Make a super-simple landscape art quilt with free-motion thread sketched embellishments, regardless of whether you’re a beginner or advanced.
Happy New Year! Despite the long pause in postings, I did actually complete a few more sewing projects in 2014. January 2014 - Drawstring book bags for Allie and Cate's birthdays February 2014 - Robert Hughes baby quilt (I really need to consider taking a "how to photograph your quilts" workshop:) quilted with stars and spirals May 2014 - Amy Becker's HS graduation lap quilt Amy picked out fabrics at Fabric Depot during her Portland visit, Christmas 2013. I supplemented with a few fabrics I found at The Stitching Post and at Kapaia Stitchery during a trip to Kauai (always looking for an excuse to fabric shop). The blue batik with butterflies was the first fabric Amy chose. Other colors were built around that. quilted with vining flowers and leaves Now Amy has this nice warm lap quilt - perfect for her college years at the University of Arizona in Tucson. She assures me that it does get cold there, especially when the air conditioner is running. November 2014 - New curtains and duvet set for the Sisters house After 20 years, Stefanie and I decided it was time for a change in the upstairs bedroom in our Sisters house. We found some curtain fabric at IKEA (seen below in the medium-sized pillows). After a futile search for a coordinating duvet cover I decided we just needed to make our own. Not as cheap, but so much more fun! On the bed in Anna's old room at our house (tempted to keep it here, but...) Had to add a border piece as it was just a bit too small. Found a fun coordinating fabric at The Stitching' Post. Shams and throw pillows. The quilting in the shams mimics the print in the curtain fabric. All set up in its new home. On to 2015... January 2015 - Jeanne's lap quilt This quilt was made for my good friend and fellow swimmer, Jeanne. She will be out of the water for a bit, recuperating from surgery, so of course this called for a quilt! My daughter, Anna, suggested the colors - perfect for a swimmer. Another swimmer friend, Jenn, joined me for a shopping trip to Fabric Depot and also helped with part of the sewing. Sandi and Jeanne The design incorporates over 60 small blocks with names of some of Jeanne's friends. Next Up???? cityscape art quilt based on a photo of Roussillon, France art quilt based on our Croatia travels last September flower/plant themed art quilt for the Hardy Plant Society Hortlandia Plant Sale in April hopefully taking Hilde Morin's Bowl Art class
How to Design a Simple Art Quilt. Create an image and make it into an Art Quilt. Fabric scrap and fusible web will make it simple and quick
Susan Brubaker Knapp is fiber artist, author, teacher, host of Quilting Arts TV and a Bernina Ambassador. And, also makes amazing art quilts!
I’ve been working for the last several months on a new set of quilts with a very different aesthetic than I’ve used in the past. Sometimes these experiments don’t really turn into…
I thought I'd post a few pictures I took along the way making Blue Ridge Mtn. (This is the quilt they chose to be the cover of my book!)...
“Flowers Of The Cosmos” by Fumiko Nakayama Let me just say right up front that this quilt show exceeded expectations in every way. Something I really love about Japan is …
From sewing to needlepoint to embroidery to quilting, Jo Avery learns everything she can and practices, building a large body of work.
The modern quilt craze has hit Japan ! Here are some spectacular results from Japanese quilt artists. When the Sunset Crowns Mt. Fuji in ...
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This quilt by Terry of And Sew It Goes–first it made my jaw drop; then it made me itch to run to my studio and applique and embroider like crazy. The 15″ x 35″ fire quilt is an en…
How to Design a Simple Art Quilt. Create an image and make it into an Art Quilt. Fabric scrap and fusible web will make it simple and quick
Learn the art of creating compelling tree quilts with a few techniques and great fabric choices. Rachel Derstine will guide you.
