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The Lone Robin
Dear Participants:
At this stage of our project, you should be considering the focus of your composition. The eye is usually drawn to the areas of highest contrast of tone or volume. It’s fine to have a calm low contrast center if you have a dramatic border dancing around the edge of your quilt. It also works if all the visual excitement is in one quadrant of your piece, and the rest of the quilt is less busy. Improvisational, ”organic,” quilt-making (which is what this Lone Robin project is) can be more demanding when it comes to composition. Pay attention to how your eye moves across your quilt and consider our last two rounds with care. It may be time for the eye to have a place to rest- feel free to add a plain border with only low-volume motifs.
As we add a fifth element to our Lone Robin quilt, those of you who favor a traditional medallion layout will be adding another border – or maybe setting your block on point. Modern- and art quilters, can add this next theme in whatever way you choose, but it should attach to the fourth round in some way. Remember; a plain section or border with one single motif-of-the month still qualifies! Also, sewing small sashing in between rounds is totally fine.
Now we have one more round remaining – November, then December will be a "catch up" month and January will be the big reveal!
Keep sewing, Lone Robins!
Claire
- EBHQ members can check out the forum discussion and can add photos of your work to the Lone Robin Gallery.
- Watch Claire's demonstration at the August Meet-Up.
- Watch Claire's demonstration at the September Meet-Up.
Monthly ElementsElement Release dates: June 23, July 13, Aug 10, Sept 7, Oct 5, and Nov 2 Oct 5th Element: Your fifth element must include crosses or Xs. They can be Sept 7th Element: Your fourth element must include squares. They can be neatly square, or loose quadrilaterals, big blocks or tiny checkerboards. The squares can be pieced, printed, appliquéd, embroidered – you decide! They can be evenly arranged or just feature in a few small areas. You could combine them with another motif of your choosing. Use your imagination! Aug 10th Element: Your third element must include strips or stripes. You could piece your stripes or use a stripey fabric. They can be straight or wavy, chunky or pencil-thin. The stripes can be evenly distributed or just appear in a few small areas. The possibilities are endless! July 2nd Element: Your second element must include flying geese that connect to the 1st element in some way -- you decide how. You can paper piece them, foundation piece them, stretch them out so they're skinny and long or wide and flat. They can follow the shape of a circle or wind randomly. You can make a string of ten on each side, or just include two or three randomly. The variations are endless! June 1st Element: Your first element must be something that involves curves or a circle. Go for a paper-pieced block, cut your curves free-hand, appliqué something circular, or even feature a face! Your first block can be any size or shape. It’s up to you. Have fun, Lone Robins! | Examplesby Claire Sherman |
regular or wonky! This could be the moment where you cut your entire piece into quarters and put a cross through the middle of it. Or maybe you’ll make some miniature “x” blocks and scatter them in the corners of your quilt. You could combine crosses with another motif of your choosing. It’s your choice, Lone Robins!