I had a really fantastic opportunity last week. A friend was unable to attend a 2-day Pat Pauly class and gifted it to me. How wonderful! Pat is one of my favorite teachers and I knew this class about using skinny lines and settings would be fun, educational, and challenging. And I was right on…
It’s great to have my quilts, once again, traveling to real live art and quilt shows. Especially when I win an award! Such was the case with this quilt, Miscommunication. It won third place at the 2nd Biennial Fiber Arts National Juried Exhibition in Bedford, VA. How nice! This exhibit is on display through August 21st, if…
As I worked on my two-colored “beet” quilt, it became obvious that composition was going to be SUPER important in creating a successful piece. Because the yellow showed up so sharply against the reds and purples I knew the yellow circles would form the focal point of the piece and they’d need to be arranged…
I’ve been having fun making units for my current quilt. It features the colors of red and yellow beets, represented by wonky circles. Follow along with my quilt design decisions. This was an early start. Initially, I made all the circles very imperfect. But, as I began to play with composition I began to question…
One of the best things about my “Grow with the Flow” class is that the students get their projects completely finished during the 6 hour time frame. And that often includes facing it! See the results of a recent small class in Arroyo Grande, CA. Aren’t these great? They each did…
Earlier I showed you the fabrics I dyed in anticipation of making a beet colored quilt. Next, it was time to start the quilt design. I knew I wanted the berry-colored fabrics to be the stars, with the yellows as accents. My first thought was to piece little sharp bits of yellow, but I wasn’t…
I’ve shown you some of my fabric dyeing challenges, as well as over-dyed corrections. But, sometimes everything comes out exactly as I had hoped. This little scrap is one such example. I made it with a two step process. First, I scraped dye through a stencil in a couple places. Then, I cleaned my squeegee…
When dyeing fabric, there are always a few fabrics that don’t quite match my intentions. When that happens, I consider over dyeing them. Which simply means dyeing the whole piece a second time. The background color on this one was just too pale for my liking. So, I over dyed it with a diluted red….
After seeing a photo of a red beet along with a yellow one, I got the idea to make a quilt in those colors. I set out to dye fabrics in a variety of beet/berry colors, along with some dull yellow ones. Thankfully, I had already done quite a bit of color swatching, so I…
Here’s my latest little art quilt, And the Band Plays On. I made it as donation for a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates,) fundraiser which required a size of 12″ x 12″. Fortunately, I had some leftover units from this quilt, which I used as a starting point. After that, it came together easily. I…