Okan Arts Quilting & Textile Tours to Japan are open for booking. To learn more +click here By Patricia Belyea TOKYO JP Three days after a traffic-stopping snowstorm hit the most populated city in the world, the Tokyo Quilt Festival opened its doors. Here are oodles of photos from Opening Day so you can vicariously tour the show floor. NOTE: This is only a thimbleful of the quilts exhibited! Most of the credits were listed in Japanese. I have included the artists’ names when they were available in English. original design category—a sampling original design category—the winners Detail: First Place—Jim Hay Detail: 2nd Place—Emiko Yakushiji Detail: 3rd Place— Hiroko Ouchi wa (the essence of Japan) category—a sampling wa category—the winners First Place—Yasuko Anai Second Place—Momoe Kashihara Third Place—Tamiko Mawatari traditional design category—the winners First Place— Rieko Hasegawa Second Place—Emiko Kobayashi Third Place—Kyo Saito invitational category—a sampling Quilt Artist: Sachiko Yoshida Quilt Artist: Mitsuyo Akita Quilt Artist: Keiko Miyauchi Quilt Artist: Toshie Shinohara Quilt Artist: Etsuko Ishitobi show winners Friendship Award—Chikako Akashi Hand Making Award—Toshiko Imai Japan Quilt Grand Prix Second Place—Chiharu Katsuragawa Japan Quilt Grand Prix First Place—Masako Sanada To take a look at the SPECIAL EXHIBITS at 2018 Tokyo Quilt Festival +click here To examine UP-CLOSE PHOTOS of the quilts at 2018 Tokyo Quilt Festival +click here # # # # # ABOUT US: Okan Arts, a petite family business, is co-owned by mother-daughter duo Patricia Belyea and Victoria Stone. Patricia and Victoria sell Japanese textiles online, host creative quilting experiences, and lead quilting & textile tours to Japan. FOLLOW OKAN ARTS ON INSTAGRAM @okanarts
Art Quilt Multi-Color Denim Jeans Recycled Levis Handmade Quilted Art Wall Hanging Fiber Arts Six Ladies Dancing Size: 27" x 17" (LxW) Multi-color on blue denim Title: SIX LADIES DANCING The swirling circles of this piece remind me of ladies skirts spinning around and around. Blue jean denim ( from several old pairs of Levi jeans) comprises the block backgrounds and binding. Multi-color swatches of cotton fabric have been mismatched into circles of raw edge applique. The patterns have been enhanced with encircling rows of navy cotton yarn. This piece is meant to be a bit unraveled and stringy with a comfortable vibe, just like a favorite pair of old jeans. The piece is backed with cotton fabric with a cotton batting sandwiched between. Hanging sleeve and dowel included. Best cleaning method: give the quilt a really good shake to remove dust at least once a month. Machine wash gentle cycle and machine dry, only if absolutely necessary.
As the fall arrives and summer winds down, I find myself thinking about images that relax me. I just finished this art quilt in early September. It transports me back to quiet afternoons at Long Beach Island in NJ with my family or visits to the Outer Banks in NC. Beaches are universal. After creating Read the full article...
QUILTS: A WORLD OF BEAUTY CATEGORY AWARDS (continued from previous two posts) 1st - $1,000 2nd - $700 3rd - $300 MINIATURE QUILTS (sponsored by TrueCut) 1st - "Streak of Lightning" Amy Pabst Leroy, West Virginia USA 2nd - "Raven's Flight" Gretchen Adams Afton, New York USA 3rd - "Measure For Measure" Philippa Naylor Beverly, East Yorkshire UNITED KINGDOM MINIATURE, ART (sponsored by Janome America) 1st - "Eastern Bluebird" Barbara Mickie Lyme, Connecticut USA 2nd - "Born in Formosa" Chih Ting Kuo Taipei TAIWAN 3rd - "Libby's Leaves" Laura Wasilowski Elgin, Illinois USA Honorable Mention - "Power of Telecommunications" Barbara Triscari Lebanon, Indiana USA NATURESCAPE (sponsored by Mountain Mist) 1st - "Sunset Serenity" Cheryl Quesnell Lake Forest Park, Washington USA 2nd - "Spring Trio" 3rd - "Exuberance" Judy Leslie Coquitlam, British Columbia CANADA Honorable Mention - "Going Through the Change" Jan Reed Grass Valley, California USA PAINTED SURFACE (sponsored