This year I’ve been making some fabric wrapped balls as Christmas ornaments. My hand dyed scraps have been perfect for this. I made one for my sister, to go in her home of soft blues, greens, and greys. Her home is beautifully decorated for the holiday. Here’s just a sampling. She and I both have…
Did you notice anything different about my newsletter and blog? Both have new headers, each with a new head shot. Yippee! (It was WAY overdue.) I had the photo taken by Bonnie McCaffery, while in Houston. She took about 100 and I picked this one, (even though I wasn’t sold on the background.) So, I…
What do you get when you add a beautiful setting, great friends, and time to make quilts? Well, fun productivity, of course! At a recent SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) retreat I took my portable design wall, my easel, and ALL of my hand dyed fabrics. I didn’t have an idea when I left home,…
I’ve really had fun working on my latest quilt, Cantilever. It was exciting to exclusively use fabrics I’ve printed/dyed myself. I was very happy with the way they worked together. Here’s a detail shot. I love the imperfection and irregularity of these hand dyed fabrics! This piece is available for purchase. See details here. I’m…
There’s a VERY intriguing exhibit at my local textile museum right now. The word basket really sells these pieces short! Some are utilitarian and beautiful in their simplicity. But others are large and sculptural and amazingly creative. The details to these pieces are extraordinary, so I’m going to show you only one piece. Here it…
Once, at a retreat, I was working on a horizontal piece about 11″ x 22.” When the public was allowed to wander through one person asked me “How much do you charge for a place mat like that?” That’s when I realized that people unfamiliar with art quilts will often interpret small textiles pieces as…
I recently redecorated my bedroom and I’m LOVING the results! Here’s the bed wall, with my quilt Rhythm of the City prominently displayed. More of my work moving across the window wall. This is Croton Leaves 3. Continuing to look left, a corner featuring my paper collage Three Cherries. And, to complete the artwork roundup, at the foot…
IQA, the International Quilt Association, has their big juried and judged show at the International Quilt Show each year. The quilts are always spectacular and it’s definitely an honor to be selected as one of “finalists.” (What they call all 400 people who have quilts in the show!) These quilts are just a small sampling…
I was really happy to visit the Houston International Quilt Festival this year. It was amazing! There were over 400 quilts on display, many of them stop-in-your-tracks gorgeous. I used restraint with my photography, focusing on the ones demonstrating something new or other interesting characteristics. First, I had to visit my own quilt, Jubilation. It was…
Fresh on the heals of my recent “rough draft,” I used my lessons learned and jumped right into the next piece. I wanted to use some of my hand dyed fabrics with larger scaled prints. This is fairly new to me and I often find it challenging. A good reason to do it! I pulled…