Archive for August, 2006

Round Robin Collage Phase 2

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

Remember the mixed media round robin collage that I am participating in with 10 other QA members? Well it is the end of the month and end of round one – time to send the piece I have worked on to the next artist. I woke up this morning and new what I was going [...]

Postcard Frenzy

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Last night I finished hand stitching post cards and satin stitched the backs. Making postcards, for me, is like trying to eat just one potato chip. Once I start, I can’t stop! A scanner darkly is not just the name of a movie. It is what I am calling my HP scanner. I don’t know [...]

Two-timing the Living Room Sofa

Monday, August 28th, 2006

Mr C and I have been sneaking out of the house to look at new sofas. It is not that we don’t still love the old one. It has been part of our lives for 12 years. It was custom made for us with raw silk upholstery. It was big and stocky to fit in [...]

Fiber Art for a Cause

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

I have committed to making 25 (quality) postcards for the Fiberart for a Cause led by the amazing Virginia Spiegel. There is a link t the left, if you want more information. The postcards sell for $30 each at the Houston International Quilt Festival. So I am in a postcard frenzy trying to get these [...]

Sneak Peek

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

I bought this beautiful hand-dyed Perle cotton from Elin Noble’s booth at APNQ. When I was looking at quilts earlier this month in New York, one detail I loved was the hand stitching with Perle cotton or heavy thread. So, here is a sneak peek of some embellishment with Perle cotton on the new quilt. [...]