Saturday 10 January 2009

The Accordion-player

The accordion-player is in place now. I have tried to keep him quite simple and I think I have succeeded with that. The accordion was worse. I have cut out some details, but not too many. I might have to use some Shiva sticks to put in some shadows when it is all fused down.
I have also started on the background, but I think I have to do some of the walls too before I am able to decide if I will have to change some of the colors.
The Quilt University class "More Machine Quilting" starts in a week, so the Tango will be put on a hold for a while. I will keep you informed on what I do in the class, but first I'm off to a week up in the Norwegian mountains with husband, two dogs, two children with their spouses and three grandchildren!


Trekkspilleren er nå på plass. Jeg har forsøkt å gjøre ham ganske enkel og jeg synes jeg har lykkes med det. Det var verre med trekkspillet. Jeg har fjernet noen detaljer, men ikke for mange. Det er mulig jeg må bruke Shiva fargestifter for å legge inn noen skygger etter at alt er limt fast.
Jeg har også startet på bakgrunnen, men jeg tror jeg må få på noe av veggene også før jeg kan avgjøre om jeg trenger å bytte ut noen av fargene.
Quilt Universty klassen "More MachineQuilting" starter om en uke, så Tango blir satt litt på vent en stund. Jeg skal holde dere informert om hva jeg gjør i klassen, men først skal jeg til Gålå med mann, to hunder, to barn med ektefeller og tre barnebarn!

5 comments:

  1. Hi Bente, I'm amazed, your Tango-pair and the accordion-player are perfect. Looking forward seeing the rest. In which show are you participateing? This is a first price piece, I'm sure.
    Enjoy your week up in the mountain's

    Paula

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  2. Hi Bente, good to see you post again. Your work is amazing. I too look forward to seeing the piece as it progresses. Let us know how the more quilting at QU goes. I have wondered if I should take the beginners class. My FM is pitiful. Enjoy the vacation.

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  3. Thank you so much to both of you :-) I hope to get it finished so I can show it in The Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England. It's the biggest quilt show in Europe. Then I might show it in the US later in the year, but first we have to see how it turns out when it is finished....
    Jan, I can recommend the beginner machine quilting class. I had done no free motion quilting before I took that class. Carol Miller is a fabolous teacher!
    Bente

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  4. Hi Bente,

    I love the accordion player - he adds a nice complement to the scene. Your piece is progressing so well! Looking forward also to seeing the finished quilt.

    Have a nice vacation!

    Kristin in SC

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  5. Hei! Dette var kjempeflott. Inspirerende. Quilt-universitetet hørtes spennende ut. Hvor kan jeg finne mer informasjon om dette?
    Send gjerne en mail til britvah@online.no

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