Joyce's Daughter

Quilt Along Week Two

I am actually on task with the Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along.  I am speechless, seriously.

Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along

I have been looking for a reason to buy some feedsack prints for a new quilt.  They do not really fit into the aesthetic of the quilts I am currently making and designing so a side project has been just the fix.

I joined the  Old Red Barn Co. Quilt Along and loaded up on these twelve lovely little prints.  I am probably on the tail end of these being hip but I love them anyway.  I also love the fact that these are reproduction prints from the 1930s that have a bit of historical significance. It is hard to believe that fabric printed like this was once packaging for flour or chicken feed.

Tilt Shift Photography on the Fake

I am not one to edit my photos before I post them, as I am sure you can tell.  And to be quite honest, I think I could master brain surgery quicker than Photoshop.  My brain is just missing that section needed to get a handle on editing layers and all that blah, blah, blah.  So sad, I know.  I also think the best editing is when you can't really tell anything has been done.  At least that was my thinking until I came across Tilt Shift Maker on the  Craft magazine blog. 

For those of you not familiar with tilt shift photography, it involves using a special macro lens or photo editing software and making landscapes look like artfully crafted miniature scenes.  I played around with a rather generic photo I took on the boat.

This is what I ended up with after playing with it for about 10 seconds, no joke.

How cool is that!  I know the picture is way to centered.  Too much sea, not enough sky.  Taking pictures on a boat is a skill all in itself. 

This could turn into a fun project to go on the wall in the boys' rooms.  It is a super fun freebie to play around with.  Might even be an artistic epiphany for someone.  They have a Flickr group that will just blow your mind.

On the sewing front, I am running out of distractions and should be finishing up some quilts soon.  I can also feel a fabric buying binge coming on . . .