Another smaller quilt started. The idea of a boy is growing on me.
Creations
Girl in Paper and Paint
I created this collage for homework in Lesley Riley’s Compose Yourself class. I started with the paisley paper, added some paint and just kept adding things from my basket of items to put away. Patterned paper, rub ons, stickers, card, ribbon and misprinted fabric faces. Sometimes the misprints create the most interesting pieces – images […]
Experiment Gone Okay
So my experiment didn’t go wrong – just not right. I sewed scrapbook paper and embellishments onto a muslin quilt background. It’s cute, but lacks depth. I contemplated hiding this away; however, it’s good to acknowledge that not all of my creations are winners. I still enjoy the process of making them anyway.
Reflections on 2012
2012 has been filled with creativity, adventure and connection. As I browse through this year’s blog posts, I am amazed. I knew I had been busy, but…wow! I completed over 3 dozen art quilts – stitched backgrounds, girls and ruffles and so much color – yumm! I taught two classes on making creative girl art […]
Spool Photo Holders
I like to give little gifts to my quilt guild friends. I thought spool photo holders would be great gifts for quilters and I have a large collection of wooden spools stashed in my studio, Below are the steps to create a spool photo holder yourself. Cut lengths of annealed steel wire approximately 13 to […]
Giveaway : Canvas Play
Playing with these stitched canvases has been oodles of fun but I don’t have room to keep them all. Would you like to have one? Leave a comment before 5pm AK time on Monday, Aug 27 telling me which one is your favorite. I will pick a few (or several) winners.
Canvas Play : Love
#12 – Love (9†x 9â€) – Zipper tape stitched in place; fabric sticker letters placed and stitched around; tape measure fabric crinkled as stitched; paper heart stitched
Canvas Play : Birds
#11 – Birds (9†x 9â€) – doodle stitched tree; green fabric placed on canvas, stitched around and trimmed; color added to tree with india ink marker; bird and bird house stickers added; hill stitched in free and sky stitched in blue
Canvas Play : Love Stories
#10 – Love Stories (9†x 9â€) – fused text fabric scraps ironed to canvas and randomly stitched; paper heart stitched on and around; doodle stitched words ‘love stories quicken the heart;’ doodle stitched doodle