We’ve been lacking snow in parts of Alaska, so this weekend’s snow and cold are something to celebrate. At my house we enjoyed the snow with a Bond movie marathon while I cut fabric for lap size quilts and did bookkeeping. He enjoys being on skis (8†x 10â€) I never realized just how many […]
Journey of an Art Quilt – You Are Not Alone
A little research on a topic or a search for inspiration leads to a sketch. I make my Initial fabric selections and if creating for a client adjust my selections based feedback. In this quilt we decided on softer colors for the girls’ clothing instead of the bright pink and green fabrics in the bottom […]
Flowers Her Happy
The gray days have me longing for color and these flowers are perfect for dreams of spring. Once I outline stitched around everything, I like all the flowers on her head – there’s not too many. I love all the stitching in the background and on her dress. I’m so happy that I have stopped […]
Be Here Now
This quilt was proposed for the quilts I created for a local residential treatment facility. However, after seeing the quilt half assembled with the others I created, we determined the background fabric wasn’t quite right. I loved how it looked, so I finished it anyway and created another for the commission order. Be Here Now […]
Sportsball – Football
I keep being told to make more boys. I’d thought I’d ease into it by making boys playing sports ball something. These two are enjoying a nice autumn game of football. They love to play (8†x 10â€)
Back Sides
We don’t remember days, we remember moments I finished new art – I can only show you the back for now. They are off for consideration in a magazine. I can’t wait for them to return in 6 months to a year. Since finishing them I know just where I want to display them. darling, […]
Scrap Quilt Finished
I quilted and bound my scrap quilt. I started quilting with my favored square spiral, but threw in some wavy lines and along the edges some square tooth back and forth and a bit of script to say ‘family and love’. Every piece of fabric in the quilt reminds me of projects I’ve completed in […]
New Ironing Pad
This is my old ironing pad. I’ve had it since collage – about 15 years now. Years of fusible webbing mishaps make it look like this. So I made a new one. – Silver Ironing Board Cover fabric for the front and back – 2 layers of Insul-Bright – Extra Wide Double Folder Bias Tape […]
Happiness
In late 2014, I was asked to create several art quilts for a local residential treatment facility. The work they do is familiar, similar to my first job out of college at a children’s home for abused and/or delinquent kids. Color on the walls is wonderful for both the kids there and the adults working […]