In the second half of our Floral Improv class the students added stems and leaves to their compositions. First, we discussed how much each student wanted her foliage to show up. A little or a lot? This dictated her fabric choice. You’ll see very different preferences in these photos. (These photos were all taken at…
After the 9/11 tragedies of 2001, many artists depicted the towers or the Pentagon with poignant and heartfelt imagery. But, I don’t remember seeing any about Flight 93 plowing into a field in Pennsylvania. I began to wonder what that field would look like one year later? Would there be a big scar in the…
The Tidewater Quilters, of Hampton Roads, VA, did a GREAT job in our Zoom Floral Improv class, back in August. As you’ll see from these photos taken at the end of our six hour class, they made a LOT of progress! First, they learned how to make daisies without a pattern – both circular and…
More photos from the amazing Tentmakers of Cairo exhibit. If you look closely at this detail shot, I think you can see that the design is appliqued. The stitches are very shallow so they don’t even show on the back of the background fabric, (the white/cream canvas.) There’s no batting or added backing fabric, but…
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Tentmakers of Cairo. They’re a group of men who have shops in the historic part of Cairo, where they make and sell stitched wall hangings. And they’re AMAZING! See what I mean? I recently got to see an exhibit of these pieces at the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, in…
Whew! After LOTS of rearranging and trial and error, I’ve finally finished this piece. And I’m quite happy with it. The finished piece is 36″ x 26″. It’s available for $695. The yellow in this detail shot looks a little yellow-green, but it will show you the circular quilting pattern, done both on the machine …
I had a really fantastic opportunity last week. A friend was unable to attend a 2-day Pat Pauly class and gifted it to me. How wonderful! Pat is one of my favorite teachers and I knew this class about using skinny lines and settings would be fun, educational, and challenging. And I was right on…
It’s great to have my quilts, once again, traveling to real live art and quilt shows. Especially when I win an award! Such was the case with this quilt, Miscommunication. It won third place at the 2nd Biennial Fiber Arts National Juried Exhibition in Bedford, VA. How nice! This exhibit is on display through August 21st, if…
As I worked on my two-colored “beet” quilt, it became obvious that composition was going to be SUPER important in creating a successful piece. Because the yellow showed up so sharply against the reds and purples I knew the yellow circles would form the focal point of the piece and they’d need to be arranged…
I’ve been having fun making units for my current quilt. It features the colors of red and yellow beets, represented by wonky circles. Follow along with my quilt design decisions. This was an early start. Initially, I made all the circles very imperfect. But, as I began to play with composition I began to question…