I did it: I made a quilt with (mostly) subdued colors. Here it is, The Way it Goes. The Way it GoesThe background was made improvisationally, but the gold shapes were added with (mostly) conventional pattern making. (It turns out the two methods are a little tricky to use together.) But, I’m very happy with it….
Here are a few more photos from my solo exhibit, currently on display in Bedford, VA. They’re at the Bower Center for the Arts, and will be there through September 27th. The pink corner: L-R: Fragrant Canopy, Jubilation, and I’ll Bring the Kiwi I thought they looked quite good together. A few pieces with red…
You know how some quilts go together almost effortlessly and others make you really work for it? Before Christmas I had a quilt that fell into the struggle category. As a matter of fact, I put it away for a while. Needing and “emotional cleanser” type of quilt, I decided to make an improvisationally pieced…
In my last dyeing session I printed these two fabrics. I loved them and couldn’t wait to use them together! But, what to do with them? In my usual fashion I pulled out every fabric that I thought MIGHT work with them. I tried adding some peach, as a transition color. Then, I removed some…
My latest piece, Heat Wave, is now complete. I’m quite happy with it! The design was dictated, in part, by the triangular orange scraps I had on hand. I like the sharp points. At 35 x 35, this piece is available for $1200. See more photos. I used ALL of my orange and navy hand dyed fabrics…
As part of my spotlight on Creative Whimsy, I was asked to show several completed quilts. Crotons served as an example of my earlier quilting style. This piece is one of my all time favorites! Then, I showed some of my more recent abstract pieces, along with these words about my transition to this style. My…
Creative Whimsy, a website about artists and their endeavors has just done a spotlight on me. How nice! They sent me a ton of questions and I answered most of them. (I mean, you didn’t want to read PAGES about me, right?) I was glad they asked about my process. I explained how I make…
As usual, my current quilt started with a high contrast piece of hand dyed fabric. This is all I had of it. What could I do to best show it off? The additional fabrics added above provided interest, but the original fabric swatch still seemed rather straight forward. It was kinda hard to judge against…
I’ve been working on a new quilt, using fabrics I dye-printed during my last dying session. As you can see, I made them to go together. To get started, I pulled these out, along with every fabric I thought MIGHT go with them. As usual, this stage was a rather ugly mess. (I was toying…
My current quilt is progressing along nicely, (but slowly.) I spent a LOT of time piecing the background and was quite happy with it. But, I wanted to tie the background of angular shapes into the design more. Since I planned to use large circular shapes in the foreground I thought skinny circles in the…