{"id":7490,"date":"2022-05-26T09:09:14","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T16:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=7490"},"modified":"2022-05-26T09:15:10","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T16:15:10","slug":"sunflower-on-blue-for-saqa-annual-auction-2022-05-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2022\/05\/26\/sunflower-on-blue-for-saqa-annual-auction-2022-05-26\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Sunflower on Blue’ for SAQA annual auction – 2022.05.26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Each year, SAQA invites each of its members to create a small 12 x 12 inch piece of art and donate it to the annual SAQA Benefit Auction.  The auction has a dual purpose \u2013 to increase the recognition of quilts as art and quilters as artists, and to raise funds to support SAQA\u2019s exhibition programs and education outreach activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2022 Benefit Auction<\/a> will take place online from September 9 through October 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is my entry for this year \u2013 \u2018Sunflower on Blue\u2019<\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pink shading was a sudden last-minute impulse. I added add some dark pink shading with an Inktense pencil. I think it adds a lot of depth and dimension. Read on for some information about my construction process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This piece is based on the same photo I used last year<\/a> for the SAQA trunk show, and I employed similar techniques<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I traced the photo onto semi-transparent stabilizer, and used that to position the petals on a piece of dark pink boiled wool. After fusing them in place, I outline-stitched the petals with dark pink thread. <\/p>\n\n\n\n