“Green Totem” – Entry into the Blogger’s Quilt Festival
I just discovered the Blogger’s Quilt Festival sponsored by Amy’s Creative Side and decided to add my “Green Totem” wall hanging to the “Home Machine Quilted” category. “Green Totem” is part of an ongoing series of wall quilts exploring improvisational piecing of solid color fabrics. I want to create strong graphic compositions and then enhance them with…
Wonky Circles Again
Funny thing happened the other day when I was writing my post about the Wonky Circle quilt–I meant to press the button to “preview” the post so I could see how it would look once it was published, but I accidentally pressed “Publish” instead! In three years of blogging, I think that’s the first time…
Acceptance at the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival
A busy spring just got busier with an acceptance to the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival in May! This show is right in my backyard (almost) at the Reston Town Center in Virginia and I’ve visited it many times, but this is the first time I’ve been accepted there. The dates are Friday, May 17…
Measure, Trim, Repeat
I’m working on a new piece for the ACC Baltimore Craft Show coming up next month using these “wonky circles” at right. I’m intrigued with the movement of color across the piece and the circles that don’t match at the edges. I wonder though if it’s too symmetrical? I like the circles being offset in…
Progress on the Curtain Quilt; TAFA “Labors of Love” Calendar
I’ve made some progress on the piecing for my window quilt below. I had trouble getting much time in the studio this past week with one thing and another requiring attention–next week for sure! This is maybe a third of the size it will be when it’s finished–it’s lots of fun playing with the colors…
SAQA Benefit Auction BeginsToday!
The Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) Benefit Auction began today! It’s a reverse auction in three sections–the first section began at 2 PM today with all the quilts for sale at $750. At 2 PM tomorrow, the price will drop to $550, then $350 the next day, $250 the following day, then $150, and finally…
“Rhythms” Donated to 2012 SAQA Auction
I finished Rhythms last week just in time to donate it to the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) 2012 Benefit Auction. The auction begins for the first section on September 10, 2012 at 2 PM. Usually there are about three sections in the auction–I won’t know until later in the summer which section my quilt…
Something old, something new
This quilt is quite different from my usual work, but there’s a reason for that. I’m participating in a challenge with a group of other quilters. For each round, the organizer gives each person a vintage block and the challenge is to create something new out of the old piece. The challenge is called “The…