MAGPIE'S MUMBLINGS

A blog about my interests, which include fabric landscapes and various and assorted other artsy pursuits and sometimes known to contain mumblings of a random nature.

Friday, June 07, 2019

A finish!

I finished the grain elevator landscape a couple of days ago and here it is....

SOLD!

And to refresh your memory, this is the 
original photo I worked from...


Photo by Dale Stewart,
used with his kind permission
(thank you Dale!)

24 comments:

  1. Congratulations on your finish!
    And that needle case is amazing with the embroidery and construction, thanks for the link.

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    1. Thanks Janie! I liked that needlecase too - different from the ones you normally see.

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  2. You only have ten jars filled with buttons?? =) Your grain elevator landscape is beautiful, Mary Anne. I love the wintry landscape and the different quilting patterns are fabulous. I am always amazed how true to the photo your landscapes are. Another gorgeous finish!

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    1. I did have fourteen jars - had a grand sort through awhile ago and downsized quite a lot. 'Blessed' the thrift store with the rejects. Now I *only* have ten jars. Thanks for the kind words!

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  3. Beautiful! Love all the texture!

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    1. Snow is rather boring unless it has some 'texture'!

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  4. Wonderful finish Mary Anne! I really love it! Where do you manage to find all the links you pass on? Always so much fun to go and visit! Have a lovely weekend! Christine xx

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    1. Thank you Christine! I was happy with it when I finished it, so that's always good. As for the links - anywhere and everywhere! I belong to a number of mailing lists and some come from there, some from Pinterest, and some just because I have an avid curiosity and 'do a google' to see what I find.

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  5. That looks great. How big is it?

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    1. Thanks! It's about 18 x 24" (give or take)

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  6. You can never go wrong with a grain elevator as your subject matter.

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    1. The word 'stately' comes to mind - because that's what they look like. Having a great photographer willing to share makes a huge difference too!

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  7. This is lovely and you have captured the mood of this grain silo and snowy stormy weather perfectly. Your vision and talent for turning a photograph into a fabric quilt is amazing dear. Great Job!!! Oh those two days that always make me such a worry wart.

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    1. I'm happy with this one Sherry - even though I was worried about attempting to 'create' snow (AND that stormy sky too!). And worry warting isn't good for us, so live in the today!

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  8. Wow - it's looks brilliant finished! I love the Dalai Lama's quote.

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    1. Thank you! It was fun to do (but then again, I say that about ALL my old buildings!!).

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  9. Wonderful! You are such a clever lady! Amazing quilting! A great depiction of he photograph!
    Sorry to be late ..... I followed the link to the gorgeous needlecase, and well, like you, I was looking around and forgot where I started out from ...... sorry!
    Love it, Mary Anne, well done!
    Hugs,
    Barbara xx

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    1. Hee hee - I completely 'get' the looking around and forgetting where you start from - I do it ALL the time!! I call it falling down the rabbit hole.

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  10. What a stunning finish! Love the quote, too.

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    1. Thanks Renee - I was happy with this one, considering it was my first attempt to play with creating snow.

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