Putting the Pieces Together

My Earliest Quilts

This is the first wall hanging I ever made. I gave it to my mother who, bless her heart, still has it in her house. Straight lines, points that come together, lots of solid white. Phew my tastes have changed!!    And this is the first bed quilt I ever made. All the cutting and sewing was…(continue reading)

Jackets? Where are the jackets?

These flowers are being felted onto the back of a denim jacket. I don't know if I can part with this one, but by mid winter there should be one for sale.     This is the back and front of a quilted  and felted jacket in progress. It has a way to go to be finished. But within a couple...(continue reading)

Color in Photographs

I am a quilter first, a painter second, and a photographer not at all. While I try hard to get decent pictures of quilts and paintings, the reality is that the colors are just never ever quite right in a photograph. This is frustrating to a color addict. The color is most of the reason I create the art...(continue reading)