As promised in my last post, here is a tutorial on how I like to face a quilt. Facing a quilt is a way to bind your quilt without havin...
Learn how Melissa Averinos uses these appliqué techniques and design wall tips in making her quilts.
Festival of Quilts 2013
In May 2011 my wonderfully creative mother died at the age of 85. Her death was unexpected but not surprising - nonetheless, it still left a void in my sewing spirit. Several trips, alone, driving back and forth between Michigan and New York gave me a lot of time to process and think. When I returned from the funeral, I also returned to my empty sewing studio. The only problem was that I was not ready to be around a lot of people. I wanted to play. I didn't want to work. I put things on hold and did the bare minimum of business-related tasks. For a while, I mustered up the energy to cut a bunch of quilt blocks, then I decided it was time to laugh. I had ordered a copy of Amy Bradley's Quilters Yearbook and loved the funny caricatures but had never got around to doing anything with it. So I got out the book and started working on moi. I took some liberties with the pattern and directions - OK, I didn't quite fit the templates provided in the book! I had to cut some hair! Plus, I wanted it to be more "pop-arty" and highlighted with free-motion stitching and thread painting. I also wanted to wrap it around an artist canvas rather than bind it. I picked my two favorite colors and got to work, editing and trimming along the way. I laid it out and started fusing. I was totally making it up as I went. I really had no plan. I just cut and cut...and fused. Once I was happy, I accented the design with thread. And added some eyebrows! Then I started working on my mom's caricature. Trademark turtleneck, necklace, big glasses, and monochromatic ...that's my mom...everything matched. When I posted this picture on Facebook, my brother commented, "I knew exactly who that was!" So it's rather appropriate that the necklace I have from my mom's extensive collection is the exact one shown on the portrait! This now hangs in my office at work and reminds me to find my quiet creative spirit!
We shot Quilting Arts TV Series 2200 at KS Productions’ studio in Solon, Ohio, last month. The 13 episodes in this series will be released to participating Public TV stations in late July, and will also be available on DVD and digital download through The Quilting Company then. Series 2200 guests are: Lesley Riley Sandra Bruce Luana Rubin Susan Brubaker Knapp Vivika Hansen DeNegre Susan Shie Jill Jensen Maria Shell Laurie Ceesay Mary McCauley Heidi Proffety * Maggie Vanderweit* Cindy Grisdela* MJ Kinman* *these guests shot segments in September that appear in both Series 2100 and 2200. Here’s a sneak peek at all the creative goodness coming your way soon: Laurie Ceesay/www.laurieceesay.com Pop art portrait quilts Discount store embellishments Creating realistic hair in a portrait quilt Jane Davila/www.janedavila.com Using sprays and stencils on alternative surfaces Bohemian embellishments – tassels and pom moms Bespoke edge finishes for quilts and pillows Vivika Hansen DeNegre/Editor of Quilting Arts magazine Overprinting on fabric Matting special improvisational blocks Attaching embellishments with embroidery Quilts and prayer flags with a message Sandra Bruce/www.sandrabruce.com “Material Matrix” – Pixelated quilts Stitching words Bindings that match the inside of the quilt Jill Jensen/www.jilljensenart.com Linoleum block carving and printing Free-motion quilting to enhance imagery in art quilts Weekly quilt project Lesley Riley/www.LesleyRiley.com Eco-printing Wet-cyan printing Beyond the print – how to turn your eco and wet-cyan prints into unique works of nature inspired art with photo manipulation. (Shot for Series 2300) Mary McCauley/www.maryhmmccauley.com 3-D Quilted vessels (Shot for Series 2300) Greeting card pop-up Gift box Luana Rubin/www.eQuilter.com Trends from the Tokyo Quilt Show Quilts with a message Maria Shell/www.mariashell.com Improvisational piecing (shot for Series 2300) Blow it up! Sewing machine features you need Susan “Lucky” Shie/www.turtlemoon.com Journey of the artist Sketchbooks and drawing Susan Brubaker Knapp/www.bluemoonriver.com Simplified soy wax batik Succulent pin cushion Free-motion starts and stops Improving free-motion quilting: practice on panels Many thanks to our Quilting Arts TV Series 2200 sponsors: BERNINA of America, LLC Wooly Felted Wonders Marabu eQuilter.com Dharma Trading Co.
