Summer in Alaska – Alyeska Resort – It’s a beautiful day in Alaska and a wonderful time to announce winners! I decided to give 11 of the 12 canvases away as I like to keep at least one of such projects to remember what I’ve done. I also couldn’t resist picking two more winners who […]
Month: August 2012
Cake in the Rain
She left her cake in the rain (9†x 13â€) I received an envelope with a art quilt top in it. Rena from the Anchorage Log Cabin Quilter had created this sweet sad girl who had left her cake in the rain. I was smitten with her feet, the dripping frosting and boots. Rena indicated […]
Say Yes to the Dress
I love watching television and movies while I sew. We don’t have cable at home so I had never seen ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ until it came to Netflix. The show is mildly entertaining, but the dresses are amazing. I had stitched charm squares together to make backgrounds for art quilts; they reminded me […]
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
Canvas Play : Notes
#9 – Notes (9†x 9â€) – fabric scrap laid on quilt and additional lines stitched on canvas, doodle stitched words ‘embrace imperfection, dream big, play more, work less’
Canvas Play : Family
#8 – Family (7†x 9â€) – fabric sticker frame applied and stitched; original antique photo stitched in place; fabric letter stickers and jewel embellishments added; tag stitched in place
Canvas Play : Friendship is Bliss
#7 – Friendship is Bliss (8†x 9.5â€) – doodle stitched girl head on right; dot fabric laid on the canvas and doodle stitched dress; fabric trimmed; doodle stitched legs and girl on left; doodle stitched words