Why stop at just one when two art quilts are better? More rain fabric and a fabulous yellow umbrella, even if her umbrella isn’t protecting her from the rain. A pretty blue dress with lace trim and great boots. Bits of grass, button flowers and a cute handbag. Sometimes the rain changes direction (approx. 11†[…]
Rainy Day Girl 1
Sometimes the quilt I thought I was working on becomes something else entirely – something better. I drew this girl, minus the umbrella, for another quilt top, but once I started putting her together, it just didn’t seem right. I sketched an umbrella and then remembered this blue rain fabric. Add some green grass, a […]
Fabric Paper Fun
I’ve been happily stitching and finishing lots of projects. I managed to slow down a bit to photograph a few non-quilt items I created late last week with fabric paper and scraps of fabric: covers for my work notebooks (they are no longer boring) and postcards with texture for a quilt guild member who is […]
Magpie Girl 9 – her treasure brought a smile
Magpie Girl 9 (~13†x 17â€) I love ruffles. I love collecting tidbits and treasures. Thus I keep making magpie girls. I love her longer hair and a sweet flower adorned headband. Purple fabric, lace, ribbon, paper, buttons and beads. Bits of old and new jewelry. Safety pins and tiny wire swirls.
Now stitiching
I have 11 art quilts in various stages of completion on my desk. I work better in larger quantities. The repetition of mass production is soothing. It allows me to dream up new ideas or just engross myself in Vampire Diaries on Netflix. These are sneak peeks of what’s captivating my attention. It was supposed […]
Teddy Bear and Friends Quilts
My quilt guild creates quilts for teddy bears and other stuffed animals for various charities. I was given the 4 stuffed animals and used various scraps to create their quilts. A teddy and a chance to play with 1/2 square triangles – I typically avoid triangles but I’m trying to practice using them more. I […]
Hearts & Love
She let love grow – detail I have Valentine’s Day on my brain – I keep sewing, doodling and fashioning hearts. She let love grow (9â€x12â€) I decided to stitch up two little ladies who love love from various scraps on background fabric I dyed for my wedding in 2005 (rather fitting for valentine’s quilts) […]
What’s on my desk
Preparation for quilt bingo to be played at Anchorage Modern Quilt Guild meeting tonight art quilt background from scraps detail of background on art quilt in progress
Swoon Baby Quilts
Swoon baby quilt – blue/green (34†x 34â€) In a quest to complete UFOs and avoid creating new UFOs, I couldn’t leave my test blocks sitting around. I added more fabric and turned them into quilts to welcome new babies. Swoon baby quilt – purple/pink (34†x 34â€) On the blue/green one I quilted in […]
Swooning
I kept seeing Swoon blocks in various blogs – I loved the size of the block (24â€) and how different they could be based on fabric selection. I had to give it a try. I purchased the pattern late last week and made a two test blocks. I’m not usually much for intricate cutting and […]