I own 750 pins: 3 boxes of 250 each. But, that wasn’t enough to compose my current quilt! I use A LOT of smallish pieces of fabrics, so that’s why I use so many pins. See what I mean? Still, I’m very happy with the barns and trees I recently created. I’m especially pleased with…
After separately creating the two men for my “brothers quilt,” it was time to work on the background. I finished up the rough draft of the sky and added the far tree line, (with a piece of blue fabric marking a future silo.). Next it was on to the corn field in the foreground. Since…
I’m happy with the way the quilt featuring my two brothers is developing. Here’s my brother Ricky almost complete. After making the face of my other brother, Todd, it was time to work on his jacket. First, auditioning fabric. Here it is, in-progress. All these little pieces were eventually glued to the muslin base and…
Although I’ve never been to the Asheville Quilt Show, my quilts have. And this year I get to go too! I’m really looking forward to stopping in on Sunday to see my two quilts on display. (And maybe I’ll do some shopping at the vendors too! Hah, “maybe.” I crack myself up!) Maybe I’ll…
I was really impressed with the gals in my recent “Floral Improv” class, in Hilton Head Island, SC. They caught on quickly and were not intimidated by new concepts. AND, best of all, they made some GREAT quilts! Why oh why do I always forget to take in-progress photos? I guess it’s because I’m staying…
I’ve been thinking about making a quilt inspired by this photo (composite) of my two brothers. I took quite a few photos that day and loosely merged 3 to get this composite. In the quilt I’ll leave out the extra arm and the clay pigeon thrower. This will be a special quilt for several reasons. –…
After so much experimentation with paint and collage I was anxious to see if and how it might translate to fabric. I gave myself this assignment: – Make 4 small collages, each with paint used at least once. – Experiment with different ways to get a sheer/transparent effect. – Start with materials immediately on my…
After getting so much out of Jane Davies’ book about abstract elements I decided to take an online “class” with her. I put class in quotes, because this was not interactive. You just download the content and do the exercises on your own. More like a book – although she does have interactive classes, too….
Oh my goodness: opening night at the 100% Pure Florida exhibit was mobbed! It was very difficult to move around, but this was one of those “good problems to have.” My piece “Lava to the Sea” was over in the corner. Not ideal, but that’s okay. It won an award of merit even so! Yippee!…
Continuing with my abstract exercises, I focused next on line. (Although I’d been using it since the very first exercise.) What kind of line(s) did I like? What came naturally? I’m still trying to figure that out. On the grid above, my favorite line is the one top right. The next assignment was to use…