting it. The stitches are a little irregular, much as you would get before you block it.
The felting did what blocking would do and tightened up the stitches and made the scarf only slightly smaller.
AND …as with everything about me, it’s all about COLOR!

Wet Felting July 2017 Series

I am showing you the last piece from this series first. I had a group of yarns I combined to knit all these pieces. When I knit this one last the shape was determined by the amount of the different colors I had left.

These are all 6 of the pods and bowls I made.
You may remember when I asked if you knew what these were on a blog post a while ago?

They look quit different now as the the colors blended and the texture tightened up so much. You may know I hardly ever follow a pattern. If I do I change it to fit my needs. These are a VERY LOOSE  adaptation of some directions I found.

I love how these three look with this piece or art. I never make things for a specific place/use but so often this happens.
I could never have envisioned these would have these colorations in the finished vessels.
It’s all about playing and what I have saved in my brain from a life time of living, whether I am creating a quilt, ice dye, knitting project, or other art.