I just got an email from Spoonflower that they are having a sale on fat quarters. Hooray!! The only downside is that I just ordered two yesterday. Oh well, can't pass up a sale. I'm ordering more today. Good until November 9th. I'm so there. Print-on-demand is one of my favorite things. I'm off to order. I have a piece due by the end of the month and I think I know what I will do...more to be revealed.
No photo just yet. But you can place your own order at www.spoonflower.com. My favorite print-on-demand source.
Thursday, November 3, 2016
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
"Splash" is Done Except for the Quilting
Splash is finished except for the quilting. I added lots of decorative stitches around the border in a variety of colors since what had been done within the interior of the blocks was not as visible as I had hoped. It will soon be finished.
It started out as four blocks which were then quartered and rearranged before being sewn back together, then decorative stitching was added. Next the pieces were put back together into four wonky blocks. Colorful decorative stitching was added.
Just a fun project to show off stitching, which I enjoy dong. Stitching is mesmerizing...stitch, stitch, stitch and that is the gateway to a trance-like state where all things become possible. Stitching is nirvana to me. I would do it all of the time if I could.
It started out as four blocks which were then quartered and rearranged before being sewn back together, then decorative stitching was added. Next the pieces were put back together into four wonky blocks. Colorful decorative stitching was added.
Just a fun project to show off stitching, which I enjoy dong. Stitching is mesmerizing...stitch, stitch, stitch and that is the gateway to a trance-like state where all things become possible. Stitching is nirvana to me. I would do it all of the time if I could.
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Grand Rivers Challenge with Stitching
Here is a section of the Grand Rivers Challenge for April with the embroidery stitching (in yellow). I love this piece, perhaps because I love embroidered circles. It isn't due until April, but then again it isn't quilted yet.
Monday, October 3, 2016
Grand Rivers
The quilt festival runs concurrent with the American Quilters Society Show in Paducah in April. I have advised the sponsors of the Grand Rivers Challenge that I will donate this piece to their scholarship program through their Chamber of Commerce at the conclusion of the show.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Oscar is Finished
Oscar is now finished. It took ordering more Kaffe Fassett fabrics from both Hancock's of Paducah and Missouri Star Company, but the appropriate finishing fabrics were located and he is now complete. I used a simple gridwork for the quilting design and a facing instead of a binding.
Sunday, April 3, 2016
Remember When
Friday, March 18, 2016
Diva Wallet Class
This is a "Diva Wallet" I made in a class at Cholla Chapter of the Arizona Quilters Guild in Mesa, AZ. This purple, turquoise and green batik fabric wallet holds credit cards, bills and change. It is a gift for my daughter and only took two hours to create. The snap closure holds everything together.
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Spiral
Finished base |
Stitching down the tulle
I used my walking foot when stitching down the
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Trimming away tulle. |
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Oscar
When you look at this colorful piece of work, doesn't it inspire you to make a quilt? I love the bold, bright colors. I can imagine this turtle taking off, swimming through the water.
I named him Oscar because I worked on him during the Academy Awards show. It is a Susan Carlson project and I loved being in her class at Quilting in the Desert. I've made many of her patterns and this is my latest one in progress. You can see that he is only laying on top of the hand dyed fabric.
Image printed on muslin |
Turtle Paw |
Alternate background |
Monday, February 15, 2016
Marianne's Dragon Quilt
This is the dragon quilt I made for my nail technician, Marianne, who loves dragons. She recently left Beauty Brands to become an insurance agent. We wish her well. She and I shared many stories of our aging parents. Love you, girl.
I used the same fabrics from Jason's "Frenemies" quilt to make this smaller version for Marianne, used a nine-patch center and surrounded it with piano keys of varied lights and darks. It's 30" x 30".
I used the same fabrics from Jason's "Frenemies" quilt to make this smaller version for Marianne, used a nine-patch center and surrounded it with piano keys of varied lights and darks. It's 30" x 30".
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