Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Quilt Reveal: Kamaria

 


When I made the Project Quilting challenge quilt last week, I almost switched from making a light bulb to making a face.I have been admiring Freddy Moran and SewJean Impey's faces and have been wanting to make my own series for a while.

This week's Project Quilting challenge is about fussy cutting fabric. I think I can easily use the challenge to finally make a face.  I fussy cut the eyelashes, the lip and the shirt, but wanted to make it even more obvious with the birds.

I used a quarter yard of fabric as the background. It was cut a little big so it finishes at 9 1/2"  x 11 1/2". It uses the same techniques as the light bulb and was also fun to make.

SewJean always makes up a name and a story for each of her portraits, and Julie said she takes the time to research names.  Since this quilt uses the same yellow as the light bulb fabric, I looked for names that meant light. There were lots of good choices, but Kamaria stood out to me as Kamala Harris is sworn in today as Vice President. Kamaria is an African word for moonlight.Africa is a continent and not a language, but that is all the information the site had..

I especially like being able to put today's date on the quilt since it is a palindrome (same backwards and forwards). 1202021 and also 12021. I do want to make an inauguration / palindrome quilt, but I didn't want to make it until I saw the inauguration and didn't want to rush it.

Also linked to:

Can I Get A Whoop Whoop?
Design Wall Monday 
DrEAMi #48
 

16 comments:

Rose said...

I have to google SewJean Impey...but have seen Freddy's faces forever. I have never tried to make one. I like yours.

Robin said...

What a fun project. I love the name you picked out.

Tanya said...

So cute, such a great name and a wonderful date for a debut!

Joyful Quilter said...

I thought about doing this week's Project Quilting challenge since I thought fussy cutting didn't require much of an imagination...but your improv face is very imaginative! Love the subtle fussy cuts.

Emily said...

I love this! Great use of the birds and I like the choice of name--the meaning and the closeness to Kamala. Great finish!

Nikki said...

Great story and name. Love the birds!

O'Quilts said...

Just wonderful...very wonderful..xo

Wendy Caton Reed said...

A perfect quilt for a perfect celebration!

Su-sieee! Mac said...

Love your quilt. It's perfect for the day.

Cynthia@wabi-sabi-quilts said...

It's so charming - love the birds in her hair and the little purple triangle on her cheek (maybe another connection to Kamala, the purple?).

LA Paylor said...

how clever you are. I love faces! and it's just so artistic!

PersimonDreams said...

so cool! This is definitely on my to do list :)

The Joyful Quilter said...

What a fun challenge piece!!

Mel Beach said...

This is soo fabulous. I love the meaning behind the name!

Kate said...

A very fun portrait. Kamaria is a great name and I love how you came up with it. You've done really well at interpreting the challenges so far this year. Looking forward to seeing what's next.

Sandra Walker said...

Good name! This is a fun little quilt. Thanks for linking up with DrEAMi!