She could see the possibilities (8†x 10â€)
I’m participating in the Sew,Mama,Sew! May Giveaway Day. You could be the lucky recipient of one of these two art quilts.
She let her inner artist explore (6†x 10â€)
Each art quilt started as a painting that was scanned and printed onto cotton fabric. The prints were then embellished with thread doodling and buttons.
I love to thread doodle (free motion quilting) but my stitching is rarely perfect so I usually cover the stitching with the quilt backing as I did for She let her inner artist explore. However, lately I’ve taken a more ‘perfectly imperfect’ view of my quilts and let the stitching show. For ‘She could see the possibilities’ the stitches are visible on the back – it’s not perfect but I am learning and part of learning is embracing mistakes – even is those mistakes are a bit of messy stitching on the back of my quilt.
Leave a comment by midnight Alaska time on May 25th and I’ll randomly select 2 winner (one for each quilt). I’d love hear about the skills you are learning or perfecting.
i’m learning to piece triangles and keep the points 🙂
I’ve been learning to knit, and have been looking at some good beginner sewing projects.
These are gorgeous!! I’ve never made an art quilt, but I love quilting and am slowly learning that there is no such thing as perfection, I love your phrase “perfectly imperfect”!!
Just lovely! I’m working on my free motion quilting!
This is beautiful! How great would a full sized quilt like that look!
I’ve never made a quilt…am just learning to use the sewing machine I got recently…will hav to try something like this with one of my paintings…Thank you for the inspiration!
hi! i love your dolly. i am learning about machine quilting, on a plain machine. err.. not so strait lines. ! x
These are gorgeous! I am currently TRYING to learn hand embroidery… it is trying my patience, though.
Really lovely quilts Carrie, I’m learning to line bags without having to undo them and do it again…!
Those are lovely! My DIL, the bravest, most unselfish woman I know, is in AK, by herself. She had a first baby in September, and, when DS was moved to LA (Ft Rich to Ft Polk) to a deployable unit, she sent the baby with him while she stayed behind to sell the house. She wanted him to have as much time as possible with the baby before he deployed. Lordy, I would love to be able to give her one of these lovely quilts!!! She is amazing!
Amazing quilts – exquisite. Perfecting my quilting – a slow process as too scared to start.
First off, these are amazing! With library books and the internet, I’ve been teaching myself to sew. I do all kinds of purses and kids clothes and am venturing into a garment for myself…yikes.
Wow, I am amazed that you are giving these away–how generous. I love them both, they’re absolutely beautiful and getting to look at either in my home every day would make me quite happy!!
I’m exploring bookbinding and doing more & more embroidery, which I really enjoy.
Hi Carrie! I’m just learning to spin – a friend at a farming museum gave me a fleece a while ago and I’ve been plucking up the courage to try!
Also, you should embrace your ‘mistakes’. Only machines make perfect things, often the charm of something handmade is the fact that you know a fallable human has made it 🙂
What a beautiful, unique, and generous giveaway!
I am working on zippers. Yup. I am seeking out good tutorials that help me gain confidence with adding zippers to bags & pouches. 🙂
Thanks for the chance!
Your guilts are amazing! I love the “possibilities” one. I am a beginning sewer, so I am working on everything! thanks for the giveaway.
beautiful quilts! i love the possibility one especially. i want to learn to quilt!
Ok, seriously, those are absolutely beautiful. i am just learning about “thread doodling” and think it is wonderful.
Beautiful Pieces!
These are so cool! Love your quilts! I am working on my first quilt…an I-spy quilt.
Hello,
I am learning to crochet and I am hoping to join a free motion machine sewing course soon. Your quilts are gorgeous, I would love to win one. Freddie x
i’d love a chance to win! i’ve only been quilting for nearly a year, so i’m still in the process of learning, and it’s hard for me to let go of things not being ‘perfect’ enough 🙂
these art quilts are so amazing!! fabulous giveaway!!!
These girls are very sweet looking. The first one is my favorite, the colors and line work are beautiful. Great work!
Those are beautiful! I look forward to looking through your blog. (:
I’m still perfecting my knitting. I’ve also decided to give crochet a try (mostly because my middle son is desperate for a pikachu toy and all I can find are crochet patterns!)
these are gorgeous. I’m trying to learn to knit.
Oh wow! These are so lovely. I’m currently learning how to felt.
super cute
I been practicing my embordery
I love your quilts. The first one is my favorite, but they’re both really cute. FWIW, I love imperfections in handmade items, although I will admit, mine are hardest to accept, but they show a certain uniqueness and originality and reveal the humanity behind the creation. Lately, I’ve been fighting with bias tape. 🙂
These are so neat!
Those are both beautiful. I’ve been working on free hand quilting and really enjoy it.
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Thanks for the opportunity and I hope I win! 🙂
Wow, I love the thread doodling. I’m just working on my free motion, I think when I get more comfortable, I’ll try this.
Thank you for the giveaway.. I’m a newbie too so all skills need work. 🙂
I am dabbling in paper piecing, very unsuccessfully.
I am learning sewing and pattern drafting techniques for victorian and regancy clothing.
I love your art quilts. thank you for a chance in your giveaway. 🙂
Your “doodle” quilts are so beautiful. I do not quilt (yet), but these may push me past the first attempt roadblock. I really love them… the lack of traditional structure, the unique character of each piece. Lovely.
Otherwise I’m busy making up my own patterns for aprons and purses and such, “pattern” being a loose term for sewing-and-adjusting-as-I-go. 🙂
wow, those are special!
thanks for sharing
I love them both…and is it weird that I think they both look like me? I’ve been working on learning how to sew in small doses; I’ve been a burning-the-midnight-oil marathon sewer, but my toddler is now waking up as soon as she hears the machine :(. So, I’m learning how to take things ten minutes at a time…and appreciate the process, not just try to rush through to the outcome. Thanks for the giveaway, and the chance to find your blog!
These are so beautiful! I love how your personality and artistry shine through. I’m trying to get better at adjusting sewing patterns so that they fit me. Lots of trial & error! leahclaireh(at)gmail(dot)com
Wow! I have never seen anything like this before. What beautiful work! 🙂
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What beautiful work! Thanks for the giveaway! Right now I’m trying to work on sewing more things for myself instead of my girls and also learning how to do a little quilting.
I love to sew!! 😀 Currently, I am learning to quilt – it has been quite interesting! Right now I am making a ladybug quilt for my neice that just turned 1 – her nickname is ladybug 🙂 With the quilt, I am learning to do machine applique 🙂
Your work is so beautiful!!
Beautiful.
These are beautiful! I am always trying to perfect my quilting and hand stitching.
Either of these would look just wonderful in my daughters room. I love that they are inspirational. You do fantastic work.
Oh my goodness, these are gorgeous! I’ve been trying to perfect binding corners lately. Sometimes I can nail it, other times…not. Thank you for the amazing giveaway!
These are just beautiful!! I am afraid I really haven’t ventured into art quilts, mine are more traditional piecework, but I really admire the work you have done here. Lately, my crafty ventures have settled around really learning the ins and outs of graphic design for die cutting (specifically using Make The Cut software), and teaching myself to spin. My interests are, ahem, eclectic!
Oh wow! I’ve been looking for some inspirational bits to hang in my “craft nook”. These are gorgeous!
Lovely pieces! I am learning to weave cedar, knit and care for chickens – guess which one is taking all my time! 🙂 Thank you!
Beautiful work, and very inspiring.
I love these! THe first one is my favorite 🙂
These are lovely. I’m currently making a quilt for my baby. =)