First let me say that you all deserve a huge standing ovation in response to the quilts you created for the “puzzle” challenge!  I am overwhelmed by the response and the talent in this group. Well done everyone!

And without further delay the winner (chosen by random draw) of the Mistyfuse prize package:

that includes a 10 yard package of Mistyfuse UV, a Goddess Sheet, a package of Transdoodle Juniors and a Goddess Mirror is…..

GiselaT!

GiselaT please email me at sue@threecreativestudios.com with your mailing address so we can send your prize package out to you.

And I was so thrilled with the response to this challenge I decided to pull two more names from the bowl:

QuiltingKat: you’ve won a copy of the new book “500 Art Quilts”

and

JudithWarner: you’ve won a copy of the new book “pretty little mini quilts”

All the winners should email me directly at sue@threecreativestudios.com with their mailing address.

Congratulations everyone!

Passage

–noun

1. a portion or section of a written work; a paragraph, verse, etc.: a passage of Scripture.

2. a phrase or other division of a musical work.

3. Fine Arts. an area, section, or detail of a work, esp. with respect to its qualities of execution: passages of sensitive brushwork.

4. an act or instance of passing from one place, condition, etc., to another; transit.

5. the permission, right, or freedom to pass: to refuse passage through a territory.

6. the route or course by which a person or thing passes or travels.

7. a hall or corridor; passageway.

8. an opening or entrance into, through, or out of something: the nasal passages.

9. a voyage by water from one point to another: a rough passage across the English Channel.

10. the privilege of conveyance as a passenger: to book passage on an ocean liner.

11. the price charged for accommodation on a ship; fare.

12. a lapse or passing, as of time.

13. a progress or course, as of events.

14. the enactment into law of a legislative measure.

15. an interchange of communications, confidences, etc., between persons.

16. an exchange of blows; altercation or dispute: a passage at arms.

17. the act of causing something to pass; transference; transmission.

18. an evacuation of the bowels.

19. an occurrence, incident, or event.

–verb (used without object)

20. to make a passage; cross; pass; voyage.

Remember:

While you work on your challenge quilt you’re free to blog about it on your own blog or talk about it in the forums. Post sneak peeks and give us some insight into your creative process. If you would like to be able to post to this blog just email me at sue@threecreativestudios.com to let me know.

Post a photo of your finished quilt along with a description in the forums or here on the official Quilt Challenge blog anytime during the reveal week of 4/24/10 – 4/30/10.

All the details on this challenge can be found here.

Questions? Just email Sue at sue@threecreativestudios.com

Have fun with this challenge!

Here is my Puzzle Quilt for the Challenge. I had fun making it. I’ll retake these pictures later in the week when I get my camera back from getting fixed. These were taken with a phone camera.

I got the idea for this quilt from a postcard I made awhile ago. Here is a photo of the postcard.

I started thinking about the idea of a Robbing Peter to Pay Paul quilt, but in rectangles. This quilt is an idea that, if expanded to a larger quilt with many more blocks, could look cool with a shifting of the hues and values across the quilt.

After making two squares (pictured) I drew a sketch to see what a bunch would look like arranged in that manner. After making 12 blocks, I decided to arrange them the way they are in the final quilt. But the Robbing Peter to Pay Paul idea would work better, I think, with the original arrangement.

Here is the quilt back also.

You can see my other work at my blog.

P.S. It’s still February 28 here in California, as I post this. =)

Here is my quilt! It has a rather long name: Missing Pieces, Too Many People & Not Enough Money, or Where Does All the Money Go?

Please visit my blog here for the story behind it! This was a fun challenge and I’m looking forward to the next word!

It’s a puzzlement to me as to why three family members have brain issues? My daughter has brain damage, my mother has Alzheimer’s and my guy recently had two major strokes.

There is always Hope. Hope that a cure for Alzheimer’s will be found, hope that the brain will rewire itself after a stroke, and hope that those who have brain damage are accepted for who they are.

This piece started with a  line drawing of the brain, altered in PSE, and changed direction many times before it was finished. Paint worked better for me than stitching  so most of the fabric is painted or discharged. I made a puzzle piece stencil that was used for both the discharge, blobs, and the painted shapes on the left side. The red veins are a rubber stamp and some of the embellishments are junk jewelry and painted puzzle pieces.  The piece is approx. 15×17 inches. More about this piece will be posted on my blog here. Thanks for the challenge!!

Gail

http://expressionstudio.blogspot.com/

Thanks, Sue, for the challenge.  Looking forward to the next theme.  Here’s my process:  http://quiltjourney.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/750/

Finally, here it is “Sudoku Blues”:

More details are at:

http://lapis-lazuli-q.blogspot.com/2010/02/puzzle-part-4.html

It was fun to do this challenge!
Have a nice weekend,

geni

This is my Brain Puzzle — 14 x 18

I take care of my Uncle, who suffers from dementia, and everything is a puzzle to him, so this piece is dedicated to him.

Hard to do, but kind of therapeutic for me. Process pics on my blog

Gisela

When the word puzzle came to me I thought about what the biggest puzzle in my life would be. Like all other women who do so many things , play so many roles, and juggle so many hats I realized that my daily life is the biggest puzzle of all. “Who will I be today?” is an ever present thought and the hope is that you don’t lose who you really are in amongst all of the demands of your life. Why not be the rock star, the artist, the mountain climber?

I had fun playing with the same profile treating each section with a different point of view. Lots of free motion and satin stitching complete the piece and I even got got use some hand painted fabric( SKY) that I made in a class given by Mickey Lawler at the Vermont Quilt Festival.

Here you can see the quilting and the free motion, she is even wearing pearls.

We are wonderful aren’t we? Look at all of the things that we do.This is my homage to women everywhere.

This has been a fun challenge, can’t wait for part 2. Cathy

My quilt’s finished and is in the style of a sliding tile puzzle.  If you assume the bottom centre square is the missing tile you will be able to rearrange the other squares to reveal what’s for lunch – a ham and cheese roll (before the top was put on).  The quilting (running stitch and fly stitches around embroidered french knots) represents the ketchup in the original photo.

From this

to this

You can read more about how I created this piece on my blog.

I’m looking forward to finding out what the next theme is.