Saturday Share: Sunrise Over Montana

 

Sunrise Over Montana

Textile Art by Monique Kleinhans

This piece began with a quilt challenge. The goal was to include at least three different techniques to create stars. I created pieced stars, paper pieced sun, applique and quilted starts as well. I then decided to add some of the striking peaks and an impressionistic waterfall and trees.  Finally a flock of geese decided to fly through the big sky toward the dawn. 

Quilting Around the Block US tour Week 20

 This Week's Complimentary Quilt Block is for Indiana 

Designed by Jennifer Fulton of the Inquiring Quilter 

Start Your Engines Block

Click on the photo and follow the instructions to get your free pattern.

Join us over in the Facebook Group! 

quilting Around the Block - US Tour 2020  

It's been fun to see people posting their versions of the different blocks! 

 

If you're new to the US Block Tour, 

here is a quick description:

Every Sunday you will find the link here to visit the current 

weeks designer, so you can get the block!

Each week a new block has been designed for a new State. 

Zip back and forth across the country on a unique virtual 

voyage, complete with complimentary 6.5″ blocks, 

state & designer trivia and stories,  giveaways and bonus blocks too!

Have you signed up to get your free patterns yet?

If not, visit the home page here!

Or subscribe to my blog to make sure you see reminders

of when the next blocks are available!

And don't forget to enter to win some fun raffle prizes!  

Next week we're off to North Carolina next and a block designed by Lynn Kline of A Stitch in Time.  

I hope to see you there!

Participating Designers

• Charisma Horton

• Faith and Fabric

• Louanna Mary Quilt Design

• Slice of Pi Quilts

• Prairie Point Junction

• Tuning My Heart Quilts, LLC

• Traditional Primitives

• Inquiring Quilter

• A Stitch in Time

• On Williams Street

• TextileTimeTravels

• Stitch Adventure

• Designs by Sarah J

• Blue Bear Quilts

• Usquepaugh Baking Company

• The Quilting Room with Mel

• Orchid Owl Quilts

• Lizard Creek Quilting

• Seams To Be Sew

• Seams Like a Dream Quilts

• Pretty Piney Quilts

• QuiltFabrication

• One Quilting Circle

• Flying Parrot Quilts

• Stitched in Purple

• The Quilted Diary

• Katie Mae Quilts

• Wendt Quilting

• Calico Patch Designs

• Ladybug's Cabin

• Appliques Quilts and more

• KISSed Quilts

• Carolina Moore

• Charlie's Daughter, wool designs

• Quilt 2 End ALZ, Inc.

• Dragonfly's Quilting Design Studio

• Off The Wall Quilt

• Sarah Ruiz Quilts

• Quilt Doodle Designs

• PhoebeMoon Designs

• Orange Blossom Quilt Design Studio LLC

• Tamarinis

• 

Around the Block US Tour Week 19

 This Week's Complimentary Quilt Block is for Michigan 

Designed by Kathryn LeBlanc of Dragonfly's Quilting Design Studio.  

Michigan State

Click on the photo and follow the instructions to get your free pattern.

Join us over in the Facebook Group! 

quilting Around the Block - US Tour 2020  

It's been fun to see people posting their versions of the different blocks! 

 

If you're new to the US Block Tour, 

here is a quick description:

Every Sunday you will find the link here to visit the current 

weeks designer, so you can get the block!

Each week a new block has been designed for a new State. 

Zip back and forth across the country on a unique virtual 

voyage, complete with complimentary 6.5″ blocks, 

state & designer trivia and stories,  giveaways and bonus blocks too!

Have you signed up to get your free patterns yet?

If not, visit the home page here!

Or subscribe to my blog to make sure you see reminders

of when the next blocks are available!

And don't forget to enter to win some fun raffle prizes!  

Next week we're off to Indiana next and a block designed by Jennifer Fulton of Inquiring Quilter.  

I hope to see you there!

