My latest abstract piece is progressing nicely. After creating the sketch and selecting fabrics, I began to compose the background on my design wall. Here it is, completed. Next, I made tracing paper patterns of the two undulating lines I wanted to add. It’s coming along, don’t you think? I was happy with this design…
After coming up with a design, Elizabeth likes to audition a wide variety of value options. To do this, she had us stack paper in 3 values and then use a utility/craft knife to cut the design through all three. Finally, you glue them together in various combinations. Here’s my dark-on-light version. I also made…
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…