The People and Portraits exhibit celebrates the expressiveness of the human face in stunning quilts created by an international array of ar...
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Phyllis Cullen is inspired by the people and places in her life to create art quilts using collage and stain glass quilting techniques.
Here is a sampling of the many wonderful art quilts on display at the Fall International Quilt Market/Festival 2013 in Houston, TX. Michael snapped these photos and many more as he wandered through the immense gallery.
My experiences have grown each year. They’ve come from naive toddler steps to bold adult strides. Not that these short legs can take a long stride. It’s been a growth of confidence, kno…
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Mary Lou Weidman is an artist. She creates whimical art quilts that tell a story with her painted fabrics and hand stitching.
Mother Earth by Galyna Grotto, at Quilt Canada 2017.
Close up of the face
Claire Knox Bentham, Origin 2011 www.originuk.org/exhibitor/clare-knox-bentham
We were really excited to see this piece by artist Leslie Gabriëlse at the 2014 AQS show . Featured in the SAQA Masters II exhibit , Woma...
When I was in Houston in 2016 my special exhibit was right across the aisle from the beautiful Millefiori exhibit with all the beautiful English paper pieced quilts inspired by Willyne Hammerstein and I became fascinated with English paper piecing. I did a few pieces out of fancy silks but then I began to wonder how
In this blog, I have included many of my favorite quilts from the show which was held last weekend. The judges and I agreed on many this year including this adorable cat quilt by Becky Bucci. Colin didn't stand a chance against this one which got a first in its category. My Colin Reconstructed came in second. We all really liked this small Tiger Lily quilt by Lynn Flaherty. This is Natural Curves by Mary Harned. I tried to keep the picture size in proportion for the quilt size This is Great White Flight by Terri Hemeon. It is in three parts. We loved this quilt which the judges loved too and I know it won a first place in its category. It is called Under the Msasa Tree by Patti Larsen. Of course I loved this one with all the birds! This is All About Birds by Donna Bergman. This was done by my friend Dianne Brisson and is called Swirl. It won a first place as well as a Best Use of Color award. And she wasn't going to enter it!! Loved the colors in this one. It is Stash Buster by Eithne Scelzi. This is Circless of Life by Beverly Kern and was beautiful. This certainly placed first in its category -- beautifully appliqued. It is Now I Know My ABCs by Mary Anne Coadic. I don't know if this won any prizes but I loved it! It is Night Sky by Angela Bridger. I also loved this very simple scrap quilt. It is called Vertical Drop by Terri Hermeon. Who wouldn't love this kitty quilt with kitty fabric! It is called Fabulous Felines by Joanne Foster. This won for the Best Scrap Quilt in the show. Pictures don't do it justice. It is called Obsessiveness by June Bell. Look at all those little nine patches!! Well, I didn't include all my favorites nor all the judges' favorites as I just didn't have the space. I don't know whether they sold all the disks I made with the whole show on them either. My guests who were up from Florida included two quilters who enjoyed the show tremendously. I would really like to say that the people who hung the show did an exceptional job. I know from experience how difficult it is to fit quilts into a rather small space and still have them look good and not crowded. They did a better than excellent job. These are the quilts that I entered below. This is Fiesta. This is X's and O's (otherwise known as the hated quilt) which won a third place in the pieced bed quilts. This is the Lone Star Mola quilt which won a first place in its category. This is Colin Reconstructed which won a second place. This is the Strata quilt.