by The QuiltShow.com) 1st - "Copper Enamel Ammonite" Kimberly Lacy Colorado Springs, Colorado USA 2nd - "The Eternal Spiral" Neroli Henderson St.Kilda, Victortia AUSTRALIA 3rd - "What Remains" Ana Buzzalino Calgory, Alberta CANADA Honorable Mention - "Pages in My Book" Peggy Brown Nashville, Indiana USA PEOPLE, PORTRAITS, AND FIGURES (sponsored by The Grace Company, Fine Quilting Frames) 1st - "Is She Ready Yet?" 2nd - "After the Last Sky" 3rd - "A Bright Idea" PICTORIAL (sponsored by AccuQuilt) 1st - "Pisando Fuerte" 2nd - "On Reflection: Cape Town, Harbour Fenders" 3rd - "Roots and Branches" Honorable Mention - "Ipsum" PIECED, LARGE (sponsored by From Marti Michell) 1st - "Monreale and Mom" Lynda Lynn Otis Orchards, Washington USA 2nd - "Carnival" 3rd - "Celtic Migration" Angela Petrocelli Prescott Valley, Arizona USA Honorable Mention - "China Scraps...Porcelaine de Chiffons" PIECED, SMALL (sponsored by Tin Lizzie 18) 1st - "Chenault" Amy Pabst Le Roy, West Virginia USA 2nd - "Turning Over a New Leaf" 3rd - "Into the Light" Honorable Mention - "New Again" SURFACE DESIGN (sponsored by Sew Steady) 1st - "Lost in the Sun" 2nd - "Playing in the Waterfall" 3rd - "The First Snow at the End of Autumn" Ha Minyoung Goyang, Gyeonggi-Do SOUTH KOREA Honorable Mention - "Julia's Tree" Sharon Carvalho Sisters, Oregon USA Honorable Mention - "The Shoemaker's Wife" Jan Hayman El Cajon, California USA "Cowgirls" Margaret Abramshe St. George, Utah USA I think this post represents the last of the contest quilts. I certainly didn't get pictures of ALL of the contest quilts. In all, there were 345 quilts in the judged show. This International contest had juried entries from 18 countries. The break-down was as follows (for those keeping score at home): USA - 213 JAPAN - 51 AUSTRALIA - 20 SPAIN - 15 FRANCE - 3 GERMANY - 3 CANADA - 13 S KOREA - 5 MEXICO - 1 BRAZIL - 3 NEW ZEALAND - 3 UNITED KINGDOM - 5 INDIA - 1 ISRAEL - 1 KENYA - 1 TAIWAN - 4 CHINA - 2 SWEDEN - 1 I have pictures of a few quilts from a very few of the Exhibits. There were a total of 1072 additional quilts in 56 distinctive Exhibits. I will post them next time. There were so many incredible quilts, and they were all curated and displayed so well. Stupidly, I did not allow enough time to even walk through all the exhibit quilts, let alone take pictures. There is NO END of incredible quilts to see at this show. Next time I am fortunate enough to return to Houston for the show, I will allow more time...this trip was a last minute whim. I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! In stitches, Teresa :o)
As a designer / artist who is always trying to improve, there are times when my brain is on full-throttle creative mode and I seem to tap into a source of inspiration beyond my own capacity. I know that sounds weird. But, what I mean is that when I push myself to innovate, I'm rewarded with with that "stroke of geniu
I started quilting the first of the 3 little confetti type wall art. I am using a variegated rayon embroidery thread for the quilting. ...
Going to sleep under your average, run-of-the-mill, storebought duvet feels nothing like snuggling under an artistic quilt that you or your loved one made for you. With affection. With care in every stitch. With countless hours of skill and dedication.
As a designer / artist who is always trying to improve, there are times when my brain is on full-throttle creative mode and I seem to tap into a source of inspiration beyond my own capacity. I know that sounds weird. But, what I mean is that when I push myself to innovate, I'm rewarded with with that "stroke of geniu
I started quilting the first of the 3 little confetti type wall art. I am using a variegated rayon embroidery thread for the quilting. ...
Going to sleep under your average, run-of-the-mill, storebought duvet feels nothing like snuggling under an artistic quilt that you or your loved one made for you. With affection. With care in every stitch. With countless hours of skill and dedication.
