Beverly H.- Frog!

I managed to get a previous word done this weekend, although I've been thinking about it for a lot longer. I'm a confirmed foodie, I've raised three foodies- so what else could I do but



Frog Legs??? Honestly, all I could think about when I saw the word was Doc Hopper's Fried Frog Legs in the Muppet Movie.

Here's a closeup of the threadwork and quilting--



One down, four to go!

Finally the frog.. I knew I wanted the woven background. I was going to first do a threadplay frog but realized that would never happen. Looked for frog fabric.. that was not easy .. the one I found is good but the colours are not what I really wanted..but so be it..

now on the COLD my word as for chaos... I have been living that so might be easy..oh sure..

Angela

Chinese Frogs, a little late

I got the idea for the Chinese jacket almost as soon as we got "the word." I had some beautiful silk brocade left over from making a Chinese-style jacket for my niece a couple of years ago and figured that would be perfect. Well, it would have been, IF I could have remembered where I had stashed the fabric. I finally gave up and made it in other colors. In retrospect, I wish I had made the jacket in the red border fabric, and used the floral for the border--the frogs don't show up well. The quilt said it wanted a beaded border, which annoyed me, but it didn't take as long as I thought it would. But then the jacket looked bare, so I added some beads to that as well--mostly little red sparkly ones. The jackets opens up to reveal a fun red cat-print lining. I couldn't find any frog prints in red.

Not my favorite of the the ones I've made for this project, but at least it's done. Now on to Peace and I'll be all caught up.

Frog

Frog by Anne

I had this piece of fabric that I dyed and thought I saw a frog in it. Especially the yellow eyes. He emerged from the background but still remains hard to see. Which makes him smile.

Frans Frog

I thought a little humor was needed when I created this frog quilt. The "self portrait" is inspriation from Yvonne Porcella. The quilt is fused, machine quilted and embelishments added.

Chip's Frog

This depicts the frog of a horse's hoof. Chip was my once-in-a-lifetime horse. He was a Thoroughbred, off the track, and had been abused. Once Chip figured out he had his home for life, he stuck like glue to me - he preferred his mom to the herd! He was a show hunter and we won a lot together. When he retired from jumping, we dabbled in dressage and went on trail rides. My trainer used to call us her "Black Beauty" story because Chip never settled down at the show grounds until I arrived.

Chip's Frog Redux

I felt that my 1st attempt at Chip's Frog wasn't so good, so I redid the whole thing. I like this better.

(I am really starting to get in to making pictures with thread!)

Anyway, again, Chip was a horse; this is my depiction of his "frog."

Nite Frogs

Nite Frogs

I couldnt pick which frog was my favorite, they are all beautiful and bright so I thought what the heck, why pick? I have never used angelina fibers before and intended for it to look like clouds in the night sky..Not so sure about them. Overall I had fun doing this. I like to applique.

By Brandy

Well, Here is my Frog quilt, titled: "FROG: What's red & green, & red & green, & red & green?" Yes, I know I'm sick, but I have been going with the first thought that enters my mind after I see the new word. I tried to think of something else, but it just kept coming back to this.

This was a single piece of fabric that I painted with Setacolor paints. I cut it up & sewed it back together multiple times & ways. Trimmed it to about 12 x 12, and quilted it.

Midge Meditation

As soon as I saw Maria Elkins' on Quilting Arts TV demonstrating how to make portraits I knew I had found a way to make my frog. And with my children off to school once again I finally had the uninterrupted time to make her happen!She is made from fabric I dyed and is quilted with rayon thread. I am feeling very good about the quilting on this piece because of all the instruction and practice I received in Lisa B's class. Thank you Lisa!