I’ve been researching Zentangles a little bit, and have found many online that I love. I’ve noticed that many use shading to achieve a 3D dimensional. This is very appealing to me, so I give it a try. This is an early Zentangle, without shading. Click any image to view larger I tried adding some shading […]
I’m still enjoying working with my colorful croton quilt. I’ve added a red leaf on the left. Click any image for a larger view I couldn’t decide whether the fuschia leaf or the orange one (center) should go in front. I fully constructed each one, so I’d have maximum flexibility down the road. A yellow-green leaf […]
My latest quilt is larger than I normally make: 60″ wide by 40″ high. This requires larger pieces of fabric, putting many more in the not-big-enough category. I save the pieces that are larger than fist size, but I let the others fall to the floor. It’s quite a colorful mess. Normally, I don’t save these […]
What to do with a gorgeous piece of hand dyed fabric? Back in 2003 my ideas were limited, so I decided to use it as a sampler for quilting designs. But, it was just too pretty to be relegated to sampler status, so I added some more fabrics and created this, called Color Makes the Quilt. […]
Although croton leaves are very colorful, I’ve never really seen fuschia in them. But that’s not slowing me down. I’m definitely taking liberties with the colors. Click any image for a larger view I’m really liking the way this piece is coming together. I’m continuing to think about alternate vein colors. Maybe lime green for […]
After a false start on my croton quilt, I selected new fabrics and was ready to go again. I love these hand dyes. And I think the addition of commercial prints makes the mix even better. Click any image for a larger view After deciding on dark blue as the background color, it was time […]
This is the photo I’m using as inspiration for my next quilt. These vibrant colors really excite me. But, I wasn’t too keen on the green/black background. To audition options, I used my computer to isolate the foreground elements and tried a variety of background colors. First, dark green. Well, it matches my photo. And it coordinates […]
Do you know about Zentangles? They’re basically doodles within contained spaces. You draw some large shapes, fill them in with small motifs, subdivide, and continue. I tried my hand at one the other day. First, I drew a lovely shape (which ended up being a complete waste of effort.) Then, I had fun subdividing and […]
I recently started work on a fairly large quilt with colorful Croton leaves. I auditioned fabrics that would help me achieve the striped effect of the heavily veined leaves. Click any image for a larger view Perfect, aren’t they? Then, I drew one very large leaf onto muslin and cut it out as a base […]
I belong to a wonderful fiber art group, and we had our monthly meeting yesterday. More like a “gathering,” really, with lots of show and tell, great ideas, some quilt critique, and lots of chatter. Great for inspiration and creativity! Bev O’Connell showed us some stitched flowers which were inspired by “Zentangle” drawings. (More on […]
