Orchard Valley Quilters Guild
Orchard Valley Quilters Guild
Kelowna, British Columbia
Canada
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smARTies Art Quilting Group

The smARTies meet on a rotating schedule: September 8, October 6 and November 3, 2020; and January  5, February 2, March 2, April 6,  May 4, 2021. Meeting format includes a brief Show and Tell, demo or activity, and maybe a challenge or two along the way. Everyone is welcome to join us as a participant or as a spectator. You don't have to sign up or attend every month. Drop ins are encouraged.

October 6, 2020

Members shared their new projects and ideas!

Maureen presented her blocks for a non traditional GYPSY WIFE project and a hooked rug project. 
Marg showed a wall hanging on raw silk with wool.

Paulette  showed her work in progress for the TIbetan Flag. 



September 8, 2020


New project for the Quilt Show: A Tibetan Prayer Flag

Instructions for Tibetan prayer flags for quilt show October 2021 ​

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Using white fabric- cotton linen silk , colour at least the front using paint, tea dye, rust, Jello, Rit clothes dye or natural dyes such as beets, onion skins, turmeric.
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Choose one word ie: Dream  Inspire  Joyful  Hope  Curiosity  Peace Strength  Wisdom  Peaceful  Joy  Create Happy.    I suggest capital first letter but not necessary.
Let me know your chosen word just so we don’t end up with 5 the same


Appliqué, free motion, hand/machine embroidery your word anywhere on the flag
Embellish the flag with beads, buttons, free motion, hand embroidery, fabric
appliqué
Add ribbon, cord, yarn with or without beads, charms hanging from the bottom
Cut your fabric 8” wide, 9.5” length, bottom 3” across. as shown on drawing.
Use a ¼” seam allowance sew sides [and top] leaving 1” opening on each side at top
so a cord can pass through for hanging
Top can be on the fold, make measurement adjustments
Back can be plain or same colour as front, putting top on fold if desired.
Add ribbon, cord, yarn with or without beads, charms hanging from the bottom
Sew bottom closed
Any questions, queries email Marg   skicrazy48@yahoo.com

March 10, 2020

Snow Dyeing Demo

November 26, 2019
A successful meeting of the Smarties.
Sue Greenwell demonstrated Evolon and Fossphape for the vases.
Marg Frisque demonstrated Solvy and Stiffy

October 22, 2019
Tea Dyeing samples and projects were shown.

Summer Challenge 2019

September 17
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November 20, 2018 Presentation of the Circle Challenge and Felting Techniques
May 15, 2018
Our last gathering of the year and a busy one.  We viewed a couple of Focal Point Challenges and learned about Harmonic Armatures*; filled out a survey about activities for next year; signed up for the summer Blind Challenge; held a draw for our three art books (congratulations to Paulette, Evelyn and Catherine); and enjoyed a presentation from new member Susan M. about her method for creating pictorial art quilts.  

*Click below for an article on Harmonic Armatures and an 8 1/2 x 11 diagram.
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February 20
After a brief Show and Tell of our contrast pieces, we tried our hands at postcard making in preparation for the CQA Postcard Challenge at the upcoming CQA show in Vancouver.  Thank you, Heather, for sharing your experience and expertise.  The CQA Postcard Challenge (Theme: Inspired by Nature) is a fund raiser for the BC Children's Hospital and quilters are invited to submit quilted postcards (4" x 6") for sale and for judging (and cash prizes).   We are throwing this out as a challenge to all guild members: HANDfuls, smARTies, MODley Crew, day members, evening members, everyone.  We will collect entries at our next meeting, April 3, and submit them in bulk to CQA.  And remember -- any time you complete one of our smARTies challenges your name goes in the draw for a book on surface design at the end of the year.  Get busy!!!
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January 9
After looking at the LINE pieces submitted, we were introduced to this month's design element: CONTRAST.   Your challenge -- to create an 8" x 8" piece, reversible or not, illustrating the use of CONTRAST as a design element.  Please refer back to the notes from Dr. Sharon McCoubrey's presentation last March  These can be found by scrolling down the Members Only page.  Those completing the challenges will have their names entered in a draw for a book on surface design.  We then explored CONTRAST through an exercise in Notan.  The pictures are worth a thousand words of explanation.    (Click on images to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.)

October 31
After a brief Show and Tell, Judith introduced our project for the year: Exploring the Elements and Principles of Design starting with LINE. Your challenge -- to create an 8" x 8" piece, reversible or not, illustrating the use of line as a design element.  Please refer back to the notes from Dr. Sharon McCoubrey's presentation last March  These can be found by scrolling down the Members Only page.  Then we played with our colourful autumn leaves and Shiva sticks to make stencils and beautiful designs on fabric.  (Click on images to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.)

March 21
Lots of fun playing with Lutradur, fabric and paint.  Many thanks to Janet and Sue for leading us in this mini-workshop.  Note to participants: bring your dried samples -- Lutradur and fabric --  to our May meeting where we will step outside, mutilate the Lutradur pieces with heat and then learn how to mount them on the painted backgrounds. 

February 21
An interesting round table of the interesting things people are up to, followed by a demo of how to assemble needle-felted and fabric cuffs.  (Click on images to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.)

November 22
​The wet felted pieces created last week are starting to trickle in.  Gorgeous!  We'll keep adding to the gallery as the pieces come in.  Again thanks to Alice and Violet for the inspiration.   (Click on images to enlarge; use side arrows to navigate.)

May 14
Our smARTies Artistic Mission reached a climax at the quilt show with the unveiling of the two completed panel assemblies: the colours and the neutrals.  The display at the entrance to the quilt show caught the attention and interest of our visitors, and the reaction was overwhelmingly positive.  Congratulations to the creators of these masterpieces!  Watch for their next appearance at the Creativity and Aging Symposium at the RCA on June 19, and at ArtWalk in September.  Scroll down for a closer look!  Click on each panel for more detailed explanations from the artists who created these stunning pieces.
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Orchard Valley Quilters Guild, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada