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Tale Of Two Shires

Summer is definitely here, but it feels like Spring in our garden. Despite the heatwaves we have been having, all the plants in our garden are bursting with flowers. The pink and purple flowers reminded me of the field of wildflowers we saw during our trips to the UK. Inspired by a couple of photos that I had taken during our travels in England, I finished an acrylic painting and a quilted mini wall hanging.

Heather In Yorkshire Moors Painting In Acrylic | Whims And Fancies

Seeing all the flowers growing in the garden gave me an urge to start painting this Yorkshire Moor scene. Acrylic as a medium is very new to me. Before this I had only done one small tree painting in acrylic. Not to be overwhelmed by the size of the painting, I worked on it in little sections. I made innumerable mistakes, covered them up with a neutral base paint and repainted until I was happy with it. I learned too. Overall, I think I spent well over 12 hours on this painting.

I fell in love with Derbyshire while visiting earlier this year. This photo I took while standing on Stanage Edge made me think of Pride And Prejudice.

I am very happy to have brought back wonderful memories with me of both beautiful Yorkshire and Derbyshire.

-Soma

Linking up with the linky parties on my Events And Links page. They are great source for new inspirations.

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A Double Bass – Music And Books

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It has been a long time since I made a musical instrument quilt pattern. I love to play music so much that I try to play the violin and the piano very regularly, and occasionally strum the guitar too. Recently though, I had to take a little break from playing for various reasons. The idea of a double bass quilt pattern had been brewing in my head for a while. So during my hiatus, I worked on creating this pattern and stitching the block.

The Double Bass block is going to be the bridge between the other two music wall hangings I made.

Classical Music Inspired Piano Sonata

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Rock Music Inspired Super Massive Black Hole

In the meantime, I also heard some wonderful news regarding this fREADom pattern I created.

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Last October during Banned Books week, an event hosted by the American Library Association (ALA), they shared this mini on Twitter. I was also contacted by a group of librarian quilters who auction off quilts at ALA’s annual conference. I gave them a discounted rate for the pattern. Last week I heard back from Kelly, the organiser, that they were able to raise $620 in scholarship funds from the sale of the minis.

The fREADom mini means so much to me that I was elated by the email from Kelly. You can read more about the inspiration behind this mini – my grandmother – in the FREADOM post here.

Double Bass Music Instrument Quilt Pattern | Whims And Fancies

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Sometimes inspiration strikes you out of nowhere as I mentioned in the Happenstance post. In May I had the opportunity to visit a Monet exhibit. On our way back I stopped by the violin shop to pick up my re-haired bow. I was inspired by all the artwork from earlier that morning, as well as the atmosphere of the violin shop.

Thereafter I found myself working on this block. I couldn’t resist taking a picture of it on my sheet music. They are all violin music, but I am sure the bass wouldn’t mind.

This block is 10″ x 20″. I paper pieced the f-holes, but I also included an alternative to paper piecing the f-holes in the pattern. I love the way this turned out. I will make a single-block wall hanging with this one. The Double Bass quilt pattern is now in my shop along with the other musical instruments patterns.

-Soma

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