Give Thanks - In All Things - $240

Created as part of a Miniature Group

monthly quilt block/strip exchange,

this fun Fall Miniature quilt.
Hand Quilted.
24 inches X 21 inches

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Pinwheels Past $80 - Vintage Julie Bagamary Art

 Vintage Blue fabrics remind me of Grandma Bessie

who spent much of her time quilting.

Hearts are hand appliqued along with whimsical 

ribbon and vintage buttons.

20 inches X 15 1/2 inches.
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Vintage Julie Bagamary Art For Sale

 It's reorganizing time before the New Year

so please check out my other blog

which features several of my vintage artwork.

Please keep scrolling to find the ones that are still available.

JulieBagamaryQuiltedArt Blogspot. 

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Red Bull's Eyes Appliqued

Red and Black Circles are appliqued

to a pieced grey background for the

Mountain Quilt Art Group January challenge of

 using neutrals.  

Title thoughts anyone?
Linked to: Whoop Whoop Friday 
&
Off The Wall Friday

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Plates For Circle Templates

 

There's something fun about using
what you already have to create something new.
How simple to rotary cut around various sized plates

for circle shapes because they are relatively thin. 

As for the much thicker pizza stone and clear bowl...not so much...

although it does offer a nice circle to trace.

A new piece has begun of neutral grays

accented with red, black and white batik circles

cut using plates and bowls.
Linked to We Are That Family 
Katherine's Corner 
Off The Wall Friday
Whoop Whoop Friday

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Slow Progress Is Still Progress

Hand quilting black thread on black fabric

is an enjoyable challenge.

This enjoyable challenge is almost completed.
Linked to Katherine's Corner

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Reversible Quilted Clergy Liturgical Art Stole For Ordinary Times, Advent or Christmas

This original stole has a curved neck that is a comfortable 2 inches and the stole tapers out to be 4 3/4 inches at the bottom. It measures 43 inches in length measuring from the back of the neck.
What a great gift to show appreciation to one who feeds your soul. This stole would also make a thoughtful gift for a new call to God's service, ordination, or remembrance of a call to God's service.Side 1 is composed of a variety of specialty green batik fabrics featuring 2 hand appliqued circles. . Machine quilted in green cotton thread. It is wonderful for Ordinary Times.

 Side 1 is created from pieced specialty batik purple fabrics, 

hand painted fabrics and color lifted fabrics. 

Machine Quilted in purple cotton thread. 

Great for Advent, Christmas or any special occasion.
Linked to Off The Wall Friday 
Whoop Whoop Friday
Katherine's Corner

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Nativity Simplicity

My friend Cindy created this simple Nativity

from wood and a bit of paint.

It's perfect size for the bathroom sink side.
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I Choose To Be Strong

 "We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong .

 The amount of work is the same."

Carlos Castameda

This quote has been on a yellow index card for quite some time

and it was time to use it in a bit of art for the wall.

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Clergy Stole Circles Hand Applique

Hand appliqued circles will be part of the green side of the

current Reversible Quilted Art Pastor / Clergy Stole I am creating.

I hope to have it finished  and in my Etsy Shop

by early next week. 
Linked to Off The Wall Friday
 Whoop Whoop Friday

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Creative Heritage - Advent Candle Holder

 Every Christmas for several years, my Dad

would create something useful for each of us 7 "kids".

I use this candle holder he fashioned from

chair railing to celebrate Advent.

I am thankful for the creative heritage from my Dad.

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Hand Quilting During Christmas Season

 Having a project for hand quilting 

as the Christmas Season begins is a delight.

I've begun hand quilting "Windows Of The Soul"

free style using black quilting thread.
Linked to Whoop Whoop Friday.

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Progress For "Windows Of The Soul"

Piecing these hand dyed fabric

 Free Style Cobblestone Blocks

is an enjoyable challenge of a 

Fabric Puzzle.

Thanks to my friend, Kimberly, I will title it,

"Windows Of The Soul".
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We Are That Family

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I Like Fabric Puzzles

Actually, I like various types of puzzles and do a few online

of photos, numbers, and words.

Maybe that's why I enjoy puzzling together

Free Style Cobblestone blocks 

(odd  shaped blocks) 

of fabric like these created from hand dyed fabric

 adding black coping strips.

Any guesses as to why they are called "coping" strips?

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Batik Collage Change Purses

 While creating the order of 5 Batik Collage change

purses that will be sent to Berlin,

 I created a new one to replace my worn out one.