I get excited about the California State Fair! I love state fairs and think I’ve been to Fairs in 6 states. It’s perhaps a cheesy, expensive and dying event, but how can you resist frie…
Learn about what Lutradur is and some tips for using it on your next quilting projects in this video from National Quilters Circle
Warm sunny weather greeted us upon our desert adventure to Quilt Arizona!, the new name for the 2016 annual show of the Arizona Quilters Guild in Mesa, Arizona. Here's Part 4 of the highlights of the
Budding Hand dyed silks, cotton sateen and various cottons, fused, machine quilted, mounted on painted wood panel. 11x14" $100 Email me...
We were really excited to see this piece by artist Leslie Gabriëlse at the 2014 AQS show . Featured in the SAQA Masters II exhibit , Woma...
This quilt is my new FAVORITE! The unexpected color scheme is so interesting and everything coordinates in a unique way. The origin of this quilt began with the crab in 2021. Exactly one year ago I was doing a 30-day creative challenge and I developed a series of critters. The crab was one of them! I made a BIG
Quilters, feast your eyes on a gallery of stunning quilts from the 2017 Pacific International Quilt Festival. #PIQF2017, #quiltshow
This quilt was made for an exhibition organised by Irish, German and South African quilting societies. The theme was Interchange Threads Connect, and one of my first thoughts was about the Silk Route, after all, it has the interchange, it has the threads, and it has the connect, too. I was thinking of making an appliqué of camels and oriental patterns, but then opted for a more abstracted interpretation that played on the interconnection of land and sea trade routes. The main thing here is the colour - the contrast between the teals and the golds and the nuances of the various shades. I machine-pieced the top and started playing with the textures. As you can probably see, I had a great time playing - there's machine quilting, hand quilting, embroidery, beads... Our International Rep Paula took the Irish part of the exhibition to South Africa and she has some photos in her instagram and the exhibition looks really great, I'm looking forward to seeing it when it's brought to Ireland. Linking up to Off the Wall Friday at Creations by Nina Marie Can I Get A Whoop Whoop at Confessions of a Fabric Addict
PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR CURRENT TURN AROUND TIMES! "MOONSHINE" Are you looking for that finishing touch? This beautiful wall hanging is just the thing! The Moon shines brightly on the muddled night sky. Loose yourself in the reflections as they seem to dance across the ocean. The moon is reversed appliqued. This quilted wall hanging is made of cotton and ruched polyester/cotton blend. The ruching makes the ripples in the water. It was designed and made by me in my smoke free studio. This quilt is made to order so yours will look similar but not exact. It measures 21x40 inches. Thanks for visiting my shop! Joan
Last week in the comments on one of the Bears in the Hills work-in-progress posts, someone asked if they could see it finished. How did I never post a photo of the finished piece? That's crazy! But it's true. :-P I shared it in the newsletter, but I never posted a photo here. So I'm
A while ago I purchased these wall decorations from JoAnn’s and put them up on the wall. They were just the frames and were meant to be nested. I made the rookie mistake of trying to put t…
Photo by Larry Sefton I'm pretty sure this is the photo they used but I don't have a copy of the magazine yet. Two people have sent me photos of the page in the magazine. The back story on this quilt: I made the quilt top in 2007. In 2010 Julie Sefton contacted me and wondered if it was for sale. We agreed on a price and I sent it to her. She had it quilted beautifully by Chris Ballard. In March this year I was contacted by Joen Wolfrom to see if she could use a photo of it in an article she was writing for "The Quilt Life", the magazine created by Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson and published by Meredith Schroeder (AQS). I contacted Julie and asked if she could take some photos since the only one I had was before it was quilted. Her husband Larry has quite a set up for taking photos so he was up for the task. They sent me copies of all of the photos that they submitted. Here is a photo of the page in the magazine that Julie took with her phone so I could see it. If you don't know who Joen Wolfrom is, she is the ultimate expert on color and design and using it in quilts. I have used her books in my classes many times as a reference for use of color, value, etc. I have most of Joen's books and actually met her many years ago at our quilt guild. One of my books (Landscapes & Illusions 1990) is autographed. Joen's newest book was released this year. I'll do a review of the new book tomorrow so this post won't get too long.
