In the past when I was introduced, Pam Holland photographer, they understood that, and they could even understand that I was a fashion designer, but a quilter, that puts you into the scones and afternoon tea set at the church hall. You see the shutters come down over their eyes when you tell them you’re a quilter or a quilt teacher. Their reactions remind me of a crocodile with the second eyelid. Flip down it comes when you begin talking. Ha, but mention you’re an artist, or an author, or even an illustrator, the shutters come up. It’s just that darn word Quilting.
Tag: Bayeux
Oh Grandma, your soldiers are just gorgeous. – Bayeux
So says Master 4.
Thank you. He and I studied soldiers and ships today. He was fascinated that they had to chop down trees to build the ships. It’s a great story to share with little people.
Continuity.
Re-creating the Bayeux Tapestry as a Quilt. Continuity. It may sound strange saying this but for me continuity is paramount to keep in the flow of this special project. I find I work more efficiently if I draw the applique and prepare it by putting it onto the fabric as…
A quiet evening.
English: Harold Godwinson falls at Hastings. Harold was struck in the eye with an arrow (left), slain by a mounted Norman knight (right) or both. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Keith and I are babysitting two of our little grandies tonight. Our son and his partner have earned a dinner out by themselves. I bought my computer,…
Creating the quilt.
I took this photo today. I intensified the colors… now what are the possibilities? I've created a close up. It looks like there are a number of sashed blocks and each of those blocks are fluid shapes. It could be created in these colors, multi colors in tones or even degrees of grey highlighted by…
How embarrassing.
11.15 pm and sleep is hard to find tonight so I decided to come out to my studio and work on a presentation I will be giving tomorrow night. In fact, I have a regime when I leave my studio at night of switching everything off and taking my special projects into the house for…
BD Process.
The BD process.