The fashion changes quite quickly they told us shyly, smiling with their hands covering their face. Recently the aprons have been made from Indian bling fabric an d trust me some of them were quite dramatic. Then again I saw some garments so heavily stitched with cross stitch that it must have been quite uncomfortable to wear.
Category: Design
The enchanted Art.
These are the masks that I purchased. I loved the fish and the bugs on my masks and they will have a special place in the studio.
I admire the ladies so much.
Each person created an individual design. I just smile when the excitement hits on the second day, “I can really do this”
sockittome-challenge
Originally, I thought I might piece them, and in fact I might do a pair like that eventually, but I decided to draw them for this exercise. I placed them on the paper and sketched around them. I did it that way d to see where the stripes started and finished.
Congratulations you’ve won an award in Houston
I see exciting posts today from folks who have notification of their quilt winning 'something' in Houston. Its one of those things that warm the heart. I see well known quilting names, and then there are the names of the gal next door, that's what's so great about 'Houston' Everyone is equal in…
What does a quilter pack to continue her creative exercises as she travels?
Travel brings out the best or the worst in people. I've seen both, but I admit to loving travel and I take the good with the bad. However, it's mostly good. There's something about packing your bags and being satisfied that you've done it well, then there are those first few minutes as the plane…
Designing a quilt for a specific project brings forth a lot of challenges.
Designing a quilt for a specific project brings forth a lot of challenges. "Hunger" was this challenge. It's not beautiful, its supposed to be provocative and the images are from my own experiences of people on the streets in Thailand, India and Mexico. The Artist statement will give a detailed description of the quilt. It…
A day in the life of a quilt designer.
4.30. The eyes open and the heart beats a little faster as the day ahead passes through the mind like a flash. Its clear, colored and I rarely achieve all that I set out to do but its good to have a starting point. It's raining, not cold just wet. wet. wet. I lay there thinking….
Bayeux Discipline
It's quiet and I can sit quietly and enjoy my music. Feeling a little strange this evening, I suddenly realized it's the first time in 2 months that I have had a few hours to myself. Home alone and enjoying the sanction of my studio. I'm a little overwhelmed and don't know where to start…
Shoes, Stage 6.
I've finished the shoes… They took almost the entire day to create, in hours…. about 10. Now to quilt the piece and I do have some challenges… In fact. I only had a small piece of black fabric so I chose to add the newspaper border… The entire quilt was assembled prior to doing the…