Category Archives: Work in progress

Threadpainting Begins

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

For me, the beginning of every art quilt with a cyanotype is threadpainting the print. And as soon as that happens I become excited about how the print will look when it is quilted. It’s hard for me not to … Continue reading →

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Back to a Cyanotype Print

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

It’s time to start something new. I’m auditioning fabrics for possible use with a cyanotype print I did last year. I shared the original printing of the oakleaf hydrangea here and the learning experience that came shortly after here. There … Continue reading →

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Rhubarb Update and a New Project

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

If I want to harvest any rhubarb this year from this front-yard plant, I’ll have to remove the blooming stalk. It has reached 58″ tall and competes with the Eddie’s White Wonder Dogwood. Once the stalk was removed I could … Continue reading →

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Beads — so many choices

Posted on March 20, 2013 by

I have been invited by Dinner at Eight Artists to submit work for a juried invitational exhibit which will premiere August 1-4, 2013 at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, California. Though I’ve been working on it since December, … Continue reading →

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Sunflower Scrap IV Progress

Posted on January 18, 2013 by

When I put this small quilt on my design wall for further consideration last week, I thought my dilemma was the next step in the background quilting design. Yesterday I realized it wasn’t the background that needed clearer thinking, it … Continue reading →

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Sunflower Scrap IV

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

I’m making progress on the 4th sunflower art quilt in a series. The background fabric is a beige upholstery cotton left over from a window seat project. The weight of this fabric will enable me to quilt with fewer stops … Continue reading →

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Creative Procrastination

Posted on December 14, 2012 by

My holiday cards arrived yesterday.  But having just rescued my muse from captivity in Illinois (If this sounds confusing, become enlightened here.) I am more keenly aware of her bidding so I’m in the studio. Another scrap of sunflower fabric … Continue reading →

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Forget Me Not Done

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

And here it is! Top portion. It measures 54 1/2″ x 20″ and will eventually rest in my entry way. But first it will hang in my solo show beginning Monday, October 1st and running through October 31. If you … Continue reading →

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Sunflower Scrap III

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

While Forget Me Not is being blocked I returned to work on another sunflower scrap piece.  With just one flower on this one I said to myself, “Be bold with the quilting!” So here we are – I’m not confident … Continue reading →

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Forget Me Not Progress

Posted on September 26, 2012 by

Keeping the nose to the needle is yielding good progress. Here’s a peek at how it’s shaping up. My friend Sherry Boram said she liked this collaboration. I had not thought of this quilt in quite that way, but she … Continue reading →

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