shimmer Stories of shimmer and pollution: understanding child-environment aesthetic encounters in urban wilds. By ezproxy.scu.edu.au Published On :: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 -0400 Children's Geographies; 09/14/2022(AN 159192657); ISSN: 14733285Academic Search Premier Full Article
shimmer "Square Dancers" - Shimmer Quilt By beadlust.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 16 May 2015 08:10:00 +0000 Kitty Sorgen, quilter extraordinaire, and Jenny Bowker, the pattern developer, are to blame for this madness! Shimmering Triangles Jenny calls it, and shimmer it does. In fact, it can be over done to the point where it's difficult to look at. But not Kitty's... Kitty, a member of our local guild and the best colorist I know, brought her shimmer quilt to Wednesday night quilting a few months ago, and WHAMMMO! I fell in love, bonkers, totally in love with her quilt. This isn't a great photo, but here it is, Kitty's shimmer quilt... It's so complex, at first I couldn't even figure out what was a block, squares looking like diamonds, color everywhere, blending in some places, shimmering in others. That day, on the spot, enough of us signed up and paid, filling a one-day class instantly. The class was on Feb. 21, 2015. Most of the students got a block finished in class, some even finished two blocks. Each block is 16" square (finished), and has 69 pieces. Below is one block, showing the construction of it. Me? Nope. I didn't sew a stitch. Long after the other students had finished arranging their fabrics on the design wall, I was still struggling with the concept, of how to get shimmer, but not too much shimmer, still arranging my fabrics (photo below). It was really difficult to imagine what would shimmer, what might be too contrasty and shimmer too much (for my taste), and what would have too little contrast and thus not shimmer at all. At home, I laid it all out on my work tables again, rearranging and rearranging the fabrics over and over again. The trick, in my opinion, is to work the diagonals. I began with a layout of focal fabrics, in my case "painterly floral prints," leaving space between them for the companion fabrics. Then choose companion "read as solid prints," placing them at the corners of the focals. Like Kitty, I decided to repeat the companions diagonally between two focals. I don't know if this even makes sense, but maybe you can see it in the layout above. Silly me, I thought sewing it, once I got all the fabrics placed, would be a piece of cake. NOT! Well, technically speaking, sewing it is OK. Although it does take some time and attention to detail to get all the half-square triangles square, and the points nice and pointy. But cutting the triangles is another matter. To make the colors and shapes flow, it's important to blur the line of the focal square by blending the design/color outward through the half-square triangles. Above is an example of one that worked pretty well, because you can only barely discern the square of focal fabric in the center of the block. And here is some fabric I turned into Swiss cheese trying to get triangles that would bring the focal fabric design outward, tricking they eye, making it look like a diamond rather than a square. (Sorry, I didn't take a picture of that particular finished block.) I make the half square triangles using paper piecing, with a free, downloaded template printed on 16 pound copy paper. Paper piecing has a learning curve, yes, but it does make for very accurate piecing, such that I didn't have to trim any of the finished blocks at all! Here is a picture of four finished blocks. You can see the way the companion fabrics repeat diagonally to form a 4-patch block between the focal fabrics. These two fabrics need to be close in value and color. If there is too much contrast, it draws the eye away from the focal fabrics and shimmering triangles. In the case above, I think the orange and pink contrast a little too much. Also on the left the lighter and darker green is also a bit too contrasty. Fabric choices are difficult and important... Any one companion fabric has to work with two focal fabrics and the adjacent companion fabric, which in turn has to work with it's two adjacent focal fabrics. Sound complicated and challenging? It is! It took many days (lost count) to finish the first half of the blocks (10 of 20)... and many more to finish the last 10 blocks... a bit character building. Many times, I told promised myself I would never do paper piecing or make another shimmer quilt again in