Wonky Circles Finished and Ready to Go!
Although I still haven’t come up with the right name, “Wonky Circles” is finished, photographed and ready to go for the American Craft Council – Baltimore show next week! The green in the photo is a little darker than it is in real life. If you right-click on the image, you’ll see the stitching lines…
Flowers and Chocolate Reception Saturday
Plan to visit the Artists Atelier this weekend for our “Flowers and Chocolate” reception on Saturday, Feb. 9 from 12-4 PM. There will be all kinds of chocolate to taste, artists at work, and a beautiful exhibit to feast your eyes upon! Since I don’t normally do representational work, my contribution to the exhibit is…
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…
Wonky Circle Quilt In Progress
I’m making progress on my “Wonky Circle” quilt–I’ve got to think of a better name than that! It’s at the quilting stage, using a looped spiral on the circles and my favorite fan design on the wide borders. I do all of my own quilting on a regular domestic sewing machine. It’s done freehand–I don’t…
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…
In the Studio – “Secret Garden” in Process
I’ve made some progress on the new piece from my last post–it has a name, and I’m working on adding texture with stitching lines. The central panel feels like a landscape to me, so I decided to call it “Secret Garden” and I’m adding some stylized flower and leaf images to the central panel with…
More Journal Covers in Process – and a Start on a New Piece
I’m still working away at the journal cover tops–I’m up to 14 now! I can see possibly I need some more in the autumn color range. It’s a little like eating potato chips, you can’t stop with just one–I still have quite a few ideas for new covers. Which is a good thing! While I…
Trying Something New- Table Runner
August has brought some experimenting in the studio. Some things aren’t ready for viewing, but I just finished this table runner and thought I would share it. I’ve had the same runner on my table for the last five or six years, and its useful life had passed a couple of years ago, but I…
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…