This girl is ready for spring and her excitement spills off her dress as she heads to a garden party. Her floral flock says ‘hello spring’ (10†x 15â€)
Month: March 2014
Reader Creativity – Janet and Jerri
I love when quilters send me photos of their creativity – inspired by my patterns and creations. Janet made these quilts for her granddaughter. She writes: The first one I made has the yellow background with the blue dress. I was just thinking about how my granddaughter Abby wants to be a “star”, I had that […]
Reader Creativity – Kathryn and Shirley
I love when quilters send me photos of their creativity – inspired by my patterns and creations. Kathryn has been at it again, this time using the faces in a Creative Girl Art Quilt patten. I like how she paired the small head and large head to make little girl with her mom. The little […]
Her Dreams Are Blooming
Love this orange background with the free motion stitched flowers and tiny floral apron. Her dreams are blooming (6†x 9â€)
Heart Blooms with Joy
For the upcoming April show at the GCVA gallery, I dug into my stash of Anna Maria Horner fabrics to make floral dresses for the girls. I also used a bit of hand marbled fabric in red for the hair. It’s a nice contrast to the indigo floral background. Her heart blooms with joy (8†[…]
Each Bloom Makes Her Smile
I couldn’t make just one girl with a crown of flowers. This girl sports pink hair and face that says smile, discover, leap and create! Each bloom makes her smile (8†x 10â€) Oh, yes, it is time to try this face technique on a full girl.
Flowers Bloom Joy
The outline stitching added so much detail to this girl. This was a rare process for me – fussy cutting flowers and leaves, her neck and carefully planning what words would display on her face. I love how the ‘blush’ on her cheeks highlights the smile text. The bright colors pop off the indigo background. […]
Quilts in Progress: Floral Headband
A girl assembled on on parchment paper. When the sun is still shining after 7pm, I begin having visions of spring.
It Cures a Multitude of Ills
I decided to post this art quilt today, since I would very much like a cure for bronchitis. Laughing makes me cough which hurts, so I’m smiling instead today – between naps and attempting to make something new. It’s slow going with a fuzzy brain and need for a tissue more often than not. This […]