OK, you’ve asked, we’ve listened… and we’re clearing up some of the mystery on, what is this, how do you make this, how difficult are these to create?!! And answering a few …
Luke Haynes shares his "why" with Kim Soper as part of this week's installment of The Creativity Project. 52 interviews, 52 weeks. Don't miss it!
With the release of the DVD and digital download of “Quilting Arts TV Series 1900,” I realized I’d forgotten to share some of the photo...
During my January 2021 Patreon Show and Share, I gave feedback to one of my patrons who was working on a father and daughter portrait. She was having trouble with the little girl’s nose. At s…
Print for sale www.etsy.com/listing/98209053/print-of-an-embroidered-ill...
Приветствую всех, друзья мои! Вот и выбрала я минутку для того, чтобы рассказать еще об одной интересной технике в пэчворке.
Creating mixed-media faces is easy; by following these 10 tips from top artists, you'll render faces in paint, stitch, clay, and more.
by Sandra Bruce The inspiration for subjects of my Matrix quilts come from many sources. I always have my eye open for possibilities everywhere. I read online daily, and ran across a photo essay by…
Yesterday, I was able to attend the Lowell Quilt Festival . Until a client of mine entered a quilt there a year ago, I didn't even know a...
I think I am probably the last online quilter/crafter left, who has never actually met an online person in real life. Not any more. I met Leila (she was my partner in Pillow Talk Swap Round 10 on Flickr) and over the course of approximately seven hours and fifty minutes we walked, talked, ate, drank, took subways and buses as we took our own quilty chunk out of the Big Apple. We met at the hotel I was staying at and a brisk 15 minute walk brought us to Kinokuniya Books - a Japanese book store. The park is quite beautiful - I was back there a couple of days later for lunch - please can we have a Chop't in the UK...they are fab They have a quilting/crafting section and I ended up buying a quilting block book because, despite it being in Japanese, the visual instructions were so good. The book is, in my opinion, much, much better than 'Patchwork 163' which I know a lot of quilters covet. There are more blocks and with excellent step-by-step instructions and I just think it is an all round much better buy. I have both. If you are interested, they have a website where you can buy this book and it is very reasonably priced Then it was on to the subway, some panoramic walking... ...a spot of lunch, some more walking... and a bus until we reached Brooklyn General Store. I particularly liked what I saw on the door. The store was a lovely mix of fabric and yarn, with the yarn so inviting I was almost tempted to take up knitting again. Liberty fabrics beautifully displayed. And if you bought skeins of yarn, you could wind it on to balls as Leila did . I loved the whole look and feel of the store. It had a lovely quirky, individual feel about it. I would definitely recommend a visit. The plan then was to get on a bus and go to a quilt exhibition. Well we got on the bus bit but as we bumped along I spotted an Ikea and before we knew it, we were off the bus and buying the obligatory text fabric. Documentary evidence. Ikea very helpfully lay on a complimentary shuttle bus to a subway station so plans reworked, we took the bus, hopped on the subway and ended up here. While The City Quilter is more utilitarian in appearance, it more than makes up for its choice and variety of all things quilty. More than an ample choice. With a side section devoted to a small quilt exhibition. Incredible quilts. After that, we fitted in a quick cuppa and cake and then it was time for Leila to get back on the train and make her long journey home. I had such a lovely, lovely time. Thank you Leila for making the long journey to meet up, for putting together such a great itinerary and for just being an all-round lovely person to share the day with. I am sure we will meet again. (Part Two to come with a visit to Purl Soho and some general hints and tips if you are visiting New York)
Make folded Danish stars from fabric to decorate for the holidays! With just one straight seam, even the kids can get in on this holiday project.
This summer's finale was a visit with one of my favorite quilt-makers, Marit , from Norway! She was in the area visiting her in-laws, b...
