Bright and pastel colored batiks make great backgrounds for this mini art quilts. I like adding the tiny detail of decorative stitching or sometimes it’s a tiny bit of ribbon or trim stitched to the dress. I like this French text fabric for skin, it’s a great texture and just the right scale for these […]
Art Quilts
Happy Halloween
A cape, the long jacket, outside a grave yard… …this Dracula is wishing you a happy Halloween. He hungers for your blood and love (9†x 16â€)
Jump for Joy
Jumping rope in bare feet is probably not ideal, but it makes these quilts sweeter and reminds me of when I was kid and would run outside to play until it was dark or mom yelled it was time for dinner. I have lots of the dark blue cloud fabric at the top. I love […]
Joy is Found Outside
Larger quilts mean I can play with larger prints on the dresses these girls where. The bright yellow, pinks and oranges look great with her brown hair and the aqua sky. Joy is found outside (12†x 16â€) Yesterday was brown and gray outside and I longed for either the green grass of summer or […]
Finds Fun Outside
Toes in the air: hello happiness After creating the Girls at Play pattern, I had to try creating the larger size girl on larger quilts. She always finds fun outside (12†x 16â€) When I make smaller quilts, the words I stitches in the sky are mostly hidden under the girl or guy. With larger […]
Listen to Your Heart
Decorative stitching echoes the message, reminding me to get out of my head crammed full of to-do lists and worry and enjoy creating from my heart. Listen to your heart (5.5†x 9â€)
Party Near Grave Yard
Last week, I showed a similar quilt, this time I changed up the background. I mimicked the design in the background print with some purple and gray solids. It adds some texture to the background. I like the addition of pumpkins to the foreground to add some perspective. A party near the graveyard is perfect […]
Be Here NOW 3 & 4
Sometimes, I make the same quilts again – same fabrics, same saying. The ‘Be Here Now’ quilts I made last autumn had been on my mind for a while especially when I used them on my business cards. I created two more – reversing the direction the girl was pointed. One with brown hair, the […]
Joy and Publication Pre-Order
My joy is creating art and inspiring others to share their creativity too. What is your joy? Find your joy (5.5†x 9â€) While we are talking joy, I will have articles in the upcoming winter issues of Sew Somerset and Art Quilting Studio are available for pre-order and free shipping if you order before […]
Happy Night for New Dress
A glittery spiderweb dress could be costume or festive attire for a haunted party. I like the cat sitting on the fence in the background. Halloween is a happy night for a new dress (8†x 16â€) This quilt is also available in my Etsy shop to bring some spooky magic to your home.