Can you guess which one is mine?
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Whoop Whoop Friday  
Off The Wall Friday
Thursday Favorite Things

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Change Purses To Berlin

I'm working on an order for 5 change purses.
The customer requested bright colors
and no verses since the  Berlin recipients speak German.
I plan to make 6 since it is time
 to replace mine that I use daily as well. 
It's been awhile since  I created  change purses.


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''Joyful Frequency'' $650 Yellow & Blue Quilted Wall Art



Thanks Heather for your suggestion

In titling this yellow and blue quilted wall art hanging.
"Joyful Frequency"  $650
18 1/2 inches X 41 inches



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I like Yellow - "Joyful Frequency $650

As a teen, my room was yellow,

Yellow was one of the colors for my wedding,

(not sure why I combined that with peach...hmm)

and since Hubby's favorite color is yellow,

now our bedroom is yellow.

Yellow is a happy yet bold color which is why I like it

contrasting with the blue re purposed strips in this piece

which I posted about here.

Machine quilting has begun.
"Joyful Frequency"  $650
18 1/2 inches X 41 inches.
Linked to Whoop Whoop Friday ,
Off The Wall Friday
Thursday Favorite Things

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Repurposing Blue 6 Inch Strips - "Joyful Frequency" $650

 I'd like to write "Using Up" Blue 6 inch strips

but that's not how it works.

Instead, I've begun piecing this piece 

that I sketched in my journal recently 

"re purposing blue 6 inch strips".

These strips are left overs or plan aheads 

as I prefer, to "Reflecting Glory".

Skinny straight strips are a wee bit of a stretch for me so

suggestions for keeping them straight are appreciated.
"Joyful Frequency" $650
18 1/2 inches X 41 inches.
Julie Bagamary Art For Sale

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"A New Thing" Available

 Began as a teaching example to show a young teen how to

create Free Style Cobblestone Blocks,

This all hand dyed piece that is quilting using decorative stitches

in various colored and variageted threads

has been great fun to complete.

It's available in my ETSY Shop.

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Thanks For The Input - Diamonds It Is

Thanks everyone for your helpful comments and opinions

of Auditioning Shapes Using Freezer Paper.

I decided to go with the squares and when I 

was laying them out chose to turn the squares into diamonds.

They are hand appliqued and the piece is ready for the next step.
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Whoop Whoop Friday
Thursday Favorite Things

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Auditioning Shapes Using Freezer Paper - Opinions Welcome

 Squares?

 Horizontal Squiggles?

 Tiny Circles?

Horizontal Squiggles?
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Dream of "Reflecting Glory"

Recently I had a dream of how to 

create this piece

 When I told hubby about my dream the next 

morning, he said, "you need to call it 'Reflecting Glory'"

27 inches X 26 inches.
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Julie Bagamary Art: I Like The Back Too

Julie Bagamary Art: I Like The Back Too:  I like how Nancy Bruce's Hand Dyed Thread is looking on the front of my current creation and I also like how it looks on the pur...

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I Like The Back Too

 I like how Nancy Bruce's Hand Dyed Thread

is looking on the front of my current creation

and I also like how it looks on the purple backing fabric as well.
Linked to Thursday Favorite Things Blog 
Whoop Whoop Friday  and Off The Wall Friday

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Nancy Bruce's Hand Dyes Thread

Nancy Bruce , who creates wonderful wool felt art

also hand dyes ribbons and threads.

This skein is ideal for Big Stitch 

on my current creation.

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Maybe My Favorite Reversible Stole...So Far

 I enjoy creating artful reversible clergy stoles.
I often create one side green for Ordinary Times,

like this one and the other side white 

for Weddings, Baptisms, Christmas etc.

Gold and white Bull's are the feature of the Wedding etc. side,
while  my fun Free Style Cobblestone blocks
are the accent of the green side. It's available in my Etsy Shop.

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Perfect Timing For Hand Painted Fabric

 Awhile back I met with and  helped use up/ play 

 with some remaining  paints from a friend's class.

What a fun day.  I created a whimsical piece of fabric

using stencils, foam brushes etc. and of course 

my favorite colors, aqua, purple, fushia and green

on a white background. This created fabric

 didn't work in any project I auditioned it to be in...until now.

Perfect timing - often,it is hard to wait for, but worth it.
UPDATE - "Healing Waters" $350
20 inches X 17 inches.
Julie Bagamary Art For Sale

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Off The Wall Friday ,
Whoop, Whoop Friday

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Finger Healing - Sewing Again

 It only took me a week to brave my sewing machine again.

My finger is still sore but healing nicely

(covered by the quilting glove).

