I am smiling because the beautiful journal quilt in the center, made by my dear friend Frieda Oxenham as part of her 52 Journals exhibit, is hanging on the wall of my studio in Florida! I went to visit Frieda in Scotland last week and attended the Gallery Talk for her exhibit . . .
Read MoreOver at My Artistic Life, Helga Strauss has challenged us to play with pink & green! I decided to create a 9” x 12” art quilt. I laid fabrics out and then stitched them together on my machine, attaching them to a batting piece at the same time….
Read MoreI stitched the fabric image to a piece of hand painted fabric from my peace banner project. I made lots of extra painted fabric when i did that project, much to my delight now. I gathered the olive green velvet leaves and arranged them around the image…
Read MoreFor her gift I took vintage lace and paired it with a soft burlap type fabric, to frame a silky piece of fabric which backed an ARTchixStudio image (and words) and a piece of floral/bird fabric I had that I thought Linda would like…
Read MoreI started by simply choosing bright batik fabrics I imagined Frieda would like, as she has mentioned her love of bright fabrics. I ripped out a 12" x 12" section of two different pink & purple fabrics. Then I got the idea of doing something related to her garden…
Read MoreJust this week I received my copy of Sew Somerset Summer 2009 ~ the art of creative sewing with mixed media . . . with my article on Journal Quilts published inside!
Read MoreOn February 5th, I had an email with the subject: Selected for Sew Somerset! They selected 5 of my Journal quilts to publish for a technique-based article.
Read MoreI started creating these Journal Quilts last January with a goal of creating one journal quilt a week. In fact, that is what really drove me to start blogging - so I could write about my creating & share it.
Read MoreJournal Quilt - ice & snow. This is the 28th journal quilt I've made this this year!
Read MoreIt’s been a while since I’ve created a Journal quilt . . .
Read MoreJournal Quilt #25, which I completed last week in front of the Saint Lawrence river, while we were vacationing on Wolfe Island at Steven's family cottage
Read MoreI know it's been a couple of weeks since I posted a journal quilt . . . you can read my journal entry below (the back of this quiltie) to learn more. This quiltie is #24 in my year long challenge. I hope to create 50 journal quilts by the time we ring in 2008 . . .
Read MoreJournal quilt #23 - and . . . 75 blog posts since January 2007
Read MoreThis little journal quilt was born from experimentation! I’m not sure it’s my favorite, but it’s a good exercise at least.
Read MoreThis weeks fabric journal quilt is continuing to work with my recent idea of trying a new technique to get the quiltie started. In pondering what new thing I could do with fabric, I thought: Why not some kind of mono-print with paint onto fabric for a background?
Read MoreThis weeks’ fabric journal started earlier last week with the idea of wanting to try a new technique and then use the technique for my inspiration.
Read More*Enjoy Life’s Moments* It is so lush and green here in Connecticut right now. This is the peak of the re-growth of things and also where the inspiration for this week’s journal quilt comes from . . .
Read MoreHere is my weekly challenge! This one was simple and fun to do. Each one measures 6" x 6" and I try to make one a week; my goal is to do this for the entire year and put them all together at the end of the year . . .
Read MoreSPRING is the theme of this week’s journal quilt. It has taken a long time for spring to come and stay in Connecticut this year. You’ll still find me on some mornings putting on my down jacket when I go out to walk the dogs because it’s only 40 degrees out!
Read MoreI have been working hard (in-between going to work!) on this quiltie book -a small 5" x 5" sample for my July 28th class at Sew Inspired Quilt Shop in Simsbury, CT . . .
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