There’s no snow in Anchorage Alaska. There is ice covering most of the sidewalks, streets and trails. We walk slow and add spikes to our shoes. My winter bike has studs, like our car, but without snow, winter biking isn’t much fun – it seems more cold and more dark without snow. Bike Merry – […]
Two adorable red-heads with a love of music. Sisters make great friends (5.5†x 9â€)
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This ballerina reminds me of yesterday. I was at a fabric store to get canvas for notebook covers and remembered I was low on tulle. I planned yo only white, but I was drawn to blush pink, champagne and neon colors. Yes, neon colors. Not sure how ballerinas will look in bright colors or what
Blue skies and hair tied up – she seems ready for fun. Or maybe just a relaxing day outside with her cat. She loves her cat (6†x 12â€)
Being wild and silly and having lots of fun is definitely high on my list for 2016. Will you be making fun a priority in 2016? Be wild and silly (5.5†x 9â€)
Another goal – not just for the new year, but all the time – welcome challenges. Creative challenges are my favorite – they push me to try something new from using colors I normally would avoid or creating something around a theme that is outside my comfort zone. Welcomes challenges (5.5†x 9â€)
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This piece is both reflection and goal for me – perfect for New Years Day! Create Joy – Share Joy (5.5†x 9â€) Wishes for a 2016 filled with joy – create it – share it. The world needs to experience your joy.
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The word “encourage†is stitched into this brown and taupe background. When I paired a phrase with a girl, the best bit of encouragement I could think of was for each of us to be our amazing selves. We don’t have to do big things to be amazing. I amaze my husband by folding a
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A girl in boots with a dimensional skirt is a pattern I return to often. Not only is fun to create, but when people see these quilts, they connect with them and smile. A fellow artist at the gallery lamented that I hadn’t made any dark haired girls in boots, so I created many. Not
When creating mini quilts. I’ll work in batched of 8 or more. I pick one thread color to quilt all of the backgrounds, most often gray. It blends well and adds subtle texture. I’ve been trying to add a word or phrase to the backgrounds that read as a single color. She seeks beauty (5.5â€