Surprisingly, the needle did not break but has been 

replaced and I am working on the

 machine quilting of "Reflecting Glory".

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32nd Annual Asheville Quilt Show

"Renewing"$850
24 inches X 39 1/2 inches.

Come out and see my 3 entered  quilts and many others at the 

 32nd Annual Asheville Quilt Show

September 26, 27 and 28 at theThe WNC Agriculture Center, Expo Building

 Fletcher, NC

 "Simple Balance"

and also

"A Crown Of Beauty Instead" 

are my 3 entries along with 3 pieces for sale in the

Quilt Gallery

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Part 1 Application Accepted

 CELEBRATION TIME!
I received a letter from the Southern Highland Craft Guild today that stated...

"Your application was accepted in the medium of Fiber 

and you are now eligible to proceed to 

the next phase of the jury process - the object jury."

 Now to have pieces ready for Part 2 in January!

Whoop Whoop.  I am so excited and humbled!

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Sewed Through Finger

  I sewed through my finger with my machine last night.

while quilting "Reflecting Glory"

  Thankfully, the needle went completely in and out,
did not hit the bone,  did not break off in my finger 

and the bleeding stopped quickly with applied pressure. 

OUCH!!

.  That along with my cold, I'm taking it easy today.

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Basted 6 Minute Machine Pieced Circle

Dale Fleming's 6 Minute Circle 

worked wonderfully 

to quickly and precisely "applique" the

batik pieced circle.

Basting pins applied, it's ready to machine quilt.
Modern Quilted Art for Sale

 I am linked  Off the Wall Friday &  Whoop, Whoop, Friday. 

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Great Technique ~ Dale Fleming;s 6 Minute Circle

 After piecing various blue batik

6 inch strips for the background,

I'm ready to add the circle.  I  successfully used

Dale Fleming's 6 minute circle 

technique for my son and his bride's 

wedding gift.

I do like to hand applique but since there 

are so many seams on the background

 and the white circle to be appliqued,

I will complete this by machine.

Anyone else tried this fabulous technique?

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Label For "New Mercy"

 Titling a composition can be a challenge at times

and a few days ago, I sought input from other artists.

Here's the label for "New Mercy".

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Hanging Sleeve - A New (to me) Way

 The hanging sleeve means my creation

"A Crown Of Beauty Instead"  $450

is complete and it's ready for the showing.

Recently upon entering the Asheville Quilt Show,

I learned a "new" to me way to create the sleeve

to allow for the hanging rods used at the Show.

 

Progress & Purple Stitching Day

I've progressed to machine quilting the background

with like colored purple thread so the

Big Stitch Ovals can be pronounced.

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Title Suggestions? ~~"New Mercy"

 Third in this series, using all batiks this time

in classic red/grey/black/white colors,

I'm not sure what to title this piece.
Hand applique  & Machine Quilted.
28 inches X 17 inches.  $325 

#1 "Celebrating Grace"  and #2  "Cease Striving"

are both all hand dyed/painted and color lifted fabrics.
Suggestions as to a title?
REVISED ~~ "New Mercy" is the title.  Thanks for the suggestions.
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Big Stitch Ovals

Interesting results from the color lifting

from the last post.

Big Stitching in various colors now. 

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Color Lifting Again

Still wet, a slice cut off a pool noodle was used to 

"stamp" ovals using DeColorant along with some 

long wavy lines.  

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"Saturday Delight"

 Unique Free Style Cobblestone blocks delightfully dance 

on a  purple background of quilted

circular and rectangular swirls of variegated thread.  Batik Fabrics.

Machine signed by artist.  Ready to hang.

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"Tomorrow's Hope"

 Here's another piece I plan to submit for the 

Asheville Quilt Show Gallery Shop.

"Tomorrow's Hope"  $325

Artist's Free Style Cobblestone blocks

are uniquely pieced of batik fabrics creating an original

design of hope for tomorrow. Machine quilted. Ready to Hang.

20 inches X 18 inches.

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"Celebrating Grace" --Asheville Quilt Guild Gallery

 It's time again for preparing forms to place 

wall quilts in the 

Asheville Quilt Show Gallery Shop again.

This first of 3 I plan to have available is

"Celebrating Grace"  $350

23' X 22"

Artist's hand dyed fabrics mingle with other hand dyed fabrics

that are color lifted, hand appliqued and 

hand  quilted in graceful shapes of celebration.

Machine signed by artist. Ready to Hang. 

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"Cease Striving"

Hand painted fabrics hand appliqued

onto color lifted hand dyed fabric.

22 1/2 inches  X 16 1/2 inches

Ready to hang.

$325

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