An Exquisite Moment

Just juried into Dinner@8 "Exquisite Moment" Exhibit

 to debut at IQF in Long Beach!

My quilt is titled "The Ring"- 

the moment my husband proposed. 

Detail of the ring.

The Great Graphix Challenge

I am participating in the Grafix Challenge

which will be in the May/June issue of Cloth Paper Scissors.

My best friend- Winston Buford posed for me so I

could test out the Computer Transparency Film.

Here's the finished piece. The transparency was attached with thread
on my sewing machine. Below is my test piece with the
printed transparency sewn to a piece of batting.
It was very easy to free-motion around his head.

Here I was testing the Shrink Film by painting tomatoes and a
coffee cup. Easy! In the finished pieces I decided to do buttons.
I loved cutting hearts out with my pinking shears- it produced a beautiful
scalloped edge. (Don't forget to punch holes BEFORE baking!)

Here they are shrunk.

Here are the heart buttons with the scalloped edge.
Computer Transparency Film used for the wedding photo
and attached with ribbons threaded through hole punches.

One more product I tested was Matte Dura-Lar Film.
Great product for tracing photos (right side)
then enlarging the image to your desired size.
(left side)

Quilting Arts April/May Issue

I have a new article published

this month using Tsukineko Inks

and Newspaper Transfer.

Also included are some quilts from 

Seasonal Palette.

My Tasty Tomato quilt is one of them.

http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/quiltingarts/archive/2013/03/15/april-may-issue.aspx

Kick Off Your Heels Fundraiser

What fun to let your imagination go wild

 on a pair of shoes for such a great cause!

Flowers make me happy

using my favorite black, red & white palette.

This is just one of the many projects I have been working on since the start of the New Year!

Just finished my "Ruby Slippers"!

Back from Houston

Had an exciting time in Houston. The SAQA Seasonal Palette Exhibit was well received-- loved seeing the quilts displayed on the hard walls.

Bonnie McCaffrey interviewed the Dinner@8 Artists from the Rituals exhibit. The vid cast will be coming soon. The exciting news is that "Milo" will be traveling to the Netherlands and exhibited May 3-5, 2013-- thanks to our curators: Jamie and Leslie!!!!! Milo can also be seen in Quilting Arts Magazine Oct/Nov 2012 issue.

in Stitches Volume 8

The newest in Stitches can now be downloaded! You can even click on a video of me transferring type with a clear transparency and syringe on to fabric or paper or whatever! Don't miss Jane Davila's Creative Collaboration with six artists and six pieces of fabric-- a very fun and surprising project to do with your friends. Order now through Quilting Arts Magazine.

ROY'S traveling Route 66

My Quilt titled: "Roy's" is now traveling through eight states on "The Mother Road Route 66" exhibition. I sent my "Tasty Tomatoes" Quilt off to Ohio this week for it's debut at IQF Houston in October. "Milo" Quilt that is part of the "Rituals" exhibit is also on its way to Houston.