After making my first 3D Croton leaf, I was excited to make some more. This is A Croton Story: Chapter 2. Can you tell that the two leaf halves are curled? I love that! I modified my assembly technique this time, improving both the construction speed and the appearance. I love that too! This time, I…
It’s always a joy to visit a regional quilt show and the one in Daytona Beach, in February, was no exception. I kinda changed the way I took pictures this time. Instead of focusing on the big winners I, instead, searched for fine details, great compositions and things that were new to me. I hope…
You’re invited into my home to see the quilts I have on display. That’s a good way to pass the time, right? Come on in. After viewing it, please visit the video page on my website to see my other offerings. I’m planning on making other short videos. Anything you’d especially like to see? I’m…
Here it is, A Croton Story, Chapter One. As you can see, the 3D aspect of it really adds a lot. Here’s a detail shot. Final dimensions 24h x 11w x 1d. Here are some studio shots. The stem was stiffened with thick interfacing and heavy stitching. Then, I wet fabric strips with gel medium (collage…
After admiring the arch and curl of a Croton leaf, I decided I wanted to make a quilt with those same lines. And because I thought it should roll up for shipping (or lay flat) but still be malleable for display, I knew I’d want to put wire into it. Which is what plunged me…
My primary objective during a recent dying session was to improve many ugly or high contrast fabrics. This photo shows about half of the fabrics I intended to improve. Some of them look fine, but have a lot of contrast in them. Now that I’ve been working with these hand dyed fabrics for a while,…
My recent dye session was devoted almost exclusively to improving ugly prints. That generally meant over dying with a solid color, or stenciling on a new one. Take this little piece, for instance. It was originally an ugly yellow-green that I didn’t think I’d use. But, I knew that if I mostly obscured that color,…
I’ve always wanted to see a koala and I got several chances to do so in Australia. They are so adorable! They sleep about 20 hours each day, so of course, all the ones we saw were doing just that. However, we got to get super close to them at the Sydney Zoo. We weren’t…
I recently went on the vacation of a lifetime, to Hawaii, Australia, and New Zealand! My favorite thing was the scenery in Hawaii and New Zealand. Here’s just a sample. The beach in Kona, Hawaii (on the big island.) The turquoise water, white waves, and black lava rocks created a wonderful contrast! Much of New Zealand…
I’m thinking about turning my “Notes for a Friend” concept into a class. To try out the idea I did an informal class with two friends and it was a huge success! Cindy had never worked abstractly before, but she jumped in and finished her note in no time flat. Didn’t she do a great…