Oh my. It seems that Colorado is a hot bed of quilt activity. On my recent trip there, I got to meet a lot of wonderful quilters, teach a class, and learn about the many quilt events going on. Wow, those folks stay busy! Our Double Reverse Applique class was lots of fun. Everyone was very […]
I’m continuing to make progress with this second “Black Eyed” Susan quilt. Click any image for a larger view In the previous photo, I’ve added the second flower. It’s supposed to tilt away from the viewer, but that wasn’t too obvious at this point. However, once I added the last petal and loosely added some fabric […]
After completing Crotons I had a lot of colorful scraps. I always just let these fall to the floor, raking them up with my fingers when the project is complete. But this time, there were some larger pieces and the colors were irresistible! So, I had to make another Croton quilt! Click any image for […]
Yahoo! My Crotons quilt took longer than I anticipated, so I’m doubly glad to finally complete it. I’m really happy with it, though. Click any image for a larger view At 40 x 60, these croton leaves are huge! Major drama – which I love. Detail shot below. I have to say, I love these […]
I’m winding down on the design phase of my Croton quilt. Here it is with everything pinned in place – except for the vein fabrics. (The fabrics aren’t really this bright, though.) Click image for a larger view I’ll add the vein fabrics by slipping skinny pieces of fabric under the adjacent larger pieces. (It’s […]
What to do with a gorgeous piece of hand dyed fabric? Back in 2003 my ideas were limited, so I decided to use it as a sampler for quilting designs. But, it was just too pretty to be relegated to sampler status, so I added some more fabrics and created this, called Color Makes the Quilt. […]
This is the photo I’m using as inspiration for my next quilt. These vibrant colors really excite me. But, I wasn’t too keen on the green/black background. To audition options, I used my computer to isolate the foreground elements and tried a variety of background colors. First, dark green. Well, it matches my photo. And it coordinates […]
Last week, I had fun teaching a color class in New Smyrna Beach, FL. The ladies were very welcoming and enthusiastic. They worked diligently cutting and pasting paper pieces, as they created their own color workbooks. Click on any image for a larger view. We spent quite a bit of time talking about opposite (complementary) color […]
