Tuesday, June 30, 2015

‘Mr Owl … My Night time Friend’ by Liz Mandelkow

Mr Owl … My Night time Friend

Made by Liz Mandelkow from Buhl Idaho

When the June challenge was posted, that night a great horned owl spent most of the night hunting from our roof top.  He has been back frequently and keeps the mice and rabbit population in check around our yard.  Many nights I lie in bed and listen to him “talking” to the other horned owl across the river from us.  I have enjoyed his late night company.

This challenge reminds me of the late night sky and "our" Mr Owl that sits on our roof top.  I tried to capture the changing light in the sky and the light filtering through the tree branches.  This has been a fun challenge.

Mr Owl

The friendship star blocks are subtle and hidden in the background.  The hard part was blending the colors.  At some point I had to just stop and start sewing blocks together. Otherwise I would still be at the design wall shifting blocks around.

The applique was a new process for me.  I used some fabric and some felt and used a zigzag stitch to applique the owl.

2 comments:

  1. the background has great movement and provides a great back drop for your owl...nice job!

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  2. I really love this quilt. Your fabric choices and blending are so great and I love the touch of green and rust that make up the tree branch.

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