“Once in a blue moon” is a well-known idiom. The phrase refers to the occurrence of a second full moon within a calendar month. This phenomena only happens about once every thirty-two months.

The phrase “Once in a Blue Moon” was the inspiration for today’s art quilt. Initially begun at the Pam Beal Minimalist Design, Maximum Impact class, this project took on a whimsical nature with the addition of an unusual embellishment and fabric strip.

A quick glance at the above photo reveals the presence of a vertical navy blue section of fabric with the word Moo repeatedly printed on its surface. This piece of fabric gave me the idea to call my project Once In a Blue Moon Moo. 

A careful tour of the 7 3/4 x 7 3/4” art quilt will reveal:

• the presence of a multi-colored barn with;
• a stylish, wood-grained, teal door;
• sporting a teal zipper pull to act as the door’s handle;
• a chimney fashioned from a tiny teal fabric scrap;
• a grassy base represented by the fringed, teal, horizontal, fabric strip;
• cleverly applied hand quilting using both matching and coordinating colors (note the stitches used to represent smoke arising from the chimney);
• as well as a machine applied zig-zag stitch to secure raw edges.

All of these added elements helped to make this special art quilt a great addition to my portfolio. I hope that after you have examined each of my design elements you too will be able to grasp my vision.

Thank You for sharing your time!