Winz Pinz!!

It started from a fabric brooch I found in Scotland, which was translated into silks and beads and buttons from my stash. These little clusters of pinwheels and yo-yos and covered buttons were so much fun to make. What goes with what? The permutations are endless. It's nice to wear an accessory that isn't a scarf or necklace, that suggests a new color combination of shirt and jacket or sweater. And it's especially fun to say, "Oh, thank you! I made it myself."

Mantra

It's an energetic quilt. It's a reminder to think twice before buying something. Do I reallly need it?

Alice-in-Color

These are the cheerful coasters Alice gave me. She can eyeball and sew those straight lines without drawing them, apparently with her internal straight-edge. Edgy, modern color blocks. That's her style. And always, COLOR!

It Doesn't Take Much

A gift for a friend's birthday. Just a little something, but just what does a person need with an accumulation of stuff over eighty years? My friend Alice gave me a couple of hand-made coasters that I love and USE. I like useful gifts. So I made a couple little log cabin blocks, filled them with thermo-foil batting, and there you have it. I simple little gift, with a hand touch. With materials on hand.

And what? No wrapping paper? Muslin with a ribbon tie. I have what I need.

It Never Fails

The Quilting Assistant always knows just where to settle. It's as though he were channeling the quilt message.

Orange

I never liked orange very much, mostly because it was paired with black and stood for either Halloween or some school's athletic colors, neither of which I like. But orange with purple or gold or blue takes on a whole different energy, either in flower combinations or in dupioni silks. And orange with Tom's fur? Well. Viva l'Orange!

 

 

Big Step Forward: Sumittal to a Juried Exhibition

I can't tell you how many times I've printed out a Prospectus, Call for Entries list, or Submittal Requirements for a gallery, museum show, or quilt festival. All that wasted paper, reluctance, and self-doubt! I'm putting it out here, on my blog, mostly to make the commitment to myself: I'm going to enter a juried exhibition. There! Now to create a quilt in a week. It's been brewing...


TAP (Transfer Artist Paper) and an iron

 

Quilting Assistant eyes an iPhone.