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Comment by the rogue quilter on August 26, 2012 at 6:58pm

yes it is. tho mist confess, turnagain pass image does tug at my wild heartstrings more than the other two. but good, glad you can use them!

Comment by Carli Heinrichs on August 24, 2012 at 1:28pm

Heh these are awesome. I have been looking and I really think the first and last are good examples for me. The second link is so vibrant. WOW!

Thanks so much. I've got good examples of the wild rose. so now we're moving along with these applique's.

Comment by the rogue quilter on August 19, 2012 at 5:39pm

here are three for you. the first one is sooo pretty ..thought maybe? the sexond give good close-up of blossom. the third...ck the url...lollol..but good for a detail example.


http://www.alaskawildwine.com/images/fireweed_Turnagain_Pass.jpeg

http://img79.imageshack.us/img79/3516/fireweed.jpg

http://fireweedmarket.yukonfood.com/images/marketlogo.gif

more?....am always ALWAYS ready for excuse to go wandering the web w me favorite trusty searchin' spider lollollol

Comment by Carli Heinrichs on August 19, 2012 at 3:34pm

Cool! I'm so glad you've taken a good look. I currently researching fireweed online for the right angle. If you come by any fireweed photos online, send them my way.

Comment by the rogue quilter on August 18, 2012 at 12:24pm

from viewing the quilts on your web site...i'ma thinkin' that all your choices are good regardless of the project.

all your quilts are fun & innovative. fun to zoom in on and explore...

Comment by Carli Heinrichs on August 17, 2012 at 8:00pm

Thanks Rogue Quilter, its so nice to hear that my choices are good one!

Comment by the rogue quilter on August 16, 2012 at 7:37pm

i soooooo love fireweed, andnone can see it here and there alongnthe roadsidesmin many place around usa, but it is basically escapees fr gardens, not native in "lower 48" ie south of alaska, and is considered an invasive species because it does so well every where but far north. first time i ever saw it, growing along a stream in washington state across fr my house, few days later county crew came in a sprayed w weed killer...i was sooooo upset, that is when i was told it is not allowed. lived in several states now, same in all of them. invasive.mi would love to northern prairies of alaska when it is blooming ..huge wonderful meadows of it!

oh yeah...don't forget the fireweed!
.......and the mooses bears and all the rest...

Comment by Carli Heinrichs on August 16, 2012 at 7:28pm

So true... I', pondering it as I redesign parts to make a set in seam. It seems doable at this point. Thanks for your encouragement, I'm appliquing the following northern flora and fauna:

bear, moose, fireweed, St. John's Wort, wild roses and saskatoon berries.

Comment by the rogue quilter on August 8, 2012 at 6:46pm

this sounds fascinating. will be watching for pictoral progress reports here! :)) a quilt celebrating a region, seems perfectly normal to me to jave flora and fauna meandering in and about the pictoral blocks in fact i think a little embroidered elements would be acceptable too. just sayin' lollol

...i did a quilt for a family once where, by the time of the golden anniversary event there were still quite a few members who had not submitted thier blocks. so...where thier family block was to be placed, i inserted blank muslin squares and sent the assembled quilt top with the blank squares to seattle washington. the family members that i was working with were upset that i was doing so much extra work. they also told me that when the quilt top was hung, the intended recipients loved the quilt and that the slackers were so embarrassed that several blank squares (i had prepared more to send w the quilt) were worked on at the dinner party w the slow responders being helped by fam members who had done blocks. then i got the top back. removed the blanks inserted the newly finished blocks and set to quilting.

would it be possible as you work up your setting arrangement that the one that is not done yet could be set in later before quiltmset for quilting? more work, bit we all know how seriously life can mess with our best intentions.