Putting the Pieces Together
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)
Posted in my art history on December 6th, 2009.
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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)
Posted in work in progress on December 3rd, 2009. 1 comment so far.
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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)
Posted in Miscellaneous on November 30th, 2009.
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AKA FRIENDSHIP QUILT
In pioneer days, women made quilts to be signed by friends and relatives in the east and then carried west to warm their homesteads on the cold plains! These days signature quilts can be used to honor special friends and relatives at weddings, housewarmings, funerals, graduations,…(continue reading)
Posted in quilt notes on November 25th, 2009.
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CORAL REEF
Are there any colors I've left unloved? This was a fun quilt to make. It's creation spanned several years. It was a companion in life's transition through major changes. Started in a quilt studio set up in the home of a Friend, who understood that quilting would keep me sane . . …(continue reading)
Posted in quilt notes on November 25th, 2009.
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