Quilts and Art Quilts
Please Don’t Try This at Home, or, How to Care for Your Slider
Sometimes I have a forehead-slap moment. This has been a tough week. I have many simultaneous projects/commitments and I’m trying to finish a piece for the Pacific International Quilt Festival deadline-yeah, that’s 12 days from now. So I’m petal-to-the-metal trying to get this piece done. My plan for this piece is to create acres of…
Read MoreNot-so-fast fixes
Although it’s been a very busy week, I just don’t seem to have a lot to show for it. I was hell bent on fixing my Tabula Rosa vest as well as my July “Take 5” Elizabeth Barton Master Class quilt. Both are going to take longer than I thought but as always, I’m sure…
Read MoreTaking a Creative Breather
My fall schedule is filled with all sorts of fun and challenges. This summer was supposed to be a respite from all the chaos-and it has not been. Even though I have deadlines and lots of things I need to do, I knew I needed a break. By “break”, I mean a day or maybe…
Read MoreJuly Design Master Class-Final
I shouldn’t expect every month’s piece in Elizabeth Barton‘s Design Master Class to be spectacular. I have to remember that the whole point of this class is to learn what I don’t know, to experiment and feel free to play. I really loved the whole process this month of working from a piece of music,…
Read MoreJune Design Master Class-Final
I focused on value for June’s assignment in Elizabeth Barton’s on-line Design Master Class. Even though my finished quilt does not really show it, I did learn a lot about value. It seemed like all the quilt artists that I follow were posting new work with high value contrast-what a huge difference. I think much…
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