Every week I feel like I should ask how you are doing. I wonder if any of you are ill or know someone who is ill and whether I can bring you a pot of carrot ginger bisque. Instead of soup, the best…
I was lucky enough to take a class from the famous artist/quilter, Freddy Moran, Saturday in Sacramento. I invited my friend Natalie to go with me, and that made the day even better :) This is the house that Freddy built :) She doesn't measure, at least hardly ever, and she doesn't consider herself a sewer either. Here's my freehand house on the left, along with one of my trees on the right. Freddy says that if something doesn't fit, add some more fabric to make it fit, and the extra fabric also adds some interest. Freddy and me:) Freddy has a degree in Fine Arts, raised a family of 5 boys (6 if you count her husband), and she says she was very successful at that because they are all grown up and all have jobs, lol! Freddy started her career with textile arts when she was 60, she's 80 something now. Here's my little house and a wonky star and a tree that I made in class Saturday. This is one of my favorite quilts of Freddy's. The buildings come off the sides, and it isn't bound. Freddy creates a background, often from flannel, because fabric sticks really well to it. She then creates her masterpiece by laying fabric on top and gluing them on with a purple glue stick that dries clear. She takes the finished quilt to the quilter (that hasn't been sewn or appliqued) and she tells Carol, "if any piece falls off, just stick it back on where you think it looks good!" This is a close up of one of her small quilts. The background is sewn together, and she cuts fabric or images on fabric (flowers) and glues them onto the background. Freddy loves the living dead too, hence the skulls. Freddy said that she has never bought a piece of muslin and never will. She takes great care in producing pretty backs for her quilts. Alexander Henry fabrics are very beautiful and interesting, and Berkeley, California, has a Crate and Barrel outlet where they sell Marimekko fabric for $5.95 / yard. Freddy buys a lot of her backs there. Another favorite of mine is this cow quilt! Freddy has lots of "parts". That's fabric that she she has cut into shapes, she has them in containers separated by color. She grabs those "parts" and places them until she likes the arrangement, then glues them down and lets her Carol, her quilter, machine quilt them in place. Did you notice that the cow's tail is three dimensional? This is the bag of the cow quilt. This is a close up of the machine quilting, where you can imagine the pieces being attached to the flannel background, by machine quilting. During the day, we had our sewing class, and in the evening, we had a talk and trunk show by Freddy. It was great! Notice the stack of quilts? I didn't count, but there were 30 or more. Freddy said that she collaborates with her friend Gwen Marston. Together, they make about 30 quilts a year, not including the machine quilting. Freddy and Gwen can make a quilt a day, with their combined creative genius!!! Freddy's "parts department" also includes little blocks that have been put together, otherwise known as orphan blocks. She uses the parts for her quilts. Another favorite quilt of mine that she made is called "Parts Department". It's a kaleidoscope quilt with lots of little girls holding hands, pinwheels and much much more. It's really cute! (I couldn't find a photo of it) Freddy told us that she takes all her fabric out and refolds it every 3 months, so that she knows what she has. What a great idea!!! Here are my little blocks that I sped through! The wonkier the better, it adds a lot of interest. You don't trim until you figure out if you want your quilt to have horizontal or vertical rows, or if you are going to make a kaleidoscope quilt. Freddy loved this background fabric! I think this block is too matchy matchy, but if I put it with crazy, wonky blocks, it will add interest. Isn't this the cutest photo? I took it off the internet, it looks like a self portrait. Freddy's vests that she often wears are made by an artist in Berkeley, and are made from quilts. The biggest thing I learned from Freddy, is don't be hard on yourself, or critical about your work. Never show anyone your quilting mistakes, they will never notice them anyway. Be crazy and try new things in quilting. You don't have to follow everyone else's rules, make your own. I am still talking about quilting, lol! This quilt is called "Little House in the Big Woods". Do you see the little house in there? This is the quilt that Freddy built, and I am going to make my own version of it.....someday..... Freddy signed my book, and do you know what she wrote? "Red is a neutral."
