Did you miss seeing this cute angel ornament on my blog? (I made these ornaments for family members, using vintage photos of each recipient. This one shows me!) But all this cuteness has been landing on my NEW blog, which didn’t have a subscription feature. But, now it does. I hope you’ll sign up to […]
I thought you’d like to see a few in-progress photos from one of the Floral Improv samples. First, I auditioned fabrics to determine a color palette. The background color is very important, too. Next, I made a few simple flowers. Then added details. See what a different that made? Next, I played with composition. Vertical […]
I’ve been working on making samples for my newest class, Floral Improv. In it, I’ll be teaching students how to make several flowers without a pattern. Then, we’ll learn a little about composition as we consider ways to arrange them. Each one will be very different, and I’m very excited about it! Here’s the first sample […]
Our Art Quilts Revealed event was very successful. It included displays on a wide variety of techniques, as well as demos by several members. And our audience loved it all! Rounding out the demos was Ruth Anne Parker talking about texture. In addition to making art quilts, she creates wonderful dolls. The latter gives her special expertise […]
On a fine Sunday afternoon, my art quilt group, Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists, teamed up with Art More Place, to present Art Quilts Revealed. Our primary goal was to introduce people to a “behind the seams” look at some of the techniques art quilters use. Our secondary goal was to introduce quilters to Art More […]
Last month two quilt exhibits opened at the Crealde School of Art, in Winter Park, FL. They are The Sum of All Parts, which is a traveling exhibit, and Mid-Florida Quiltmakers, which includes my piece, “Caring.” I’d never been to Crealde before. Their exhibit space is not large, but the art was well-lit and the event was very festive. […]
After making 11 blocks with improvisational piecing, I began to arrange them on the design wall. I knew I could spend ALL DAY rearranging them, so I simplified my process by deciding to: – Put the bright yellow-orange pieces near the center, since I thought they’d attract attention. – Arrange pieces according to their fit. This is […]
In the midst of my creative play I stumbled upon improvisational piecing. I haven’t pieced a quilt in about 15 years, but this really looked like fun! The appeal comes from the concept of no measuring and no pins. My kind of sewing! It’s fast and the results are very interesting. You can google improvisational […]
In my last creative exercise, I once again took inspiration from Pat Pauly and used one of her techniques for creating an abstract design from a photo. First, I cropped one of my printed photos down to 7.5 x 10. I was aiming for something that was divisible by 2.5, so I could cut it […]
I’m really excited about an upcoming event in Melbourne, FL. It’s called “Art Quilts Revealed” and it will be presented/hosted by my small art group, the Dirty Dozen Fiber Artists. We’ll have lots of quilts on display, explanations of many of our techniques, and demos every half hour. It will be held in Art More […]
