Yesterday I posted about my quilts of George. And Chay asked me if I had photos of the process. Well no I don’t. I made that quilt YEARS ago. But I can tell you sorta how I made the image and then the process of making the quilt. I opened a picture of George that…
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Artist Monday
My good friend Tommy Fitzsimmons has been working on a series that I think is just amazing. I love these pieces. The LineUp The Queue 28” x 30” Here is what she says about the inspiration for these pieces; The inspiration was just using the Elmers gel glue as a resist and freehanddrawing with it. …
SAQA 2011 Benefit Auction
Tommy Fitzsimmons, Mirjam Pet-Jacobs,Judith Roderick, Pat Kumicich, Marlis Egger, Gay Young Ousley,Susan Christiansen, Patricia Gould Studio Art Quilt Associates SAQA2011 Benefit AuctionStart Date: September 12, 20112:00 p.m. Eastern/11:00 a.m. PacificPlace: www.saqa.comWhat: Reverse auction of 300 glorious small works of art createdand donated by SAQA’s members to raise money to support SAQA’s exhibition, education, and outreach…
Quilt Expo phone registration
Now is the time for phone registration for Quilt Expo in Madison WI. Laura and I will be giving a presentation, as well as teaching and wo-manning our booth. If you have been wanting to take a free motion machine quilting class with me, now is your chance. I will be teaching it THREE times,…
Artist Monday – Jan Myers Newbury
Today I want to introduce you to Jan Myers Newbury. I meet Jan for the first time this year at the North Carolina Quilt Symposium. I have been a HUGE fan for years. We didn’t get to spend a lot of time together, but I really really liked her as a person. You know how…
Sisters Oregon
I’ll be in Sisters Oregon again this year teaching. If you are going to be there be sure to drop in my classroom and say – Hello.I’ll try to post pictures from there.This is me in 2005 the last time I taught there in front of June Jubilee. This quilt along with three more of…
Design Wall Friday
This month while teaching in NC I got to meet so many interesting people who’s work I have admired.Today I’d like to share with you my new friend Lesley Riley. She sent me a picture of one of her inspiration boards and this is what she has to say about it.I’m a very visual person,…
Artist Monday–Wendy Butler Berns
My friend Wendy is an artist full of energy and you can see that reflected in her work. I hope you enjoy viewing-“The Soul’s Reflections in Fiber”Art Quilts by Wendy Butler Berns “I love fabric. I love color. I love to stitch. Quilting is an art form that allows me to combine these passions. My…
Prairie Grass–Design wall Friday
For the past three weeks I have been quilting these three panels. They will make their premier appearance at a show at the American Quilt Museum next month.Prairie Grass 32” x 75”artist hand dyed silk/cotton and cotton fabric.Close up of quilting.It is a shame the color is a bit washed out. They are more “luminous”…
Making kits and machine quilting
I am working on machine quilting a triptych. I am quilting the last panel. It isn’t difficult quilting but I am really bored with it. I am currently listening to Laurie King’s The Language of Bees and it keeps my behind in the chair to work on this. These are all the tails from working…
Interview
You can view an interview I did with Barbara over on her blog at ARTS QUILTSY WORLD. I hope you enjoy it.
Design wall Friday
These fabrics have been hanging on one of design walls for awhile. I LOVE these fabrics, but I really can’t stand to cut them. I haven’t figured out yet how I can use them. Any suggestions?