I love when quilters send me photos of their creativity – inspired by my patterns and creations. Vicky create this french inspired girl using a Creative Girl Art Quilt Pattern. She wrote: So much fun. I decided to do a French theme.( I taught French for 35 years). I used my embroidery machine to do […]
Published – Sew Somerset Winter 2014
My stitched, painted and glued pieces were published in the Winter 2014 issue of Sew Somerset. Pick up the issue for lots of sewn projects to try this year.
Published – Art Quilting Studio Winter 2014
My quilts created for a guild challenge last year were published in the Winter 2014 issue of Art Quilting Studio. Pick up the issue for page after page of art quilting inspiration.
Where the Time Went
Christmas at Point Woronzof December flew by in a blur. There was wrapping, packaging, sewing, working, cooking and finally the much needed crash. My blogging took a backseat during my down time; time well spent reading, crocheting, stitching and sleeping in. Here are a few of my favorite moments that we paused to capture in […]
Girls on Red
her beauty shines when she smiles and her style is all hers Photographing these small art quilts with girls on red backgrounds has proven difficult. Next time, I shall try scanning them. the beauty, the brain, together sisters
Holiday Girls in Paper and Giveaway
I am beginning to love creating paper collages with fusible webbing as the glue. These girls were constructed with scrapbook paper backgrounds, dictionary pages for skin, white card stock with a lace overlay for dresses and black card stock for hair. They are outlined with ink and each one holds a string of ornaments or […]
Giveaway Day – Dec 2013
Update: The winners are Chiska and Margaret. I am participating in Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day by giving away these two art quilts (each 17†x 33â€) to two lucky winners. Each winner will also receive a copy of my In the Quilt Shop pattern. Meet Happy Girl 1 – she found joy in her […]
Lately
While visiting family and friends in lower 48 before Thanksgiving, I did a bit of hand stitching. I started 3 pieces but only finished 1. I also contracted a lovely eye virus that now prevents me from interacting with people at least until I am no longer contagious. (Family: no worries, it was allergies when […]
Kristin’s Riley Blake Quilt
My friend, Kristin, moved away and to celebrate her new home, I had to make her a quilt. I used Riley blake fabrics and a few solids to make these bordered print blocks. The prints and colors are so happy. My favorite part was quilt it. Each block has a different free motion design: flowers, […]