She forgot her insecurities (8†x 10â€)
The above quilt is a thread embellished print of a scanned painting that was printed onto cotton fabric. When creating the original painting, the words stuck with me and I spent most of 2011 letting go of insecurities and taking risks. It didn’t always work out well; there were tears and frustration. But overall, I’ve had an adventure, learned a lot and I’m thrilled with all that I’ve accomplished this year:
- Creating art quilts in all shapes and sizes like this one, this one, this one and this one
- Finishing my first hand quilted quilt
- Having quilts and articles in Sew Somerset June issue
- Creating and quilting my first queen size quilt and commission
- Opening an Etsy shop
- Teaching/presenting how to make creative girl art quilts
- Having quilts and an article in Art Quilting Studio December issue
I feel like celebrating my successes and the timing of the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day is perfect.
One lucky reader will win the thread embellished print/art quilt above.
A second lucky reader will win a Creative Girl Faces & Dress Patterns mini kit with the dress pattern in 2 sizes, quilt instructions and 8 small and 4 large faces.
To enter the giveaway, leave a comment before 5pm Pacific time on Friday, December 16th telling me about one of your favorite successes of the past year.
I’ll randomly select the 2 winners (one for the quilt and one for the kit) on Saturday.
Be sure to visit Sew Mama Sew to find all giveaways this week.
What a lovely giveaway. Congratulations on your success! My favorite success from last year was becoming a grandmother for the eighth time.
My biggest success was keeping off the 15lbs I had lost the previous year. Next year I hope to succeed by keep moving!
I guess my biggest success was designing and knitting a wedding shawl/veil for a friend. Pretty proud of that, and the re-do of it that I made for me won Best in Show at our county fair.
I learned Adobe Illustrator and created a poster for a local theater group! Actual art! All over town, yay me!
Biggest success? Marching my teacher’s licensed self into the neuroscience lab and being hired as a research analyst!
My biggest successes for the year are that I’m entering my last year of grad school (and got 8 publications to print this year) and I’m starting my own software company. Pretty big year for me, and I too, feel like I’ve learned to let go of a lot of insecurities. Your art really speaks to me, thank you for the chance to win it. 🙂
your quilt is beautiful!!
Your quilt is amazing! My greatest success this year has been reclaiming my personal confidence. It’s been a long road, but I’m finally back to where I should be!
Wow what an unusual quilt, so pretty and unique and I love the fact there is a chance to make your own if you win. My biggest success is managing to find the time to do any sewing or blogging as I have a 1 year old and a 2 year old. Oh and finally feeling happy about moving to Australia!
Mon grand succés de l’année est de profiter de chaque instant de la vie. Votre cadeau est merveilleux. Puis je participer ? Joyeux Noël
I ran a spectacular book fair.
I learned to successfully draft a pattern- and have made so much more!
My favourite success of the year has been a small felt hare – I’d never used felt before and I’m keen to try some more felt projects.
My favourite success of the year has been a small felt hare – I’d never used felt before and I’m keen to try some more felt projects.
this is too too cute!!!!! I’ve been making quilts for “Quilt of Valor” for the last few years, sends quilt to wounded service people, I made my 25th this fall, a great feeling!!!!!
At the moment, the only success I feel I have had is conquering binding on a table runner! I’m sure I must have had more successes over the year, but it doesn’t feel like it right now!
I was in Italy for A Sue Spargo workshop. I Made a beautiful wallhanging that week!!!!
After 2010 sucked… 2011 was a good year…
The quilt is JUST PERFET!
Congrats
one of my successes from the last year.. i learned how to do paper piecing, and now it’s one of my favourite techniques!
One of my successes this year was finally finishing a modern quilt that I started last year. I had SO much trouble with it but was determined to finish the darned thing. I did it! Whew!
This year I finished a quilt class, and it was very rewarding!
What a great idea !
This year, I discoverd a delicious icing recipe for carrot cakes, and it deserves to be mentioned !!!!
One of my successes this year is that I became Board Certified in Gerontological Nursing.
