2011-06-06 13:45
I thought I might have to pass on this one. I've never been to Africa, never felt a particular interest in it, never given it any thought. Then I remembered that I have read and… Read More
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2011-05-31 13:58
This little figure is about eight inches tall and is a true and accurate portrait of me. I really do have wiry, corkscrew hair, a face like a mirror, a cheerful outlook and a light hea… Read More
2011-03-31 08:30
I wasn't happy with this one so I stitched up another one.I plan to submit this photo to the flickr group, Charley Harper Quiltalong. Read More
2011-02-04 21:08
The next challenge for our art quilt group, Challenging Ourselves, is a palette: orange, purple and blue, with orange predominating--a requirement I'm not too worried about. … Read More
2011-02-02 01:39
I'm hoping to finish one UFO per month this year and this one was finished in January. It has been too cold and rainy-grey for me to get a photo until today. The little fabric sq… Read More
2011-01-15 16:53
Here's mine. You can see the others at Challenging Ourselves. It's the big old apple tree that grew in the first backyard I remember. I have a clear memory of a full moon t… Read More
2010-09-14 17:57
The topic for this challenge was the Four Elements but I couldn't work out a piece to include all four elements except for a landscape/seascape/thunderstorm sort of piece. Fine ideas… Read More
2010-08-09 14:43
What luck! This lovely piece was sun-painted by the generous and talented Delia of Delia's Place. The photo is hers, too. While you're there, look at her thread-painted lor… Read More
2010-05-15 14:12
I'm a member of a group of twenty art quilters, Challenging Ourselves, and the first reveal is happening today! Our objective is to explore new techniques and to venture be… Read More
2010-05-14 20:13
I had no idea this lovely wallhanging was on its way to me! It was hand-embroidered and hand-quilted by Trish who has all the talent and expertise to do the teeny tiny perfectly straig… Read More
2010-04-28 23:50
I'd like to be able, when I want, to suspend the tendency I have to overthink, overplan and overwork. This purse is an exercise in spontaneous and improvised. I pulled out… Read More
2010-03-31 00:57
Just a kitten, isn't she beautiful? She certainly deserves a quilted fabric portrait. I hope I can do it justice.I resized, posterized and desaturated the photo using Gimp2 to de… Read More
2010-03-27 16:59
My first quilted portrait. What a lot of fun and a wonderful learning experience! Bonny is 13 years old now and the black has turned to grey, the caramel fad… Read More
2010-03-20 22:03
Pinwheel variationOriginally uploaded by bonnyartsI pulled this quilt out of storage to put on my bed to welcome spring and wave goodbye to the coldest winter here in central Florida since… Read More
2010-03-17 07:43
I can't reveal the front of this wee quilt till May 15 so here's the back, a little teaser.. It's for an art quilt challenge group; the theme is "Hidden Treasures." I s… Read More
2010-02-26 23:02
I planned to make only one but see so many possibilities! I could end up with a flock. This delightful pattern is by Nellie Durand at Nellie's Needles. You will find… Read More
2010-02-23 16:54
Only one more big (six feet by six feet) sandwich waiting on the sewing table to be machine quilted. Then I think I will limit my projects to placemats-size for a while. ;o) Read More
2010-02-20 18:32
Still warm from the dryer, signed, sealed and about to be delivered this afternoon, this quilt represents a whole heck of a lot of work! It will go to my daughter who has already admir… Read More
2010-01-26 19:30
I have two hexagon-block quilts currently in the works. So when I ran across this one in the linen chest, I noticed for the first time that it is made of hexagons, too. It d… Read More
2010-01-08 00:34
I've never been even remotely tempted to try this quilt. One fabric, one shape. Not my style. Until I started following the discussion of the upcoming class on the Learning… Read More
2010-01-03 05:39
The bougainvillea is particularly showy now. We've gone out with shears several times to trim it, but it's always abuzz with bees and butterflies and we don't have the heart. We'… Read More
2009-12-09 19:18
Inspired by a Kaffe Fassett design, which was a reproduction of a quilt made by Jane Austen, this quilt has been simmering on the back burner for a while. I made some design decisions… Read More
2009-11-21 18:47
Dilemma: how to make a pillow to coordinate with Annabelle's quilt with only the snippets of leftover fabric? I borrowed the tree from the tutorial by the generous and talen… Read More
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