Monthly Archives: February 2013

On my design wall – 2013.02.27

My Graffiti quilt is finished.  I called it “The Writing is on the Wall”.   I fused all the graffiti elements to the background, then quilted the whole thing with a brick pattern.  I’ve entered it in the SAQA Text Messages … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, On my design wall, Publications, WiP Wednesday | Tagged , | 15 Comments

On my design wall – 2013.02.20

Last year I joined SAQA – Studio Art Quilt Associates.  SAQA’s  mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development, documentation, and publications.  I’m working on my first entry to a juried SAQA exhibit – Text Messages.   … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, On my design wall, Quilt shows, WiP Wednesday | Tagged , | 9 Comments

On my design wall – Finished project – 2013.02.15

My butterfly pieces turned out very well – so bright and colorful! I referred to this tutorial for wrapping the fabric on the artist canvas.  I hadn’t done this before, but it was really easy.     Linking up to: … Continue reading

Posted in Art quilts, Friday finishes, On my design wall | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

On my design wall – 2013.02.13

A year ago, I made an art quilt for a silent auction at the annual fund-raising gala of a local non-profit organization – SHARE Society.  The logo for their event is a tree covered with stylized butterflies.  With their permission, … Continue reading

Posted in On my design wall, WiP Wednesday | Tagged | 7 Comments

On my design wall

The VMQG February challenge is to create a block (or blocks) for a group quilt, using bright pinks and oranges, with a background of natural colored linen.  The second part of the challenge is to try something new.  Working with … Continue reading

Posted in Modern quilts, On my design wall, Tutorial | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

On my design wall

My entry to  the Quilting Arts magazine Map It Out reader challenge is one of the 11 finalists.  It’s on its way to the magazine for photography.  Look for a gallery of “Map It Out” quilts in the June/July 2013 issue … Continue reading

Posted in On my design wall, WiP Wednesday | Tagged , | 10 Comments