The Piecemakers By The Bay Quilt Show in Rockport, Texas is in the books. The pattern I designed for their fundraising quilt is available as a pattern. If you have an interest in purchasing you can contact me at my email address knowing that all …
Thank you to my Airstream friends for modeling the tops that I ice dyed. Colors are reminiscent of the Southwest scenic views we have experienced on our two month caravan.
Southwest Inspirational Vistas
Hand stitching projects have been the norm while spending the last month and a half traveling the southwest and have yet another month to go. My head is already bursting with ideas, with mental sketches of the shapes and textures needed to convey the awesomeness of our national parks and monuments and the landscapes that surround them. Inspirational vistas both for the spiritual soul and the quilting soul abound. In fact, it has been an overload of stimulating and creative thoughts and ideas. As I view the many artistic interpretations of renowned southwest artists I am inspired to think how I might interpret my experiences in my preferred medium of textiles, specifically quilted pieces. First, I will be going home to dye more fabric and to look at what I have already dyed with new eyes. Will I be able to capture the colors as they are or will I try to capture the feelings with colors blended in new ways? How can I create the multitude of textures that have been experienced in the stone landscapes as well as the leaves and bushes and trees and flowers and skies? I will continue to ponder, letting my mind absorb as much more as it possibly can with the continued support of my photos that barely do justice to the beauty of our great land.
Posts for the next two months will come as we travel through the four corner area of the southwest USA. My 2018 Mystery Quilt was made with this trip in mind so I took photos this morning as the sun was rising on our campground …
Green Space is a work in progress, created using Denise Burkitt’s Art Excursions by Windham. Love the very large art prints of the line!! Tried cutting them up to discover the color play and it was way too busy. The busy-ness reminded me of city …
For months I have wanted to find a unique way to use a particular border fabric from Art Gallery Fabrics. The abstract floral design that stood out was in the center of the fabric with dark background on each selvage. I was fussy cutting a striped fabric at a retreat when it hit me. Slicing the fabric down the middle and seaming the two selvage edges could result in a different perspective. Cutting 7” slices of fabric in varying widths and then seaming left me with an appealing background. Adding the half clamshell in a way that reminded me of a calla lily completed the design. It has been christened “Callafleur”.
I have made this with varied gray prints cut in rectangles for the background with ombre pinks and purples and bright butterfly to make a fun little baby’s playmat.
Well, the Mississippi River has kept us landlocked for two weeks causing the canceling of the workshop in early June. I have rescheduled with the new information posted below followed by photo of a sampling of patterns to be explored. Marbling Workshop I have set …
Photos may help to clarify how I bound the edges of the paddle wheel on my pattern “America’s Hometown”. I hope you enjoy the pattern and appreciate any feedback. I do not access the website every day or sometimes even not every week so personal …
I cut apart the blocks, covered with a gray tulle ready for embellishment in combination with an ice dyed home dec fabric. Add some fusible batting, a little quilting with decorative thread and a new tote is ready to use. Smaller blocks from those cutter quilts could be used for the quickie zipper bags or even as a center medallion of a new quilt.
I have set aside three days, June 6, 7, 8, 2019 for teaching marbling on fabric with acrylic paint. Time frame will be 1:00 to 4:00 pm each day. Because I have limited space at my home I will take 4 participants each day at …