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.
how sweet your girl quilts are! i am working on quilting in general. i need to make a baby quilt for a baby arriving this fall 🙂 thanks for the giveaway!
I am learning to embroider. I don’t know if I can perfect it anytime soon, but the journey is fun.
Wow they are amazing pieces of art. You are so clever.
These are gorgeous! I’m learning to knit…
My history is very simple. I needed to repair children’s things! And then I have tried something new, sewing make up bags and more other. And I like it:)
Thank you for this opportunity! These are gorgeous. I am still learning the basics of sewing.
These are lovely! I’ve been working on low immersion fabric dying. It’s fun 🙂
I’ve been quilting for many years now, but with a 3 year old girl I just started to try my hand at making dresses and skirts because she loves to dress up.
very beautiful art quilt! your craft is amazing!
thank you for the chance to win.
These are beautiful!!
I’m learning to crochet
These are incredible, thanks for the chance. Eve
These are absolutely gorgeous! I am trying to slowly work on improving my layering skills for mixed media canvases! jinglesells at gmail dot com
Are you kidding me.. I’m SO happy to find you. These and your other projects are just amazing. I would love to come and just learn from you for days. . no weeks! I love it. i’m a new follower and so can not wait to poke around and see what you come up with next. LOVE
Oh my goodness. This is by far my favorite giveaway I’ve come across yet! Your quilts are beautiful…creative…..and unique! My craft of choice is sewing….the most challenging thing right now is finding time to do it! But more specifically I am trying to make things more freehand versus using a pattern. Thanks for the chance! SHARKritzler at aol dot com
OMG, those are gorgeous! I have only started to learn how to sew so quilting is way out of my league. My craft of choice is crochet.
I will come to your blog more often now, what an inspiration!
Is it sunny in Alaska? Love your quilts. I must become a follower.
I’m playing with fabric scraps and paper journals. Thanks for the lovely giveaway!
Your quilts are absolutely gorgeous, I’d love to have one hanging in my office. Lately, I’ve been playing around with felt and embroidery and it’s been lots of fun.
these are amazing and I am excited to have an opportunity to win them! Thanks so much
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these are both so amazing. Both the words and the beauty of the quilts are so inspiring.
Wow! These are magical! What a neat neat thing! I’ve never seen anything like them! My skills are just lacking! =)
I guess I’ve never thought of quilting as an art form but these are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow! These are beautiful, and seem to both emanate from the same authentic voice! Be proud!
a lot of quilts are great to me but it’s the first time I see art quilts, they are just lovely !
Blehh I forgot my email on my first comment
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Those two little ladies are beyond gorgeous!
Thanks for the inspiration and giveaway!
Both are amazing! I love the “possibilities” one! WOW!
Thanks for the chance to win! I’d love to learn free motion stitching.
wow! These are absolutely amazing! You are truely talented. Beautiful work! I would feel so blessed to win!..cute blog too! Ill be back to visit again. 🙂
I’ve been doing a LOT with hexagons lately… just loving the hexie flowers and the potential that is in each quilt. I love your quilts, they are so creative! and each one I just kind of stared at for awhile taking it in. Not just these two but the other ones you have done too in the last 5-6 posts. Awesome work!
Your creations are wonderful and so whimsical. I love them. I have strayed from sewing/stitching to journalling and art/collage work – will come back to sewing when the mood strikes.
these are beautiful. i love them.
those are so beautiful..i love to embroider and have never tried quilting..thanks for the giveaway!!
You are wonderfully talented. I am learning to embroider!
Both of those are gorgeous! I am learning couture and vintage sewing techniques.
Oh my those are beautiful! Thank you for the chance to win! I hope Anchorage is treating you well. I used to live there and miss it terribly sometimes!
Have a great day!
Suzanne dot Jourdan at gmail.com
You are so talented, these are amazing!
gorgeous! Your wedding one in the previous post is great as well!
Those are beautiful! I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like those. Do you have a tutorial on here about how to do it?
I am learning how to quilt right now. I’m working on my first one!
Thanks for the chance to win one of these amazing art pieces!
Do you sell them on Etsy or anywhere?
These are gorgeous!!! I love them and would love to win them. This summer, I plan on learning more about free motion quilting. The doodle stitching looks really fun, maybe I will try it!
I’m currently piecing together the sections to a knitted monkey I’ve half made, I guess the skill I’m learning is piecing together
Thanks for the chance to win these beautiful pieces.
I’m still learning how to fold fitted sheets after decades of trying.
‘She could see the possibilities.’ is such a great saying to use. They are both beautiful pieces. I’m learning to sew. It is a slow process. Thanks for the chance to win. stephspitzer at gmail dot com
I would love to enter
Emily
Sk8ter (dot) emily (at) gmail (dot) com
Thanks for the generous giveaway!
I loves to sew and I consider myself only a beginner. I started to sew since last year. I make small patchwork project like wrislet, pencil case and also wallet 🙂
And.. I believe in magic too ^^
Oh my goodness, these are beautiful! They would be perfect for my four year old’s art area. I am enjoying learning advanced knitter’s techniques and sewing for dummies.
What lovely ladies you are giving away- I love the wonderful embellishment and thoughtful quotes that they each contain.
I am a kindergarten teacher by day and a quilter in the evening – I love making quilts and am busy trying to complete some larger quilts for family members.
Thanks for the opportunity to win such a gorgeous picture lady.
Warmest regards,
Anna
WOW! Amazing! I’ve been quilting and I would love to perfect my hand quilting stitches. I don’t need them to be super tiny, just consistent. Practice makes perfect, right?! 🙂 Thank you for a chance at your inspiring giveaway!
These are beautiful. I am working on finding time to enjoy some handsewing.
Wow, so lovely. I just learned to quilt, but I’m very much in the “square? meet square” stage. Fantastic!
I’m getting more and more into quilting. I found a quiltalong that’s starting soon in order to help me work on different skills. Should be fun!
I love your art quilts!! They are just so lovely. I would be honored to hang one in my sewing room to inspire me. 🙂