I like stitching a word or two into quilt backgrounds. I also usually add words to my quilts for warmth too. Words and pictures tell stories. She is a hopeless romantic (5.5†x 9â€) I enjoy getting lost in a great romantic story. Perhaps reading a new novel should be at the top of my […]
Art Quilts
Making New Friends
We all need a little time with “our people†– the ones that share our interests and encourage to create. Just an hour or so can fuel new ideas and I enjoy getting to make new friends in the process. Making new friends (5.5†x 9â€)
Dance All Night
This background was made from quilted scraps. I like her rainbow colored hair. She’s ready to dance all night (11†x 18â€) A Monday night is not the night to go out dancing, but I am celebrating finishing the last of my pattern tests. WOO!
She Welcomes Rain
Rain rain – I want rain. It’ll tamp down the dust and give my allergies a small reprieve. She welcome rain (7†x 13â€) This background was created by abutting my quilted scraps together. It’s a great way to use all those pieces I can’t bear to toss away and it makes for a fun […]
Choose Happiness
After adding decorative stitches to my people, I sometimes wish I could as easily create such designs ( at a similar scale) on my clothes. I might need an embroidery machine to pull that off – not sure where I’d put such a thing – but I’ll keep imagining the possibilities. Choose happiness (5.5†x […]
She Looks to the Sky for Inspiration
The sunrises and sunsets have been beautiful lately. So many pink and light blue skies along with golden light. Yummy! Seeing that light and sky while looking at the mountains – almost 6 years since we moved here and it still takes my breath away. She looks to the sky for inspiration (6†x 12â€)
Greet the Day with a Smile
Hello happy is stitched into the background of this piece. Greet the day with a smile (5.5†x 9â€) Call it spring fever, wanderlust or seasonal affective disorder – I’m a little bummed lately. I know it’s just the dusty, dirtiness of spring (breakup) in Alaska, but I’m anxious for change – a trip, an […]
Bike Happy – Black
A black patterned bike with a basket overflowing with flowers. Black Bike Happy (14†x 11â€)