my whole life! Here I've finished all 20 blocks. I've moved all the furniture out of the studio, and put it on the floor to "audition" border fabrics. Most of the shimmer quilts I've seen do not have borders, but I wanted to make it a bit bigger so it could be used for a bed quilt. This is how it looks all finished, before quilting it, 90 x 74 inches. Since the throat of my old machine is much too narrow to free-motion quilt a piece this size, I decided to get a professional to quilt it. But first I agonized some about how to do it. At first I thought it would be good to fussy quilt, making flowers in the companion fabric areas and vertical vines with leaves over the focal fabrics. This was my sketch for the idea. But then I saw a few quilts done like that, and the fussy quilting looked too busy, competing too much with the shimmer. So finally, I decided on using a double-leaf, free-motion edge-to-edge design. I named my quilt Square Dancers, because of the colorful costumes, movement, and squares. Now that it's finished, guess what? I started gathering fabrics for my second shimmer quilt. I want a spring-summer quilt for my bed in softer, lighter colors. It needs to be bigger than the first one, at least 36 blocks, to work on a queen size bed. Here are some of the fabrics I've found so far: These are mostly designs by Philip Jacobs, one of the Kaffe Fassett Collective designers. I love his colors and designs! I will use other fabrics in my stash, but more than half of the 36 focals will be like these. It will be fun to try this again, to apply what I've learned on the first one, to try to improve my fabric choices, always with the goal of some shimmer (but not too much) and good flow throughout the quilt. I'll also try to pick up my speed a bit, without sacrificing accuracy in the piecing. Expect a post about #2 shimmer quilt in a couple of months. Right now, I'm still gathering fabrics. Full Article design paper piecing Quilting shimmer
shimmer CANDLE WITH SHIMMERING PROPERTIES By www.freepatentsonline.com Published On :: Thu, 04 May 2017 08:00:00 EDT A candle with shimmering properties has (i) wax; and (ii) light reflective particles dispersed throughout the wax, in the form of a candle base mixture, such that upon lighting the candle base mixture with a flame, at least a portion of the candle base mixture melts from a solid state to a liquid state, forming a pool of molten liquid in which the liquid moves. The light reflective particles highlight the movement of the liquid, such that the movement of the liquid is visible to an observer. A wick may be mounted within the candle base mixture and a container may contain the candle base mixture. A fragrance and/or dye are optional ingredients of the candle. Full Article
shimmer California surf shimmers with bioluminescence – in pictures By www.theguardian.com Published On :: 2020-05-07T07:30:28Z Waves glow turquoise in a glorious nocturnal display from an algae bloom off America’s west coastWaves dazzle surfers: ‘Never seen anything like it’ Continue reading... Full Article Environment Marine life US news Wildlife World news Oceans Surfing California Travel Life and style
shimmer NTAs 2020: Jessica Wright dons shimmering black dress By Published On :: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 18:26:17 +0000 Jessica Wright made sure she pulled out all the stops at the National Television Awards in London's O2 Arena on Tuesday, flaunting her toned pins in a jaw-dropping dress with a soaring thigh-high slit. Full Article
shimmer Cat Deeley dazzles in a shimmering mini-dress as she mingles with the stars at Audi pre-Emmys bash By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:37:18 GMT The TV TV presenter, 42, hit the town for the Audi pre-Emmys party at the iconic Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood on Thursday night, ahead of the annual awards ceremony on Sunday. Full Article
shimmer Louisa Lytton wears shimmering black bustier at TRIC By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 20:44:35 GMT EastEnders star Louisa Lytton looked incredible when she attended the TRIC Awards at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on Thursday. Full Article
shimmer Georgia Toffolo looks sensational in a shimmering gold mini dress as she enjoys Easter in isolation By Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 01:54:12 +0100 The Made In Chelsea star shared a collection of photos to her Instagram wearing a sequined gold mini dress that featured long sleeves and a chunky black satin buckle around her neck. Full Article
