Month: May 2011

  • Windblown

    Windblown

    Introducing “Windblown.” I just finished the binding! Time for a little break and a mini celebration 🙂 If you’ve been following the progress day by day, thank you for your interest, your comments and encouragement! If you’re seeing this for the first time and if you’re interested, you can see the work in progress by…

  • Work in progress: feathers in her hair

    Work in progress: feathers in her hair

    I squeezed in a couple hours of quilting last night, and then started again bright and early this morning. I’ve started quilting her hair. I wanted to make a connection between her hair and the gusts of wind, so I’ve been quilting feathers and strings of pearls in some of the strands. I’ve finished all…

  • Work in progress: background wind gusts

    Work in progress: background wind gusts

    All my spare hours are being spent quilting the background. I wanted a something that suggested wind blowing. I confess I love feathers, though, so I decided to try to combine the two. I’m also working in parts of a quilt block called “Windblown Star.” (I love Barbara Brackman’s Encyclopedia Of Pieced Quilt Patterns.) I…

  • Work in progress: skin tones finished

    Work in progress: skin tones finished

    I finished the face at about 11:45 last night. Had a good night’s sleep and am ready to tackle the background. I’m sure that will involve lots of problem solving! The hair will be done last. I also need to think of a good title.

  • Work in progress: quilting

    Work in progress: quilting

    The quilting has begun. I started on the easiest thing first: the green sweater. I decided to use three values of green to quilt it. I’m quilting it very close together because I want it to contrast with the areas of trapunto. I haven’t done that before, so we’ll see how that works out! After…

  • Work in progress: pin basting

    Work in progress: pin basting

    No more procrastinating! I just finished pin basting my current work in progress. Today I start quilting! I tried something new (to me) this time. I want some areas of trapunto, and I wanted to do it as easy as possible, so I am using two battings. I’m using Hobbs Heirloom Premium 80/20 Cotton Blend…

  • Published: In Stitches eMag

    Published: In Stitches eMag

    The third volume of Quilting Arts In Stitches emagazine just came out. This is a digital magazine that is available for PCs or Macs. This issue is packed with some really big names! People I’d like to take classes from. People like Gwen Hedley, Leni Levenson Wiener, Lisa Call, Judy Perez, Natalya Aikens, Barbara Barrick…

  • Work in progress: quilting motifs

    Work in progress: quilting motifs

    I spent the weekend adding some Shiva Paintstiks to my painting. I added color and texture in the hair, and also added the suggestion of a traditional quilt block called “Windblown Star” in the sky. Now for the fun part: planning out how I might quilt this piece. I don’t usually do too much advance…

  • Watercolor class 3

    Watercolor class 3

    Today was my third watercolor class with Nita Leland. I was told to work on anything I wanted, so I pulled out a photo of my friend. She’s the same friend who modeled for the quilt I’m currently working on. I decided to specifically work on skin coloring, and I think the watercolor is much…

  • Published: quick and easy silhouette quilts

    Published: quick and easy silhouette quilts

    The June/July 2011 issue of Quilting Arts magazine arrived in my mailbox yesterday. Wow! What an issue! If you’re interested in making quilted portraits, this is THE issue to get. So many different methods, so many different artists. I was thrilled to have my little Quick and Easy Silhouette Quilts article included. I started making…