Category Archives: Art quilts

My work on display – 2017.03.20

‘Botanical Reflections’  a traveling exhibit by members of the Fibre Art Network, has been held over until April 2, 2017 at VanDusen Botanical Garden, in Vancouver, BC. That’s my piece ‘Ginkgo Reflections’ on the poster!  Read about how I made … Continue reading

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SAQA Spotlight Auction Donation – 2017.03.01

SAQA is inviting each of its members to create a small piece of art and donate it to the silent auction that will be held at the 2017 SAQA Conference.  The 6” x 8” art quilts will be displayed in … Continue reading

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Two small art quilts – 2017.02.19

This week I made two small art quilts. In my last post, I showed 2 photos that I digitally altered and enhanced using a variety of apps on my iPad.  I picked my favorite from each group to make two … Continue reading

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WiP Wednesday – 2017.02.08

I’m not actually working on any quilts right at the moment, but I do have two projects on the go. I enrolled in Susie Monday’s online course Art on the iPad.   Susie has introduced us to many iPad apps, and … Continue reading

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An award and other news – 2017.01.22

Two of my quilts – ‘Circular Thinking’ and ‘Eclipse’ – were accepted to the Road to California quilt show, which started on January 19th and ends today.  I was notified that my quilt ‘Eclipse’ was awarded “Honorable Mention: Modern Piecing” … Continue reading

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Annual goal-setting & plans for January – 2017.01.06

At the beginning of each year, I like to review my goals for the previous year, as well as my accomplishments.  Then I think about what I want to accomplish in the coming year. My goals for the last two … Continue reading

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Year in review – 2017.01.01

Happy New Year! I’ve been looking back at 2016, reviewing my quilting-related activities and accomplishments. Making art – I created more than 16 art quilts and other fiber art with a variety of themes and techniques.  Many of them are … Continue reading

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Mistletoe postcard exchange – part 2 – 2016.12.28

I hope you all had a great Christmas and are continuing to enjoy the holiday season! At the beginning of December, I blogged about my 3 postcards for a Mistletoe fiber postcard exchange organized by Brandy Lynn of Quilter on … Continue reading

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Botanical Reflections – part 3 – 2016.12.11

I’ve finished ‘Maple Reflections’, my second artwork for the Fibre Art Network exhibit ‘Botanical Reflections’.  You can read about my first piece ‘Ginkgo Reflections’ here and here. As with the Ginkgo leaves, I fused and stitched the leaves to felt.  … Continue reading

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Botanical Reflections – part 2 – 2016.12.07

In my last post, I showed my progress on my 2 entries to the next Fibre Art Network (FAN) exhibit, ‘Botanical Reflections’. I have completed the first one, ‘Ginkgo Reflections’.   It includes several of my favorite design elements – … Continue reading

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