No, I’m not talking about my sewing machine. I’m referring to my quilt guild, Seaside Piecemakers, in Melbourne, FL. These ladies ROCK! Today was “quilt turn in day” for our upcoming quilt show. What a well-oiled machine! The entire process was extremely efficient and thorough. From paperwork, to nametags, to checking sleeve sizes, no stone was […]
My local fiber art group, the Dirty Dozen, has an exhibit coming up soon and we’re all making new name tags. For consistency, we all worked with the same support material, the same dimensions, and the same font/size for our printed names. I had great fun making mine. I decided I wanted the paper name […]
I’ve just started teaching an 8 week after-school art class to a group of teenagers. We’ll be making glued fabric collages and also learning about some basic art principles. Last week, I did a kick-off Show and Tell with an interactive demonstration. Beforehand, I QUICKLY prepared a small background composition, with just sky and grass. To make […]
In my last post I showed you many of the wonderful traveling quilts at what we locals call “The West Palm show.” Now, for the ones made by Floridians. Click any image for a larger view And, last but not least, a photo of my chauffeur for the day, Gabriele DiTota. She’s shown with her […]
Bam! There it is: my favorite quilt from the World Quilt Show – Florida 2014. Isn’t it great? Click any image for a larger view Here’s another quilt by the same artist. Check out this very close shot. This piece features A LOT of threadwork! Here are some more traveling quilts, for your enjoyment. […]
I couldn’t take it. It just had to be done. That is, reworking a previous piece. In this case, it was a glued collage, originally completed in 2012, called Garden of Restfulness. Here’s the “before” version. Definitely not horrible, but I thought it needed some flowers higher up. Click any image for a larger view So, […]
Creating art with fabric and thread is a slow endeavor. I admit to sometimes being jealous of artists working in other media, since I “know” they can complete their pieces more quickly. I’m using a lot of hand stitching on my current quilt, which is slowing me down even more than usual. Click on the […]
I’ve been steadily working on my current quilt. Here it is after I added all the blue-green shapes. They really helped! In this photo everything is stitched in place. Click any image for a larger view When I work with abstract compositions like this I do a LOT of trial and error! A lot. I […]
In my last post, I showed you the start of my latest red quilt. I was beginning to add colorful “blobs” to improve the composition and to add interest. Click any image for a larger view Two blobs added: I added a couple more blobs and then began to add hand stitching. Much of this […]
Remember those wonderful red fabrics I bought in Houston? Well, it was time to put them to use. I’m planning to redecorate my master bathroom and I want to use red/orange art in there. This is the start: a tall skinny quilt to go in the narrow spot above the toilet. You know the one. […]
