tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62441844688077320282012-02-16T19:33:10.090-08:00Radical Quilts!Blog of Quilt Artist & Instructor Jennifer Myka of Free Radical RanchJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12551379401489558938noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244184468807732028.post-70312634409663640032011-10-08T11:03:00.000-07:002011-10-08T11:03:38.113-07:00Welcome to my Radical Quilts Blog!<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C0KVR8zIzRk/TpCLg3bAIJI/AAAAAAAAAAc/qQW4FGqMVT4/s1600/Tree+of+Diversity+in+Creativity+-+2011+-+closeup+-+300px.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C0KVR8zIzRk/TpCLg3bAIJI/AAAAAAAAAAc/qQW4FGqMVT4/s1600/Tree+of+Diversity+in+Creativity+-+2011+-+closeup+-+300px.JPG" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close-up of 3-Dimensional Folded Flowers</td></tr></tbody></table><br /> I started this blog to share some of my ideas and hopefully encourage you to be creative in your quilting!<br /> <br /> Here's something to get started - a close-up of my "Tree of Diversity in Creativity" wall quilt. <br /> <br /><br />I was thinking about all of the different ways people are creative, and the different flowers represent diversity in creativity. The design is my own <a href="http://www.freeradicalranch.com/Original_Art_Pieces.html">Free Radical Ranch</a> creation and I had a blast making it!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XhW5XAjendY/TpCLhYDZy0I/AAAAAAAAAAg/uktn5HzZM_M/s1600/Tree+of+Diversity+in+Creativity+-+2011+with+ribbon+-+300px.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XhW5XAjendY/TpCLhYDZy0I/AAAAAAAAAAg/uktn5HzZM_M/s1600/Tree+of+Diversity+in+Creativity+-+2011+with+ribbon+-+300px.JPG" /></a></div>This quilt was designed for the August meeting of the <a href="http://www.stringtownquilters.org/">Stringtown Quilters Guild</a> in Florence, Kentucky. We wanted to do a "make-and-take" activity using folded fabric, and then I got excited about using the blocks in a piece! The fabrics were selected from 5" charm squares that I purchased in the 2010 <a href="http://www.mytristateshophop.com/index.html">Tri-State Shop Hop</a> in KY, IN, and OH. <br /><br />This small quilt won first place in the "Miniature Quilts" category at the 2011 <a href="http://www.boonecountyfair.org/">Boone County Fair</a>. The blocks are all 2 inches square.<br /><br />I hope you are starting to be inspired!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6244184468807732028-7031263440966364003?l=radicalartquilts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12551379401489558938noreply@blogger.com0