People, portraits, and figures, sponsored by the Grace Company. First Place. Second Place, graphically portrayed with fabric. Third Place. Makes me smile. I love this quilt. The portrait has an amazing command. I want to look at it over and over again. Judges Choice. Strong emotion.
Category: Quilting
Quilts from the International Quilt Festival.
I have so many quilts to share with you and so little time before we begin our next adventure. It’s so interesting going to Houston and walking around the quilt exhibition. Have you walked the aisles and seen a new technique and suddenly thought well why didn’t I think of that? Then on the…
The Winners – International Quilt Festival Houston
The show is over, but the memories last and the winners bask in the glory. I have limited time and access to fast internet, but I will post as many images as I can in the next few days.l
That’s the way it is.
You just can’t be too precious. I’ve been working on the Quilting of this quilt for days now. I don’t like it. So I put it aside and I will do another one. That’s the way it is.
The adventures of the Amazing Alphabet “C”
“What is this, an Alphabet or something”  I asked Miss “A’s head wobbled  …  she shifted awkwardly on her spindly legs. She dropped her head and looked sideways. “Anyone for a cuppa?” Chirped a sweet voice . A cup with a tippy teapot and spindly leg popped up from another drawer. “Would you like…
From sketch to stretch.
I don’t have much time home in my studio so I need to work through the new ideas that have taken shape during the past year of travel. I do a number of drawings in my sketch book as I travel, mainly on the plane to be honest. This is one I did when I…
Working through the process.
I finished this small sample completely today by adding strips of Kantha to the border, well actually as the border… now it goes into the class demonstration file.
Continuing Houston Quilt Festival images.
I’ve been trying to post both my trip images and the rest of the Houston images. I have so many more to share, so this is todays gift.
Houston Quilt Festival: – Day 6,
This category is the hardest to photograph, but please take a look at the detail in these quilts. The quilting is amazing.
Houston Quilt Festival:- Day 5
I don’t have time to add the entire amount of images I have in this category, so little time.