This past week I went to a wonderful 3-day workshop with Elizabeth Barton. I’ve long admired her ability to simplify a design and to then interpret it in dramatic, high-contrast, colors. Our class supply list included several inspiration photos. I was familiar enough with Elizabeth’s work to know that a landscape image would work well….
Maybe I need more fabric. My husband would LAUGH at the idea! With about 1000 pieces of fabric SURELY I must have anything I could imagine, right? Well, maybe not. I’m used to working with lots of small pieces (think palm-sized to hand-sized,) but my next quilt would probably need much larger pieces. I needed…
I’ve been working on a series of quilts in the same size, colors, and motifs. One of the hallmarks of the first three quilts was undulating lines with jagged edges. But, when I’m in creative mode I always allow myself to take detours. So, when I got the idea to use some smoother undulating lines,…
I finished the little piece for the SAQA trunk show. Since it was inspired by the current series I’m working on, I named it Deja View. And here’s a detail shot. At only 10″ x 7″ some of my usual construction methods needed to be modified. The squares for instance. In the larger pieces, they were…
I belong to a wonderful organization called SAQA, Studio Art Quilt Associates. The primary purpose of the group is to promote quilts as art and to support art quilters. As part of the first goal, SAQA puts together a trunk show every few years. Members are asked to make art quilts that are only 10″…
My latest piece, Daydream, is now complete. And here’s a detail shot. I think the colors are maybe slightly truer in the detail image, since the squares are mostly orange, rather than rust. I’m kinda in love with this piece! It’s now one of my favorites. I encountered several obstacles along the path to completion. These included cutting…
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you know that I like to interpret foliage and scenery around me. The problem is that my literal brain wants to depict my photos exactly as they are. But, I know my quilts will be more interesting if I can put my own personal spin on…
What size do you usually make your quilts? Do you tend to make them similar (or identical) sizes? I have some favorite sizes, but as I’ve recently been playing with abstract pieces, I haven’t been giving it much thought. Just experimenting. I made this piece and planned to enter it in a juried show. I…
The ladies from Palm Beach County Quilters’ Guild made excellent progress on their apple projects during a recent Double Reverse Applique class. Linda was all smiles about her results. At the end of the day Barbara’s was complete, except for the stem. Lorna was the first to finish. We all thought her bottom fabric did a nice job of implying…
Nothing like a major hurricane to interrupt blog posting! By late Wednesday, October 5th, Matthew was predicted to be a category 4 and was heading straight for Melbourne, FL, where I live! We finally decided to evacuate, and began to pack. You don’t need a lot when you flee a hurricane: your personal items, medications…