There's a street near me that has a field growing pretty wild. In the spring, it's full of wild flowers. Yesterday I picked 14 flowers, all a different species.
Art is where you find it
Art and Beauty are where you find it. I look for it in everyday life and try to create more whenever possible.
Thursday, June 27, 2024
June Flowers
Monday, June 24, 2024
Guild Birthday Party and Linus Reveal
The quilt on the left is mine and shows the full panel in the center. The next quilt is comprised of the panel which has been sliced vertically and had purple inserted. The third was the one which won the most votes - some of the leaves from the panel were used whole and more of them make up the birds.
Saturday, June 1, 2024
Duckworth bordered panel quilt
My local guild passed out preprinted panels to anyone willing to make a quilt for the Linus connection out of it.
I took one and pulled fabrics from my stash to make 4.5" Modified log cabin blocks to use as a border.
Because of the panel proportions, I also pieced two coping strips to add to the panel before adding the border.
Because this quilt turned out so well, I arranged with the challenge coordinators to give it to a 90yo friend of mine - a former quilter who has given away all her quilts and and has become bedridden.
As a part of the arrangement, I agreed to take two more panels to finish and donate to Linus. One is done but the other is still on the design wall.
I've posted this picture in a Facebook group and received over 400 Likes and 60 comments.
Sunday, May 19, 2024
O'Henry Museum Auction
As a part of the O'Henry pun-off in Austin, a silent auction is held to benefit the O'Henry museum.
This year I donated my Yellow Rose quilt; it raised $200.
Saturday, May 18, 2024
Art Show in Round Rock
I spent most of the day today showing off my Pfaces with a story at Prete Plaza in Round Rock.
The City of Round Rock Arts and Culture department.offers local artists a chance to sell their works periodically by providing canopies and tables and publicity for the event.
There were painters there today and potters and weavers and all kinds of artists.
Lots of people stopped to look at my little quilts and read their stories.
I had a good time.
Sunday, May 12, 2024
I've been busy
Since joining a new Facebook group, I've been making scrap quilts a la "Duckworth".
This quilting techniques has been described by Joanne Merrill-Duckworth and it is just what I need right now.
I made my first one in November. Green, because my green scraps were overflowing their designated drawer. It will most likely go to one of my sisters great-grandchildren when they graduate from high school.
I've made several since then but have to hunt through my photos to find them.
Sunday, October 15, 2023
Evolution of quilting style
I love ad-libbing with patterns and fabrics and colors.