So Neglectful

I have sadly neglected this art blog, I have had so much fun posting all my sketches and paintings on my other blog, then I just kept posting quilts too. I am really working on some wonderful things here lately. I am off to another quilters retreat and I am a newcomer to a local art quilters group in my area. I hope to get in with more creative quilters. I am always looking to find new techniques and try things. I finished my newest baby quilt and just released it. I used Micheal Miller fabrics that I bought as a bundled special at a show. I just loved the colors and had to have them since they reminded me of my room as a teenager. Here is my latest quilt pattern, available for sale, Baby Bloomers.

The Magazine is here!

The quilt hung at Paducah this last weekend and now is on its way to Denver. I also received the magazine that it was featured in, the AQS American Quilter, towards the back of the magazine. It is shown as one of the online winners. I am so thrilled, can't wait to hear how it does in Denver, will let you know.

Fabric Postcards at the Glendale Show

I have quilts and postcards going to the Glendale show, I am so excited. This is the first year that they have had a catagory for postcards, ATC's, and journal/book covers. I think its great that they are including more catagories since so many people are doing them now. I will be showing several cards but I just love these butterflies I did for an exchange in one of my online postcard groups. The theme was butterfly and you can do whatever you like. The thing that I like about the postcards is it allows me a small area to often try new techniques before I attempt them on a bigger scale or a full size quilt. That is the case here, oh, I have been making these butterflies almost nonstop since I started the cards. Anyway I really was excited when they were finished. Sometimes things just work out and other times.... well....

My Africa Memory Quilt

I realized I never posted pictures of the quilt I did for our friends 20th wedding anniversary. I started it originally by piecing together different african fabrics but I didn't like the way they competed with the photos. So I tore it all apart, reprinted the pictures and selected different fabric. I think it turned out good, and they were so shocked when they opened it before Christmas, Linda cried. I wish all my quilts were so well received! Well here it is:

12 hour Mystery Quilt Class

Saturday, my daughter Kim, and I did a 12 hour mystery quilt class. She wanted to make a quilt for her mother in law for Mothers day in May. I agreed to do the class with her and we would both work on the quilt together so it would get finish. I often wonder what happens to our minds when we sign up for these types of things, but as it turned out the class was great and the time flew by. We finished and even sent it home with the teacher to quilt! It was such a great day, I think this is the first full day I have had with her, just her and I, since before Jennifers crash. We laughed and giggled and did all those girly things that we usually don't get to do. I really treasure those pieces of time, they aren't often, so they are so much more special.

Gabrielle Swan Class

I had the opportunity to take a design class from Gabrielle Swan, I was interested in finding out how she assembled her quilts and how she decided where to cut them up. I was a bit disappointed by the lack of production due to the free form flow of the class. I liked her and thought it would of been better to just sit and talk to her. People ended up with things that I know many will never make so we brought supplies we didn't need and needed ones they didn't have us bring, alot of money for nothing to show.