It's been so enjoyable creating these small holiday whimsy pieces. The newest one is bound rather than on a canvas frame as my others have been. It's available for purchase now.
MEOWY CHRISTMOUSE
12” x 12”
Commercial cottons, Ultra-suede, felted wool,
raw edge fused machine appliquéd, machine quilted.
A hanging sleeve is attached.
One should never be criticized for having too much team spirit.
"The husband' got new 'kickers' just in time for the game today.....
Still finding it weird to be watching a Packer game at 9:00 PST....Bloody Marys here we come.
GO PACK GO..............
Recently I completed this small 12" x 12" holiday art quilt secured onto a canvas covered frame.
The holidays are filled with a riot of colors and patterns....so I decided to use some of my polka dot collection for trees. In order to provide an apparent 'Christmas' theme.....one tree needed to stand out. So I 'made' my own fabric!!
Here's how.....first I experimented with sizes and fonts of the word NOEL.....and printed it out for confirmation. Next some red gelli print fabric was stabilized using a letter size adhesive label and run through my ink jet printer, printing the created text.
The adhesive label was removed and the fabric was then backed with a piece of Wonder-Under (which is still my 'go-to' fusible choice.) Following my tree template, it was cut out.
Before fusing to my project I added polka dots using Prisma Pencils. It seemed sensible to do that prior to securing to the project in case I didn't care for the look.
I love the concept of creating 'fabric on demand'.
It's been well over a year since I had a dye day with pals.....our Fiber Frenzy group of 6 met monthly to 'play'. I've missed that.
With gratitude I accepted an invitation to join like-minded art quilters to a 'dye day'. Michelle has the most incredible wet studio set up in her yard and generously not only shares the space with friends, but all her supplies as well. She was my first fiber friend here and I can't thank her enough for including me in so many activities.
I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. This is heaven.
To make the most of my time, I decided to concentrate on premixed procion dyes that I used to flat dye a variety of fabrics: PDF, vintage brocade table cloth, the wrong side of older printed fabrics I no longer cared for, and course burlap colored cotton.
I now sport the badge of a day of dyeing fabrics. Gloves you ask? Sure but I can never keep them on.....
The holidays are such a cheerful and colorful time of the year......so I'm celebrating with my newest very colorful small holiday art quilt!
12” x 12”
Commercial cottons, digital text on gelli printed fabric, raw edge
machine appliquéd, machine quilted, secured on canvas covered frame.
After deciding to create some small holiday pieces I've found myself gleefully charging ahead, back to my previous whimsy style....less embellished this time in an effort to maintain a realistic price for shoppers who have lots of expenses come holiday season.
Landscape and botanical themes have been the predominant subjects ever since moving to Western North Carolina in 2006. The fantastic scenery certainly inspired me.
Yet, I never lost my sense of humor and the urge to move back to the lighter side of art quilt themes has drawn me back in and it's refreshing. Here are two more 12" x 12" holiday pieces mounted on canvas covered frameS. The backs are finished with fabric. Both art quilts are available now at $75 each.
So sad to say goodbye to Downtown Abbey, which like so many, I'm a devoted fan. Today a friend and I are grasping our tickets as we head for the Finale. Talk about dedication to this show, I have been in a theater only twice in the last 25 years and those were with the grands!
We don't employ kitchen staff like the Crawley's, but we managed a feast fit for one of their lavash dinners. It's been an adjustment learning to cook on a gas BBQ grill after our entire lives we've used a Weber, Big Green Egg, & Iron Smoker. Wood/charcoal are not permitted here.
However, a big positive is the abundance of fresh lamb available in the supermarkets here.....it's a favorite of ours.
Behold the rotisserie leg of lamb, boned, cubed & marinated along with roasted vegetables and wild rice. Oh yummmm!
Busy creating.....just finished 3 cute felted wool baskets for the Artisan Faire. Also available now if interested. $25 each
We are ready for today's opening game - Packers vs Lions.......
Yippie......it's Packers Season! Sunday they will be taking on one of our arch rivals.....The Lions...... So just in time for tail gating:
SOLD - guess I need to get busy creating new designs!!
With the later date this year of Nov. 8, 2025 for our Artisan Faire, it seemed sensible to offer a few holiday themed small pieces in addition to my current inventory of art quilts.
Here is an example. It's wrapped on a canvas covered frame with a fabric covered back, measuring 12" x 12".
Available now if you can't wait till the Faire.....
5 FIRS & 1 BIRD
12” x 12”
Commercial & gelli printed cottons, raw edge machine appliquéd.
Secured on a canvas wrapped wood frame.
It's a treat to spend time in the mountains....astonishingly majestic and beautiful. Our son purchased his 'happy place' several years ago, as a vacation and weekend escape from Urban city living.
I had fun creating an art quilt of the home using a photo as my guide. Kuro Kuma translates to black bear in Japanese.
We were encouraged by our son (okay pushed) to move from our comfortable life in the mountains of NC to Northern CA where adjustment has been difficult considering our lives have only been in fairly rural settings for the last 30+ years.
How fortunate we are to have this fantastic human looking after our best (growing old) interests! Though he and his family live 2.5+ hrs. West of us, their 2nd home is less than 2 hrs. in a setting we are bonded to. Truckee.....which is in the Lake Tahoe area.
Labor Day weekend has been such fun. At times I'm surprised to find I can't or shouldn't be doing activities that would never have given me pause 10 years ago. We spent an entire morning at Tahoe City Tree Adventures.....an astonishing play land for the hardy. Zip lining is the main feature with other aerial challenges interconnected. It's a massive place and just plain darn interesting to watch the various attendees succeed or sometimes have total 'frozen with fear' moments (talked through by parents and staff).
Here's some of the views.....2nd two photos are our youngest grandson who has great athletic skills. I have a couple of videos but yet again Blogger won't allow them to be posted...... I'll try submitting to my Facebook page instead.
