Blue Moon

Ah, the moon through the clouds. Wait a minute, those are soap suds! Yes, my low foam synthropol in my new top loader being its happy self. End of the month, second moon of the month, time for something new. 
 

The Place to Be

 Seems the night before Halloween one should visit a tombstone. I picked Susan B Anthony's to place my sticker. The stone is covered in a soft plastic "lid" to protect it from the adhesives, and I suspect there will be hundred's more before next week is over. Voting is an amazing right. Thank you Susan.

Three With Disagreements

A query from someone who bought these three fabrics was -- would they work together? Now, I can use most anything, but these three were not singing well together. I've suggested other combos by knocking out the forefront blue, and replacing the brown/natural with another. A better set for the buyer.
 

Details, Details

Karen Shultz has been synthesizing line for years now, and each time her work appears at Quilts=Art=Quilts I take notice of how she uses this element in the composition. Mixed Messages is her piece for the show, definitely a show worth seeing. And a very covid-safe and friendly place.
 

Just When You Think

...it couldn't get better, the show of Ann Clarke's knitted and fulled rugs upstairs from the Q=-A=Q show at the Schweinfurth just blows me away. These are monumental and graphic rugs that are about time, age, and empathy. So, if you get to the quilt show, head upstairs for a not-to-miss treat.
 

Insanely Intricate

A rarity -- two images -- but necessary to show Judy Kirpich's work Memory Loss No.6 and how insanely pieced and quilted it is. The composition and structure of the piece is paramount, but, gee, the construction and finishing are pretty wow. This is part of Quilts=Art=Quilts.
 

Surface Design Award

The Schweinfurth's "Quilts=Art=Quilts"  exhibition awarded July Hooworth's Adventure Journal #6: Siberian Autumn the Surface Design award. It is monoprinted, stamped, and discharged cotton. I got to spend time with her last summer at QSDS. Fine way to print, for sure.
 

Field Trip

An hour away from home is one of the premier contemporary quilt shows. An annual event, Quilts=Art=Quilts, gathers works from around the world. Always playing her strong graphics, Gerri Spilka sent "Say What?" to this show. I got to share it with my friend, another wonderful part of my day.
 

End of the Week

Whew! Show and tell from MY stash of handprinted fabric means that there's no time to fold neatly and put away. So, the end of the week's class has this bundle of works piled amongst yards of fabric. What a great group of people to share a week with, I'm full of happy. Glorious, I'd say!
 

Wish You Were Here

My Virtual Printing class limits to 8 people. I wish you all could see what fun we have (also hard work) to print, layer, change, create, rethink, listen, don't listen, mix, rub and stencil these yards of fabric. All in separate studios from Victoria to Maryland. And in mine.
 

All Part of the Plan

My screen demo was designed so the soy wax (resist here) was the white block out, and the black was the printed color. So, a bit of white paint brush work was handy to fill in for the resist. Here's the pile left over.