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I can't believe I am at the end of my Journal Quilt project! Here are the last 3 quilts in the series.
This is my December 16 journal. Most dyers are familiar with the work of Carter Smith. He is very well known for his shibori silk garments. He also sells scraps and I bought some! I decided to use a few of them for a journal quilt as a way to make myself break into the box. It's a big box of scraps and contains a little of everything from small bits to fat quarter sized pieces and they all are spectacular in patterning and color. I can't wait to make something else with them!
This one is my December 23 journal. I wanted to use one of my new Go! dies so I picked the chicken/rooster and eggs.
After I made the last one I put all 51 journals on the wall to see them together. Then I printed this image on fabric and created the very last journal.
I used the printed image to create the numbers for my last journal.
I am so glad I did the journal quilts this year. Certainly some are much better than others but then some weeks are better than others too! I will not be doing journal quilts in 2012 - one year is ENOUGH! But we are doing the color palette challenge so check back tomorrow for the kick off of that.
all are so very unique!
Karen
Posted by: Karen | December 31, 2011 at 06:15 PM
Wow - seeing all your journal quilts together is very impressive!
Posted by: Becky in VA | December 31, 2011 at 07:13 PM
Congratulations. It was fun and we learned a lot. Thanks for hosting it.
Posted by: Sandy Jandik | December 31, 2011 at 09:16 PM
Fun looking at all your journals of the year. Happy 2012 New Year!
Posted by: Sharon MLS | December 31, 2011 at 09:31 PM
What a spectacular finish! I have four more to go. I decided that because I started late, I'd let myself finish late. And thanks for hosting the challenge...I got more out of it than I can articulate. Happy New Year.
Posted by: Tommyandjimmy | December 31, 2011 at 09:54 PM
All wonderful pieces, I like the idea of making small art pieces, I need to sew and learn, so small is best for now.
Debbie
Posted by: Debbie St. Germain | December 31, 2011 at 10:05 PM
I love the one with the silk scraps. Good for you, completing the whole year. I didn't even make it half way but I'm glad I participated.
Posted by: Wanda | December 31, 2011 at 11:24 PM
I don't blame you, a journal quilt per week a is a big commitment I've enjoyed seeing them but I'm sure you'll work on other fun stuff in 2012.
Posted by: Mary | January 01, 2012 at 02:39 AM
Hooray! This is quite an achievement! That's a lotta art!
Posted by: twitter.com/CandiedFabrics | January 01, 2012 at 03:12 AM
This is so wonderful, congratulations on getting to the finish. I love the idea of seeing an entire year's journals all together. I wonder . . . could I try this? Your creativity is so inspiring.
Posted by: Connie | January 01, 2012 at 08:30 AM
Wow, congratulations on a great year! Fun quilts - the shibori scraps, your rooster/eggs and Happy New Year!
Posted by: Gina | January 01, 2012 at 09:05 AM
It has been fun reading your post through the year and seeing your journal quilts. Seeing all of them together really makes a statement about what a commitment it was to do each week. Whew!
I enjoy your blog in so many ways. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills.
Posted by: Judy | January 01, 2012 at 09:44 AM
It's been inspiring to see your journals each week...I will miss it from your blog.
Posted by: Suzanne | January 01, 2012 at 09:49 AM
Love the shibori journal quilt! Love seeing all your journal quilts displayed together. You are so very creative! Happy New Year!
Posted by: Kristin | January 01, 2012 at 10:02 AM
Another comment...the other day, I was looking at some photos of meteor showers. They were all cool shots, but one of them really stood out for me, and I thought, gee, this would make a great quilt. As I was looking at all your journal quilts, the one above the rooster quilt looks very similar to the image I had forged in my mind of how the quilt would look!
Posted by: Kristin | January 01, 2012 at 10:10 AM
Knowing my attention span and my time constraints, I decided to do a monthly journal quilt. I did great for the first 5 months and then .. nothing. So I have decided to combine the monthly journal quilt with the color pallet you are doing with Judy L and that way, hopefully, I will complete the two challenges this year. I have printed the colors and will be pulling fabric this afternoon.
Posted by: Gari | January 01, 2012 at 03:16 PM
The first one is really cool! I love teh intense colors of it!
Posted by: Cindy Is Crafty | January 01, 2012 at 08:56 PM
Wow! Congratulations. That's a huge accomplishment and they look really great all hung together like that.
I'm doing the CQ journal project so I'm hoping mine comes out as well as yours! I've never made a full quilt in my life so fingers crossed....Happy New Year, Vicki. I hope lots of bluebirds nest in your boxes!!
Posted by: Susan Elliott | January 06, 2012 at 08:39 PM