{"id":3908,"date":"2017-04-07T19:16:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-08T00:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?p=3908"},"modified":"2017-04-07T19:16:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-08T00:16:21","slug":"deconstructed-circles-for-saqas-2017-online-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?p=3908","title":{"rendered":"Deconstructed Circles For SAQA&#8217;s 2017 Online Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual online auction to benefit SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates, comes up again, opening on September 15th and continuing through October 8th. \u00a0I&#8217;ll be reminding you closer to the time, of course. \u00a0For further information and updates including some of the works already received, go to <span style=\"color: #993300;\"><a style=\"color: #993300;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.saqa.com\/auction-quilts.php\">SAQA&#8217;s website<\/a><\/span>\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><em>Right now several hundred SAQA members including yours truly are preparing their 12&#8243; x 12&#8243; donations, and over the last few days I have almost finished mine &#8211; shown here with quilting in progress:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=3906\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3906\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3906\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=3906\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SAQA-2017-auction-WIP-blog.jpg?fit=500%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,501\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1491562045&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SAQA 2017 auction WIP blog\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SAQA-2017-auction-WIP-blog.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SAQA-2017-auction-WIP-blog.jpg?fit=500%2C501&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3906\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SAQA-2017-auction-WIP-blog.jpg?resize=500%2C501&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SAQA-2017-auction-WIP-blog.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SAQA-2017-auction-WIP-blog.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/SAQA-2017-auction-WIP-blog.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Excess fabric and batting will be trimmed off once the quilting is completed &#8211; and yes, I do darn in the ends as I go! \u00a0I may do a fine black binding, but will audition other coloured fabrics anyway, just in case one of them adds a bit more zing. \u00a0This is the third in a deconstructed circles theme that has emerged in the last few weeks,\u00a0and I&#8217;m pondering a more meaningful title for what is clearly becoming a series &#8211; as<em> &#8216;Deconstructed Circle #3&#8217; <\/em>is a bit unexciting. \u00a0I&#8217;ve started a list, with entries such as<em>\u00a0&#8216;Whirlwind&#8217;, &#8216;Cyclone&#8217; and &#8216;Tornado&#8217; <\/em>under consideration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=500\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-500\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/?attachment_id=500\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/maelstrom-full.jpg?fit=416%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"416,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"maelstrom-full\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/maelstrom-full.jpg?fit=121%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/maelstrom-full.jpg?fit=416%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-500 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.alisonschwabe.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/06\/maelstrom-full.jpg?resize=416%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"416\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8216;Maelstrom&#8217; 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