THE COFFEE SHOP

"THE COFFEE SHOP"

27 1/2" X 17 1/2"

This was a very fun journey for me.   There were challenges that is for sure especially with working with those very small pieces both fusing them and quilting them.  However, the results were just as I pictured it to be...fun, colorful and joyous.

I hope you too feel those emotions.

THE JOURNEY

I hope you enjoyed this journey as much as I enjoyed you following me here at my blog.

Now to start a new one....be sure to join me again.

Barbara

MORE COFFEE PLEASE

I am working from left to right.....and although it is slow progress...it is coming along and I am hoping you are enjoying the journey with me.  I am finding it interesting to find out when you photograph a crowd of people,  you find stories within the crowd it you look closely and that is fun to see as I construct this piece.

TABLE NO. 2 & 3

Adding and quilting....adding and quilting......that is how it goes.

TABLE NO. 1

My first table grouping is finished.....I am not sure if it will matter if I quilt it all first before proceeding to the nest group but I am going to do it anyway.  My reason....because doing this all at once will probably drive me crazy!!!  It will mean a lot of thread changes but I am hoping it will be worth it.

COFFEE ANYONE?

 Last weekend I went to the Farmers Market in nearby Elkhart Lake.  There is a great coffee shop there called "Off The Rail" because it is situated right by the Railroad Tracks.  So after getting some coffee, I took this photo and liked it so much I decided to use it as the inspiration for my next art quilt.

 Today I loosely sketched out the crowd and the building....I want this to be sort of casually done...not straight lines on the bldg or perfection here or.....

 in the people here.

I have the basic background finished and quilted it measures 30X19 inches.   So now I am ready to add what is furthest away.....which will be some trees and an attached building.   I will most likely eliminate some of the sign clutter around the scene towards the left.....and maybe add some things...but that is the joy of making it your own.  Hope you enjoy this new journey with me.