My Peach Rhapsody

Just about the time we got the Haiku prompt word for September I was itching to do another fiber/ribbon collage quilt.  The perfect opportunity arose when we were presented with the word “Rhapsody”.
I always think it’s  interesting to look at thought processes and how we end up where we end up so I hope you do too.  I considered “what have I been rhapsodizing about lately?” Peaches!!  I had brought home some from the market and every time I had one I was oohing and aahing about how declicious and perfect it was.
AND, just a few days before I had been in the local quilt shop looking at orange and PEACH fabric and carrying on about how gorgeous it was.

Tada!……………….. Peach Rhapsody
And here’s the Haiku

late summer harvest

fruit heavy branches bow low

ripe juicy peaches

A Spectacular Rhapsody - Fiber Art and Haiku - September 29, 2011

A Spectacular Rhapsody - Fiber Art and Haiku - September 29, 2011

      I live in northern Virginia and the firework display in Washington DC is spectacular.   I beaded the fireworks on this fiber piece.  My haiku for this piece is:

Bombs bursting in air...
I see and hear the fireworks...
My heart beats quickly...

Hungarian Rhapsody

The first thing that came to mind when considering September's Rhapsody prompt was the Hungarian Rhapsodies by Franz Liszt, probably some leftover fragment of my years of piano lessons.  While thinking about the musical theme, I was also making up the grocery list for the coming week and somehow Hungarian Goulash, which has paprika as the defining ingredient, entered the mix.

I used an inkjet transparency transfer method with gold Lumiere paint to create the background.  The piano keys were done with CorelDraw, Photoshop and good old pencil and paper, when I couldn't get the computer to make just what I was after, then printed onto fabric and enhanced with colored pencils.  The pepper shape was from a photograph and just the perfect bit of fabric.  I left off the haiku words, as it seemed busy enough already.  The whole is machine quilted - the lines are meant to represent sound waves.   I tried a facing for the edge finish, which is certainly clean and easy, though the corners aren't sharp enough to suit me.  Next time.  This one is small - only 9x6.5".


music fills the air
expect the unexpected
rhapsody in life

Rhapsody

Joyous ecstasy,
Harmonic rhapsody,
Music to my ears.
9"x12", this is my contribution to this month's prompt.
Ann In Fallbrook, CA

Rhapsody

My found haiku reads:

    universal lyre
    had conversed with every leaf
    the voice of the wood

Sheers Series #8: Rhapsody In Blue

SPARKLING AUTUMN SKIES

SHADES FROM AZURE TO SAPPHIRE

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

I am posting my piece unfinished, as I am leaving town again and won't be able to finish til I return home. It is all sheers, #8 in my series. This time I opted to use no fusible, so the pieces are all basted together right now. Not sure exactly how I will finish the edges...I have two or three ideas and will experiment when I can.

It measures 36"x27"

Thanks Pat for the beautiful word prompt!

Your comments and suggestions are as always gratefully received!

Cherie

Life's a Rhapsody

My small quilt is 18x 30". It is on a silk background quilted with music symbols. The ribbons are doing the dance. I love all comments, criticisms, and discussions.

Life is a Rhapsody

Irregular, improvised

colorful music

September Word Prompt: RHAPSODY

Howdy everyone...Here it is another month gone by, and time for our Sept. word prompt. The word this time is presented by Pat Havey: RHAPSODY.

This should elicit some wonderful poetry and art...I'm looking forward to them!

Cherie