Don’t you enjoy finding little unique aspects of the places where you travel? If so, you’ll definitely want to visit the REAL, original Mast General Store the next time you’re in the vicinity of Boone, NC. Although there are lots of retail shops called “Mast General Store” in the area, they can’t begin to compare…
Inspired by the work of Derek Gores, I decided to make a glued collage with magazine pages. I’ve done this before on a small scale. This time I moved up to a whopping 16 x 20. This was my inspiration photo. It’s a combination of 3 photos which I manipulated and merged on my computer….
Have you ever finished a quilt and then began to have doubts about it? That happened to me with this quilt. I was happy with it and began to quilt it. But, you know, quilting is a slow thing and it gives you time to think. I slowly began to suspect that the quilt just…
After recently starting a new abstract quilt, I entered the exciting and frustrating world of trial and error. I deviated from my drawn design right away, due to the size of my favorite fabrics. And it just kept on from there. These photos represent maybe a third of the things I tried. As always, I…
It’s always nice to win an award and my quilt, Vine Ripened, has recently done so. It won 3rd place in a show called “National Juried Fiber Arts.” The exhibit was held at the Bower Center for the Arts, in Bedford, VA. My piece won 3rd place. You can see my ribbon and award certificate…
After success creating Segue into Summer, I decided to use it as a loose template for some additional quilts made with hand dyed fabrics. I’m calling this my “Intersection” series. I plan to use tilted straight lines as the “skeleton” for each one. First, I pulled out the large scaled hand dyes I wanted to use,…
How ’bout them apples? These are just a few apple projects from my recent “Double Reverse Applique” class in Asheville, NC. The women were adventurous and flexible. It definitely showed as they created a variety of wonderful pieces. Here’s Nancy with her apple, also shown above. Marian put her red in the background. Liz used…
If you’ve been following my blog you know I’ve been learning about printing fabric with thickened dye. And, of course, I was anxious to use them! Plus, I also wanted to try larger scaled abstract pieces, as well as the idea of using a little bit of “ugly” color. All those goals came together in…
I don’t like the flavor of vinegar but I know that it adds a needed tartness to a variety of dishes. However I’m starting to like the idea of “vinegar” colors. That is, those colors that are jarring in combination with others, but which also add an interesting bit of “sour.” My interest began several…
In addition to the fabulous work of Lorraine Turner, the Dunedin Fine Arts Center, (in Dunedin, FL) has an abundance of textile art on display. One of the exhibits is the “New Quilts from an Old Favorite: Bowtie.” Although they all include (or reference) the bowtie block, they’re very creative. Another space features the work…