I really enjoy my garden. Especially this time of year when each new month brings me a joy of color and design. Right now my poppies are blooming. Every year the cycle of life renews itself and brings me happiness and bliss. The poppies in my garden have inspired many of my quilts. June Jubilee…
Category Archives: art quilts
Design Wall Friday–Denise Havlan
This Year’s Vintage – 17″ x 17″ DESIGN WALL My design wall was designed and constructed by my husband, Jim. It measures 90″ tall by 70″ wide. It is composed of four sheets of “pink panther” insulation that are glued to a pvc structure allowing for the use of both sides. The board is secured…
Artist Monday- Denise Havlan
Denise Havlan is an art quilter and teacher from Plainfield Il. She has been quilting for 21 years. Trained in the fine arts Denise brings her drawing and painting skills to all her art quilts. Predominately a figurative artist she will dabble in landscapes and nature scenes. Her work can be viewed at most national…
Artist Monday–Ann Fahl
Ann Fahl and I met many years ago at a group we both belonged to, PAQA. Over the years we have become friends and on several occasions have been teaching roommates, as we will be this week at the NC Quilt Symposium in Raleigh NC.Ann and I also share a love of nature, particularly flowers…
Design Wall Friday
I am so excited that Penny sent me a picture of her design wall.Hi Frieda,Here’s my design wall earlier this week–looking at a couple of pieces I’d dyed to incorporate into a quilt back. I’m so grateful for our conversation on dyeing in the basement even if it wasn’t 70 degrees! You were right–it works…
Artist Village
Kathy York had a great idea for an entry into Tactile Architecture. So she contacted some of her friends to help out.The idea was to create an artist village with three dimensional stitched houses. A group of us put on our thimbles and started stitching away. Mine is the little one under the tree to…
Fanciful Stitches Colorful Quilts
My good friend Laura Wasilowski has written the most charming and fanciful new book. It contains 11 fused projects for you to make and fanciful stitching for you to create on top of these small whimsical house quilts.This is my interview with Laura in our booth in Paducah, April 2011.If you leave a comment today,…
Fanciful Stitches
Be sure and stop by my blog on Tuesday May 3rd and leave a comment. I will be post an interview with Laura Wasilowski about her new book Fanciful Stitches. If you leave a comment on that day I will pick one lucky winner to receive a free copy of her book. You will love…
Spring Rain
Spring Rain is a quilt that was designed after a trip to Paducah. By the way I am on my way to Paducah right right now!!I will be in booth #1905 ArtFabrik/FrieStyle, and I certainly hope you stop in and say hello if you are at the show.Each year when I drive to Paducah, KY for…
Design wall Friday
My good friend Laura Wasilowski has shared a photo of her current design wall.Laura and I will be driving to Paducah on Monday we will have our booth – #1905. We are on the main floor, against the back wall. I hope that if you or your friends are in Paducah that you will be…
Fanciful Stitches
Fanciful Stitches, Colorful Quilts Blog Tour is happening now. I am going to be giving away a free copy of this really fun and creative book on May 3rd. So be sure and stop by and tell your friends.Other artist who are also doing the tour; you can try to win at each stop along…
Hidden World
I still like to piece quilts, I try to piece at least a few quilts each year although most of what I make is fused. “Hidden World” – 33” x 53” was made last year. It is made with what I fondly call “wicked” fabric. I had all these fabrics laying around for months and…