That giant pink button finally has a home on this swirly quilted gray mini quilt. I added another one of this ‘wrinkle free’ ribbons from my husband’s shirts. This fabric is very playful and ‘play’ is a great reminder to have fun everyday. The blues in this washi fabric always makes me think of the […]
Art Quilts
Fly – – Cherish
This feather fabric was a single 5†square I acquired during a 5†square game at my quilt guild several years ago. It’s just sort of taunted me for a while. I couldn’t part with it but I never quite knew what to do with it. This mini quilt is a great way to showcase […]
Around Here Lately
STITCHED 2015 started! It is so fun to see all the classes and decide which videos to watch first. As I watch the STITCHED 2015 videos, I’ve been applying fusible webbing to cotton batting, cutting batik fabrics for mini art quilts and I started quilting some of the mini backgrounds (yes, I watch videos, tv […]
Share Joy – – Create
Buttons!!! A local quilt shop here is going out of business. Of course I shopped the sale. I was most excited to grab bags of buttons for $1 each. I’ve had them on my desk since I brought them home. I keep pouring them out and sorting them. Enjoying the colors, shapes and sizes. This […]
Love – – Loved
I’ve been reading young adult novels lately and of course there’s a love story – an epic 10 book (so far) love story. The books are seriously entertaining – I just can’t put them down – which is problem if I want to sew. I can’t read and sew at the same time. Maybe I […]
Be You – – Grow
Much of the US is blanketed in snow, while here in Alaska, I can see green grass. It’s weird – I miss the snow, but I also want flowers! This orange, pink and gray floral scrap jumped out of at me. Paired with the subdued gray and bubbly stitching, it is so happy. To me […]
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Practical Fun
A stack of mini art quilts created because I wanted to play and practice. Before I share the colorful fronts, I thought you might like to see the backs. Why the backs? I use small quilt sandwiches to practice my free motion stitching. I used dark fabric on the back and white thread so you […]
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Missing Sentiment Giveaway
Ruffles filled with treasure – lace, charms, fabric, buttons, jewels, stitching A pink background covered swirls of stitching Curly hair pulled up in a side bun Untitled (16†x 20â€) This magpie girl isn’t quite finished yet – she is awaiting a sentiment. What do you think this quilt or girl is saying? Leave me […]
Journey of an Art Quilt – Courage, Vulnerability and Connection
The final quilt that I created for a local residential treatment facility began with two proposes sketches. The theme was courage, vulnerability and connection. We selected a design and I laid out the background and assembled the girls. Nothing was attached in this photo – all just carefully arranged on my kitchen counter (the only […]
Love Bike – Gray – Happy Valentine’s Day
A basket full of pink hearts ready to spread love for Valentine’s Day. bike happy :: happy bike Love Bike – Gray (10†x 13â€)