Art Quilt as Window Covering
At right is “Twilight Sky,” the commission piece I just recently finished and delivered to the client. It’s a skinny horizontal piece, about 26″h x 56″w and the couple commissioned me to make it to hang over a high narrow window in their home. This is the first time I’ve made a quilt to double…
“Jazz Rhythms” Accepted at Denver National Quilt Festival
Wow–I didn’t realize I’d gotten way off my posting schedule–sorry about that! The Great Falls Studios Spring Art Festival was tons of fun last weekend, but the people in charge of scheduling the venue accidentally overbooked it, so we had to take the entire show down Saturday night and put it back up again at…
Great Falls Studios Spring Art Festival April 10-11
I’ve been busy getting ready for the Great Falls Studios Spring Art Festival this weekend, April 10-11, 2010. It’s going to be held at the historic Colvin Run Schoolhouse again, which is located on Colvin Run Road in Great Falls. I’ll have my art quilts, plus quilted pillows, fabric journal covers, coasters and note card…
“Fractured Landscape” Donated to SAQA Auction
I finished “Fractured Landscape” just in time to send it in for the early bird April 1 deadline for the Studio Art Quilt Associates 2010 Benefit Auction. The auction is a major fundraiser for the group, which is a non-profit organization that promotes the art quilt. The donated quilts are posted on the SAQA website…
“Splash of Color” Published
My quilt “Splash of Color” has been published in the most recent issue of Quiltmania, a quilting magazine based in France. The article is titled “Building Blocks: Contemporary Quilt Artists” by Sandra Sider and it features the work of six Professional Artist Members of Studio Art Quilt Associates who use a block system to construct…
The Power of Sketching – New Work
I finished and delivered the commission piece I’ve been working on for the last couple of months–that’s a great feeling. On the list I belong to for members of Studio Art Quilt Associates there was a thread not long ago about the power of using a sketchbook to record ideas and thoughts for times when…
Artistic Inspiration Day
I’ve been caught up in finishing a commission piece for the past couple of weeks and I don’t want to spoil the surprise for my client by posting here, so that’s why I’ve been uncharacteristically silent about what I’ve been up to lately. I’ve decided to take advantage of the fact that I live near…
An Unexpected Surprise
I was just notified that “Parcheesi” was chosen to be included as one of 55 pieces archived as part of the permanent collection of the International Quilt Study Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I’m thrilled to be selected to be part of this collection. I created this piece as part of the Studio Art…
QAWM Update – Almost There
After several false starts, this is my quilt in progress for the QAWM – Quilt Along with Melody challenge. I used scraps of the bright novelty fabrics I’ve been collecting for some time–bits and pieces left over from other projects. I made wonky log cabin blocks with black and white centers, then cut them in…