My latest quilt, York Wall, is now complete. I’m thrilled with it! Click any image for a larger view I worked (and reworked) very hard to give it the feeling of reflected light, and I’m now happy with the results. This quilt was inspired by a photo I took in 2002 and I started working on […]
I finally got to see my quilt installed at Nemours Childrens Hospital, in Orlando, FL. I knew it had been framed, a first for me, and I was anxious to see how it looked. The building is modern, colorful, and happy. Definitely designed for children and their families. We noticed kids heading for home, not […]
Don’t you just love vintage items? I keep trying to decorate my home with more contemporary pieces, but I’m still drawn to things with a history. Especially when the history is that of my husband. Like these baby shoes. He wore all of them. Aren’t they adorable? (Click for a larger image.) The shoes are […]
In my earlier post, I showed you a sketch that was inspired by the shapes of a completed quilt. Did you figure out which quilt provided that inspiration? This photo should tell you: The quilt is called Hopes and Daydreams, and it’s one of my favorites. (You can see it on the home page of my […]
In my previous post I told you that my barn sketches were inspired, in part, by an earlier quilt. However, the idea of drawing inspiration from a completed piece was not my own. Instead, it came from Elizabeth Barton’s book “Inspired to Design.” Her suggestion is to look at some of your favorite quilts and let […]
This is a special view for me. It’s the view from my parents’ home, looking across fields and pastures toward the barns of their dairy farm. (Actually, they raise beef cattle now, but I still think of it as a dairy farm, since that was its function when I was growing up.) I always […]
Recenlty, after completing a problematic quilt, I just wasn’t ready to tackle the next one. I wanted some instant gratification, plus I felt like I needed to exercise my creative “muscles.” Knowing the value of design and creativity exercises, I decided to spend some time working through a few. First, I played around with abstracting a zinnia. In […]
Adrenalin surge. That’s what I got when I was able to meet up with a bunch of other fiber artists. As far as I’m concerned, the combination of new friends, socializing, and quilts is almost as good as it gets. So, when a recent event provided me with such a mixture I was on cloud nine! Sponsored by […]
I recently got to see the “Master Art Quilts 2” exhibit in my hometown. It was especially exciting since the curator and book author, Martha Sielman gave a gallery walk. It was fascinating to learn a little about the various quilts, their makers, and the artists’ processes! Since the gallery walk coincided with a SAQA (Studio Art Quilt […]
I always enjoy doing a presentation for a quilt guild. But, it was especially fun when I got to do it for my own guild, in April. It was great to greet people whom I hadn’t seen in a while. And, of course, I LOVE to talk about quilts and creativity! My slide lecture was […]
