Here’s the finished quilt that I walked you through the process of yesterday: I absolutely love it!!! Although I worked on the design in my head a bit for almost a year, the piecing and quilting of it was pretty effortless! It fits perfectly above my fireplace mantle in the kitchen/family room: Here are some… Continue Reading
Last July, I came up with a new (at least to me), fast way to mount small art quilts on the wall while working on my Mood Indigo show. I’m quickly facing them with the help of fusible hem tape and then mounting them with velcro on a piece of plywood that’s smaller than the… Continue Reading
I was working up until the last minute, I had from 1-4:30 on Saturday to hang everything, and everything wasn’t done and packed until 1:30! My one regret is that I didn’t have time to take individual pictures of all these pieces. When you walk in the door of the RAA there’s a panel that… Continue Reading
I got the facings on these small indigo improv quilts done Thursday morning: then I got the pieces for four of my Leather Handled Linen Totes cut out and fused with interfacing: Luckily, I checked in my hardware drawer for the hardware I use for the key leashes: As you can see, there was only… Continue Reading
In between cooking for a friend whose husband has had neck surgery and a pre-Pokorny Seminar dinner party, I’ve been chipping away at some small improvisational Indigo art quilts, I’ve got to hang my featured artist corner at the RAA a week from Saturday! After I had pieced 11 of them, I noticed that I was… Continue Reading
My Mood Indigo featured artist show is less than 3 weeks away, so I’ve been spending the past couple of days making small art quilts. I want to mount them on plywood cut smaller than the quilt itself so that they will stand away from the wall a bit when hanging. I first finished one… Continue Reading
I’ve been saving bits and pieces of fabric that I’ve dyed with indigo these past months, some of them small swatches as I’ve tested different clamping patterns, others are bits I’ve trimmed off larger pieces of fabric while making bags and pillows. THey’re a mix of linen, regular quilting weight, and cotton sateen fabric; I… Continue Reading