After completing the background for a recent quilt, I was ready to tackle the primary motif. I had decided to compose it with a wide variety of small black and white fabrics. The question was how to best manage that. Click any image for a larger view I had seen something online about creating a large […]
After completing my last quilt, I didn’t have a strong idea about what I’d like to do next. So, I pulled out my old sketch book, in search of inspiration. I found it in this little sketch. This stylized plant is pretty different my usual style, which I thought would make it fun. Click any […]
In my class, “Design Your Own Nature Quilt,” I show my students about making paper collages as a way to interpret a photo loosely. I was introduced to this by Cherilyn Martin, and I’ve used it several times. It’s a fun and easy project, and it there’s NO WAY to be overly exact with it. Just […]
Well, it finally happened. I ran out of batting at an inconvenient time. Running to the quilt shop wasn’t an option, but I remembered hearing about piecing batting together. So, I decided to give it a try. First, I overlapped the two batting pieces and cut them both with a curvy line. My hope was that […]
Here are the Notes for a Friend, #16 and #17. These are part of the group that started life as an ugly quilt. Note #16, shown on black background Detail. Click for larger view Note #17, Detail. Click for larger view These small pieces are a BIG improvement over the original quilt! Find purchase information […]
Some months ago, I cut up an unsuccessful quilt and used the pieces as the starting points for another set of Notes for a Friend. These are the first two resulting quilts. #14, photographed against black: #Detail. Click to enlarge #15. Click to enlarge Detail I especially like mounting these tiny quilts on framed glass. I’ll […]
My piece “Summer in the South” is now complete: Click any image for a larger view Here’s a closer image: If you’re a southerner, perhaps you can also feel the heat and hear the cicada bugs in the background. All part of living in the south during the summer. This piece is available for purchase. […]
Remember my new “mail” room that I’ve recently set up? With storage and shipping features? One additional hope I had for this room was a great photo set up. So, I did a trial run to see how it might work. Oh, it was fantastic! I just moved my empty table up (vertically) against the […]
I recently updated my master bathroom. I painted the walls a soft grey/tan. (The name was “blank,” so that gives you an idea – even though it looks a little too warm in these photos.) It was a good backdrop for the vibrant red art I wanted to add to the room. Click any image […]
After completing the background for my crepe myrtle quilt, I got to work on the foliage. I followed my sketch closely and it looked like this. (See the sketch and design process in this previous post.) Click any image for a larger view By scrunching my fabrics in the blades of my scissors as I was cutting, […]