Your art quilt is spectacular and I’m so happy for your successes this last year too. Very deserving from what I can see!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
this is an unbelievable giveaway! I think this is one of the most beautiful giveaways that I have ever seen! I am amazed at how perfect it is and that you would give it away! I thank you for a wonderful giveaway and I would be super excited to win either!!!
My biggest success this year was buying my first, and hopefully last, house!!!!!
It’s beautiful! My biggest success was greatly expanding the backyard garden.
I managed to move from the EU to the US – pack all the things to store, to take with me and so on…
I finished a hard quilt using the fan pattern. It took me FOREVER, but it turned out GREAT!
I love your quilts! This one is great. I have been letting go too. I haven’t’ let anything hold me back this year. And next year is going to be better!
What a gorgeous quilt – a iece of art 🙂 Every woman should have one so that she can take risks like you did. It reminds me of my favourite quote by Anais Nin : “and the day came when the risk to remain tight in the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom”. I have that on a mixed media canvas on my wall 🙂
Thank you for a great giveaway.
Marilize
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Beautiful!
Learning to make and apply bias tape. I just finished an apron as a gift and it’s way cuter than the one I attempted for myself last year.
I wrote and was paid for two articles. Your quilt is wonderful! I love it. Fingers crossed.
My biggest success hmmm…. probably raising my two gorgous boys 🙂
I think this is my favourite of all the giveaways!
Well my kids are all healthy and happy and doing well, this is quite a sucess considering all the violence and hate in the world so i am happy to have this!
I started and finished my Tokyo Subway quilt, including handquilting it. I wasn’t sure I would!
Healthy daughter #2 is our biggest success.
My greatest success this year was pushing my regular doctor and neurologist to send me to someone else who finally knew what was going on with me. Now five months later, I’m getting my life back! I’ll never be free of this stuff, but it’s just “life altering” not “life threatening”. I’m back to work and back to sewing. I’m getting back to ME and that’s something wonderful.
Enjoy every moment of your life!
Love it, love it, love it!
I like the way you have mixed the materials here, and the final product looks fantastic. Also I appreciate the message on this specific quilt. I need to let go of my insecurities too!
Success: My boy was born this year and is a healthy little one.
Potty training two, count them, TWO little darlings.
Great question, so positive. My favorite success of the last year was learning new sewing skills–I can now sew in a circle (such as the seam around a Christmas stocking). Whole new worlds have opened up!
My greatest achievement this year was getting out and running. I have always had trouble even with a mile but set a goal to run a 1/2 marathon and I did it. Not only that but did it 2 times and also did the run for the fallen heros.
So that was my biggest success, but there were many others as I did my first quilt with out using a pattern and just going with my ideas.
And I love this quilt you are an inspiration!!!
Oh I absolutely love this, I need to remember that sentiment. Thanks for the chance to win 🙂
My greatest achievement was leaping into sewing, both dressmaking and quilting, around the time of the last SMS giveaway. I’ve met so many inspirational people who don’t entirely think my creativity sucks (or they’re keeping quiet if they do ;o) )
My success? Finishing the book that I wrote with my sister. Phew!
The message of your artwork warms my heart. I grew up such an insecure person and feel like I have come so far, and then those insecurities will rear their ugly heads again once in a while. I can’t think of anything big over the course of last year, but I’m growing all the time and getting over hurdles, little by little. I’m not who I used to be, praise God!
One of my successes is learning more patience (still not perfect) with my children and to be content and realize how blessed I really am.
LOVE the embellished quilt! I really really love the saying-amazing job. Congrats on all of your successes for the year! One of my successes this year? Probably opening an etsy shop as well-I opened it last year but I have been working on slowly building it this year-slowly for sure.
A success this year would be raising our two year old son. He is happy and healthy.
Thanks for the chance to win.
My biggest success was learning how to step back and let my teenager learn her own life lessons instead of interjecting my opinions of what she should be doing. AND to let her drive my car when she got her driver’s license this year without having a heart attack! =)
Thank you for this lovely give a way!
Love your quilt! One of my successes this year was being able to complete all the handmade projects I had planned for our daughter’s outdoor wedding. It was a lovely wedding and she was a beautiful bride.