I took a few hours this afternoon to catch up on my quilt class “homework”. You may recognize this fabric: It’s made with teeny-tiny scraps, not even big enough for a sample exchange. (That fabric was so hard-won I hate to throw away even the tiniest pieces!) I flipped one piece upside down to get [...]
The title/theme for my next piece hit me this afternoon on the way back from the quilt show: Phoenix Rising. It all started at the Voices in Cloth 2012 quilt show, when I stopped to chat with the fine folks at Golden Thread Silks, who specialize in handwoven fabrics from Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. They had [...]
Despite more busy-ness, I did carve out some time for fiber stuff today. So here is a new quilt square from my foundation piecing quilt class: It’s not technically perfect, nor is it very exciting, design-wise, but it’s pleasant enough, and I got to practice foundation piecing and a little bit of design, so I’m [...]
I finished my first foundation-pieced quilt square yesterday: I like it! It came out pretty well, with nice sharp points. Compositionally, I think it’s sound – I’m on the fence about the first fuchsia log, which stands out pretty sharply – but it also adds drama, which I think is important for this block. Aside [...]
I screen printed eight T-shirts yesterday, of which this is my favorite (click in for a closeup!): Here is my next favorite: And here are two others I liked: This one did not come out quite as brightly as I had hoped, probably because my screen printing inks are semi-transparent – meaning the background is [...]
