These images are the interesting things I found in Pomeroy, Washington State

This small town is nestled in a valley surrounded by rolling hills.The grass is brilliant green. The gardens are full of the most spectacular blooms.I went for a walk yesterday morning, the sun was shining.  I walked past fields of wildflowers, past a laden pink crab apple tree, horses and foals and then big old…

I was becoming wrapped up in the project and I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t explained how I made her arms. To work on them more accurately I made a separate drawing. I do that a lot, with the Bayeux, I have thousands of small separate drawings specific for parts of appliqué. You can see…

Now I’m working on the arms. I will work on  each one separately then put them into position on the quilt. The bottom arm looks a little strange but there is extra shading to go on before you see the final product. I’ve used the same fabric as I used on the base of the…

I’ve completed the assembly of the her dress.There is a little illustration at this stage, however, I will do more at a later date.On the right hand side I have been able to blend the fabrics with a brown pen. As I mentioned yesterday I added a little more to the shawl. Of course I…

Well, it’s been hectic, but I finally got back to the portrait. The first thing I did was to color the edges of the purple fabric with a purple Tsukineko pen.I mentioned in a previous post that I try not to use fabric that is white on the back. I prefer to use fabric that…

I still have a lot of work to do on her shawl, but most of the fabric is down now. As you can see, there is very little of the original fabric  showing through the other pieces, but is served as a wonderful background.A necklace will dived the neck and the shawl and once illustrated…

As I work on the quilt I become immersed in the spirit of the subject.  –  Frida Khalo. Having just visited her home and been privy to her sketch books, the wonderful design of her house and the colors that gave passion to her interesting life. I don’t think I can leave the portrait as…

I’m using the two fabrics I showed you in previous posts and creating the shading on the shawl.. There are 20 different pieces on the this, the top part of the shawl so far. Once I get the dark shading in place it will gain more definition.

Once I began working on the shawl, I wasn’t happy with the fabric  I showed you in the last post. Part of working on a quilt is Auditioning. Yes, it gets a little frustrating at times, but it is part of the process. I had some Cherrywood fabric in my stash ….(actually I have a…