shimmer Bebe Rexha shimmers in VERY racy dress at MTV VMAs after she's told she's 'too old' by music exec By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 14:20:36 GMT The 5ft5 entertainer, whose full name is Bleta Rexha, pushed back at the sexism and ageism she experienced with the music exec. Full Article
shimmer Pride of Britain Awards: Megan McKenna looks sensational in demure shimmering gown By Published On :: Mon, 29 Oct 2018 18:57:49 +0000 Megan McKenna looked sensational as she attended the Pride of Britain Awards at the Grosvenor House hotel in London on Monday evening. Full Article
shimmer Alexa Chung shimmers at Glastonbury in silver space-age short jumpsuit By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 10:05:04 GMT The 30-year-old TV presenter was no doubt enjoying performances by the likes of country singer Dolly Parton when she headed out in a silver short jumpsuit. Full Article
shimmer Jada Pinkett Smith shimmers in silver suit on MTV Awards red carpet before getting Trailblazer prize By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 16 Jun 2019 23:20:10 GMT She is Hollywood royalty. And Jada Pinkett Smith looked it when she hit the red carpet on Saturday for the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, where she will get the Trailblazer Award. Full Article
shimmer Scarlett Johansson dazzles in beaded gown as Laura Dern shimmers in forest green at Marriage Story By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 08 Oct 2019 13:45:50 GMT On Friday, Scarlett Johansson and Laura Dern both attended a screening of their new film, family drama Marriage Story, as part of the 57th New York Film Festival. Full Article
shimmer SAG Awards 2019: Constance Wu shimmers in Oscar de la Renta gown By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:21:03 GMT The stars of Crazy Rich Asians are nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture at the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards. Full Article
shimmer Former NRL star Beau Ryan shimmers in a sequinned pink frock at Sydney's Mardi Gras festival By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 14:35:12 GMT He's the former NRL star and radio presenter who landed his first TV hosting gig with The Amazing Race Australia. Full Article
shimmer Jade Thirlwall looks sensational in shimmering bra and matching trousers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 23 Dec 2019 12:33:52 GMT The singer, 26, donned a black bra with a dark green shimmering embellishment which she paired with matching trousers with a flared leg for the photoshoot. Full Article
shimmer Kourtney Kardashian puts on a showstopping display in a shimmering satin gown amid PFW By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 09:04:01 GMT The reality star, 40, looked chic as she modelled a shimmering brown satin slip dress as she larked around on the balcony of her swanky hotel on Monday during Paris Fashion Week. Full Article
shimmer Former NRL star Beau Ryan shimmers in a sequinned pink frock at Sydney's Mardi Gras festival By Published On :: Sat, 29 Feb 2020 09:10:30 +0000 He's the former NRL star and radio presenter who landed his first TV hosting gig with The Amazing Race Australia. Full Article
shimmer Cate Blanchett displays her chic sense of style in blue shimmering blazer By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 03:04:37 GMT The film star also wore a black turtle-neck jumper which she wore with a pair of matching trousers for the screening on Monday. Full Article
shimmer Amanda Holden takes out her bin in style as she sizzles in shimmering fuchsia evening gown By Published On :: Mon, 06 Apr 2020 18:53:18 +0100 The Britain's Got Talent judge, 49, donned a fuchsia dress with a daring leg spit as she strutted her stuff while taking out her rubbish. Full Article
shimmer BAFTAs 2020 red carpet: Naomie Harris shimmers in silver dress By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 22:26:00 GMT Naomie Harris left photographers both shaken and stirred when she arrived at Sunday night's BAFTAs in a slinky silver gown with a daring thigh high split. Full Article
shimmer Shimmering images: trans cinema, embodiment, and the aesthetics of change / Eliza Steinbock By library.mit.edu Published On :: Sun, 8 Mar 2020 06:48:05 EDT Dewey Library - PN1995.9.S47 S74 2019 Full Article
shimmer Malaika Arora wows in this shimmery bodycon gown By indianexpress.com Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 11:10:29 +0000 Full Article Fashion Lifestyle
