Although croton leaves are very colorful, I’ve never really seen fuschia in them. But that’s not slowing me down. I’m definitely taking liberties with the colors. Click any image for a larger view I’m really liking the way this piece is coming together. I’m continuing to think about alternate vein colors. Maybe lime green for […]
After a false start on my croton quilt, I selected new fabrics and was ready to go again. I love these hand dyes. And I think the addition of commercial prints makes the mix even better. Click any image for a larger view After deciding on dark blue as the background color, it was time […]
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 […]
I recently started work on a fairly large quilt with colorful Croton leaves. I auditioned fabrics that would help me achieve the striped effect of the heavily veined leaves. Click any image for a larger view Perfect, aren’t they? Then, I drew one very large leaf onto muslin and cut it out as a base […]
It was great fun to knit together all my fabric strips. The resulting item is colorful and full of texture. Click any image to view larger But at approximately 6″ x 60″ what is it? (Before blocking, below.) My original thought was that I was making a scarf. And, I think it looks really good […]
In my recent search for portable hand projects, I’ve been taking a new look at some of my unfinished items. This one of Croton leaves was started in a class with Pamela Allen. It has quite a bit of merit, don’t you think? Click any image for a larger view Things I like: – the […]
Even before finishing this little quilt I knew it needed a border. But, I had already trimmed it! What to do? For starters, I went ahead and completely finished it, facing it as usual. Then, I decided to make an entirely new background quilt to serve as the border. Later, I joined them together: a […]
Inspired by an old map, I’ve been working on this little quilt for a while. I wanted to experiment with sheer fabrics, so the background is loaded with a wide variety of them. The list includes cheesecloth, lots of decorator fabrics, and even an embroidered sheer fabric from Mood Fabrics (of Project Runway fame.) I’ve also used paper and loosely woven craft […]
Several months ago, I participated in a “White on White” challenge. One of the designs I considered using was based on an old map. Here it is: a poster made from an old map of Culpeper, VA. (I grew up near here, so it has special interest for me.) The combination of the glossy poster finish […]
In a recent Design Your Own Nature Quilt class, Carma Spencer created a wonderful quilt. Here’s a photo of the finished piece, Think Big. Click image for a larger view. Carma started with her own photo, decided on the best composition, created a simple sketch, and began to cut and place fabric. Working loosely, she interpreted mulch […]
