Monday Making

It's been a good week.

One of my quilts is featured in an article in

Art Quilting Studio  magazine.

It is a fun quilt celebrating my husband's garden.

I used an old linen napkin

and did a lot of fusible applique in a collage style method.

I also began a new project.

I'm trying to make alternate squares for an old embroidery quilt project.

I'll keep you posted.

Little scrappy squares are SO fun to use!

What are YOU making?

Monday Making

It's been a BUSY week here!!

I visited my small quilt at the road to California

Quilt show.

:)

Added LOTS of half square triangles to my

Hospital sketches quilt!

After that....

I made plans for Graduation quilt SEWING DAY!

To be held next month.

Everyone who comes will make the 16 patch block.

If you SEW, then you know that not ALL the 16 patches will be EQUAL.

:)

Especially since many who come don't sew very often.

I thought by adding the corner triangles

I will be able to get them ALL uniform in size.

And no one will have to stress about making their's PERFECT!

It will be FUN way to get the quilts made as a group!

I also uploaded a new HOW TO on youtube.

Always challenging...and a bit scary....

but always FUN.

This week I hope to clean up the MESS all of that activity created.

LOL!!!

What are YOU making this week?

The Lone Pine

Welcome to finish it up Friday.

 

I sure appreciate the linky parties available.

It's nice to have that FRIDAY goal.

 The "GET it DONE" goal!!!

;)

Thank you AmandaJean and Sarah.

 

My lone pine tree is now all finished.

 

The background is done.

The little pieces of fabric are ON!

The quilting lines are all IN!

Hey!

The binding is even ALL the way ON.

Handstitched and all!

(anyone else ever take photos BEFORE that's done?)

LOL!

This pine tree can now stand proudly

in it's mountain cabin home!!

 

 

 

Gentle Reminder

I recently hung a quilt in my kitchen area.

 

Just a GENTLE reminder.

When MOM cooks you dinner...

she wants you to EAT it!

 

Normally it's a GENTLE reminder.

Once in a while I need to add

VOLUME and an exclamation point!!!

LOL!!!

 

I had LOTS of fun making this quilt.

It began with an old white sheet.

Here are my tools:

*spray bottle with water

*acrylic paint (cheap paint from walmart)

*foam brush

*plastic bag under the fabric to protect table.

*paint palette (an old take home container)

*and the fabric

Painting fabric is easy.

For LESS defined lines

the fabric needs to be wet.

I Put some paint on my brush....

 

And took the PLUNGE!

 

The sea foam sponge adds some texture.

Here's my work area.....

Outside on the patio.

:)

 

After the fabric dried

I added silverware and letters with iron-on fabric adhesive

some big stitches by hand

and BEADS!

 

The beads were collected

off of one of my older girls blouses

she was giving away!

;)

Never underestimate

the value of GIVEaways!!!

 

I bet YOU have some ideas about

GENTLE reminders at your house too.

 

What would YOU make??

What would YOU say???

 

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Just noticed!

This is my 1,000th post!

Whoa!

That's a LOT of talking.

That's LOT of quilting.

AND.....

A LOT of listening by YOU!

Thank you dear friends!

 

 

Houston

I've never been to Houston...

but NOW I can say that I've had a quilt there.

:)

It's a little one.

But it was THERE!!!

It sat on a long table

with some impressive company.

There's a short news feature here.

 

The exhibit was called....

What's for Dinner?

 

This little quilt began with an old vintage towel.

 

I pieced the background.....

Cut the towel up

and hand appliqued pieces on

along with some other linen pieces

and black felt.

See my BIG black blanket stitches?

 

It was a FUN project!!

I enjoyed every moment.

 

It had to be FISH.

That's my husband's favorite meal!

 

 

 

Friday

I feel like an artist today!

I AM an artist today!

This is my quilt

juried into the "maps" exhibit

showing THIS WEEKEND

at the International QUILT show in LONG BEACH!

My quilt is hanging with some

EXTRA special quilts!

I just love this one.

 

I am honored to be included.

 

Isn't this amazing?

You HAVE to see the quilting IN PERSON!

 

 

 

 

I ALSO have 4 quilts hanging for 2 weeks

in ANAHEIM, California

at the MUZEO

along with artwork by the

Anaheim Artist Association.

 

Yep.

Feeling like an ARTIST!!!

 

Also feeling a bit tired after ALL THIS!!!

 

 

Have a GREAT weekend!

 

 

My own room

I'm showing it off today...

because it may NEVER be this clean again!!!

This is where I work.

This is where I sing along with the radio...

and....

where I HIDE out when I need some alone time. ;)

This isn't so neat...

but it works.

Behind my machine is an extra bed.

Kind of nice to have a quilt on display ALL the time, right?

Actually...

It's been covered with this and that...

so i don't usually SEE the quilt!!!

LOL!

It's also nice to have some walls for my art quilts.

I haven't managed to figure out a design wall yet.

Maybe I'll continue using the floor in the living room!

 

Some of you may know....

I haven't had this little room for long!

But I have TAKEN over!

I've been enjoying the fact that almost

EVERYthing I need is in ONE room

and not under 4 beds, a cupboard in the family room

and

behind the sofa!

There is also a nice big closet!

Some of it holds winter wear...

but I have the majority

and NO!

I'm not opening the doors today!

;)

Things might FALL OUT!

 

Art and Fabric

There's a natural progression from quilt to art.

First you make something USEFUL

then...

You make something for FUN!

This little art quilt won a 2nd place today

in the local art show.

I'm pleased.

;)

Sometimes my little art projects

DO

turn into something USEFUL.

Here's a small practice piece.

 

It didn't work in the art quilt I made a while back....

but it WORKS in the kitchen!!!

;)

 

Fast....

I've mentioned before I like to go FAST!!!

 

Well....

I found out last night...

there are other ways to go fast!!!!

Yep.

That's me.

These little guys are FUN to drive!

I CRASHED the boys night out party!

 

HeeHee!!!

It was my son's 19th bday!

I pulled the "MOTHER card"...

and said I'd like to go as well.

 

What a FUN night!

 

Maybe I'll do it for MY BIRTHDAY too!!!!

:)

 

After a great night out...

I woke up to this...

http://www.anaheimartscouncil.com/news_spot.php?id=220&bnr=spot

My quilt is on the FRONT page!

 

Fun.FUN!!!

Thursday Things

Erin is collecting blocks to make some quilts.

If you'd like to help...

please visit her blog and make a few!

 

We can ALL do a little something to

HELP out!!!!

I saw my quilt hanging in HOUSTON!!!

No.

I'm not there...

I happened to see it

on the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative's

 facebook page!

It was fun to make...

and I hope the NEW owner will love it

as much as I do!!!

My black in white quilt is in Houston as well!!!

It's part of a black and white exhibit.

 

(This picture was taken at the Long Beach show.

I can't believe it's the ONLY picture I have of this quilt!)

:/

 

I'm sewing with friends today.

;)

Happy Thursday!