At 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 23rd, I’ll be presenting my design process at the Northwest Quilters Guild show, describing how I move from inspiration through research and sampling to the final artwork. The quilts I’ll be using to illustrate my talk are those I’ve created for two international traveling exhibitions. The first one toured […]
Emily Dickenson and the World Poet Challenge
To create the moth, I immediately thought of using two fabrics I had on hand: a white Radiance for the main part of the body and an iridescent polyester organza for the highlights. For the composition, see my post of January 25th. I chose reverse appliqué for the construction technique, stitching a section of the […]
Poppies and Periwinkle Progress
In between judging and what feels like a myriad number of other commitments, I’ve been working on my latest wall hanging, “P is For Poppy and Periwinkle”. I’ve finished the embroidery on the flowers and leaves. Here’s where I’m at. Next up is couching on my hand-twisted cords for stems. Below is a photo of […]
Wall hanging in Progress–finally!
I’ve been working on an 18″ x 40″ wall hanging. I’m calling it “P is For Poppies and Periwinkle”. Obviously, the main flowers are poppies, while the flowers on the tall stems are called false indigo. I saw the combination of red and orange poppies with the periwinkle-colored false indigo in a neighbor’s garden last […]
Some Quick Quilt Show News and More
Last weekend I received a 2nd place award for “Z is For Zinnia, C is For Cosmos” at the Northwest Quilting Expo here in Portland, OR. I love the “lemonade” quilt on the right. See more images in my gallery by clicking on the link. Then a few weeks back “Anasazi Roadways” was juried into […]
Value Does All the Work
A couple weeks ago, I completed the ninth annual Master Art Series with Hollis Chatelain at The Oregon Garden. This year was all about neutrals and identifying our own style. Prior to class, we selected six pieces of our work: three that were successful and three that were not. Each day of the five days, […]
Drawing on My Computer
I mentioned in a previous post I was taking an on-line course called Digital Design from the Pixeladies. The ultimate goal of the course was to use a tablet and Photoshop Elements (PSE) to design fabric that you could have printed from one of the on-line printing companies, such as Spoonflower, or at home using […]
Finishing the Top
To finish the border, I appliquéd the red triangles with red rayon thread. Then I couched the blue triangles with a Kreinik Metallic Braid in size medium in a matching blue. I considered couching around the inner edge of the triangular border with metallic black but decided to use the same Kreinik blue. Here’s the […]
Quilt Building Doesn’t Always Go According to Plan
My next step was to construct the blocks in the four corners. I had my fabrics and needed to choose thread color and stitch. I matched the thread to the blue “four-leaf clover” under the fleur-de-lys. I know there must be a name for this motif, but I can’t seem to find it anywhere. I […]
How to Build a Quilt From the Ground Up–Part II
As promised, here is how my World Heritage Site quilt featuring Chartres Cathedral is progressing. The first step was sampling threads and stitches in order to embroider the cathedral. From my stash, I chose a six-strand floss in the same shade of blue to match my blue fabric. I have done a lot of embroidery […]
How to Build a Quilt From the Ground Up
As mentioned in a previous post, I’m participating in a new International Challenge. This time the subject is World Heritage Sites. Mine is Notre Dame Cathedral in Chartres. By the way, this Notre Dame is not to be confused with the more famous Notre Dame de Paris. I’ve been to Chartres twice, once during a […]
