Sekrit Project and Winners Revealed

[feng_shui_house]

Today I am depressed. Something biochemical, I think.

Also annoyed that the new camera has a flaw -the Auto setting is useless (put an ISO of 2500 on indoor pic with flash- should have been 200 at most- so pic is grainy blurry) I didn't find out exactly what it was doing until today when I threw out nearly all the pics it took of the Sekrit Project. Fortunately sickly old camera came up with usable images. Camera forum says on the manual settings you can make it work right. Have to read up how to use them. Eventually Nikon will prob. come up with a firmware fix I can download. Somehow.

But really, that sort of thing doesn't usually drag me down. Ah. Thunder. Ok, weather can affect me that way. So bone-tired. Slept late and dragggggggeeeddddd... things to do... can't be bothered.

Wind.... sky gone dark... eeeeeerrrie feeling just above, between my eyes... twilight zone weather...

Ok, no more rambling. The Sekrit Project arrived at its destination at blakefancier's abode yesterday, as her birthday gift. YAY.



The back.


This is a variation of the 'Picket Fence' quilt block. I don't think I've seen any done with this particular placement of light, medium and dark to achieve both the dark and light patterns. I call it 'Dark Stars and Solar Winds'.

Also, I don't think I've seen any where the patches were sewn together to make the binding. I got carried away with cutting and I thought it would be interesting to use them that way. I quite like the effect. I put two similar darks together and two similar lights together all the way around, so the effect is at least somewhat planned.

For a 'scrap' quilt, there was a lot of deliberation in this, starting with sorting the fabrics into darks, lights and medium tones by viewing them though red plastic (that cuts out the distraction of color, and allows you to judge relative light and dark.)







Each of the following people guessed close enough to win a prize. The winners may comment here to claim either a ficlette (prompts and sex-rating of your choice) or a drawing of an animal (either a generic animal of your choice, or a drawing based on a specific photo you can show me).

daiseechain mentioned a quilt

jaxomsride thought a natal day gift

ultrapsychobrat figured it for a birthday gift for blakefancier.

Comments

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

blakefancier is a lucky woman to receive that gift, it lovely.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[executrix.livejournal.com]

That is absolutely amazing! You're a wonderful friend.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'd been meaning to make her a quilt for several years. Finally got off the dime and did it. :^)

[alinewrites.livejournal.com]

Awesome ! bravo !

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Dark Stars and Solar Winds is (are?) fantastic! I'm sure blakefancier will be very proud.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Thank you! A quilt is a forever hug. :^)

[blakefancier.livejournal.com]

It is gorgeous and looks wonderful on my bed. Drake keeps sniffing it though and trying to drag it off to *his* bed!

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Hah! He knows treasure when he sees it. :^)

[ultrapsychobrat.livejournal.com]

Oh, beautiful! What a wonderful gift!

A ficlette is definitely my choice for a prize--Blake and Avon, naturally, sex-rating is up to you.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Ok! Shall be thinking about it.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

I thought it was for blakefancier but I'd never have guessed a quilt. It's beautiful! I actually really like the underside too because of the geometrical stitching.

Wow. How long did that take?

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

It took about 2 months. Not counting all the pre-planning that went on in the back of my mind for quite a while before I started.

I had to do machine-quilting in order to finish it in time. I can't do that as precisely (have to fit half the quilt bunched up under the sewing machine 'throat' & it constantly jiggles me off course) but at least it's consistently wobbly. :^)

[jaxomsride.livejournal.com]

That is a wonderful gift.
I think I choose a fairy dragon!
Either art or fic, depending on what strikes you.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

OOh, fairy dragon! Mmm... there must be one in my brain. It would explain so much.

[daiseechain.livejournal.com]

Quilt! It's a Quilt! Does the office-chair dance of victory! :-DD

Not just a quilt, it's an awesome quilt. Your are just so unbelievably crafty. Is there no end to your skills?

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Office-chair dance of victory! I like that. :^)

Thank you. :^)

[jekesta]

Hello! OH MY GOD THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL. that is generally my comment. It's gorgeous, and it looks incredibly neat and intricate and fab.

I've been totally missing for a while and am still trying to catch up on my flist so I didn't get to guess, but I wouldn't have guessed.

::dances you hard::

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad to see you! Here, have an Avon.

[pebblerocker]

It's beautiful! What a wonderful present!

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[nautile26.livejournal.com]

Now that is a truly wonderful birthday gift. :)

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

I was so glad I managed to get it done in time. :^)

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

What a labour of love, to create such a wonderful item that surely blakefancier will treasure forever.

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :^) The nice thing about 'scrap' quilts (well, all new material, hard to think of as scrap) is that they tend to go with everything, so even if blakefancier redecorates, it shouldn't clash.

[luinielle.livejournal.com]

That's an absolutely gorgeous quilt. A wonderful present for your friend. :o)

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :^)