Homework for Next Week

QSDS is next week, and I'll be teaching all design all day. I'm taking time to do a dry run on some ideas, and consequently, warm up my improv skills. Still room in the class -- come join us!

12 x 12 for SAQA's Auction

Down to the wire, that's for sure. I've made a small quilt -- just 12" x 12" -- for the Studio Art Quilt Associates annual auction. Need to get it bound, finished, and in the mail tomorrow to meet that June 1 deadline. Then wait for the online auction to see where it goes....

Details, Details

Natalya Aikens's piece Iron Spine 5XL (detail above) caught me at the Quilt National this weekend. She's uses wild materials (plastic bags, dyed dryer sheets, etc.) to depict architectural details, and all with fabulous hand stitching. I admire this work.

Admiration Society

I met Astrid Hilger Bennett back in 2007 when were at another QN opening. She is steadfastly working always. I admire her work, and was happy to join her at Quilt National. A strong voice.

Part of the Fun

Karen Schulz stands next to her work at Quilt National. Meeting her again, and seeing this work is part of why I came to the opening -- to hear why and how these works were made, to hear Karen and all the others discuss the process. Nice weekend.

Hanging With the Gang

Quilt National 2017 opened tonight, and my work, the colorful Normandy, is second in the lineup here. Julia Graziano's work is at left. The works are exciting, the artists here tonight incredibly talented. I'm lucky.

Up For Grabs

In a week or so I'll be in Columbus, Ohio teaching for Quilt Surface Design Symposium. They've asked for a piece for their scholarship auction. So, here it is. Looks like Jacks to me. Oh, and there is still room in my class. Or skip that and just bid on Jacks at the auction.

Radiating Life

Another shot of Circular Abstractions from the Fuller Craft Museum. Curated by Nancy Crow, this show showcases artists she admires, and the challenge to produce work in the genre of a bull's eye.

Git Quiltin'

Why do we leave things to the last minute? Goal is to get this auction piece quilted, mailedt o QSDS, then take care of all the rest soon-to-be last minutes.

Changed My Mind

I looked again at the pile of fabrics from teaching at Pro Chem, and although they were demo yards, there was a lot of new marks and looser feel to the prints. So, this one caught my eye. I've sliced it just a bit. Now off to quilt. Hope to be finished in time to add an auction quilt to QSDS.

It Starts With Ironing

The pile of printed fabric from last wee's Pro Chem class was finally through a last wash, and now  as the iron makes its way across, my thoughts start to form how I'll use the fabric. I've got a piece due for the QSDS auction, if I can get it made up in time.