Monday, March 11, 2024

Library Art Class


Took a wonderful art class in the style of Keith Haring at the library and added text at home before hanging

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Clothing challenge

 








For Project Quilting 15.5 Clothing challenge, I embellished a blouse pocket with fabric flowers. I also made a pair of teardrop earrings to wear with the blouse.


Sunday, February 25, 2024

Daily Counts


Daily Counts

Sometimes it is a puzzle how quickly time just flies by.                                                                          This quilt is a reminder to appreciate every second, minute, and hour of the day.                                And, to fill it with what counts.









Materials: cotton. sequins, trims, wallpaper

Techniques: hand and machine embroidery

16x20




Thursday, February 8, 2024

Project Quilting 15.3 Inside Out

Used the inside and outside of an aluminum drink can and also used both the embossed and debossed textures.

Inside of an aluminum drink can: egret, owl. Outside of the can: QR code, recycle symbol

 Embossed the foil sun and debossed the Egret. Faux leather leaves, beading, dryer lint


Made a second quilt, Basking In The Sunshine to donate to the SAQA Spotlight Auction 4.5"x 6.5"


Aluminum drink can, cotton, dryer lint, faux leather, foil, net

Die cutting and stitching with metal, embossing and debossing, beading,

hand and machine embroidery and machine quilting.

 

Friday, January 26, 2024

Paradise Vibes


Project Quilting 15.2 Colors of the sky (only 20% Blue)

 

Paradise Vibes

Folded fabric diamonds, beads, coin, dryer lint, plastic dots tag holder cord, vinyl

Machine quilting, hand embroidery


Tuesday, January 9, 2024

Project Quilting 15.1 Birdhouse challenge


Project Quilting 15.1 Birdhouse
 
Egrets inhabit all continents except for the coldest regions, arid deserts, and very high mountains. 

Materials:           Aluminum drink can Egret, flora and the fish, cork sand, dryer lint, neon                                              green chenille recycled from a Microfiber Car Wash Mitt,                                          recycled orange onion bag coral, painted wallpaper sun, beads, sequins


Techniques:         Stitching on metal, machine quilting, beading

How I cut the can: with a blade and tinsnips


 
8x11


Sunday, December 24, 2023

LIFT THE SKY

 



Marie made the beautiful 3D flowers and I created the positive messages for Julie Weaverling's  project, Lift the Sky. The inspiring project was voted among the top 25 in Grand Rapids' Art Prize 2023 and I was happy to participate in the ongoing project.



Thursday, November 9, 2023

Inspired by The Nation's Capital at the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo, Novi MI

Was delighted to discover Inspired by the Nation's Capital at the Original Sewing and Quult Expo, Novi, MI. It is an exhibit and book by Donna Desoto.
Happy to visit my quilt,  and admire the other 102 beautiful art quilts about DC.

My quilt, DC skyline: Keys to the Nation has both positive and negative images that were designed in software,cut with an electronic cutter and machine quilted.

Thursday, November 2, 2023

Bird cell phone holder and pincushion

The birds above were made by friends at the ASG . The bottom four are ones I made at The American Sewing Guild meeting. We filled them with polyester batting and rice. We used tassels and fringe at the neck and buttons for eyes.

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Halloween postcard swap 2023

 



I made the above PCs and added opalescent and cheesecloth fabric ghosts

The back of My PC


Received the scared cat from Kim and



 the embroidered owl from Meloney




Monday, October 16, 2023

Nashville highlights

 The Parthenon replica
42 feet tall Athena!

Flying geese








Nashville airport: