Enjoys Being on Skis

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 10”) I never realized just how many […]

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 […]

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 […]