Pigtails and a tiny heart on her dress A girl in boots on an ocean blue background stitched with tiny loops. She loves being near the ocean (5†x 9â€) I recently saw a poll that people preferred an ocean view over a mountain view. I have a mountain view and love it, but I […]
Month: April 2015
Let the Music Play
With a weave print background, I stitched ‘music is life’ over and over again. I added a simple record player made with a variety of Basic Grey fabrics. Let the music play (8.5†x 14â€) Simple designs can speak volumes. Random.org picked comments 9 and 13 as the lucky winners of my STITCHED 2015 blog […]
Ready for Spring
Happy pink flowers in the background and girl in a spring dress with a sweater on top because where I am it’s still chilly. I’m waiting for everything to green up and bloom. Has spring arrived where you are? She is ready for spring (5†x 9â€)
Fabric Friday 3
When I saw photos from fall quilt market, I lusted after the Mercury print in Alison Glass’s new SunPrint 2015 collection. The print is so geometric and sciencey that I I had to have it. Not at all sure what I will do with it, but I love it. I enjoyed her Text print in […]
Celebrate Life’s Joys
A red head in a green silk ballgown. The top of the gown is embellished with tiny hand stitches in green thread. The background is comprised of various black and white fabrics. A grid is stitched in black thread and embellished with white circles. She is ready to celebrate life’s joys (13†x 16â€)
Loves Her Job
The pretty flower on her jacket goes well with the trim on her dress. Until my art can pay the bills, I have a day job as a technical writer/junior project manager. I love all things documentation and when I get to focus on writing and documentation, I come alive and I don’t mind working […]
Loves Sunsets
I’m not a fan of batik fabrics in a bed size quilt, but I am enjoying them in small art quilts. I like quilting a motif that follows the pattern in the fabric. For example these flowers and leaves. This girl has very rosy cheeks and the background ground colors remind me of a sunset, […]
Video – Giveaway – STITCHED Blog Hop
These quilts were created in 1 afternoon – 2.5 hours to be exact – using my Creative Girl Art Quilt Patterns. I filmed my fun and with the magic of iMovie you can watch the whole process in 11 minutes. The video is a quick overview – for more details on creating your own art […]