Mail Art The Introduction to Art on Coursera is fun so far. Mail art speaks to this quilters heart, we've been sending postcards and making artist trading cards for ages. I'm titling the mail art "Treasured Memories" Part of the fun of any project is figuring out what will work and working with what I… Continue reading Mail Art & a quilt shop
Category: art
Fantastic Art “Name” and “Woman”
In sharing yesterday's art homework on my blog post Wherein I copy Debby's homework. Truth is I didn't really copy Debby's homework. I did my own homework. I did my own homework and I like it. After finishing the first piece, title "Name" I kept going. Just to add a bit of commentary I… Continue reading Fantastic Art “Name” and “Woman”
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Wherein I copy Debby’s homework
Debby told on herself yesterday and I'm being a bit of a copycat (this is a bit of an inside joke between the two of us, for our own amusement) today and just coming right out with it. I'm taking Introduction to Art: Concepts & Techniques on Coursera. Debby first introduced me to Coursera by… Continue reading Wherein I copy Debby’s homework
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Sing Your Quilterly Song in a whole cloth quilt!
I have a confession to make: I’m having a love affair with whole cloth quilts. This passion snuck up on me, quietly whispering, “let’s see what you can do with this cloth”, “what would these threads look like on Radiance”, “did you see that thread?” Wide open spaces get me all giddy thinking about the… Continue reading Sing Your Quilterly Song in a whole cloth quilt!
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Machine Quilting Unlimited Whole Cloth Challenge Exhibit
My gratitude to Sherry Reynolds for taking the time to visit the exhibit and take photos for me to use on my blog. This is a gift for me as I was not able to attend HMQS. … Continue reading Machine Quilting Unlimited Whole Cloth Challenge Exhibit
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Somethings in life are worth the wait
Here it is. "Cutting-Edge Art Quilts" by Mary W. Kerr published by Schiffer . If you're interested the book can be purchased directly from Mary. It has that new book smell and sound to it. You know the one, where ya gotta go get your nose into it. Sorta like (but not quite) when we were… Continue reading Somethings in life are worth the wait
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@play a bit behind the scenes and the full quilt
I'm going to make a bit of a confession here. It's challenging to admit this because although in thinking about it my facebook postings while I was in the middle of quilting "@play" gave a clear indication of where I was headed at the time. I kept talking about the quilt as "the unruly teenager"… Continue reading @play a bit behind the scenes and the full quilt
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One of my favorite places in the City
Is the New York Botanical Garden. My sweetie, a good friend and I spent 3 hours walking around, checking out the cherry blossoms and other blooming flowers. I was in part on a quest to take a beautiful, inspiring photo for one of my mini groups. I may go back one day next week on… Continue reading One of my favorite places in the City
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Cutting-Edge Art Quilts by Mary W. Kerr
Mary Kerr announced on facebook the other day that her book, "Cutting Edge Art Quilts" has been released and should be in book stores later this week. I'm so excited for her. In the middle of writing this book her Beebops were born prematurely and the book was put on hold while she spent several… Continue reading Cutting-Edge Art Quilts by Mary W. Kerr
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Machine Quilting Unlimited May/June Issue
So how does one begin to tell a tale? Oh yes! Once upon a time there lived a quilter in the Bronx who received an invitation from Vickie Anderson and Kit Robinson to participate in a challenge....a whole cloth challenge arrived in my email in box. She said yes. Sandra Leichner, Terri Doyle, Lisa H.… Continue reading Machine Quilting Unlimited May/June Issue