Participating Designers

• Charisma Horton

• Faith and Fabric

• Louanna Mary Quilt Design

• Slice of Pi Quilts

• Prairie Point Junction

• Tuning My Heart Quilts, LLC

• Traditional Primitives

• Inquiring Quilter

• A Stitch in Time

• On Williams Street

• TextileTimeTravels

• Stitch Adventure

• Designs by Sarah J

• Blue Bear Quilts

• Usquepaugh Baking Company

• The Quilting Room with Mel

• Orchid Owl Quilts

• Lizard Creek Quilting

• Seams To Be Sew

• Seams Like a Dream Quilts

• Pretty Piney Quilts

• QuiltFabrication

• One Quilting Circle

• Flying Parrot Quilts

• Stitched in Purple

• The Quilted Diary

• Katie Mae Quilts

• Wendt Quilting

• Calico Patch Designs

• Ladybug's Cabin

• Appliques Quilts and more

• KISSed Quilts

• Carolina Moore

• Charlie's Daughter, wool designs

• Quilt 2 End ALZ, Inc.

• Dragonfly's Quilting Design Studio

• Off The Wall Quilt

• Sarah Ruiz Quilts

• Quilt Doodle Designs

• PhoebeMoon Designs

• Orange Blossom Quilt Design Studio LLC

• Tamarinis

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Saturday Share: Winter Moon

 

Winter Moon

Textile Art by Monique Kleinhans

Driving home one night I had to quickly pull over to the side of the road.  Before me the mountains were being lit by the last of the evening light and behind them a beautiful almost full moon rose larger than life.  Thankfully I had my camera with me and I spent some time taking photos and just taking in the beauty of the moment.  After looking at my photos I knew I wanted to translate the experience into thread and fabric.  Every time I look at this piece I immediately return to that moment on the road home, and the sense of wonder that this area offers us every day.

This piece was created using traditional appliqué techniques and extensive thread painting to create depth and the visual layers of the mountainside forest.  The piece was then quilted and stretched on canvas for easy hanging.

I'm excited to get to introduce some students to the joy of thread painting in my online class through Sewing Expo next week, and so grateful for the means of staying connected via technology! 

Around the block: Week 18

 This Week's Complimentary Quilt Block 

Designed by Missie Carpenter of Traditional Primitives

South Dakota Sunflowers

Click on the photo and follow the prompts to get your free pattern.

Join us over in the Facebook Group! 

quilting Around the Block - US Tour 2020  

It's been fun to see people posting their versions of the different blocks! 

 

If you're new to the US Block Tour, 

here is a quick description:

Every Sunday you will find the link here to visit the current 

weeks designer, so you can get the block!

Each week a new block has been designed for a new State. 

Zip back and forth across the country on a unique virtual 

voyage, complete with complimentary 6.5″ blocks, 

state & designer trivia and stories,  giveaways and bonus blocks too!

Have you signed up to get your free patterns yet?

If not, visit the home page here!

Or subscribe to my blog to make sure you see reminders

of when the next blocks are available!

And don't forget to enter to win some fun raffle prizes!  

Next week we're off to Michigan next and a block designed by Kathryn LeBlanc of Dragonfly's Quilting Design Studio.  

I hope to see you there!

Participating Designers

• Charisma Horton

• Faith and Fabric

• Louanna Mary Quilt Design

• Slice of Pi Quilts

• Prairie Point Junction

• Tuning My Heart Quilts, LLC

• Traditional Primitives

• Inquiring Quilter

• A Stitch in Time

• On Williams Street

• TextileTimeTravels

• Stitch Adventure

• Designs by Sarah J

• Blue Bear Quilts

• Usquepaugh Baking Company

• The Quilting Room with Mel

• Orchid Owl Quilts

• Lizard Creek Quilting

• Seams To Be Sew

• Seams Like a Dream Quilts

• Pretty Piney Quilts

• QuiltFabrication

• One Quilting Circle

• Flying Parrot Quilts

• Stitched in Purple

• The Quilted Diary

• Katie Mae Quilts

• Wendt Quilting

• Calico Patch Designs

• Ladybug's Cabin

• Appliques Quilts and more

• KISSed Quilts

• Carolina Moore

• Charlie's Daughter, wool designs

• Quilt 2 End ALZ, Inc.

• Dragonfly's Quilting Design Studio

• Off The Wall Quilt

• Sarah Ruiz Quilts

• Quilt Doodle Designs

• PhoebeMoon Designs

• Orange Blossom Quilt Design Studio LLC

• Tamarinis

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